Army Commander’s T20 Thisara steers Event TV Western Warriors to third win

By M. Shamil Amit

Skipper Thisara Perera shone with an unbeaten knock of 75 runs made in only 35 balls that included eight boundaries and three sixes to steer Event TV Western Warriors to a comfortable four-wicket win over Batsman.com Eastern Warriors in a high scoring match of the Army Commander’s T20 cricket tournament played at the Army ground in Dombagoda.

Batsman.com Eastern Warriors taking first lease of the wicket made a score of 152 and Event TV Western Warriors in their run chase was helped by an unbroken 99-run stand for the seventh wicket between skipper Perera and Yashoda Mendis enabling them to reach the target in the 19th over and record their third win.
Meanwhile, Super Fashion Northern Warriors met their waterloo and had their unbeaten record tarnished when Dimo Southern Warriors defeated them by 52 runs yesterday morning. 

DImo Southern Warriors taking first lease of the wicket posted a formidable score of 159 and Super Fashion Northern Warriors in their turn was able to muster a score of only 107 runs.

However, after the completion of five matches played by each team, Super Fashion Northern Warriors with four wins from five outings maintain the top spot followed by Event TV Western Warriors with three four wins, Dimo Southern Warriors with two wins and one win by Batsman.com Eastern Warriors.

Results:
At Dombagoda – Event TV Western Warriors won by four wickets
Batsman.com Eastern Warriors 152 for 8 in 20 overs (Harshajith Veerendra 41, Pathum Dilshan 34, Sandun Weerakkody 30, Himasha Liyanage 20, Yashoda Mendis 3 for 24, Malka Madusanka 2 for 9, Nuwan Pradeep 2 for 27)
Event TV Western Warriors 155 for 6 in 18.5 overs (Dilshan Munaweera 21, Thisara Perera 75 not out, Yashoda Mendis 26 not out, Tharindu Kaushal 2 for 30)
At Dombagoda – Dimo Southern Warriors won by 52 runs
Dimo Southern Warriors 159 in 19.5 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 38, Samitha Dilshan 33, Angelo Perera 30, Dhammika Prasad 15, Seekkuge Prasanna 3 for 34)
Super Fashion Northern Warriors 107 for 9 in 20 overs (Pathum Kumara 35, Thenu Rathan 28, Shehan Fernando 15, Dinesh Perera 3 for 20, Madushan Boththotage 3 for 27, Suminda Lakshan 2 for 13).