Police SC stun fancied SSC

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine knock of 55 by Maduranga Zoysa paved the way for Police SC to record a stunning 15-run win on the D/L method in the Major Club Limited Over cricket tournament match played at the NCC ground yesterday.

SSC, taking first lease of the wicket, helped by Krishan Sanjula who made 76, reached a score of 190 for 7 in a reduced 36-over innings. Police SC in their run chase was on 137 for 4 after 25.1 overs when bad light stopped proceedings which was sufficient for them to win on D/L. 

Most of the matches were affected by bad weather as Chilaw Marians CC, CCC, Colts CC, Army SC, Kalutara TC, Ace Capital CC and Tamil Union recorded victories.

Results:
At NCC – Police SC won by 15 runs on D/L method
 SSC 190 for 7 in 36 overs (Krishan Sanjula 76, Lahiru Attanayake 25, Roshen Silva 22, Nalin Priyadharshana 2 for 27)
 Police SC 137 for 4 in 25.1 overs (Maduranga Zoysa 55, T.M. Sampath 22, Kithruwan Vithanage 32 n.o.)
At Katunayake – Chilaw Marians CC won by 149 runs
 Chilaw Marians CC 289 for 8 in 50 overs (Rumesh Buddika 54, Jay Panday 39, Ameer Zeeshan 39: Praveen Sandamal 2 for 28, Sandun Mendis 2 for 48, Mohamed Dilshad 2 for 55)
 Saracens SC 140 in 43.1 overs (Nipun Karunanayake 28, Praveen Sandamal 27, Pasindu Ishan 23: Dasun Seneviratne 2 for 13, Sheshan Silva 2 for 20, Thikshila de Silva 2 for 30)
At CCC – CCC won by 76 runs
 CCC 230 for 7 in 47 overs (Pavan Ratnayake 53, Chamindu Wijesinghe 22, Sonal Dinusha 93 n.o.: Malindu Shehan 2 for 26, Thilan Thushara 2 for 62)
 BRC 154 in 38.2 overs (Shasheen Fernando 35, Raminda Wijesooriya 28: S. Mendis 2 for 16, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2 for 18, Lahiru Gamage 2 for 25, Malinda Pushpakumara 2 for 30)  
At Colts – Colts CC won by 17 runs on D/L
 Colts CC 226 for 6 in 50 overs (Sangeeth Cooray 45, Angelo Mathews 45, Jehan Daniel 36: Rajith Priyan 2 for 40)
 Galle CC 189 for 7 in 47 overs (Dilshan Kanchana 36, ChanakaRuwansiri 35, Dilesh Udayanga 36 n.o.: Kavishka Anjula 4 for 37)
At Dombagoda – Army SC won by seven wickets
 Air Force SC 140 for 8 in 50 overs (Dilhan Cooray 35, Movin Subasinghe 28, AsanthaSingappuli 41 n.o.: Gayan Chandrabose 2 for 23, Heshan Hettiarachchi 2 for 32)
 Army SC 141 for 3 in 21 overs (Ashan Randika 57, Thisara Perera 60 n.o.: Lasantha Rukmal 2 for 32)
At Welisara – Kalutara TC won by two wickets
 Navy SC 160 in 42.4 overs (Anuk Fernando 33, Aravinda Akurugoda 24, Shalith Fernando 20: Shenal de Silva 5 for 41, Asanka Manoj 3 for 23)
 Kalutara TC 164 for 8 in 41.2 overs (Vishwa Fernando 28, Shenal de Silva 28, Inshaka Siriwardena 31 n.o.: Anuk Fernando 3 for 38, Aravinda Akurugoda 2 for 23)
At Maggona – Ace Capital CC won by 123 runs
 Ace Capital CC 243 for 9 in 50 overs (ThanukaDabare 34, Janak Prakash 34, Umesh Karunaratne 81 n.o.: Buddika Sanjeewa 3 for 71, Alankara Asanka 2 for 45)
 Badureliya SC 120 in 29.1 overs (Jeevan Mendis 32, Ranesh Perera 31, Sandun Weerakkody 15: ChanakaKomasaru 6 for 14, Janak Prakash 3 for 20)
At P. Sara Stadium – Tamil Union won by two runs on D/L
 Sebastianites CC 186 in 42.5 overs (Adeesha Nanayakkara 55, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 36, Manoj Sarathchandra 30: Jeffrey Vandersay 3 for 43, NavodParanavithana 2 for 26, Pramod Madushan 2 for 28)
 Tamil Union 149 for 4 in 37 overs (Kamesh Nirmal 57, Damith Perera 45, Ravindu Fernando 25 n.o.: Tharindu Ratnayake 2 for 26)  

Duck on debut for Rohitha

Contrary to his earlier claims that he had no intention of playing either club cricket or in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's youngest son, Rohitha, made his club cricket debut for Kalutara Town Club yesterday against Navy SC at the Navy Grounds in Welisara. 
Rohitha opened the batting and, after spending nine balls at the non-striker's end, was dismissed off the first ball he faced, trapped leg before wicket for a duck.