SLC Development Squad U-20 XI scored 2nd successive win
Skipper, Ramitha Rambukwella cracked a 26 ball half century to spear head, Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squad U-20 XI to their 2nd successive win, beating the Combined Defense Services XI, on the 2nd day of the MCA “Centenary Year” 2011 Invitational 20+20 Super Tournament, continued yesterday.
ETI, too scored their 2nd successive win with a comprehensive 08-wickets win over Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squad U-19 XI.
The MCA Premier league winner, Sampath Bank suffered the 2nd successive defeat, losing to Unichela by 08 wickets in a rain curtailed match.
The MCA Premier League Knock-out winner, Seylan Bank crashed to their 2nd auccessive defeat, convincingly beaten by HNB by 08 wickets in a 17 overs a side game, due to rain, highlighted by a fluent 66 runs by old “war horse”, Saman Jayantha.
The best bowling performance for the day came from ETI spinner Roshan Laksiri, who finished with impressive figures of 04 for 16 in 04 overs, against the SLC U-19 XI
The Semi-finals will be worked off on Saturday, 24th September at the Colombo Colts Cricket Club grounds followed by the Finals on the next day, Sunday, 25th September at the same venue.
The Grand final, which will commence at 2.00 pm will be shown live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini “Eye” channel.
Match Results:
Thurstan /Morning : HNB beat Seylan Bank by 08-wickets (Match reduced to 17 overs a side, due to rain)
Seylan Bank (sent into bat) 115/8 (17.0) (Tharanga Paranavitana 14, Lasith Fernando 10, Kanchana Gunawardena 16, Chanaka Wijesinghe 21, Damith Indika 24, Nuwan Kulasekera 16, Kosala Kulasekera 4/30, Ranil Dhammika 2/12, Saman Jayantha 2/9)
HNB : 117/2 (14.0) (Saman Jayantha 66 not out, Nuwan Kulasekera 2/25)
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Bloomfield /Morning : Unichela beat Sampath Bank by 08 wickets (Match reduced to 10 –overs a side, due to rain)
Sampath Bank (won the toss) – 71/6 (10.0) (Kaushal Silva 22, Dilhara Lokuhettige 22, Farveez Maharoof 2/19, Sohan Boralessa 22/6)
Unichela – 73/2 (7.3) (Dilruwan Perera 32, Malinda Warnapura 10, Gayan Wijekoon 20 not out)
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Thurstan/ afternoon : ETI beat SLC Development Squad U-19 XI by 07 wickets.
SLC U-19 (won the toss) – 90 (13.3) ( Manoj Sarathchandra 33, J. Premasinghe 18, Dinesh de Silva 2/13, Charith Bandara 2/20, Roshan Laksiri 4/16)
ETI – 91/3 (11.2) (Udara Jayasundera 28, Indika de Seram 37 not out, Ishan Rangana 2/14)
Bloomfield / afternoon : SLC Devp. Squad U-20 XI beat Defense Services by 57 runs.
SLC U-20 (won the toss) – 192/6 (20.0) (Shehan Jayasuriya 25, Ramitha Rambukwella 52, Dhananjaya de Silva 27, Akshu Fernando 18, K. Dhanushka 34 not out, S. Prasanna 2/30, R. Palliyaguruge 2/28)
Defense Services – 135 (17.4) (Rishan Kavinda 40, S. Prasanna 14, C. Ruwansiri 12, Udara Peiris 11, Janaka Peiris 16, Janith Silva 13, C. Kumara 3/26, Matheesha Perera 2/26, M. Liyanapathirana 2/32)