The quarter-finals of the Venora Last Man Stands – Race to Cape Town 2017 tournament were held during the weekend in Kadirana.
Last Man Stands – Race to Cape Town 2017 gets underway
The Venora LMS Race to Cape Town – 2017 tournament with…
1st QF – Nawaloka ‘B’ vs Power Tech Cement
Rasika Sampath excelled for Nawaloka ‘B’ as they defeated Power Tech Cement by 5 wickets.
Batting first, Power Tech Cement were bowled out for 104 in the final over of their innings and in reply, Nawaloka reached the target with more than 5 overs to spare.
Power Tech – 104/8 (19.2) Dilan Chandima 33, Dineth Thimodya 32, Rasika Sampath 2/20, Madhawa Fernando 2/21.
Nawaloka ‘B’ – 109/3 (14.2) Charith Mendis 34, Dushan Vimukthi 24, Pathum Dilshan 20, Rasika Sampath 21*, Sandakan Pathirana 1/17, Manelkar De Silva 1/24.
2nd QF – Aba Macmi vs DCC
DCC secured their place in the semi-finals, beating Aba Macmi by 3 wickets.
Aba Macmi managed to reach 118 in their allotted 20 overs but DCC consumed only 17.4 overs to reach Aba Macmi’s total.
Aba Macmi – 118/6 (20) Gihan De Silva 23, Ranga Suresh 35, Sajana De Silva 17*, Nilantha Wijekoon 2/15, Amal Peiris 3/25.
DCC – 123/5 (17.4) Gayan Chintaka 42, Dinesh Sanjaya 32, Aruna Hanrysan 2/28.
3rd QF – Lion Warriors vs ThePapare.com
Ajantha Mendis starred for Lion Warriors as they beat ThePapare.com outfit by 4 wickets in a thriller.
After opting to bat first, ThePapare.com amassed 124 from their 20 overs with opening batsman Shehan Fernando slamming a quick-fire 25-ball 42. Mendis captured 2 wickets in his 4 overs.
Photo Album – Last Man Stands – ThePapare.com vs Lion Warriors
In reply, Lion Warriors reached the target in the penultimate over with Mendis scoring an unbeaten run-a-ball 21.
ThePapare – 124/5 (20) Shehan Fernando 42, Shohan Rangika 35, Shameera Weerasinghe 12, Ajantha Mendis 2/26.
Lion Warriors – 125/4 (18.4) Hashan Randika 28, Lakshan Edirisinghe 27, Himasha Liyanage 21, Ajantha Mendis 21*.
4th QF – Nawaloka ‘A’ vs R & V Group
The 4th quarter-final was not played with the R & V group team withdrawing from the tournament at the last minute hence Nawaloka ‘A’ was awarded the win and a place in the semi-finals.
Final Day Schedule at Moors Grounds
24th September – 8.30am – 1st Semi-Final – Nawaloka A vs Lion Warriors
24th September – 10.45am – 2nd Semi-Final – Nawaloka B vs DCC24th September – 2.30pm – Final
