Club Bentota regains men’s title, Amaya Lake, Kandalama emerge new women’s winners at 36th TTSC Soft

Club Bentota regained the men’s title for the second successive year, while Amaya  Lake, Kandalama  emerged as the  new women’s winner at the 36th Travel Trade Sports Club Softball Cricket Sixes at Shalika and D.S. Senanayake College grounds on Sunday.

In an all Bentota Men’s final at Shalika grounds, a hat trick by Dunil Darshana propelled the defending Champions, Club Bentota to beat Bentota Beach Hotel by three wickets.

In a low scoring women’s final Amaya Lake Kandalama piped former Champions, Club Hotel Dolphin, Waikkaal by four wickets, the winning run coming in the last ball.

Men’s results:

Quarter Finals: Lanka Princess Hotel 62/5 (5); lost to Club Bentota 63/2 (4);  Elephant Reach, Yala  59/4 (5) beat Camelot Beach Hotel, Nigombo 49/4 (5);  Royal Palms, Kalutara 57/5 (5) lost to Chaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa 63/1 (3.4) ;  Bentota Beach Hotel 48/6 (4)  beat Avani Kalutara  42/6  (4.4).

Semi Finals: Elephant Reach, Yala 36/6 (5) lost to Club Bentota 37/4  (2.5);  Bentota Beach Hotel  73/4 (6) beat Chaaya Tranz  50/4  (5).

Final: Bentota Beach  59/6 (5) (Dinesh Fernando 30,  Samith Fernando 20,  Nishantha Silva 1/20, Dunil Darshana 3/7 (hat-trick)  lost to Club Bentota  60/3 (3.2)  (S. Priyankara 11,  Roshan Kumara 20,  Dunil Darshana 17, U. Punchihewa 1/18, Pradeep Fernando 2/7)

Special Awards:  Best Bowler Pradeep S. Kumara from Bentota Beach Hotel; Best Batsman Supun Priyanka  from Club Bentota; Man of the Final Dunil Darshana  from Club Bentota; Man of the Tournament Kalum  Nishantha from Club Bentota.  

Women’s Results:   

Quarter Finals: Cinnamon Grand 29/3 (05)  beat Club Bentota 11/6 (1.4); Sri Lankan Airlines  38/5 (5) lost to Club Hotel Dolphin 42/4 (4.4); Eco Team 18/1 (5) lost to Amaya Hills, Kandy  22/0 (0.4); Walkers and Whittalls 41/2 (5) lost to Amaya Lake, Kandalama 47/1 (3.5)

Semi-Finals: Cinnamon Grand 44/2 (5) lost to Club Hotel Dolphin 50/0 (3.1); Amaya Hills, Kandy  41/5 (0.5) lost to Amaya Lake, Kandalama 42/1 (3.1)

Final: Club Hotel Dolphin 28/6 (5) (S. Niranga 20, G. Pushpakanthi 1/9, Dinusha  Dissanayake  2/5, Ishani Kumarasinghe 1/01, Gayani Dassanayake 2/9) lost to Amaya Lake, Kandalama 29/2 (05) (Niluka Samarasinghe 11, Niluka Daberera 1/3, Shakila Jayawardena 1/3)

Special Awards:

Best Bowler    Chitra Fernando from Club Hotel Dolphin;  Best Batswoman Niluka Samarasinghe from Amaya Lake, Kandalama; Woman of the Final Dinusha Dissanayake from Amaya Lake, Kandalama; Woman of the Tournament Chitra Fernando from Club Hotel Dolphin;

The tournament  was sponsored by Aitken Spence Travels for the 15th successive year.

At post tournament presentation, awards were given way by Aitken Spence Travels Chief Operating Officer Ravi Subramaniam, TTSC President Dushy Jayaweera and TTSC General Secretary Palitha Mendis.