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Major Club T20 Tournament Five teams record second successive wins

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Lasanda Rukmal took 4 for 33 including a hat-trick

By Shamseer Jaleel   

The Major Club T20 cricket tournament is in full swing with CCC, Moors SC, Chilaw Marians CC, BRC and NCC coming out victorious to record their second successive wins of the tournament in matches played yesterday. 
In the morning session CCC coasted to a five wicket win over Negombo CC at the NCC ground while Moors SC crushed Galle CC by eight wickets at Panagoda. 


Panadura SC chalked up their first win when they defeated Air Force SC by 75 runs.


In the evening session Chilaw Marians CC overcome Police SC at NCC, with BRC getting the better of Kandy Customs CC at Panagoda and NCC destroying defending champions Army SC who underwent their second defeat at CCC grounds.

At NCC – CCC won by five wickets

Negombo CC 124 for 8 in 20 overs (Dimuth Sandaruwan 25, Himasha Liyanage 21, Jeewaka Rashmitha 29 n.o.: Vishwa Fernando 3 for 22, Chathuranga de Silva 2 for 29)   
CCC 127 for 5 in 19.1 overs (Minod Bhanuka 41, Nimesh Gunasinghe 40 n.o., Chathuranga de Silva 19 n.o.: Nishan Peiris 2 for 15, Sachindu Colombage 2 for 21)   


At Panagoda – Moors SC won by eight wickets

Galle CC 40 in 13.5 overs (Dinuka Dilshan 4 for 10, Lahiru Samarakoon 3 for 5, Thilan Prashan 2 for 7)   
Moors SC 42 for 2 in 7.4 overs (Dinuka Dilshan 17 n.o.)   

At CCC – Panadura SC won 75 runs

Panadura SC 156 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajeewa Weerasinghe 47, Sineth Jayawardena 36, Roshan Wijenayake 34 n.o.: Lasanda Rukmal 4 for 33)   
Air Force SC 81 in 17.3 overs (Nadun Dilshan 31: Vishwa Kumara 3 for 19, Asela Sampath 2 for 11, Koshan Jayawickrama 2 for 12)   

At NCC – Chilaw Marians CC won by 22 runs 

Chilaw Marians CC 151 for 7 in 20 overs (Damith Silva 56, Kasun Vidura 22, Chamod Sandaru 21, Pulina Tharanga 15 n.o.: Nalin Priyadharshana 3 for 23, Danal Hemananda 2 for 29)   
Police SC 129 for 9 in 19.1 overs when bad light stopped play (Randunu Ganganath 26, Chathuranga Jayatileke 24, Supun Madusanka 23, Dhanuja Induwara 15: Chamod Sandaru 5 for 22, Nipun Premaratne 2 for 20)   

At Panagoda- BRC won by seven wickets 

Kandy Customs CC 75 for 8 in 20 overs (Sasith Manuranga 23 n.o., Gayan Sirisoma 16 n.o.: Mohamed Shiraz 3 for 10, Malindu Shehan 2 for 26)   
BRC 72 for 3 in 9.1 overs (Dilruwan Perera 26, Lakshan Gamage 23: Sasith Manuranga 2 for 7)   

At CCC – NCC won by nine wickets 

Army SC 121 for 8 in 20 overs (Harshajith Rushan 26, Asela Gunaratne 25, Shehan Fernando 22: Ashian Daniel 3 for 17, Kamil Mishara 2 for 25)   
NCC 126 for 1 in 12.4 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 34, Kamil Mishara 52 n.o., Thaveesha Abishek 24 n.o.)