Nondescripts Cricket Club and Ragama Cricket Club recorded wins in the vitally important semi-finals of the SLC Major Club Limited Overs Tournament 2021 today (09), defeating Badureliya Sports Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club respectively.
NCC vs Badureliya SC
The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the veteran Upul Tharanga smashing a stunning ton for NCC in a crucial game. His stylish 136 runs gave NCC a cozy 292 runs on board.
The Badureliya boys put up a spirited chase and were led by the dynamic Thilakaratne Sampath, who missed out on a hundred by a whisker. He scored 98 runs for Badureliya, while the next best score from that team was the fifty by the number eight batsman Gamindu Kanishka.
The Lahiru Kumara storm hit Badureliya really hard, and stalled them down to 274 runs. Kumara’s fierce pace got him 4 scalps for 42 runs, and also made sure his team went safely through to the finals.
Brief Scores
NCC 292/7 (50)
Upul Tharanga 136, Kamil Mishara 46, Chaturanga De Silva 30, Angelo Perera 28, Alankara Asanka Silva 3/60, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/56
Badureliya SC 274 (49.3)
Tillakaratne Sampath 98, Gamindu Kanishka 50, Dilshan De Soysa 37, Dunith Jayatunga 21, Lahiru Kumara 4/42, Chaturanga De Silva 2/44, Chamika Karunaratne 2/65
NCC WON BY 18 RUNS & QUALIFIED TO FINALS
Ragama CC vs SL Army SC
A young and energetic Ragama CC dismantled the experienced Sri Lanka Army outfit quite cheaply. The soldiers managed only 178 runs as the Ragama bowlers proved to be too good for them.
Himasha Liyanage and Thisara Perera scored 45 runs each to lead the batting card for Army, while the wily right-arm pace of Ishan Jayaratne accounted for a fifer for Ragama CC.
Tall and lanky left-arm speedster Binura Fernando also picked up 3 wickets to his merits.
Young Saminda Fernando scored a brilliant 99 runs at the top of the order to put his team in a secure position in the game. The Ragama top order finished the game quite comfortably with over 10 overs to spare.
Brief Scores
SL Army SC 178 (46.3)
Himasha Liyanage 45, Thisara Perera 45, Mahesh Kumara 26, Dushan Vimukthi 23, Ishan Jayaratne 5/31, Binura Fernando 3/30
Ragama CC 179/2 (39.2)
Saminda Fernando 99, Nishan Madushka 34, Dineth Thimodya 33*
RAGAMA CC WON BY 8 WICKETS & QUALIFIED TO FINALS
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