Another group stage game of the Major Emerging League Tournament kicked off at the Navy ground in Welisara today(1).
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The fancied BRC outfit batting first were shot out for just 102, with Kavika Dilshan doing the damage.
Dilshan spun a web around the BRC batting while he got good support from Sathik who returned top figures of 4/30.
The only noteworthy performance with the bat for the visitors came from Kalana Madushanka who made 42. Nimantha Gunasiri made a quick-fire 23 runs but it wasn’t enough to stop his side from being bowled out inside 40 overs.
Dilshan, who represents LB Finance in Mercantile A division tournament, ended with outstanding figures of 5/36.
Navy SC too struggled in their reply before a fighting half century from Savindu Peiris made sure they went ahead of BRC on first innings.
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Shalith Fernando made a positive 40 runs while Dinal Ishen also contributed a vital 24 runs as Navy ended the day on 143/9, leading BRC by 41 runs.
Skipper Duvindu Tillakaratne’s left arm spin accounted for 4 Navy wickets while Gunasiri had a decent all-round match picking up 2 wickets.
The mystery spinner Kevin Koththigoda who recently signed a deal in the Abu Dhabi T10 Tournament also captured two wickets for BRC.
BRC 102 (39.3) Kalana Madusanka 42, Nimantha Gunasiri 23, Kavika Dilshan 5/36, Sathik 4/30
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Navy SC 143/9(45) Savindu Peiris 51, Shalith Fernando 40, Dinal Ishen 24, Duvindu Thilakaratne 4/28, Nimantha Gunasiri 2/20, Kevin Koththigoda 2/23.
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