Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Air Force Sports Club – Premier Limited Over Tournament, 2012/13 (Group B) – Match Update – SL Air Force SC wins by 11 runs
A 4-wicket haul from Pishan Hewage enabled the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club to clinch an 11-run win, as per the D/L method, over the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, in their Group B match during the ongoing Premier Limited Over Tournament, played
at the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground in Colombo, on December 30.
The match kicked off with the Air Force SC winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Bloomfield put forth a concentrated bowling performance, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eldeniya-Meda-Gedara-Dilshan-Yasika-Munaweera-c55846,
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sayakkara-Kankanamge-Chatura-Randunu-c88968, all of whom picked up one wicket each.
The Air Force SC’s top five batsmen were unable to set up a solid base, and put forth mediocre performances – Thuppahi Nadeera (6), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bammanna-Mudiyanselage-Rajitha-Nuwan-Bandara-Ratnayake-c47251 (0) were all lacklustre, and by the 15th
over, the team was at 49 for 5.
However, coming in at number six, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kosgodage-Ajith-Kumara-c71668 (23) for a 54-run partnership for the 6th wicket. Kumara and Pishan Hewage (2) were eventually dismissed but Gayashan went
on to set up another 54-run partnership – this time with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daramura-Hettige-Akila-Isanka-c52404 (31).
Their combined efforts got the team up to 164, after which both batsmen were sent back to the pavilion. By the end of 50 overs, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samarakoon-Tharanga-Ravin-Jayawardene-c88240 (11*) and Lasanda Rukmal (2*) at the crease, the Air Force SC posted a final total of 200, at the expense
of 9 wickets.
While the total was not particularly daunting, the team managed an effective defence of their total, courtesy a solid performance from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Walgamakankanamge-Achira-Eranga-c95891 (8-0-29-2).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gangodawila-Appuhamilage-Sanjaya-Kumara-Gangodawila-c58377 (28) had all put in decent efforts to get Bloomfield on the right track, and the team had managed to reach 171 for 8 off 46 overs. However, at this point
the match was brought to an end owing to bad light, and as per D/L calculations, the target would have been 183 runs from 46 overs. As a result, Bloomfield fell short, and the SL Air Force SC went on to claim an 11-run victory.
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