Ten matches of SLC Major Clubs 50 Over Tournament 2023/24 took place yesterday around the island.
Most of the matches were shortened due to rain. The only two notable performances coming from the game between NCC and Ace Capital. Young speedster Chamika Gunasekara picked up a five-for for NCC and in the run chase Niroshan Dickwella scored an unbeaten century.
Brief Scores
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 76 (26.3)
Kavishka Anjula 5/25
Dhananjaya Lakshan 3/22
Colts Cricket Club – 77/7 (24.1)
Shiran Fernando 5/22
Colts CC won by 3 wickets
Moors Sports Club – 74 (19.4)
Sohan de Livera 22
Chamath Gomez 5/21
Santhush Gunathilake 4/29
Ragama Cricket Club – 77/4 (14.3)
Nishan Madushka 51*
Praveen Jayawickrama 2/1
Ragama Cricket Club won by 6 wickets
Police Sports Club – 163 (45.1)
Nuwan Pradeep 33
Chathuranga Jayathilake 28
Heshan Dhanushka 26
Chaturanga de Silva 3/15
Lakshan Sandakan 3/34
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/37
Colombo Cricket Club – 164/5 (32.1)
Minod Bhanuka 89, Dhananjaya de Silva 26
Nalin Priyadarshana 2/44
CCC won by 5 wickets
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club – 114/9 (20)
Sanoj Darshika 25
Amesh Thennakoon 23
Naveen Fernando 23
Lasanda Rukmal 3/20
Praveen de Silva 2/37
Air Force Sports Club – 90 (17.3)
Movin Subasingha 25
Sameera Sadamal 3/15
Chanuka Dilshan 2/11
Shiwakumar Tyron 2/17
Kurunegala YCC won by 24 runs
Negombo Cricket Club – 135 (37.4)
Umesh Lakshan 35
Madawa Warnapura 27
Jatin Saxena 22
Sahan Adeesha 4/19
Pasindu Madushan 4/27
Galle Cricket Club – 116 (40.5)
Tharinda Guruge 26*
Vishva Wijeratne 20
Jatin Saxena 3/17
Dilshan Munaweera 3/27
Upul Indrasiri 2/16
Negombo CC won by 19 runs
Burgher Recreation Club – 239/9 (50)
Risira Weerasuriya 75
Leo Fransisco 34
Umeshka Morais 32*
Seekkuge Prasanna 3/40
Shehada Zoysa 2/52
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club – 241/5 (41.2)
Shehan Fernando 82
Asela Gunaratne 48
Lakshan Edirisinghe 32
Dinesh Chandimal 32
Pathum Kumara 27*
Dushan Hemantha 2/50
Umeshka Morais 2/71
Army SC won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club – 285/6 (50)
Ranuda Somarathne 65*
Shevon Daniel 63
Krishan Sanjula 51
Chamindu Wickramasinghe 40
Nipun Dhananjaya 36
Pulina Tharanga 3/61
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 188 (41.2)
Chamod Sandaru 69
Kasun Vidura 22
Kavindu Nadeeshan 3/58
Danushka Gunathilaka 2/22
Prabath Jayasuriya 2/24
SSC won by 97 runs
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 204 (37)
Ravindu Rathnayake 89
Wanuja Sahan 51
Theeraka Ranatunga 25
Chamika Gunasekara 5/64
Ashian Daniel 3/33
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 207/3 (25.3)
Niroshan Dickwella 115*
Kamil Mishara 36
Lahiru Udara 22
Roshan Jayatissa 2/54
Result – NCC won by 7 wickets
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 194 (34.1)
Tillakaratne Sampath 64
Rahul Gunasekara 24
Rumesh Buddika 21
Ranitha Liyanarachchi 21
Yohan Maddege 3/42
Mithun Jayawickrama 3/44
Imesh Udayanga 2/33
Kandy Customs Cricket Club – 195/8 (41.1)
Imesh Udayanga 33
Kasun Madusanka 26*
Thevindu Dickwella 26
Hasitha Nirmal 24
Chalana de Silva 3/42
Lahiru Gamage 2/17
Tillakaratne Sampath 2/48
Result – Kandy Customs CC won by 2 wickets
Badureliya Cricket Club – 244/8 (50)
Ranesh Silva 67
Dunith Jayatunga 39*
Alankara Asanka 29
Sasanka Nirmal 24*
Rohan Sanjaya 20
Lahiru Madushanka 2/35
Tharindu Lamahewage 2/45
Chamath Wickramasingha 2/51
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 239/9 (50)
Hasitha Boyagoda 63
Yohan de Silva 36
Sandun Weerakkody 30
Nipun Karunanayake 29
Manelker De Silva 27
Lahiru Madushanka 20
Anuk Fernando 3/17
Gihan Koralage 2/45
Result – Badureliya CC won by 5 runs