Thanuja scores the final century of the first round
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The final matches of the first round of the Major Club T20 tournament organised by Sri Lanka Cricket concluded today (5), with Thanuja Rajapaksa scoring the last century of the opening round.
Representing Ace Capital CC, 20-year-old Thanuja Rajapaksa struck an unbeaten 118 off 66 balls against SSC, hitting 13 fours and 5 sixes. It was his maiden T20 century in his 6th match.
Meanwhile, Nishan Madushka of CCC (55 not out), Chamika Karunaratne of NCC (65), Bhanuka Rajapaksa of Police SC (50 not out), and Pasindu Sooriyabandara (51) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (53) of Moors SC recorded half-centuries in the completed matches.
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Brief scores from the completed matches
CCC v Kurunegala Youth CC at the Colts Cricket Ground, Colombo.
Kurunegala Youth CC – 91 all out (19.2) Vikum Sanjaya 28, Vishwa Fernando 3/17, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 3/23, Inuka Karannagoda 2/12
CCC – 95 for 2 (13.2) Nishan Madushka 55 not out, Ashen Bandara 26 not out
CCC won by 8 wickets.
Ace Capital CC v SSC at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.
Ace Capital CC – 193 for 4 (20.0) Thanuja Rajapaksa 118 not out, Supun Waduge 27, Nipun Dhananjaya 2/37
SSC – 136 for 8 (20.0) Ron Chandraguptha 46, Avishka Fernando 20, Anuka Wijewardhana 3/19
Ace Capital CC won by 57 runs.
NCC v Colts CC at the P. Sara Oval, Colombo.
NCC – 158 for 9 (20.0) Chamika Karunaratne 65, Kavindu Pathirathna 41, Harshana Wickramasinghe 2/21, Hirusha Dewmika 2/11, Akila Dananjaya 2/34
Colts CC – 140 all out (20.0) Kavija Gamage 36, Nipun Ransika 32, Akila Dananjaya 34, Kavindu Pathirathna 3/22
NCC won by 18 runs.
Panadura SC v Baduraliya SC at the Colts Cricket Ground, Colombo.
Panadura SC – 148 for 7 (20.0) Shalith Fernando 32, Thaveesha Abhishek 22, Kalana Perera 33 not out, Sithum Dissanayake 2/34,
Baduraliya SC – 152 for 6 (18.2) Dilshan de Zoysa 45, Seekkuge Prasanna 19 not out, Navindu Prabhash 3/34, Asanka Manoj 2/34
Baduraliya SC won by 103 runs.
Nugegoda S & WC v Police SC at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Colombo.
Nugegoda S & WC – 160 for 6 (20.0) Lahiru Dawatage 26, Pulindu Perera 31, Sammu Ashan 20, Vinushka Silva 43, Rahul Gunasekara 20, Chathuranga Kumara 4/33
Police SC – 161 for 5 (19.0) Nadeera Balasooriya 28, Mohamed Shamaaz 21, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 50 not out, Sampath Nissanka 2/38
Colts CC won by 5 wickets.
Moors SC v BRC at the P. Sara Oval, Colombo.
Moors SC – 204 for 7 (20.0) Pasindu Sooriyabandara 51, Sohan de Livera 32, Sadeera Samarawickrama 53, Ramesh Mendis 33, Tilanga Udeshana 3/40, Tharushka Ashel 2/47
BRC – 166 for 7 (20.0) Isuru Fernando 34, Tharushka Ashel 22, Pawan Sandesh 26, Mohamed Shiraz 21 not out, Induwara Udena 3/26
Moors SC won by 38 runs.
At the end of the first round, Tamil Union C & AC, Moors SC, CCC and Police SC qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A, while SSC, Ace Capital, NCC and Panadura SC advanced from Group B. Those matches are scheduled for the 9th of this month.
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Based on ThePapare reporting