NCC all-rounder Chaturanga de Silva hits a six in the match against Kalutara TC at the NCC grounds yesterday
Chaturanga de Silva, elder brother of the famed Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, came up with a fine all-round performance to give NCC a comfortable six-wicket win over Kalutara TC in a Major Limited Over match played at the NCC grounds yesterday.
Chaturanga took 5/15 with his slow left-arm spin to bowl-out Kalutara TC for 78 and then hit an unbeaten 28 off 15 balls (two sixes, one four) to see NCC over the line.
A depleted SSC side, led by Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne, suffered a one-run defeat under the Duckworth/Lewis method to Bloomfield at the SSC grounds. In a match reduced to 36 overs, Bloomfield scored 200/8. SSC’s target was revised to 140 from 28 overs, but they fell short by two runs, scoring 138/3.
In the other matches, Ragama CC, Lankan CC, BRC, Negombo CC, Badureliya SC, Tamil Union and Kurunegala YCC recorded wins, while the match between Galle CC and Ace Capital CC ended in a no-result without a ball bowled.
RESULTS
- At NCC: Kalutara TC 78 (28) (Asantha Basnayake 24, Chaturanga de Silva 5/15, Mayura Ranasinghe 3/13) lost to NCC 83-4 (14) (Chaturanga de Silva 28, Asanka Manoj 3/23) by six wickets.
- At Police Park: Police SC 193 (49.5) (Tillakaratne Sampath 32, Asel Sigera 42, Kalhara Senaratne 3/41) lost to Ragama CC 194-5 (44.5) (Dineth Thimodya 32, Janith Liyanage 40*, Avishka Tharindu 38, Ishan Jayaratne 49*) by five wickets.
- At Thurstan Road: Kandy Customs CC 113 (25.5) (Minhaj Jalil 28, Kasun Madushanka 2/13) lost to Lankan CC 116-3 (19.4) (Lahiru Dilshan 61*) by seven wickets.
- At BRC: BRC 186 (48) (Yuran Nimasha 38, Movin Subasingha 3/32) beat Air Force SC 140 (38.3) (Udayawansha Parakrama 30, Dan Mousley 3/32, Chameera Dissanayake 4/18) by 47 runs. (D/L method).
- At Galle: Galle CC v Ace Capital CC – No Result (not a ball bowled)
- At MCG – Katunayake: Army SC 158-9 (39) (Asela Gunaratne 44, Thulina Dilshan 41, Nishan Peiris 3/17) lost to Negombo CC 167-3 (35.3) (Angelo Jayasinghe 43, Pasindu Lakshan 32, Ashen Silva 37, Roscoe Thattil 41) by seven wickets. (D/L method).
- At Maggona: Saracens SC 145 (49.1) (Promod Maduwantha 43, Asanka Silva 3/23) lost to Badureliya SC 148-7 (37.4) (Sandun Weerakkody 51, Rasanjana Silva 31, Promod Maduwantha 3/25) by seven wickets.
- At Colts: Tamil Union 200 (44.3) (Santhush Gunathilaka 42, Kamesh Nirmal 43, Ranmith Jayasena 35, Ravindu Fernando 39, Muditha Lakshan 4/37) beat Colts 160-9 (41) (Priyamal Perera 38, Pramod Madushan 5/48) by 32 runs. (D/L method).
- At Welisara: Kurunegala YCC 161-9 (35) (Gayan Maneeshan 34, Dulaj Ranatunga 39, Aravinda Akurugoda 4/33, Dilanka Auwardt 3/22) beat Navy SC 97 (27.5) (Madura Madushanka 41, Dinushka Malan 2/5) by 74 runs. (D/L method).
- nAt SSC: Bloomfield 200-8 (36) (Charitha Kumarasinghe 62, Nimanda Madushanka 40, Kavindu Nadeeshan 3/38) beat SSC 138-3 (28) (Krishan Sanjula 56*) by one run. (D/L method). – (ST)
