Major Club Limited Over Police SC, CCC notch second successive win

By M. Shamil Amit

Police SC and CCC recorded their second successive win of the Major Club limited over tournament when they coasted to victories over Panadura SC and BRC in the  matches played at Police Park and BRC ground.

An unbeaten knock of 107 in 98 balls inclusive of 11 fours and a six by Ashen Bandara and a half ton by Nadeera Balasooriya helped Police SC taking first lease of the wicket make a formidable 309 for 7.

Panadura SC in their run chase was able to muster only 169 which gave Police SC an easy win by 140 runs.

CCC on the other hand in a low scoring game overcame BRC by two wickets with the latter making 133 runs and CCC reaching the target in the 34th over. 

Chief scores:

At Police Park – Police SC won by 140 runs
Police SC 309/7 in 50 overs (Ashen Bandara 107 n.o, Nadeera Balasooriya 59, Vishad Randika 37, Manuja Chinthaka 28) Panadura SC 169 in 44.5 overs (Kavindu Amameth 40, Sasindu Malshan 30, Charya Paranavithana 28, Dilum Sudeera 3/30)

At BRC – CCC won by 2 wickets

BRC 133 in 29.4 overs (Movin Subasinghe 44, Chathuranga de Silva 3/30) CCC 139/8 in 33.2 overs (Inuka Karannagoda 30, Chamindu Wijesinghe 30, Murvin Abinash 4/37)

At Colts – Bloomfield won by 119 runs

Bloomfield 271/9 in 50 overs (Ron Chandragupta 59, Tharindu Harshana 52, Lahiru Madusanka 46, Nipun Karunanayake 37, Dinuka Tennekoon 4/53)             
Kurunegala YCC 152 in 37.4 overs  (Dilhara Polgampola 36, Nisala Abeyratne 3/30)

At Maggona – Badureliya SC won by 30 runs

Badureliya SC 267 in 49.4 overs (Roscoe Thattil 70, Dilshan de Soysa 51, Janeth Kaushal 29, Traveen Mathew 5/42) Ace Capital CC 237 in 49.3 overs (Himasha Liyanage 68, Raveen de Silva 45, Thanuja Rajapakse 41, Alankara Asanka 4/43)

At P Sara Stadium – NCC won by 5 wickets

Tamil Union 198 in 48 overs (Sachitha Jayatileke 53, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 34, Ashian Daniel 3/39) NCC  199/5 in 33.4 overs (Chamika Karunaratne 86 n.o, Niroshan Dickwella 49, Vinuka Rubasinghe 36 n.o, Tharindu Ratnayake 3/50)

At Braybrooke Place – Colts CC won by 7 wickets

Moors SC 249/9 in 50 overs (Sithara Gimhan 73, Ramesh Mendis 53, Shehan Fernando 37, Janishka Perera 29, Manula Kularatne 4/23) Colts CC 250/3 in 47.4 overs (Sangeeth Cooray 88, Ravindu Rasantha 71, Angelo Mathews 52 n.o)