Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club – Premier Limited Over Tournament, 2012/13 (Group B) – Match Update – SL Navy SC claims 24-run win
A concentrated bowling performance, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lokukuruppu-Arichchilage-Chanaka-Ruwansiri-c73116, saw the Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club securing a 24-run win over the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, in their Group B match during the ongoing Premier Limited Over Tournament, played at the Navy Ground
in Welisara on December 30.
The match kicked off with the Navy SC winning the toss and choosing to bat first, but the Chilaw Marians CC’s Geeth Kumara (10-2-31-4) ensured that the opposition did not have it easy.
Opening batsman Dhanushka Gurusinghe made an almost immediate exit, sent packing by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surappulige-Dilan-Chamikara-Malinga-c91927 on duck in the second over. However, Gayas Christopher (34) and Duleeka Thissakuttige (20) managed to put the innings on solid ground with a 47-run second
wicket partnership.
Thissakuttige was bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Navin-Madushan-Kavikara-c78923 in the 20th over, and Christopher followed suit in the 26th over, trapped lbw by Akila Jayasundera. However Chanaka Ruwansiri (33) and Yohan Kumara (39) both chipped in with sizeable contributions,
while Supeshala Jayathilake top-scored for the team with an unbeaten 47.
Ruwansiri, Yohan Kumara, wicketkeeper skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thanthirige-Ranil-Rasanga-c93112 (2), and Wimesh Wickramasinghe (1) were all disposed of by Geeth Kumara, and by the end of 50 overs, with 7 wickets down and Jayathilake and Sujeewa Liyanage (6*) at the crease, the Navy SC managed
to post a middling final total of 194.
However, the team made up for it with their effective bowling performance, and Chanaka Ruwansiri (10-1-48-3) led the charge, while Yohan Kumara, Dulanjana Mendis, Sujeewa Liyanage, Jayathilake, and Wickramasinghe all chipped in with one wicket each.
Only five of the Chilaw Marians CC’s batsmen were able to progress beyond single digits, while the rest crumbled without putting up a fight. Coming in at number 6, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kalurachchige-Asela-Sudarsha-Jayasinghe-c70052 top-scored for the team with 49, while Angelo Jayasinghe (39), skipper Sachith
Pathirana (21), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thennakoon-Mudiyanselage-Umesh-Samantha-Karunaratne-c93153 (12) were the only other notable contributors.
However, their efforts fell short and at the end of the day, within 43 overs, the team found themselves all out at 170, with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Navy Sports Club going on to claim victory by a margin of 24 runs.
Tags: