Moratuwa SC cruise to 149-run win

By M. Shamil Amit

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) - Samitha Dilshan and Anushka Perera slammed quick-fire knocks to help Moratuwa SC record a comfortable 149-run win over Malay CC in their SLC Premier Tier ‘B’ Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at Thurstan Grounds.

Samitha mae 99 in 74 balls which had three boundaries and seven sixes while Anushka smashed 81 in only 38 balls inclusive of three boundaries and eight sixes as Moratuwa SC made 228 for four.

Chief scores

• At Thurstan Grounds (Moratuwa SC won by 149 runs)

Moratuwa SC: 228/4 in 23 overs (Samitha Dilshan 99, Anushka Perera 81, Chrishan Aponso 25, Anjana Seneth 2/41)

Malay CC: 76 in 18.1 overs (Uvindu Weerasekera 35, Nipun Peiris 3/20, Umayanga Suwaris 2/6, Anushka Perera 2/14, Themiya Gunaratne 2/19).

• At Welisara (Leo CC won by 58 runs)

Leo CC: 250/4 in 50 overs (Primash Obris 67, Akeel Inham 58, Vishwa Rajapakse 50, Shehan Fernando 69 n.o)

Navy SC: 192 in 44.1 overs (Waruna Mayantha 96, Pulasthi Atapattu 52, Mangala Pradeep 4/23, Romesh Suranga 2/38).

• At Karandeniya (United Southern SC won by 42 runs on D/L)

Lankan CC: 104 in 33.4 overs (Sandeesh Fernando 28, Bawantha Jayasinghe 21, Kaveesha Induwara 5/15, Lakmal de Silva 3/23, Rajitha Priyan 2/21)

United Southern SC: 93/3 in 28.2 overs (Bhanuka Manohara 37, Hirantha Jayasinghe 24).

• At Dombagoda (Saracens SC won by 77 runs)

Saracens SC: 175 in 49 overs (Tithira Wickramasinghe 35, Pasindu Pathum 24, Janidu Jayawardena 3/29, Shanaka Sampath 3/35, Amitha Kaushalya 2/26)

Old Dharmapalians SC: 98 in 36.2 overs (Kaveen Gunawardena 5/22, Tithira Wickramasinghe 2/12, Thanuga Palihawadana 2/25).