Colts and Colombo CC remain unbeaten in their quest to qualify for the Semi-finals as each team recorded their fifth successive win. Furthermore BRC consolidated their sturdy position in the table as they managed their 4th win while Rio SC beat Kurunegala YCC , making the latters’ loss count 5 out of 5 games. Meanwhile the Old Thurstanites too stunned Panadura in the other game today.
Old Thurstanites beating Panadura
Batting first Old Thurstanites reached a competitive target of 145 for 6 as Kasun Abeyrathna top scored with 39 and Sajith Gunathilake managed 37. Panadura SC, the more fancied side to win slumped for 130 giving the Old Thurstanites a 15 run win.
Brief Scores
Old Thurstanites SC – 145/6 in 20 overs: (Kasun Abeyrathna 39, Sajith Gunathilake 37, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/35, Roshan Perera 2/27)
Panadura SC -: 130 in 18.5 overs: (Mohammed Shilmi 37, Roshan Perera 20, Sawan Prabash 4/16)
Ports Authority vs Lankans
Batting first Ports Authority, led by Hamaduranga Rajapaksha with the bat scoring 91 reached 166 for 6 in 20 overs. Lankan CC were bundled out for 143 runs in 19.3 overs handing Ports Authority a 23 run win.
Brief Scores
Ports Authority – 166/8 in 20 overs (Hamaduranga Rajapaksha 91, Lasindu Nimsara 34, S Sathsara 3/25, S Korala 2/33)
Lankan CC – 143 in 19.3 overs (P Hettiwatta 42, C Sudaraka 2/23, Priyantha Weerasinghe 2/13, Lasindu Nimsara 2/08)
Centralized vs Air Force
Air Force beat Centralized by 6 wickets. Batting first Centralized managed 106 off 18.2 overs before being bundled out. Air Force reached their target losing just 4 wickets in 17.3 overs.
Centralized CC – 106 in 18.2 overs (A Abeetha 51, N Mendis 3/17, A Warnakulasuriya 2/12, Dilip Tharaka 2/13)
Air Force SC – 110/4 in 17.3 overs (M Priyantha 27*, Sachika Udara 25*, K Dilranga 2/23)
Moors vs Colombo CC
Colombo CC made it five out of five in the group stage to consolidate their position in group B. Batting first Moors managed 164 for 8 in 20 overs as Minhaj Jaleel top scored with 61. Colombo CC led by Jayakody’s half century was guided home in the final over of the match losing 6 wickets in the process.
Brief Scores
Moors SC – 164/8 in 20 overs (Minhaj Jaleel 61, Aruna Dharmasena 32, Yasruwan Herath 2/18)
Colombo CC – 165/6 in 19.1 overs (L jayakody 50, M Maduranga 35, Roshan Anurudda 35, Umeshka Morais 2/14, H Madumal 2/32)
Kurunegala YCC vs Rio SC
Rio SC stunned Kurunegala YCC as they managed to beat the latter by 3 wickets. Batting first Kurunegala reached 143 for 9 in 20 overs. Chalitha Chamod spearheaded Rio SC scoring 37 while guiding Rio to a 3 wicket surprise win.
Kurunegala YCC – 143/9 in 20 overs (Prabash Keppetipola 32, Kavin Bandara 28, N Ransika 4/23, Chalitha Chamod 3/46)
Rio SC – 146/7 in 19 overs (Chalitha Chamod 37, Kasun Tharaka 27, Maleesha Harshajeewa 26*, Randeera Ranasinghe 2/31)
BRC vs Police
BRC ran away with a comfortable win beating Police SC by 56 runs in the game played at FTZ grounds in Katunayake. Raminda Wijesooriya top scored with 99 missing a century by a single run as he led BRC to 177 for 5 in 20 overs. Police SC never looked in the chase eventually falling short by 56 after been bowled out for 121 in 17.5 overs.
BRC – 177/5 in 20 overs (Raminda Wijesooriya 99, Nipuna Gamage 32, K Bandara 3/20)
Police SC – 121 in 17.5 over (A Malshan 22, I Samarasinghe 20, Chameera Dissanayak 2/19)
Ragama CC vs Colts
Colts increased their strong hold on the top of the table recording a win over Ragama to make it 5 out of 5 in the group stage. Batting first Ragama managed an under par 128 in 20 overs. Colts chased down the target with ease losing just 3 wickets in the process.
Ragama CC – 128/9 in 20 overs (Janith Liyanage 36, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 49, Charith Lakvin 3/17)
Colts CC – 129/3 in 17 overs (Kalana Perera 35, Harith Lakshan 28, S Sameera 1/13)
