Major Club T20 Cricket Chandimal shines in Army SC’s win

By M. Shamil Amit

Man in form Dinesh Chandimal shone with an unbeaten knock of 53 in Army SC’s seven-wicket win over unbeaten Moors SC in the Major Club T20 tournament encounter played in the morning session at P. Sara Stadium yesterday.

Ace Capital CC recorded a convincing 92 runs win over Badureliya CC in another match of the same tournament played at SSC with Ace Capital CC taking first lease of the wicket making a formidable score of 181 for 6 and Badureliya CC in their run chase was able to muster a score of only 89 runs. 

Galle CC pulled off a comfortable 37 runs win against Navy SC in a low scoring match played at CCC ground.
The three matches in the evening session was curtailed due to bad weather with Saracens SC overcoming CCC by five wickets in a seven over match, Kalutara TC getting the better of Bloomfield C&AC by four runs on D/L method and Air Force SC overcoming Lankan CC by four wickets in a match curtailed to 12 overs.

Results

At P. Sara Stadium – Army SC won by seven wickets

Moors SC: 131 in 19.2 overs (Chathuranga de Silva 61: Suminda Lakshan 3 for 37, Lakshan Gamage 2 for 15, Yasoda  Mendis 2 for 22)
Army SC: 132 for 3 in 16.4 overs (Ashan Randika 39, Dinesh Chandimal 53 n.o.)

At SSC – Ace Capital CC won by 92 runs

Ace Capital CC: 181 for 6 in 20 overs (Shehan Fernando 43, Lasith Croospulle 39, Oshada Fernando 44 n.o.: Pasindu Arosha 2 for 31, Anuk Fernando 2 for 44)
Badureliya CC: 89 for 8 in 20 overs (Gihan Rupasinghe 51 n.o.: Chanaka Devinda 3 for 12, Nimasara Atharagalla 2 for 12, Sithum Dissanayake 2 for 23)

At CCC – Galle CC won by 37 runs

Galle CC: 98 in 19.3 overs (Nuwan Proyadharshana 35: Sachithra Senanayake 3 for 15, Dilanka Auwardt 2 for 10)
Navy SC: 61 in 14.4 overs (Sachithra Senanayake 20: Hareen Buddila 4 for 12, Ravishka Wijesiri 3 for 7)

At P. Sara Stadium – Saracens SC won by five wickets

CCC: 49 for 5 in 7 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 23, Kamindu Mendis 16: Malsha Tharupathi 2 for 6)
Saracens SC: 50 for 5 in 6.1 overs (Navindu Vithanage 16 n.o.: Vishwa Fernando 2 for 4)

At SSC – Kalutara TC won by four runs on D/L

Kalutara TC: 45 for 2 in 9.1 overs (Vishara Fernando 15: Usman Ishak 2 for 12)
Bloomfield C&AC: 48 for 7 in 8 overs (Hasitha Perera 20: Tharindu Siriwardena 2 for 7, Janindu Inuwara 2 for 15)

At CCC – Air Force SC won by four wickets

Lankan CC: 48 for 7 in 12 overs (Movin Subasinghe 3 for 9)
Air Force SC: 52 for 6 in 11.5 overs (Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2 for 8, Miranga Wickramage 2 for 10)