Krishan guides SSC to title victory
An unbeaten 71 off 68 by Krishan Sanjula paved the way for SSC to record a comfortable 29-run win over Army SC in the final of the Major Club T20 cricket tournament played at the SSC ground yesterday.
Electing to bat first, SSC suffered an early set back losing opener Avishka Fernando cheaply in the fifth ball of the innings.
But, Krishan joining Nipun Dhananjaya helped them recover. The pair added 46 runs for the second wicket before they were separated with Nipun’s dismissal for 27.
Krishan found another reliable partner in Nuwanidu Fernando and the pair put in some resistance. They associated in a valuable 48-run stand for the third wicket before Nuwanidu departed for 27. SSC were 99 for 3 in the 16th over.
Back in Sri Lankan colours. Tom Moody who was recently appointed Director Cricket with wider powers to make recommendations for a complete revamp of the domestic cricket structure was at SSC last morning to watch the Major T20 cricket final.
The remaining four overs saw SSC adding a further 47 runs to end their innings with a modest score of 146.
Army SC in their run chase were let down by their batsmen. Apart from two useful knocks by Ashan Randika (44) and Himasha Liyanage (32) none of the other nine batsmen were able to reach double figures which saw them being bowled out for 117 runs in the last over, giving an easy victory for the hosts.
Results
- At SSC
SSC 146 for 5 in 20 overs (Nipun Dhananjaya 27, Nuwanidu Fernando 27, Krishan Sanjula 71 n.o.: Heshan Hettiarachchi 2/27)
Army SC 117 in 19.2 0vers (Ashan Randika 44, Himasha Liyanage 32: Himesh Ramanayake 3/23, Kalana Perera 2/15, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/21)