CCC and Ace Capital advance to L/O final

Pawan Ratnayake made an unbeaten 157 for CCC 

By M. Shamil Amit

CCC and Ace Capital CC booked the two berths to the final of the SLC Major Club Limited Over Cricket Tournament when they recorded comfortable wins over the SSC and Moors SC in the two semi-final encounters played at the P. Sara Oval and SSC Grounds yesterday.

CCC guided by a swashbuckling unbeaten knock of 157 in only 117 balls that included 15 boundaries and nine towering sixes by Pawan Ratnayake was supported by Ashen Bandara who made an unbeaten 60 with four boundaries.

The pair shared a massive unbroken third wicket partnership of 224 runs for CCC - chasing 240 runs for victory – as they raced to the target with ease in the 36th over.

Meanwhile, Ace Capital CC coasted to a comfortable 98-run win. They were steered by Sammu Ashan, who made 62 with four boundaries and a six and Wanuja Sahan, who cracked 60, which had five boundaries and two sixes.

The pair also put on a valuable 83-run stand for the fifth wicket to help their side make a modest score of 222 runs.

Moors SC in their in reply were made to struggle for their runs as they found the bowling trio of Sithum Dissanayake who grabbed four scalps, Nimsara Atharagalla and Thanuka Dabare who shared five wickets, too hot to handle and succumbed for a low score of 124 runs. 

Ace Capital CC with this win have entered a major final for the first time

Chief scores
At P. Sara Oval - CCC won by eight wickets. 
SSC: 239 in 48.3 overs (Nuwanidu Fernando 61, Avishka Fernando 42, M. Sanjula 41, Charith Asalanka 37, Shevon Daniel 24,  Chathuranga de Silva 3/41, Lakshan Sandakan 3/44, Sonal Dinusha 2/32)
CCC: 245/2 in 35.3 overs (Pawan Ratnayake 157 n.o, Ashen Bandara 60 n.o).

At SSC Grounds - Ace Capital CC won by 98 runs. 
Ace Capital CC: 222 in 49.3 overs (Sammu Ashan 62, Wanuja Sahan 60, Thanuka Dabare 43, Dhanushka Udara 4/39, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 2/27, Ramesh Mendis 2/40)
Moors SC: 124 in 25.4 overs (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 43, Sohan de Livera 21, Sithum Dissanayake 4/40, Nimsara Atharagalla 3/33, Thanuka Dabare 2/19).