CDCA Cricket Tournament Tharindu, Aravinth steer Bloomfield C&AC

By M. Shamil Amit

Half tons by Tharindu Lankathileke and Aravinth Rajendran paved the way for Bloomfield C&AC to record a convincing 104-run win over Moratuwa Youth CC in the Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) limited over encounter played at Reid Avenue.   
The duo’s knocks helped Bloomfield C&AC taking first lease of the wicket to make a modest score of 218 runs and Moratuwa Youth CC in their turn was able to muster a score only 114 runs.   
In the other matches that were played NCC, along with Old Thomians SC, Kaduwela SC, Bashers CC, Piliyandala Vision CC, Muthuwella PSC and Natives CC, came out victorious against Brendon CC, AM SC, Mount Lavinia CC, Lankan CC, Noel Dyes CC and Heshan SC.

Results:
At Reid Avenue – Bloomfield C&AC won by 104 runs

Bloomfield C&AC 218 for 6 in 44 overs (Tharindu Lankathilaka 78, Aravinth Rajendran 52, Kushanka Peiris 33, Senura Silva 23; Charith Munasinghe 2 for 35, Suresh Kumar 2 for 55)   
Moratuwa Youth CC 114 in 34.4 overs (Tharanga Fernando 33; Senura Silva 3 for 28, Aravinth Rajendran 3 for 39, Maoshada Fernando 2 for 12)   

At NCC – NCC won by five wickets

Joys CC 190 in 49.3 overs (Vishwa Didulana 56, Awantha Sulakshana 27; Sahan Adithya 5 for 33, Vimukthi Bandara 2 for 33)   
NCC 191 for 5 in 44.2 overs (Sahan Adithya 29, Nathan David 27, Hansaja Gunasekera 58 n.o.; Harshika Fernando 3 for 33)

At Mt Lavinia – Old Thomians SC won by 83 runs

Old Thomoans SC 154 in 36 overs (Manthila Wijeratne 59, Sheehan Wijetunge 46 n.o.; Hasitha Ratnayake 3 for 29, Kasun Palliyaguruge 2 for 29)   
Brendon CC 71 in 32.2 overs (Shannon Fernando 5 for 16, Bhanuka Adeesha 3 for 7)

At Panadura – Kaduwela SC won by 74 runs

Kaduwela SC 221 in 41.2 overs (Madushan Wijekoon 42, Dinushka Samarasinghe 37, Nadeesh Bandara 31, Kavindra Perera 24, Ranishka Wakwella 22; Pasas Nonis 3 for 35, Kenneth Ranatunga 3 for 38, Ramith Gunaratne 2 for 18)   AM SC 147 in 42 overs (Damith Sanjeewa 34, S. Navod 32; Kavindra Perera 3 for 20, Nalin Prabodha 2 for 17, Mahesh Lakmal 2 for 22, Madushan Wijekoon 2 for 24)   

At Katunayake – Bashers CC won by 57 runs

Bashers CC 209 in 44.4 overs (Tharushka Ashel 41, Randunu Ganganath 37, Kevin Renger 36, Thinuda Liyanage 24; Prasad Dias 3 for 44, Vikum Costa 2 for 42)   
Mount Lavinia CC 152 in 38.4 overs (Vimukthi Sandeepa 31, Thulith Nelaka 23, Mohamed Irshad 22, Nilusha Uththamadasa 21; Randunu Ganganath 3 for 17, Sithuka Gunawardena 3 for 38, Tharushka Ashel 2 for 6)   

At Horana – Piliyandala Vision CC won by five wickets

Lankan CC 144 in 41.2 overs (Thanula Wickramasuriya 35, Trishan Thanuja 22; Chanaka Dilshan 3 for 11, Chenula Fernando 3 for 22)   
Piliyandala Vision CC 148 for 5 in 38 overs (Chanaka Dilshan 42, Pramod Mendis 36 n.o.; Pasindu Chathuranga 3 for 34)

At Muthuwella – Muthuwella PSC won by 68 runs

Muthuwella PSC 169 in 43.5 overs (Ravindu Sandeepa 58, Pasindu Nirodha 22; Hashika Dhanupa 5 for 47, Sachintha Gihan 3 for 33, Darren Ebert 2 for 29)
Noel Dyes CC 101 in 32.3 overs (Pasan Ganewatta 34, Udayanga Perera 24; Madawa Chathuranga 4 for 19, Dulshan Chathuranga 3 for 31, Arul Pragash 2 for 10)

At Kirindiwela – Natives CC won by four wickets

Heshan SC 158 in 32 overs (Yashan Kuruwita 42, Malitha Lakshan 33, S. Nuwan 31; Rajeev Keerthiwardena 3 for 3, Shulry Ismail 2 for 21)
Natives CC 160 for 6 in 35.5 overs (Amaan Faris 41, Milhan Hasin 40, Rajeer Keerthiwardena 29; Yashan Kuruwita 2 for 31, Sapumal Senanayake 2 for 43)