Richmond emerge T20 Triangular champions
Richmond emerged champions of 2nd President Mahinda Rajapaksa T20 triangular tournament with a three wicket win over Thurstan in the final played at the Thurstan ground in Reid Avenue yesterday.
Thurstan organized the inaugural tournament last year and were the first winners.
Results:
Thurstan 139 for 5 in 20 overs (Minhaj Jaleel 28, Kavindu Kulasekera 28, Rajitha Perera 39 n.o.: Charith Asalanka 2 for 19, A.K. Tyrone 2 for 24)
Richmond 127 in 19.5 overs (Hasitha Madushan 38, Kelum Nanayakkara 32, Thisara Bhanuka 30: Rajitha Perera 4 for 34, Kavindu 
Kulasekera 2 for 23)
Richmond 82 for 5 in 12 overs (Charith Asalanka 31, Saveen Nanayakkara 19: Malinga Amarasinghe 2 for 32)
Nalanda 88 for 8 in 12 overs (Malinga Amarasinghe 36: Charith Asalanka 2 for 16, A.K. Tyrone 2 for 16, Prabath Nishantha 2 for 31)
Final:
Thurstan 132 in 19.2 overs (Ramindu Kumarasinghe 52, Kavindu Kulasekera 38: Prabath Nishantha 3 for 27, A.K. Tyrone 3 for 27)
Richmond 138 for 7 in 20 overs (Kelum Nanayakkara 38, Wanindu Hasaranga 20, Hasitha Madushan 16, Chamod Piyumal 18 n.o.: Charana Nanayakkara 2 for 22)
1st Chamal Rajapaksa Over 40’s T20
Richmond takes the Over 40 T20 title
Richmond clinched the Over 40’s T20 triangular title too which was played concurrently at Campbell Place. Richmond over 40’s had sealed the title on the first day itself as they recorded convincing wins over Nalanda over 40’s and Thurstan over 40’s.
The trophy is named after speaker Chamal Rajapakse who is a distinguished old boy of Richmond.
Nalanda Over 40’s 151 for 9 in 20 overs (Hemantha Devapriya 33, Upul Gamage 27, Sampath Hettiarachchi 17, Mahendra Amarasinghe 17: Thushara Jayawardena 2 for 8, Prasanna Ramanayake 2 for 22, Ranjan Thambawatte 2 for 30)
Richmond Over 40’s 157 for 2 in 17.3 overs (Lasantha de Silva 18, P. Gunawardena 16, D.K. Hewamanne 76 n.o., Nishantha Mendis 29 n.o.: Mahendra Amarasinghe 2 for 20)
Results:
Richmond Over 40’s 155 for 9 in 20 overs (D.K. Hewamanne 96, Chandima Mendis 16: Suranjith Dharmasena 3 for 17, Tuan Ahamath 3 for 20)
Thurstan Over 40’s 67 for 9 in 13.3 overs (Suranjith Dharmasena 20: Prasad Abeysundara 5 for 10, Prasanna Ramanayake 2 for 14)
Nalanda Over 40’s 142 for 5 in 15 overs (Roshan Mahanama 62, Mahendra Amarasinghe 23, Hemantha Devapriya 16: Saman Hewawitharana 2 for 15)
Thurstan Over 40’s 102 for 4 in 15 overs (Suranjith Dharmasena 43, Krishan Dharmasena 21)-(MSA)
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