Cricket: Cinnamon Grand win TTSC 6s 2018

Cinnamon Grand, led by Janudika Sriyapala, emerged Champions at the Fun Holidays sponsored 35th edition of the Travel Trade Sports Club Hardball Cricket 'Sixes' 2018, concluded at Thurstan College Grounds. 

Two quickfire knocks by Sachitha Jayatillake, 32 (rtd) with 3 sixes and 3 fours, and skipper Janudika Sriyapala 32 (rtd) with 1 six and 5 fours, guided Cinnamon Grand to a formidable 97 for no loss in 5 overs, and restricted Aitken Spence Travels 'A' to 70/3 in their 5 overs. 

Two tight overs bowled by Sachitha Jayatillake (1/10) and Sasindu Madusanka (1/10) held the losers back in their run chase. 

Quarter-finals: Aitken Spence Travels 'A'- 102/0 (5 overs) beat Booking.Com- 43/2 (5 overs) Hilton Colombo Residencies- 76/1 (5 overs) beat Cinnamon Lakeside- 44/2 (5 overs) Emirates- 57/3 (5 overs) beat Jetwing Travels 'B'- 50/1 (5 overs) Eco Team- 42/3 (5 overs) lost to Cinnamon Grand- 45/1 (2.3 overs) 

Semi-finals: Hilton Colombo Residencies- 49/2 (5 overs) lost to Aitken Spence Travels 'A'- 50/0 (3.2 overs) Emirates- 53/2 (5 overs) lost to Cinnamon Grand- 54/1 (3.5 overs) 

Final: 
Cinnamon Grand- 97/0 (5 overs) (Sachitha Jayatillake 32 rtd., Janudika Sriyapala 32 rtd., Sasindu Madusanka 15 not out, Ashan Peiris 15, not out) beat Aitken Spence Travels 'A'- 70/3 (5 overs) (Pandula Amarasinghe 20 not out, Malinda Samarasekera 18, Ravindu Wijeratne 15 not out; Evan Ranasinghe 1/14, Sasindu Madusanka 1/10, Sachitha Jayatillake 1/10) 

Special Awards: 

Most Sixes: Malinda Samarasekera (Aitken Spence Travels 'A') 

Best Bowler: Sasindu Madusanka (Cinnamon Grand) 

Best Batsman: Malinda Samarasekera (Aitken Spence Travels 'A') 

Man of the Final: Sachitha Jayatillake (Cinnamon Grand) 

Man of the Series: Dinuja Peiris (Aitken Spence Travels 'A')