Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Greys and Blues, under Dasun Shanaka and Angelo Perera respectively, recorded wins on Friday (13), the first day of the SLC Invitational T20 League at Pallekele.
Match 1:
Greys under Shanaka beat Ashan Priyanjan's Green by one run:
Greys 167/7 (20) (Dasun Shanaka 84 off 41 - 4x7, 6x5, Chathuranga de Silva 23 off 21, Minod Bhanuka 21 off 20; Ashan Priyanjan 1/18 in 2 ovs)
Greens 166/6 (20) (Kamindu Mendis 74 off 48 - 4x5, 6x3, Pathum Nissanka 45 off 36 - 4x5, Ishan Jayaratne 20 n.o. off 10; Pulina Tharanga 3/22 in 4 ovs, Ashian Daniel 2/23 in 3 ovs)
Match 2:
Blues, led by Angelo Perera, beat Dinesh Chandimal's Reds by 56 runs:
Blues 148/9 (20) (Ashen Bandara 45 off 25 - 4x5, Sahan Arachchige 36 0ff 31, Nishan Madushka 20 off 17; Akila Dananjaya 3/27 in 4 ovs, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/34 in 4 ovs)
Reds 92 all out in 17 overs (Nipun Dananjaya 14 off 14, Dinesh Chandimal 13 off 15; Angelo Perera 2/6 in 2 ovs, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/12 in 4 ovs)
Tomorrow (24):
Reds vs. Greys at 2.30 p.m.
Blues vs. Greens at 7 p.m.
Greys under Shanaka beat Ashan Priyanjan's Green by one run:
Greys 167/7 (20) (Dasun Shanaka 84 off 41 - 4x7, 6x5, Chathuranga de Silva 23 off 21, Minod Bhanuka 21 off 20; Ashan Priyanjan 1/18 in 2 ovs)
Greens 166/6 (20) (Kamindu Mendis 74 off 48 - 4x5, 6x3, Pathum Nissanka 45 off 36 - 4x5, Ishan Jayaratne 20 n.o. off 10; Pulina Tharanga 3/22 in 4 ovs, Ashian Daniel 2/23 in 3 ovs)
Match 2:
Blues, led by Angelo Perera, beat Dinesh Chandimal's Reds by 56 runs:
Blues 148/9 (20) (Ashen Bandara 45 off 25 - 4x5, Sahan Arachchige 36 0ff 31, Nishan Madushka 20 off 17; Akila Dananjaya 3/27 in 4 ovs, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/34 in 4 ovs)
Reds 92 all out in 17 overs (Nipun Dananjaya 14 off 14, Dinesh Chandimal 13 off 15; Angelo Perera 2/6 in 2 ovs, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/12 in 4 ovs)
Tomorrow (24):
Reds vs. Greys at 2.30 p.m.
Blues vs. Greens at 7 p.m.