Kavindu Perera’s 91 with the bat and Chandimal De Silva’s 3-fer helped Kothalawala Defence University (KDU) to a comfortable win over Edulink in the final of the KDU Leaders’ Trophy 2016 – T20 tournament.
Batting first in the grand final, hosts KDU managed a mammoth 226 in 20 overs, literally batting the opposition out of the match. Opener Ramith Gunarathne gave a solid start as he managed 88. Kavindu Perera provided vital support with a top score of 91 for KDU.
The Edulink bowlers were given a torrid time by the batsmen even though Nipuna Perera ended with figures of 4 for 37 and Sachintha Hettiarachchi picked up 3 for 48.
KDU backed up their excellent batting with some disciplined bowling. Edulink were bowled out for just 55 within 13 overs. Chandimal De Silva was the pick of the bowlers for KDU picking up 3 for 24 in 4 overs.
Brief Scores:
KDU – 226 for 8 in 20 overs. (Kavindu Perera 91, Ramith Gunarathne 88, Nipuna Perera 4/37, Sachintha Hettiarachchi 3/48)
Edulink – 55 all out in 12.3 overs. (Manthila Wijeratne 12, Kavishka Fernando 12, Chandimal De Silva 3/24, Thilina 2/00)
Result: KDU Blues beat Edulink by 171 runs.
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