SLC Major Clubs 50 Overs Tournament 2025 kicked off today (27th June) with six games happening at several venues across the island.
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Police Sports Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club and Moors Sports Club registered wins in the opening day of the tournament.
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Sithara Hapuhinna (Tamil Union C & AC), Dilshan de Soysa (Badureliya SC), Dhanuja Induwara (Police SC), Sangeeth Cooray (Colts CC), Devan Vishvaka (CCC), Movin Subasingha (BRC) and Nipun Karunanayake (Bloomfield C & AC) shine with the bat, each scoring brilliant half-centuries.
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Nadeera Balasooriya (Police SC), Duvindu Ranatunga (CCC) and Malsha Tharupathi (Moors SC) dominated with the ball, each claiming fiery four-wicket hauls.
Brief Scores
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 193/8 (50) Nimesha Gunasinghe 43, Danal Hemananda 31, Thanuja Rajapakse 30, Himasha Liyanage 27, Raveen de Silva 20*, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/45, Kalana Perera 2/29
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 199/7 (43.1) Sithara Hapuhinna 60, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 41*, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 40, Minod Bhanuka 23, Sachitha Jayatilake 20, Wanuja Sahan 2/26, Anuka Wijewardhana 2/45
Result – Tamil Union C & AC won by 3 wickets
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 216 (49.5) Sakuna Liyanage 36, Ravindu Rathnayake 36, Sammu Ashan 35, Harsha Cooray 32*, Tharindu Amarasinghe 31, Kasun Vidura 26, Senal de Silva 2/34, Ruchira Koshitha 2/38, Keshara Nuwantha 2/38, Chanaka Komasaru 2/45
Badureliya Sports Club – 198 (47.1) Dilshan de Soysa 68, Alankara Asanka Silva 31, Yenula Dewthusa 31, Thanuka Dabare 3/43, Irushka Thimira 2/23, Sammu Ashan 2/37, Nimsara Atharagalla 2/40
Result – Chilaw Marians CC won by 18 runs
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 143 (37.2) Sahan Arachchige 43, Dineth Goonewardena 22, Nadeera Balasooriya 4/26, Charuka Pramod 2/11, Manuja Chanthuka 2/20
Police Sports Club – 144/2 (28.3) Dhanuja Induwara 61*, Chathuranga Jayathilake 38, Vishad Randika 30*
Result – Police SC won by 8 wickets
Colts Cricket Club – 103 (33.2) Sangeeth Cooray 51, Duvindu Ranatunga 4/20, Nishan Peiris 2/16, Chaturanga de Silva 2/22
Colombo Cricket Club – 104/3 (15.1) Devan Vishvaka 51, Pawan Sandesh 39*
Result – CCC won by 7 wickets
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 233/9 (50) Sandun Mendis 44, Pathum Kumara 43, Tillakaratne Sampath 35, Kevin Perera 35, Movin Subasingha 3/40, Mohamed Shiraz 3/45, Shashika Dulshan 2/39
Burgher Recreation Club – 210 (45) Movin Subasingha 59, Risira Weerasuriya 40, Kusal Wijethunga 20, Kavika Dilshan 2/34, Abdul Hakam 2/34, Tillakaratne Sampath 2/37
Result – Nugegoda S & WC won 23 runs
Moors Sports Club – 251/9 (50) Ramesh Mendis 49, Hivin Kenula 35*, Shehan Fernando 31, Ravishan de Silva 28, Malsha Tharupathi 25, Vishara Fernando 24, Shiran Fernando 24, Tharinda Guruge 3/44, Lahiru Madushanka 2/28, Adithya Ranaweera 2/50
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 197 (49.2) Nipun Karunanayake 84, Mineth Premaratne 32, Tharindu Harshana 24, Malsha Tharupathi 4/23, Hivin Kenula 2/23
Result – Moors SC won by 54 runs
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