Lahiru, Pathum direct NCC to charming start

Half centuries by Lahiru Udara and Pathum Nissanka help out the defending champions NCC to record a comfortable six-wicket victory over Kurunegala YCC in their SLC Major Club T20 Cricket Tournament match played at the CCC Grounds in Maitland Crescent yesterday. 

In two other matches BRC and CCC recorded victories against Police SC and Ace Capital CC, Bloomfield pulled off an easy seven-wicket win over Nugegoda S&WC, Moors SC defeated Panadura SC by seven wickets and Colts CC overcame Tamil Union by four wickets. 

Chief scores:
At CCC – NCC won by six wickets.

Kurunegala YCC: 135/9 in 20 overs (Leo Francisco 35, Asantha Basnayake 31 n.o, Sampath Nissanka 3/31, Sahan Arachchige 2/23)

NCC: 138/4 in 13 overs (Lahiru Udara 56, Pathum Nissanka 50, Duvindu Tileekratne 2/41).

At Colts – BRC won by 66 runs.

BRC: 160 in 19.3 overs (Movin Subasinghe 72, Savin Gunasekera 26, Kusal Wijetunga 25, Ishira Ayupala 3/25, Charuka Pramod 2/24, Ashen Bandara 2/31)

Police SC: 94 in 15.4 overs (Ashen Bandara 37, Vishad Randika 22, Shashika Dulshan 4/20, Chameera Dissanayake 2/16).

At P. Sara Oval – CCC won by six wickets.

Ace Capital CC: 98/8 in 20 overs (Himasha Liyanage 31, Chathuranga de Silva 2/9, Dhananjaya de Silva 2/20)

CCC: 102/4 in 16 overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 42, Sahan Kosala 28 n.o, Traveen Mathew 2/15).

At Colts – Bloomfield won by seven wickets.

Nugegoda S&WC: 57 in 14.1 overs (Ravindu Fernando 4/5, Dulaj Samuditha 4/15)

Bloomfield: 63/3 in 7.1 overs. 

At P Sara Oval – Moors SC won by seven wickets.

Panadura SC: 130/8 in 20 overs (Vishen Halambage 23, Nisala Tharaka 27 n.o, Ramesh Mendis 2/21, Garuka Sanketh 2/25)

Moors SC: 131/3 in 12.5 overs (Sohan de Livera 46, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 37 n.o, Senitha Halambage 3/32).
At CCC – Colts CC won by four wickets.

Tamil Union: 165/9 in 20 overs (Sineth Jayawardena 61, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 25, Sachitha Jayatileke 23, Kavishka Anjula 4/19, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/15)

Colts CC: 166/6 in 18.5 overs (Ravindu Rasantha 28, Dhananjaya Lakshan 26, Sanoj Dharshika 55 n.o, Tharindu Ratnayake 3/28).