Major Club Limited Over Tamil Union upset defending champions Ace Capital

By M. Shamil Amit

Tamil Union began their Major Club limited over tournament campaign on a winning note with a three-wicket win over defending champions Ace Capital CC at the P. Sara Oval yesterday. Ace Capital CC taking first lease of the wicket made 193 and Tamil Union in their run chase helped by a half ton from opener Sithara Hapuhinna raced to the target in the 44th over.

Chief scores:
At P Sara Stadium – Tamil Union won by 3 wickets
Ace Capital CC 193/8 in 50 overs (Nimesha Gunasinghe 43, Danal Hemananda 31, Thanuja Rajapakse 30, Himasha Liyanage 27, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/45)
Tamil Union 199/7 in 43.1 overs (Sithara Hapuhinna 60, Bhanuka Rajapakse 41 n.o, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 40)
At Police Park – Police SC won by 8 wickets
NCC 143 in 37.2 overs (Sahan Arachchige 43, Nadeera Balasooriya 4/26)
Police SC 144/2 in 28.3 overs (Dhanuja Induwara 61 n.o, Vishad Randika 30 n.o, Chathuranga Jayatileke 28)
At Colts – CCC won by 7 wickets
Colts CC 103 in 33.2 overs (Sangeeth Cooray 51, Duvindu Ranatunga 4/20)
CCC 104/3 in 15.1 overs (Devan Vishvaka 51, Pawan Sandesh 39 n.o)
At NCC – Chilaw Marians CC won by 18 runs
Chilaw Marians CC 216 in 49.5 overs (Sakuna Liyanage 36, Ravindu Ratnayake 36, Sammu Ashan 35, Harsha Cooray 32 n.o, Tharindu Amarasinghe 31, Kasun Vidura 26)
Badureliya SC 198 in 47.1 overs (Dilshan de Soysa 68, Alankara Asanka 31, Yenula Dewthusa 31, Thanuka Dabare 3/43)
At Braybrooke Place – Moors SC won by 54 runs
Moors SC 251/9 in 50 overs (Ramesh Mendis 49, Shehan Fernando 31, Ravishan de Silva 28, Malsha Tharupathi 25, Tharinda Guruge 3/44)
Bloomfield 197 in 49.2 overs (Nipun Karunanayke 84, Mineth Premaratne 32, Malsha Tharupathi 4/23)
At BRC – Nugegoda S&WC won by 23 runs
Nugegoda S&WC 233/9 in 50 overs (Sandun Mendis 44, Pathum Kumara 43, T.M. Sampath 35, Kevin Perera 35, Movin Subasinghe 3/40, Mohamed Shiraz 3/45)
BRC 210 in 45 overs (Movin Subasinghe 59, Risira Weerasuriya 40)