Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club - CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament – Match Update
Colts Cricket Club 192 v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 125 - Colts Cricket Club won by 67 runs
March 26, 2012: In the Group D match of the ongoing CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, Colts Cricket Club beat Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club by 67 runs at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club chose to field first as they invited their rivals to bat in the 20-over game.
Colts opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahawaduge-Dilruwan-Kamalaneth-Perera-c73788 fell after playing a short innings of four runs off ten deliveries.
Next to go was number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mathurage-Don-Kushal-Janith-Perera-c75082, who dug in for ten deliveries and hammered seven runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Athege-Roshen-Shivanka-Silva-c46605, was the next man to come and he belted a stupendous partnership alongside his skipper Warnapura, aiming to halt the resilient bowling attack that they were up against.
With 109 runs on the board, Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club finally managed to get the prized wicket of Warnapura, who walked back to the pavilion after smashing an astounding innings of 73 runs off 42 deliveries.
Later, the side ended their innings by posting a staunch total of 192 runs on the board for the loss of eight wickets.
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club had a shocking start to their innings as they lost two of their wickets with only seven runs on the board.
Nonetheless, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wathukarage-Chandrika-Sisira-Kumara-c96324 even with all the wickets falling around him, kept belting the bowlers to keep the scoreboard ticking as he desperately tried to steer his team to victory.
Meanwhile, with 64 runs on the board the side suffered the loss of their fourth wicket and later Sisira Kumara became the sixth wicket to fall for his team, putting an end to Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club’s chances of winning the game.
Consequently, the side could muster 125 runs in response to the total of Colts Cricket Club, after playing 18 overs in the match.
From Colts, medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kalutara-Patabedige-Chathura-Madushanka-Peiris-c70055 was the highest wicket taker with three Kurunegala scalps to his name.
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