Ace Capital CC shock Moors SC with superb rearguard action

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Champion team Ace Capital CC

Win SLC Major Club Under-23 final

Ace Capital CC facing a big first innings deficit at one stage at 129-8 chasing Moors SC’s total of 233, staged a splendid rearguard action through their tailenders Sasanka Nirmal and Danal Hemananda to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat scoring 317 to win the SLC Major Club Under-23 2-day final played at the Colts grounds on the first innings.

Ace Capital CC began the final day not too happily placed at 110-5 which soon became 129-8 as Moors SC managed to grab three early wickets including those of the two overnight batsmen, Sakuna Liyanage and Raveen de Silva. But Nirmal and Hemananda, the number 9 and 10 batters, had other ideas as they stitched together a match-winning partnership of 166 for the ninth wicket that sealed the match in Ace Capital CC’s favour.

Kalutara-born Nirmal who has yet to play a first-class match, went onto score a maiden century – (106* off 167 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes) and Hemananda scored his maiden one-day fifty – 70 off 119 balls (7 fours, 1 six) as they carried Ace Capital CC to a memorable win.

In the remaining time left Moors SC scored 124-3 in their second innings with Omesh Mendis slamming a quickfire half-century off 26 balls (5 fours, 4 sixes). – [ST]

Scores: Moors SC – 233 and 124-3 (Omesh Mendis 50, Yesith Rupasinghe 30*, Melan Hansaka 2/17)

Ace Capital CC – 317 (o/n 110-5) (Tharindu Amarasinghe 20, Sakuna Liyanage 24, Raveen de Silva 44, Sasanka Nirmal 106*, Danal Hemananda 70, Janishka Perera 3/52, Yesith Rupasinghe 3/53)

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