Nondescripts Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club - CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament - 3rd place play-off - Match Recap
Nondescripts Cricket Club 198 v Panadura Sports Club 134 - Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 64 runs
In the CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament - 3rd place play-off, Nondescripts Cricket Club won their match against Panadura Sports Club by 64 runs at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
With both sides failing to reach the final, they were eager to redeem lost respect by winning the third place play-off and with pride at stake, defeat was not an option.
With this temperament, fans were in for a nail biting competition in the domestic tournament which had gathered attention of cricket fans in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
After winning the toss in the 20-over match, Panadura chose to field first as they wanted to take full advantage of the pitch by restricting the opposition on a small total.
However, the decision backfired as Nondescripts openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kaluarachchige-Yohan-de-Silva-c70031 gave their side an astounding stand of 50 runs.
The duo clobbered a sensational batting stand, by hammering the bowlers and an early batting onslaught helped put pressure on the fielding side.
Panadura, a side which had shown immense capabilities in the tournament were at one time considered favourites but later their performance deteriorated, costing them a place in the final of the tournament.
Meanwhile, against Nondescripts’ openers, the side looked out of luck and ideas as the bowlers kept getting belted across the park.
Skipper Tharanga was the first wicket to fall as he perished after smashing an innings of 38 runs.
Seven runs later, the batting side suffered the loss of its second wicket when de Silva fell after bolstering just 10 runs off 11 deliveries.
Later, with three wickets down for only 63 runs on the board, Nondescripts were seemingly heading towards a train wreck, while Panadura were crawling back in the game.
It was then a mighty innings of 86 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CK-Kapugedera-c1269 in the middle that averted a batting collapse and helped the side amass a challenging tally of 198 runs on the board.
From Panadura, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gamage-Amila-Shiral-Perera-c58339 were the most successful bowlers with two wickets to their names.
Needing 199 runs to win, Panadura required a strong start from their top batsmen but with 30 runs on the board had lost two wickets and this continued till the end of the game as the batsmen failed to forge a daunting partnership.
Consequently, Panadura could muster 134 runs in 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets.
From Nondescripts Cricket Club, right-arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajapaksha-Jasanthunambi-Imesh-Udayanga-c83442 were the most impressive by bagging two wickets each.
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