Police stun SSC in last-ball thriller
Umesh Karunaratne top scored for Nugegoda SWC - Pic by M.D. Nissanka
Police Sports Club stunned the more fancied Sinhalese Sports Club, notching a 3-wicket win in their Major Club T20 cricket match played at the Colts ground yesterday.
After restricting SSC for 122 runs, Police pulled off a thrilling win in the last ball of the match. Needing seven runs off the last over, they achieved victory for the loss of seven wickets.
Meanwhile in the other three matches played in the morning session, CCC recorded their second successive win defeating Nugegoda SWC by 8 runs, as Lankan CC pulled off a 2-run win against Colts CC. Army SC trounced Navy SC by 9 wickets.
The matches played in the evening sessions were affected by bad light and the winners were decided on the D/L method. Kurunegala YCC, who pulled of a shocking win over tournament favourites Chilaw Marians earlier, registered their second win by 14 runs against Moors SC. BRC cruised to a 47-run win over Galle CC.
Results
- At Colts: Police SC beat SSC by 3 wickets
SSC 122 all out (19.3) (Sammu Ashan 44, Tharindu Ratnayake 20, Charith Asalanka 17, Jeffrey Vandersay 15: Danal Hemananda 3/21, Lahiru Diyantha 2/15, Sujan Mayura 2/24, Asel Sigera 2/29)
Police SC 123 for 7 (20) (Maduranga de Zoysa 37, Shehan Fernando 34: Himesh Ramanayake 2/25)
- At SSC: CCC beat Nugegoda SWC by 8 runs
CCC 160 for 9 (20) (Ashan Priyanjan 39, Minod Bhanuka 34, Lasith Abeyratne 22, Pawantha Weerasinghe 25 n.o.: Minhaj Jaleel 2/17)
Nugegoda SWC 152 for 4 (20) (Umesh Karunaratne 38, Minhaj Jaleel 22, Lahiru Jayakody 16, Pramud Hettiwatte 48 n.o., Muditha Lakshan 24 n.o.: Lahiru Gamage 2/36)
- At P. Sara Oval: Lankan CC beat Colts by 2 runs
Lankan CC 164 for 4 (20) (Saliya Saman 32, Vishwa Chathuranga 30, Geeth Kumara 26, Harsha Cooray 65 n.o.: Rohan Sanjaya 2/14)
Colts CC 162 (20) (Priyamal Perera 41, Kavishka Anjula 36, Jehan Daniel 25, Sangeeth Cooray 24: Roshan Jayatissa 3/27, Keshan Wijeratne 3/30)
- At FTZ Katunayake: Army beat Navy by 9 wickets
Navy SC 85 (19.5) (Chanaka Ruwansiri 30, Shalith Fernando 17: Janith Silva 4/10, Maheesh Theekshana 2/9)
Army SC 87 for 1 (11.4) (Ashan Randika 44, Pathum Dilshan 30n.o.)
- At Colts: Kurunegala YCC beat Moors SC by 14 runs on D/L
Moors SC 159 for 8 (20) (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 33, Mahela Udawatte 32, Adeesha Thilanchana 21, Pabasara Waduge 20, Mohamed Shamaz 15: Randeera Ranasinghe 5/26)
Kurunegala YCC 114 for 1 (14) (Gayan Maneeshan 45, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 43n.o., Muditha Premadasa 19 n.o.)
- At SSC: BRC beat Galle CC by 47 runs on D/L
BRC 162 (20) (Dushan Hemantha 48, Lahiru Samarakoon 33, Raminda Wijesuriya 27, Shanuka Dulaj 24: Dilshan Kanchana 2/23)
Galle CC 46 for 5 (11) (Imesh Udayanga 16n.o.: Mohamed Shamaz 2/7)
- At P. Sara Oval: Air Force beat Bloomfield by 4 runs on D/L
Bloomfield 167 for 5 (20) (Dilhan Cooray 20, Mishen Silva 17, Kasun Ekanayake 81n.o.: Nimesha Mendis 2/23)
Air Force SC 85 for 2 (11) (Udayawansha Parakrama 35, Chamara Fernando 25n.o.)
- At FTZ Katunayake: Saracens beat Tamil Union by 3 runs on D/L
Saracens SC 137 for 5 (20) (Thaveesha Abishek 46, Hashan Dumindu 31, Ayana Siriwardena 30n.o..)
Tamil Union 88 for 4 (14) (Sadeera Samarawicktrama 40n.o.: Promod Maduwantha 2/8)