Skipper Dasun Shanaka guided SLC Greys to their second successive win, cruising to an easy 35-run win over SLC Reds in a Dialog-SLC Invitation T20 League match played at Pallekele yesterday. Chasing 155 runs for victory, Reds were all at sea losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually restricted for 119-9. Oshada Fernando played [...]

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Shanaka guides Greys to second straight win

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Skipper Dasun Shanaka guided SLC Greys to their second successive win, cruising to an easy 35-run win over SLC Reds in a Dialog-SLC Invitation T20 League match played at Pallekele yesterday.

Chasing 155 runs for victory, Reds were all at sea losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually restricted for 119-9. Oshada Fernando played a good hand scoring a half-century but it was not sufficient to take the Reds to their maiden win in the tournament. He scored 52 of 49 balls with five boundaries and a six before Lahiru Madushanka rattled the stump with a beautiful yorker.

Skipper Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Asela Gunaratne and Seekkuge Prasanna, who are vying for a place in the World Cup side, failed to impress with the bat, contributing to their second defeat in a row. Nuwan Pradeep, Ashian Daniel and Madushanka shared two wickets apiece to lead them to their second win.

Electing to bat, Greys were in deep trouble losing wickets six wickets for 78 runs in the 13th over, but Shanaka played sensibly, helping them reach a formidable total of 154 for the loss of eight wickets. Shanaka had five boundaries and two sixes in his 38-ball knock of 48 while Pulina Tharanga made a quick-fire 20 off 10 balls to propel their score. Seekkuge Prasanna and Prabath Jayasuriya were the picks of the bowlers for Reds, claiming two wickets each.

The tournament is being conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket to finalise their squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa and the World T20 tournament.

  • SLC Greys 154/8 (20) (Dasun Shanaka 48, Pulina Tharanga 20, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/9, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/29)
  • SLC Reds 119/9 (20) (Oshada Fernando 52, Nuwan Pradeep 2/24, Ashian Daniel 2/18, Lahiru Madushanka 2/21)

 

 

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