The four quarterfinal encounters of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major Limited Over Tournament were worked off around the island today(21).
Chilaw Marians vs BRC
Shehan Jayasuriya hit a belligerent 84 but a collective bowling effort from the BRC unit restricted a strong Chilaw batting line up to 256 all-out.
Deshan Dias’ half century at the top of the order kept BRC in the hunt but a cluster of wickets in the middle order put the game beyond BRC’s reach, before Vikum Sanjaya had some fun low down the order hitting an unbeaten 55*.
Dilshan Gunawardena was the pick of the bowlers for Chilaw with a three wicket haul while fast bowlers Asitha Fernando and Isuru Udana picked up two wickets apiece as Chilaw secured a 30 run victory.
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club256 (49.4)Shehan Jayasuriya 84, Rohit Damodaran 32, Kasun Vidura 29, Isuru Udana 29, Rukshan Shehan 21, Rumesh Buddika 2/46, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/46, Vikum Sanjaya 2/52
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Burgher Recreation Club226 (46.2) Deshan Dias 60, Vikum Sanjaya 55*, Rumesh Buddika 37, T M Sampath 25, Dilshan Gunawardene 3/35, Asitha Fernando 2/39, Isuru Udana 2/43
Colts vs NCC
A brilliant opening spell from the wily old Farveez Maharoof and a hostile spell of fast bowling from Dushmantha Chameera restricted Colts to 218 all-out. Chameera went on to capture 5/51 while Maharoof picked up 2/16.
Nisala Tharaka hit a courageous 83 against a quality bowling attack after Colts lost their top half in quick time before eventually reaching a competitive score. NCC hardly had any trouble in reaching their target with Angelo Perera and Upul Tharanga both making half centuries to bring them home with over 13 overs to spare and five wickets in hand.
Colombo Colts Cricket Club218 (49.1) Nisala Tharaka 83, Sahan Arachchige 31, Nuwan Kulasekara 22, Dushmantha Chameera 5/51, Farveez Maharoof 2/16
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Nondescripts Cricket Club220/5 (36.4)Angelo Perera 74*, Upul Tharanga 72, Farveez Maharoof 30*, Akila Dananjaya 2/34
Ragama vs SSC
SSC went about their business in dominant fashion as they crushed a strong Ragama CC unit by eight wickets.
Sachithra Senanayake’s 4/25 restricted Ragama CC to 206 all-out earlier in the day, before half centuries from the national stars Dimuth Karunaratne, Danushka Gunathilake and Dasun Shanaka guided SSC to an emphatic win.
Ragama Cricket Club206 (48) Lahiru Milantha 48, Sameera de Zoysa 39, Roshen Silva 37, Saminda Fernando 20, Sachithra Senanayake 4/25
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Sinhalese Sports Club207/2 (36.5) Dimuth Karunaratne 70*, Dasun Shanaka 54*, Danushka Gunathilaka 53, Kaushal Silva 20, Lahiru Milantha 2/43
Tamil Union vs Saracens
Left arm tweaker Chathura Randunu’s dream spell of 6/30 bundled out Tamil Union for a paltry 113 runs while he got good support from Andy Solomons who chipped in with outstanding figures of 3/12.
Saracens went through some nervy moments in their run chase having being 91/6 before their lower order got them over the line with over 20 overs and 4 wickets to spare. Binura Fernando was impressive with the ball for Tamil Union as he picked up 3/19 but didn’t get a lot of support from the rest of the bowlers.
Tamil Union Cricket And Athletic Club113 (40.3) Tharanga Paranavitana 47, Ramith Rambukwella 20, Chathura Randunu 6/30, Andy Solomons 3/12
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Saracens Sports Club114/6 (29.3) Thanuka Dabare 26, Binura Fernando 3/19
 Major Limited Over Tournament were worked off around the island today(21). ){kind=link}