Sandun steers Sri Lanka to HK 6s semis
Sandun Weerakkody steered Sri Lanka to the semi-final of the Hong Kong 6s cricket tournament with cracking 14-ball half ton, inclusive of four boundaries and five sixes, to help the side record a comfortable 40-run win over Nepal in the third quarter-final played at the Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong yesterday.
Weerakkody gave Sri Lanka a flying start, and along with opening partner Thanuka Dabare, put on 58 runs and he followed it up with another 43-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Lahiru Madusanka before retiring.
Skipper Madusanka along with Lahiru Samarakoon added a further 22 runs before Samarakoon was dismissed before Sri Lanka ended with a score of 123 for 2 in six overs. Nepal in their run chase lost three early wickets on 13 and despite a knock of 55 from Rashid Khan later in the innings, were bowled out for 83 runs.
Meanwhile in the other three quarter-finals Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh won their matches against hosts Hong Kong, South Africa and United Arab Emirates.
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| QF1: Sri Lanka beat Nepal by 40 runs Sri Lanka 123 for 2 (6) (Sandun Weerakkody 50rtd, Lahiru Madusanka 31 n.o., Lahiru Samarakoon 22, Thanuka Dabare 18) Nepal 85 all out (5) (Rashid Khan 55; Lahiru Samarakoon 2/5, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/24) QF 2: Australia beat Hong Kong by 13 runs Australia 129 for 3 (6) (Dan Christian 53rtd, Alex Ross 45n.o.) Hong Kong 116 for no loss (6) (Zeeshan Ali 51n.o., Nizakat Khan 51n.o.) QF 3: Pakistan beat South Africa by 17 runs Pakistan 105 for 3 (6) (Muhammad Akhlaq 53rtd, Aamer Yamin 18, Hussain Talat 27n.o.; Evan Jones 2/14) South Africa 88 for 4 (6) (Evan Jones 41, Modiri Litheko 16n.o., Matthew Boast 15n.o.; Hussain Talat 2/17) QF 4: Bangladesh beat UAE by 18 runs on D/L Bangladesh 111 for 1 (6) (Mohammad Saifuddin 36n.o., Jishan Alam 34n.o., Abdullah Al Mamun 31) UAE 43 for 3 (3.2) (Sanchit Sharma 25; Mohammad Saifuddin 2/7)
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