Colts dominate over Kurunegala Youth
Colts dominated Kurunegala Youth with a 249-run victory in their Major Club Limited Over tournament match played at Colts ground yesterday. The win was built on a superb 189-run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Sangeeth Cooray.
Chandimal, currently out of the national ODI squad, smashed 120 off 89 balls with 13 fours and four sixes. Cooray provided steady support with 100 off 149 deliveries, including 10 boundaries, as Colts posted 316-5.
The bowling attack then dismantled Kurunegala Youth’s reply. Akila Dhananjaya was exceptional with 4/9, whilst Kavisha Anjula took 3/10. Dhananjaya Lakshan contributed 2/23 to complete the comprehensive victory.
A career-best 158 by Sithara Gimhan, who shared a match-winning fourth-wicket stand of 228 runs with skipper Ramesh Mendis, helped Moors SC to scale down CCC’s massive 317-run target in their match played at CCC grounds. Gimhan smashed an unbeaten 158 including 12 towering sixes and six boundaries, leading the successful run chase which was ably supported by Mendis with his unbeaten half-century (70). Earlier, an unbeaten 101 by Anjula Bandara helped CCC set up a massive 317 target, but the visitors reached the target with 21 balls left.
A brilliant all-round effort saw NCC pull off a 7-wicket win over Ace Capital at NCC grounds. Tamil Union eased to an 8-wicket win over hapless Panadura SC at P. Sara Oval. Having bowled out the visitors for 174, the hosts reached the target in the 27th over with Minod Bhanuka and Sineth Jayawardena hitting half-centuries.
Police SC held their nerve to record a tense 3-run win over Chilaw Marians at Moratuwa. Chasing a modest 249 to win, Chilaw Marians were cruising smoothly, reaching 195-3, but lost the remaining seven wickets for just 50 runs to suffer a heartbreaking loss.
An unbroken 182-run opening stand between Tharindu Harshana (109) and Ron Chandraguptha (63) guided Bloomfield to a convincing 10-wicket win over Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club at Reid Avenue. After bowling the visitors out for 179, the hosts raced to victory in the 34th over of their innings.
| Brief Scores | |
Colts 316 for 5 (50) (Dinesh Chandimal 120, Sangeeth Cooray 100, Ravindu Rasantha 43; Ranul Gunaratne 2/58, Ayesh Madushanka 2/61) Kurunegala Youth 67 all out (22.5) (Gayan Weerasinghe 30; Akila Dhananjaya 4/9, Kavisha Anjula 3/10, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/23)
CCC 316 for 8 (50) (Anjula Bandara 101n.o., Pawan Sandesh 57, Inuka Karannagoda 42; Hasitha Rathnayake 3/29, Malsha Tharupathi 2/40, Hivin Kenula 2/46) Moors SC 317 for 3 (46.3) (Sithara Gimhan 158n.o., Ramesh Mendis 70n.o., Janishka Perera 48)
Ace Capital 212 all out (49.1) (Thanuja Rajapakse 58, Raveen de Silva 30, Nimesha Gunasinghe 26; Lasith Embuldeniya 3/35, Ranuka Malaviarachchi 3/47, Chamika Karunaratne 2/29) NCC 215 for 3 (35) (Jeewaka Sashin 65, Kavin Bandara 58, Gaviru Senha 34n.o., Dineth Goonewardena 25n.o., Ahan Wickremasinghe 24)
Panadura SC 174 all out (47) (Senitha Halambage 43n.o., Oshada Fernando 40, Duranka Silva 25; Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/21, Sachitha Jayatilake 3/21, Theesan Vithushan 3/26) Tamil Union 175 for 2 (26.4) (Minod Bhanuka 74n.o., Sineth Jayawardena 50, Vihas Thewmika 38n.o.)
Police SC 248 for 7 (50) (Priyamal Perera 75, Dhanuja Induwara 63, Vishad Randika 55, Rashmika Hirushan 40n.o.; Nimsara Atharagalla 2/36, Irushka Thimira 2/52) Chilaw Marians245 all out (48.4) (Thanuka Dabare 73, Tharindu Amarasinghe 72, Sammu Ashan 49, Hiran Jayasundara 20; Dilum Sudeera 3/30, Manuja Chanthuka 3/40, Priyamal Perera 3/52)
10 wickets Nugegoda S&WC 179 all out (46.1) (Akram Muthalib 41, Rahul Gunasekara 31, Pathum Kumara 22; Ravindu Fernando 3/28, Adithya Ranaweera 2/28, Tharinda Guruge 2/22) Bloomfield 182 for no loss (33.5) (Tharindu Harshana 109n.o., Ron Chandraguptha 63n.o.) |