Major Club Cricket Ace Capital CC record thrilling one wicket win

By M. Shamil Amit   

The Major Club three day tournament which got underway after a lapse of over one month saw only five of the ten matches that were scheduled to be played being completed with some of the matches being called off without a ball being bowled.   

Of the five matches that were played Ace Capital CC managed to pull off an outright victory with a thrilling one wicket win over Moors SC which was their third of the tournament, played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.   

The other matches saw it ending in first inning wins for NCC, Tamil Union, Air Force SC and Negombo CC.   

Results:

At Katunayake – Ace Capital CC won by one wicket

Moors SC 159 (Ramesh Mendis 45, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 17, Mohamed Shamaaz 17, Thilan Prashan 17: Wanuja Sahan 4/49, Roshan Jayatissa 3/50, Sithum Dissanayake 2/21) and 152 (Sohan de Livera 47, Mohamed Shamaaz 42, Ramesh Mendis 33: Wanuja Sahan 6/53, Roshan Jayatissa 2/57)   

Ace Capital CC 181 (Pawantha Weerasinghe 63, Sithara Gimhan 26, Harsha Cooray 21, Ravindu Ratnayake 20: Ramesh Mendis 3/34, Praveen Jayawickrama 3/48, Thilanga Udeshana 2/21) and 131 for 9 (Roshan Jayatissa 40, Ravindu Ratnayake 24, Thanuka Dabare 17, Sakuna Liyanage 25 n.o.: Ramesh Mendis 5/50, Milan Ratnayake 2/17, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/40)   

At Maggona – First innings win for NCC

NCC 301 (Upul Tharanga 92, Kavin Bandara 60, Niroshan Dickwella 34, Lahiru Udara 32, Nipun Ransika 32: Chanuka Komasaru 5/97, Parvez Rasool 4/150) and 221 for 3 ( Lahiru Udara 123, Niroshan Dickwella 35, Upul Tharanga 18, Sahan Arachchige 41 n.o.: Parvez Rasool 2/114)   

Badureliya SC 273 (Anuk Fernando 58, Parvez Rasool 58, Ranesh Silva 57, Adil Reshi 51: Lasith Croospulle 4/108, Sampath Nissanka 2 for 17)   

At P. Sara Stadium – First innings win for Tamil Union

Tamil Union 248 (Ravindu Fernando 90, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 34, Ron Chandragupta 29, Sithara Hapuhinna 21, Navod Paranavithana 18, Dilum Sudeera 45 n.o.: Rajinda Punchihewa 7/50, Lasith Lakshan 3/79) and 216 for 7 decl. (Navod Paranavithana 85, Kamesh Nirmal 63, Ron Chandragupta 26, Lasith Abeyratne 18 n.o.: Chamod Sandaru 5 for 49)   
Chilaw Marians CC 206 (Kasun Vidura 60, Vishwa Chathuranga 28, Lasith Lakshan 25, Chamod Sandaru 19, Kavindu Nirmana 16: Shiran Fernando 3/33, Dilum Sudeera 3/52, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/22, Ravindu Fernando 2/64) and 52 for 3 (Vishwa Chathuranga 20: Dilum Sudeera 2/15)   

At Police Park – First innings win for Air Force SC

Air Force SC 258 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 85, Kemira Wijenayake 54, Geeth Kumara 40, Movin Subasinghe 34: Malinda Pushpakumara 5/92, Chanuka Pramod 2/18, Supun Madusanka 2/50) and 122 for 8 decl. (Geeth Kumara 43, Vihanga Ruwanara 23, Chanaka Ruwansiri 16, Adithya Siriwardena 15 n.o.: Nalin Priyadharshana 5/65, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/31)   
Police SC 101 (Dhanuja Induwara 45: Movin Subasinghe 5/36, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2/10, Dulanjana Mendis 2/14) and 218 for 6 (Supun Madusanka 25, Dhanuja Induwara 23, Tharusha Silva 22, Priyamal Perera 18, Heshan Dhanushka 17, Ashen Bandara 102 n.o.: Movin Subasinghe 2/43)   

At Moratuwa – First innings win for Negombo CC

Negombo CC 268 (Jatin Saxena 77, Himasha Liyanage 42, Madawa Warnapura 36, Pasindu Lakshanka 35, Dilshan Munaweera 18, Angelo Jayasinghe 15: Suwath Mendis 4/32, Dilshan Abeysinghe 3/35, Lahiru Gamage 2/61) and 26 for 1
Nugegoda S&WC 179 (T.N. Sampath 133: Chanura Fernando 3/36, Jatin Saxena 2/8, Upul Indrasiri 2/56)