The group stage of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major T20 concluded today, with CCC, Army, Colts, Tamil Union, NCC, Ragama, Badureliya and Moors progressing to the knockout stage.
Air Force SC missed out on a quarter-final berth by a whisker after registering three consecutive wins to end the tournament on a high. The airmen restricted Ports Authority to 99 all-out, before Roscoe Thattil guided the run chase with an unbeaten 43*.
Ruvindu Gunasekara’s golden run in the tournament continued as another dominant all-round performance from him made sure Saracens registered a 34 run win on Duckworth Lewis against Panadura SC. He made an unbeaten 81* with the bat before capturing two wickets with the ball.
Lahiru Thirimanne’s composed unbeaten 45* guided Ragama CC to a crucial win over Police SC and booked their place in the quarterfinals. Another impressive bowling effort from Kushan Weerakkody (3/38) who has 12 wickets in the tournament so far, helped reduce Police to 133 all-out before Thirimanne led the run chase.
Lasith Malinga bowled impressively once again capturing 2/09 in NCC’s knockout punch for Chilaw Marians while Colts crushed Tamil Union by 6 wickets to finish on top of their group.
Lakshan Sandakan’s 3/11 guided CCC to the top of their group while the discarded Ajantha Mendis’ all-round efforts (2/27 & 27*) secured a thrilling win for Army SC and a place in the quarterfinal.
SLPA vs Air Force
Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC 99 (15.5) Gayan Maneeshan 35, Dilip Tharaka 2/10, Buddika Sandaruwan 2/13, Shohan Rangika 2/19, Roscoe Thattil 2/24
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Air Force Sports Club 100/7 (16.4) Roscoe Thattil 43*, Gayan Maneeshan 2/01, Ranesh Perera 2/20Result – Air Force won by 3 wickets
Saracens vs Panadura
Saracens Sports Club 160/8 (20) Ruvindu Gunasekera 81*, Harsha Cooray 34, Ryan Kern 2/16, Suresh Peiris 2/34
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Panadura Sports Club 107/8 (16.3) Praneeth Wijesena 34, Shashrika Pussegolla 24, Gamindu Kanishka 2/14, Ruvindu Gunasekera 2/28Result – Saracens won by 34 runs on D/L
Lankan vs Galle
Galle Cricket Club 148/7 (20) Harsha Rajapaksha 48, Nilanka Rukshitha 37, Aruna Dharmasena 28 Hasantha Fernando 21, Nelum Kumara 3/13, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/26
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Lankan Cricket Club 133 (19.1) Lakshan Rodrigo 40, Maduranga Zoysa 38, Sajana de Silva 32, Gayan Sirisoma 2/17, Raveen Sayer 2/23, Rajith Priyan 2/25Result – Galle won by 15 runs
Navy vs Kurunegala
Navy Sports Club 142/9 (20) Dushan Hemantha 40, Buddika Hasaranga 27, Ishan Abeysekara 23, Chenutha Wickramasinghe 20, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 3/23
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Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 133/9 (20) Dhanushka Dharmasiri 27, Charith Mendis 20, Sarinda Dassanayake 20, Amila Madusanka 2/20, Nuwan Sampath 2/23Result – Navy won by 9 runs
Police vs Ragama
Police Sports Club 133 (20) Kushan Weerakkody 48, Mahesh Priyadarshana 20, Janith Liyanage 3/17, Kushan Weerakkody 3/38, Ishan Jayaratne 2/12
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Ragama Cricket Club 137/6 (18.1) Lahiru Thirimanne 45*, Lahiru Milantha 30, Akshu Fernando 23, Mahesh Priyadarshana 2/24Result – Ragama won by 4 wickets
Moors vs Badureliya
Moors Sports Club 155/8 (17) Chamara Silva 45, Supeshala Jayathilake 33, Charitha Kumarasinghe 27, Alankara Asanka 3/22, Sanjaya Chathuranga 3/40
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Badureliya Cricket Club 114/7 (17) Nadeera Nawela 26, Sanjaya Chathuranga 60*, Adeesha Thilanchana 3/17, Nilanka Sandakan 2/19Result – Moors won by 41 runs
NCC vs Chilaw
Nondescripts Cricket Club 123/7 (13) Angelo Perera 39, Lahiru Udara 23, Malinda Pushpakumara 2/09, Asitha Fernando 2/28
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Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 54 (13) Malinda Pushpakumara 24*, Sachintha Peiris 2/04, Lasith Malinga 2/09Result – NCC won by 69 runs
Tamil Union vs Colts
Tamil Union Cricket And Athletic Club 77 (11.3) Binura Fernando 22, Nisala Tharaka 3/08, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/12
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Colombo Colts Cricket Club 78/4 (10.3) Sahan Arachchige 32, Binura Fernando 2/19, Pramod Madushan 2/22Result – Colts won by 6 wickets
Negombo vs CCC
Negombo Cricket Club 101/8 (18) Sandun Dias 28, Lakshan Sandakan 3/11, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/27
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Colombo Cricket Club 105/6 (16.5) Madhawa Warnapura 35*, Umega Chaturanga 3/18Result – CCC won by 4 wickets
KTC vs BRC
Kalutara Town Club 100/9 (20) Devind Pathmanathan 39, Tillakaratne Sampath 3/13, Suraj Randiv 3/19
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Burgher Recreation Club 101/4 (15.4) Lisula Lakshan 22, T M Sampath 21, Nipuna Kariyawasam 3/24Result – BRC won by 6 wickets
Bloomfield vs Army SC
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 144/8 (20) Ramesh Mendis 31, Anuk Fernando 27, Janith Silva 4/30, Ajantha Mendis 2/27, Dushan Vimukthi 2/29
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Army Cricket Club 145/8 (19.4) Ajantha Mendis 27*, Janith Silva 26, Ashan Randika 24, Ramesh Mendis 3/16Result – Army won by 2 wickets
 Major T20 concluded today, with CCC,Army, Colts, Tamil Union, NCC, Ragama, Badureliya and Moors progressing to the knockout stage.){kind=link}