SSC and NCC entered the final of the SLC Premier limited overs inter-club cricket tournament when they beat Chilaw Marians and Saracens respectively in the semi-finals played yesterday.
Sri Lanka wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella scored a sparkling 110 off 132 balls with 9 fours to give NCC their 89-run win over Saracens. Dickwella and Angelo Perera put on a stand of 117 runs for the fourth wicket after Upul Tharanga had helped Dickwella put on 108 for the first wicket that enabled NCC to run up an imposing 327-5.
SSC opener Dhanushka Gunathilake scored an unbeaten 78 off 70 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes against Chilaw Marians CC. SSC will meet NCC in the final at SSC on Sunday.
RESULTS:
lAt Colts: SSC won by 8 wickets.
Chilaw Marians CC: 138 in 41 overs (Oshada Fernando 43, Shehan Jayasooriya 25, Sachithra Serasinghe 24, Rukshan Fernando 17, Sachithra Senanayake 2/16, Dhammika Prasad 2/23, Dasun Shanaka 2/28, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/37)
SSC: 140/2 in 23 overs (Dhanushka Gunathilake 78 n.o., Dasun Shanaka 26 n.o., Dimuth Karunaratne 17)
lAt FTZ Katunayake: NCC won by 89 runs.
NCC: 327/5 in 50 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 110, Chaturanga de Silva 58, Upul Tharanga 56, Mahela Udawatte 50, Angelo Perera 41 (retired hurt), Chathura Randunu 2/65, Andy Solomons 2/71)
Saracens SC: 238 in 43.3 overs (Ashen Bandara 51, Ravindu Gunasekara 31, Navindu Vithanage 30, Saliya Saman 25, Andy Solomons 22, Roshan Jayatissa 22, Gamindu Kanishka 21, Farvees Maharoof 2/36, Dushmantha Chameera 2/41, Lasith Malinga 2/51)
-(YK)
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