Major Club Limited Over Police SC maintain unbeaten record with fifth win

By M. Shamil Amit

Police SC continued their winning streak as they recorded their fifth successive win by defeating Ace Capital CC by six wickets in their match played at Police Park to maintain their unbeaten record in the ongoing Major Club limited overs tournament.

Police SC after bowling out their opponents for a score of 211 runs was helped by a knock of 73 by Dhanuja Induwaea who was supported by Jason Fernando who whipped in with 45 for them to reach the target in the 46th over.

Meanwhile Moors SC ended their league campaign on a winning note with a three wicket win over BRC in the match played at the BRC ground to post their fifth win while CCC overcame Bloomfield C&AC by 134 runs and NCC got the better of Badureliya SC by 106 runs with both teams recording their fourth win of the tournament.

Nishan Madushka cracked a 145 ball knock of 174 that included 14 boundaries and six sixes for CCC while Ahan Wickramasinghe hit 114 with 14 boundaries and two sixes for NCC. Panadura SC and Kurunegala YCC recorded wins against Chilaw Marians CC and Nugegoda S&WC in two other matches played at Panadura and Kurunegala.

Results:

At Police Park – Police SC win by six wickets

Ace Capital 211/6 in 50 overs (Himasha Liyanage 73, Raveen de Silva 74 n.o., Charuka Pramod 2/25, Dilum Sudeera 2/28)
Police SC 212/4 in 45.1 overs (Dhanuja Induwara 73, Jason Fernando 45, Nadeera Balasooriya 22, Ashen Bandara 32 n.o., Priyamal Perera 22 n.o., Anuka Wijewardena 3/53)

At BRC – Moors SC win by three wickets
BRC 126 in 31.2 overs (Gajitha Kotuwegoda 63, Yasiru Rodrigo 25, Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 20, Ramesh Mendis 4/31, Hivin Kenula 3/18)

Moors SC 130/7 in 24.4 overs (Janishka Perera 31, Sadeera Samarawickrama 24, Ravishan de Silva 21, Shashika Dulshan 4/41, Movin Subasinghe 3/13)

At CCC – CCC win by 134 runs
CCC 340/7 in 50 overs (Nishan Madushka 174, Dhananjaya de Silva 59, Pavan Sandesh 44, Lahiru Madusanka 4/59, Dulaj Samuditha 2/75

Bloomfield 206 in 46.2 overs (Mineth Premaratne 51, Nipun Karunanayake 51, Lahiru Madusanka 29, Dulaj Samuditha 21, Tharindu Guruge 22 n.o., Vishwa Fernando 3/25, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/37, Sithum Vihanga 2/47)

At NCC – NCC win by 106 runs
NCC 328/9 in 50 overs (Ahan Wickramasinghe 114, Vinuka Rubasinghe 36, Kavin Bandara 23, Sahan Arachchige 22, Chamika Karunaratne 95 n.o., Manasa Madubashana 3/80)

Badureliya SC 222 in 47.5 overs (Seekkuge Prasanna 112, Yenula Dewthusa 48, LAsith Embuldeniya 3/28, Dushmantha Chameera 2/34, Ashian Daniel 2/37)

At Panadura – Panadura SC win by seven wickets

Chilaw Marians CC 172 in 40.2 overs (Thanuka Dabare 42, Ravindu Ratnayake 37, Harsha Cooray 29, Senitha Helambage 4/32, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/38, Mohamed Dilshad 2/19)
Panadura SC 173/3 (Kanchana de Livera 40, Oshada Fernando 35, Senitha Helambage 44 n.o., Vimath Dinsara 35 n.o.)

At Kurunegala – Kurunegala YCC won by 42 runs
Kurunegala YCC 173 in 44.4 overs (Gayana Weerasinghe 53, Amesh Tennekoon 34, Vathila Udara 24 n.o., Kavika Dilshan 3/44, T.M. Sampath 2/18, Miyuru Heshan 2/23, Rahul Gunasekera 2/35)

Nugegoda S&WC 131 in 38.3 overs (Kevin Perera 49, Akram Muthalib 20, Dasis Manchanayake 20, Vathila Udara 3/30, Dinuka Tennekoon 3/36, Gayana Weerasinghe 2/17)