By Srian Obeyesekere

The Sri Lanka Cricket Major Clubs Tournament 2023 that took off last week saw SSC defeat Kurunegala YCC by 8 runs in a low scoring game at the P. Saravanamuththu Stadium while Tamil Union beat Badureliya SC by 24 runs at the SSC Grounds, Sebastianites got the better of Nugegoda SC by 7 wickets at the P. Saravanamuththu Stadium, BRC defeated Negombo CC by 53 runs, Bloomfield beat Ragama CC by 4 wickets at SSC Grounds  and Air Force SC thrashed Police SC by 4 wickets at Panagoda.

CHIEF SCORES:

At P. Saravanamuththu Stadium

SSC best Kurunegala YCC by 8 runs

SSC 94 (16.4 Overs)

(Avishka Fernando 39, Shevon Daniel 11, Kridhan Sanjula 10, Dilanka Auwardt 3/14, Aravinda Premaratne 3/15)

Kurunegala YCC 85 (17,4 Overs) (Kosala Ravindu 14, Kalana Perera 3/10, Nisala Tharaka 2/20, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/25)

At SSC Tamil Union beat Badureliya SC by 24 runs

Tamil Union 147/7 (20 Overs)

(Kanesh Nirmal 35, Ravindu Fernando 15, Kavindu Pathiratne 10, Senal de Silva 2/10, Naren Muralidaran 2/29)

Badureliya SC 123/6 (20 Overs)

(Vidhwa Fernando 39, Anuk Fernando 39, Hasith Amarasinghe 29, Isuru Udana 3/22, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/20)

At SSC Grounds Bloomfield beat Ragama CC by 4 wickets

Ragama CC 139/8 (20 Overs)

(Ranmith Jayasena 38, Avishka Tharindu 37, Saminda Fernando 18, Yohan Liyanage 15,  Sanjaya Chaturanga 14, Santhush Gunatilleka 17, Lahiru Madushanka 3/22, Adeesha Thilanchana 2/27)

Bloomfield 140/6 (19 Overs)

(Nipun Karunanayake 36, Sadun Weerakkody 33, Lahiru Madushanka 16, Manelka de Silva 10, Madawa Warnapura 10, Adeesha Thilanandana n.o. 23, Shashika Dildhan 2/16}

At P. Saravanamuththu Stadium Sebastianites beat Nugegoda SC by 7 wickets

(Nugegoda SC 108/9 (20 Overs)

(Tharindu Kawdhal 38, T.M. Sampath 21,

Sasindu Nsnayakkara 14, Kavika Dilshan 18, Mohamed Dilshan 2/19, Tharindu Ratnayake 3/20, Sasheeka Passegolla 3/12)

Sebastianites 109/3:(18 Overs)

(Abhishek Liyanarachchi n.o. 50, Sasheeka Passegolla 30, Chalana de Silva 1/14)

At Panagoda BRC beat Negombo CC by 53 runs

BRC 144/7 {20 Overs)

(Lakshan Gamage 52, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 28, Bhagya Dissanayake 38, Nayana Fernando 10, Sheshan Fernando 2/31)

Negombo CC 91 (17,1 Overs)

(Johanne De Zilva 28, Umesh Lakshan 12, Dimuth Sandaruwan 22, Malindu Shehan 2/15, Duvinduv Tillekeratne 2/15)

At Panagoda Air Force beat Police by 4 wickets

Police SC 115 (20:Overs)

(Chsturanga Jayatilleke 13, Dhanuja Induwara 22, Randunu Ganganath 15, Supun Madushanka 19, Danal Hemananda 21, Dhanesha de Silva 4/9)

Air Force SC

(Movin Subasinghe 55, Adithya Siriwardena 23, Nalin Ptiyadharshana 2/25)