Major Club T20 Cricket Madawa, Dilshan, Himasha guide Negombo CC to victory

By M. Shamil Amit  
An unbeaten half ton by Madawa Warnapura supported by skipper Dilshan Munaweera and Himasha Liyanage helped Negombo CC to record a close 17 run win over Ace Capital CC in the match played in the morning session at the NCC ground to begin their campaign of the Major Club T20 cricket tournament on a winning note.
Skipper Munaweera who cracked a 19 ball knock of 38 inclusive of three boundaries and three sixes shared a 45 run stand for the second wicket with Liyanage who made 45 in 35 balls with five boundaries and two sixes which followed with Liyanage associating in another valuable 59 runs for the 3rd wicket. Warnapura made an unbeaten 52 off 37 balls which had four boundaries and two sixes for Negombo CC to make a score of 152 for 9.  

Ace Capital CC in their run chase fell into deep trouble as they lost their top five wickets for 61 runs with Munaweera and Pasindu Madawa doing the damage. Ace Capital CC despite put in some resistance was unable to achieve the target as they were restricted to a score of 135.  
In a low scoring match Moors SC prevailed with a two wicket win over Badureliya SC which was also played in the morning session at the Army ground in Panagoda.  
BRC pulled off an easy six wicket win over Chilaw Marians CC in the evening session match played at the Army ground in Panagoda while SSC managed a five wicket win against Tamil Union in a low scoring match played in the evening at the NCC ground  
Results:
At NCC – Negombo CC won by 17 runs
Negombo CC 152 for 9 in 20 overs (Himasha Liyanage 45, Dilshan Munaweera 38, Madawa Warnapura 52 n.o.: Thanuka Dabare 2/22, Nimsara Atharagalla 2/32)  
Ace Capital CC 135 for 8 in 20 overs (Pawantha Weerasinghe 29, Raveen de Silva 38 n.o.: Dilshan Munaweera 3/20, Pasindu Madhawa 3/26)  
At Panagoda – Moors SC won by two wickets
Badureliya SC 91 for 8 in 20 overs (Alankara Asanka 25: Malsha Tharupathi 2/7, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/17)  
Moors SC 92 for 8 in 17 overs ( Alankara Asanka 2/18, Ruchira Koshitha 2/23, Sasanka Nirmal 2/24)  
At Panagoda – BRC won by six wickets
Chilaw Marians CC 129 for 7 in 20 overs (Lasith Lakshan 22, Amoda Widanapathirana 20, Ayon Fernando 53 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 2/25)  
BRC 133 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Dushan Hemantha 34, Dulaj Ashen 20, Risira Weerasuriya 48 n.o.: Lasith Lakshan 2/24)  
At NCC – SSC won by five wickets
Tamil Union 97 in 15.4 overs (Sandun Weerakkody 25, Sineth Jayawardena 23, Isivara Dissanayake 21: Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/24, Nipun Dhananjaya 2/9, Dhanishka Gunatileke 2/26)  
SSC 98 for 5 in 14 overs (Krishan Sanjula 43: Ayana Siriwardena 2/19, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/25)