The Group stage encounters of the SLC Major Club Limited Overs Tournament 2020/21 ended today with Badureliya CC, Army CC, Ragama CC, Navy SC, NCC, Tamil Union, SSC and Moors managing to secure Quarter-Final berths.
Badureliya CC continued their unbeaten streak in the Group stage and qualified to the Quarter-Finals, topping Group A with 5 wins out of 6 matches played. The left-handed hard-hitting batsman Sandun Weerakkody smashed 96 runs off 77 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes, guiding Badureliya to an easy win over BRC in their last Group stage game held today.
Army CC managed to secure second place in Group A as they defeated CCC by 108 runs today. Himasha Liyanage (92), Thisara Perera (67) and Suminda Lakshan (3/50) were the chief architects of Army CC’s win. The soldiers also qualified to the Quarter-Finals with 4 wins out of 6 matches played in the Group stage.
Saracens SC, Moors SC, Bloomfield C&AC, Kurunegala YCC registered victories in the the other encounters worked off today. Pramod Maduwantha (82), Kavindu Kulasekara (75), Nipun Haggalla (81) Sameera Sadamal (83) and Keshan Wanniarachchi (80) were the standout performers in those matches.
Brief Scores
Group – D
Venue – Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
Toss – Kurunegala YCC
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 327/6 (50) Sameera Sadamal 83, Keshan Wanniarachchi 80, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 45, Dulaj Ranatunga 34, Lahiru Jayaratne 32*, Gayan Maneeshan 29, Sujan Mayura 2/55
Police Sports Club 226 (43.2) Maduranga Zoysa 46, Supun Madushanka 40, Sujan Mayura 34, Poorna Silva 20*, Lakshan Rodrigo 26, Gihan Anjana 3/40, Randeera Ranasinghe 2/22, Nimasara Atharagalla 2/41, Sameera Sadamal 2/60
Result – Kurunegala YCC won by 101 runs
Group – D
Venue – Colts Grounds, Colombo
Toss – Saracens SC
Saracens Sports Club 205/7 (50) Promod Maduwantha 82*, Hashan Dumindu 44, Charitha Kumarasinghe 29, Harsha Rajapaksha 2/33, Kavishka Anjula 2/39
Colombo Colts Cricket Club 188 (45.3) ehan Daniel 59, Kusal Perera 32, Vishad Randika 32, Udith Madushan 2/30, Chaminda Bandara 2/36
Result – Saracens SC won by 17 runs
Group – D
Venue – NCC Grounds, Colombo
Toss – Sebastianities C&AC
Moors Sports Club 236/9 (50) Kavindu Kulasekara 75, Mohammed Shamaaz 44, Sachithra Serasinghe 36, Pabasara Waduge 31, Matheesha Perera 3/41, Hasantha Fernando 2/31, Raveen Sayer 2/44
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club 209 (46.3) Sameen Kandanearachchi 59, Chamal Perera 48, Matheesha Perera 28, Vihan Gunasekare 27, Dilesh Gunaratne 3/16, Jeevan Mendis 2/32, Danushka Madushanka 2/38
Result – Moors SC won by 27 runs
Group – A
Venue – Surrey Village Grounds, Maggona
Toss – Kandy Customs SC
Burgher Recreation Club 169 (46) Leo Fransisco 50, Shasheen Fernando 32, Savin Gunasekara 26, Nisal Francisco 21, Buddika Sanjeewa 2/13, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/22, Gamindu Kanishka 2/36, Asanka Silva 2/43
Badureliya Cricket Club 172/1 (24.2) Sandun Weerakkody 96, Tillakaratne Sampath 63*
Result – Badureliya CC won by 9 wickets
Group – A
Venue –Bloomfield Grounds, Colombo
Toss – Bloomfield C&AC
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 331/5 (50) Nipun Haggalla 81, Harsha Vithana 62*, Kasun Ekanayake 59, Sachin Jayawardena 57, Mishen Silva 48, Imesh Madushanka 2/42, Methushan Thilina 2/49
Kandy Customs Sports Club 171 (34.3) Sampath Perera 66, Sehan Weerasinghe 28, Hasitha Nirmal 21, Dileepa Jayalath 3/05, Gayan Sirisoma 3/40
Result – Bloomfield C&AC won by 160 runs
Group – A
Venue – CCC Grounds, Colombo
Toss – CCC
Army Cricket Club 286/8 (50) Himasha Liyanage 92, Thisara Perera 67, Asela Gunaratne 32, Samitha Dilshan 21, Dushan Vimukthi 21, Priyantha Rathnayake 20, Lahiru Gamage 2/35
Colombo Cricket Club 178 (39.5) Ashan Priyanjan 57, Kusal Mendis 43, Seekkuge Prasanna 3/33, Suminda Lakshan 3/50, Maheesh Theekshana 2/37, Dushan Vimukthi 2/40
Result – Army CC won by 108 runs
