Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club - CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament – Match Update
Chilaw 146 (19.5/20 ov) v Bloomfield 147/1 (15.5/20 ov) - Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
In the Group B match of the ongoing CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club rallied a stupendous run chase by overcoming a tally of 147 runs needed to win in 20 overs against Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on Thursday, March 29, 2012.
With this win Bloomfield have gained five points after winning two games out of the four contests they have played so far, and are ranked at second place in their group behind Ragama who have eight points by winning all their three matches.
Earlier, in the match after winning the toss, Bloomfield invited Chilaw to bat first and the bowlers grabbed an early breakthrough by dismissing Chilaw opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Weeratunga-Arachchilage-Suresh-Niroshan-c96442 for nil. At the time of this wicket, the batting side had posted just three runs on the board.
Chilaw’s batting line-up looked meagre and out of form as batsmen kept throwing their wickets away, without giving much of a fight.
With all the wickets succumbing around him, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahela-Lakmal-Udawatte-c73806 who had come in as an opener kept his nerve and crafted a commendable knock of 73 runs, playing a crucial role in helping his squad amass 146 runs on the board.
Pacer, Nuwan Pradeep, did maximum damage as he grabbed three wickets in his 3.5 overs.
With a formidable tally on the board, Bloomfield openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nawela-Mahagamaralalage-Nadeera-Prabath-Nawela-c78948 launched a resilient batting onslaught as they raced towards the required target by hitting the bowlers all around the park.
It was imperative for the fielding side to gain an upper hand in the match early on by grabbing a couple of important wickets, but the bowlers failed in created enough problems for the batsmen to earn the much needed breakthroughs.
Later, with 146 runs on the board, Bloomfield finally lost their first wicket with Nawela departing after scoring 62 runs, meanwhile, his opening partner stayed unbeaten on a huge tally of 77 as the side successfully reached the target.
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