Cricket: Victoria's UTSC go down under to MCA by 36 runs

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Despite an elegant 99 runs by the Club President, 45-year-old, Devon Ranaweera, for the visiting United Tarneit Sports Club (UTSC) from Victoria, Australia, Tyrone de Silva’s MCA Invitation XI coasted to a comfortable 36-runs win, in their friendly 20+20 Cricket encounter at the MCA Grounds.

Ranaweera (99 in 58 balls, with 4 sixes and 12 fours) unfortunately was run out while going for a 2nd run to reach his well deserved ton.

Earlier on, the MCA Invitation XI batting first, put up a challenging 209/5 in 20 overs, which was built on two productive partnerships- 57 runs for the 2nd wicket between Sujith Perera (42) and Namal Seneviratne (50 rtd in 26 balls, with 4 sixes and 4 fours) and 61 runs for the 4th wicket between Wasanthalal Fernando (45 rtd) and Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera (26 n.o.)
A tidy spell by Angelo Dissanayake (4-0-20-2) turned the tide against the visitors, who could only muster 173/6 in 20 overs.

Best Batsmen: Namal Seneviratne (MCA); Devon Ranaweera (UTSC)

Best Bowlers: Angelo Dissanayake (MCA); Jagmeet Manget (UTSC)

Men of the Match: Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera (MCA); Devon Ranaweera (UTSC)

MCA Invitation XI 209 for 5 wickets (20) (Namal Seneviratne 50 rtd; Wasanthalal Fernando 45 rtd, Sujith Perera 42, P.K. Abeygunasekera 26 n.o., Mahesh de Alwis 25; Jaqmeet Manget 3/25)
UTSC 173 for 6 wickets (20) (Devon Ranaweera 99, Udara Kodituwakku 25; Anjelo Dissanayake 2/20)

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