Nine matches of SLC Major Clubs 50 Over Tournament 2023/24 worked off today (28th December) at several venues across the island.
National-capped left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya’s brilliant spell helped Nondescripts Cricket Club register their second tournament win, defeating Army Sports Club in their backyard.
Embuldeniya picked up 5 wickets for 43 runs to restrict the Army batting lineup to 163 runs. NCC cruised to the target of 164 runs in 25.1 overs with 4 wickets in hand thanks to Pathum Nissanka’s blistering knock at the top of the order.
Nissanka top scored for NCC with 73 runs off 43 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 169.76. Army skipper Seekkuge Prasanna fought hard with the ball, snaring 5 wickets for 47 runs in a losing cause.
The opening batter Vishva Chathuranga, stroked a magnificent century as Chilaw Marians Cricket Club recorded a massive win over Panadura Sports Club today at Panadura.
Chathuranga hit 112 runs off 93 balls with 11 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 120.43, helping Chilaw Marians post a solid total – 281 on the board.
In reply, Panadura SC batters were knocked over for just 137 runs as Thikshila de Silva and Irushka Thimira demolished the opposition batting lineup, grabbing 4 wickets each.
Sinhalese Sports Club suffered their first loss of the tournament at the hands of Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club as they went down fighting in a rain-affected encounter at Bloomfield Grounds.
Though SSC managed to restrict Bloomfield’s batting lineup to a chaseable total – of 168 thanks to the heroics with the ball by spin twins Prabath Jayasuriya (5/21) and Charith Asalanka (4/35), who shared 9 wickets between them, the visitors faltered with the bat falling 19 runs short of the revised DLS target.
Brief Scores
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 111 (43.2) Chathuranga Kumara 3/19, Nalin Priyadarshana 3/34, Dileepa Jayalath 2/18
Police Sports Club – 113/8 (30) Chathuranga Jayathilake 20, Ravindu Fernando 3/18, Dilum Sudeera 3/49
Result – Police SC won by 2 wickets
Colts Cricket Club – 197 (46.4) Sheran Fonseka 33, Sangeeth Cooray 28, Hashan Dumindu 23, Dunith Wellalage 21, Madushanka Premaratne 5/30, Lasanda Rukmal 2/39
Air Force Sports Club – 118 (28) Chamara Fernando 42, Movin Subasingha 21, Akila Dananjaya 5/46, Dunith Wellalage 3/37, Kavishka Anjula 2/13
Result – Colts CC won by 79 runs
Galle Cricket Club – 182/9 (45) Inshaka Siriwardena 38, Buddika Hasaranga 36, Chanaka Devinda 27*, Thilan Prashan 3/29, Ramesh Mendis 3/38
Moors Sports Club – 60/2 (11.2) Chanaka Devinda 2/16
No Result
Colombo Cricket Club – 162 (38) Minod Bhanuka 42, Chathuranga de Silva 34, Jatin Saxena 4/20, Nishan Peiris 4/27
Negombo Cricket Club – 165/7 (46) Himasha Liyanage 54, Umesh Lakshan 44, Asitha Fernando 4/28, Chaturanga de Silva 2/31
Result – Negombo CC won by 3 wickets
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club – 163 (35.2) Asela Gunaratne 48, Thisara Perera 29, Dinesh Chandimal 21, Lasith Embuldeniya 5/43, Dushmantha Chameera 2/15, Ashian Daniel 2/42
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 166/6 (25.1) Pathum Nissanka 73, Sahan Arachchige 30*, Niroshan Dickwella 26, Seekkuge Prasanna 5/47
Result – NCC won by 4 wickets
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 281 (45.5) Vishva Chathuranga 112, Chamod Sandaru 52, Thikshila de Silva 40, Ramesh Nimantha 32, Nimesh Vimukthi 4/61, Sineth Jayawardena 2/48
Panadura Sports Club – 137 (27.1) Vishen Halambage 47, Nimesh Vimukthi 27, Nimantha Peiris 26, Thikshila de Silva 4/28, Irushka Thimira 4/37
Result – Chilaw Marians CC won by 144 runs
Kandy Customs Cricket Club – 140 (29.5) Malindu Maduranga 42, Deshan Dias 25, Imesh Udayanga 24, Thevindu Dickwella 22, Murvin Abinash 5/27, Dushan Hemantha 3/28
Burgher Recreation Club – 141/8 (33.3) Bhanuka Rajapaksa 51*, Mithun Jayawickrama 3/48, Imesh Udayanga 2/25
Result – BRC won by 2 wickets
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 168 (41.1) Mineth Premaratne 48, Manelker De Silva 46, Lahiru Madushanka 27, Nipun Karunanayake 20, Prabath Jayasuriya 5/21, Charith Asalanka 4/35
Sinhalese Sports Club – 132/8 (35.5) Nisala Tharaka 36*, Avishka Fernando 30, Sahan Nanayakkara 3/26, Sandun Weerakkody 3/27, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/39
Result – Bloomfield C & AC won by 19 runs (DLS Method)
Badureliya Sports Club – 194/9 (47) Alankara Asanka 56, Anuk Fernando 48, Ayana Siriwardhana 22, Wanuja Sahan 6/33
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 113 (28.2) Kavindu Amantha 45, Wanuja Sahan 33, Ayana Siriwardhana 5/18, Alankara Asanka 4/36
Result – Badureliya SC won by 81 runs
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