Gunawardene’s maiden five-for gives Negombo CC win

Former Thurstan College left-arm slow orthodox spinner 23-year-old Naveen Gunawardene took his maiden five-for (5 for 28) to bowl Kurunegala YCC to a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Nugegoda S&WC in a Major Limited Overs cricket match played at Moratuwa yesterday.

Nugegoda were bundled out for 103 in a game reduced to 26 overs a side, and Kurunegala YCC powered by Dhanushka Dharmasiri’s 61-ball fifty reached their target in the 23rd over losing one wicket.

In the only other match played yesterday rain forced a no-result between CCC and Negombo CC at Katunayake.

Results:

+At Katunayake: CCC v Negombo CC – No result.

CCC 154-9 (23) (Ron Chandraguptha 22, Ashan Priyanjan 20, Pavan Ratnayake 43*, Dilshan Munaweera 2/27, Upul Indrasiri 2/19, Madawa Warnapura 3/25)

Negombo CC 45-2 (10) (Dilshan Munaweera 24, Suwath Mendis 2/18)

+At Moratuwa: Kurunegala YCC beat Nugegoda S&WC by 9 wickets.

Nugegoda S&WC 103 (21.1) (Lahiru Jayakody 34, Naveen Gunawardene 5/28, Sameera Sandamal 2/16)

Kurunegala YCC 104-1 (22.4) (Dhanushka Dharmasiri 59*, Keshan Wanniarachchi 29*) 

(ST)