Colts Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club - CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament - Match Update
Colts Cricket Club 127 v Lankan Cricket Club 130 - Lankan Cricket Club won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
In the Group D match of the ongoing CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament, fans at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo, witnessed a thrilling match that went down the wire between Colts Cricket Club and Lankan Cricket Club as the latter grabbed a sensational win by three wickets with five deliveries remaining.
Chasing the required target of 128 runs to win, Lankan Cricket Club reached the required target in 19.1 overs as the side exhibited stupendous batting in Thursday’s encounter.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Lankan Cricket Club opted to bowl first and made early inroads by grabbing their first wicket at a time when the batting side had rallied only seven runs on the board.
The demise of the first wicket on the penultimate delivery of the first over was a big disappointment for Colts Cricket Club that prevented them from dominating Lankan Cricket Club right from the start.
The second wicket fell when Colts had amassed 14 runs as opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahawaduge-Dilruwan-Kamalaneth-Perera-c73788 walked back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of 18 runs.
After the demise of the opener, middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kalutara-Patabedige-Chathura-Madushanka-Peiris-c70055 were the only two to forge a temporary resistance against the untamed Lankan Cricket Club bowling attack, which was running wild and causing havoc.
Silva played an innings of 29 runs, while Peiris bolstered 22 runs as the side posted 127 runs on the board.
Coming out in pursuit of victory, Lankan Cricket Club posted 24 runs with the openers hammering the opposition and after the demise of the first wicket, the side kept belting runs in a bid to retain a steady run rate.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dhanuka-Nadun-Pathirana-c53967, was the top batsman from Lankan Cricket Club, as he crafted a splendid knock of 31 runs.
The middle-order then took charge and kept their eyes well set on the prize as they fancied towards the required target.
Eventually for the loss of seven wickets, Lankan Cricket Club reached the required target in 19.1 overs.
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