Stars who lit up the Major Club One-Day Tournament
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Organised by Sri Lanka Cricket with the participation of 14 teams, the Major Club limited-overs one-day tournament recently concluded in Colombo, adding 18832 runs, 695 wickets, 20 centuries and 85 half-centuries to the record books across 45 matches.
Moors SC take the Major Club One-Day title to Braybrooke Place
Moors SC claimed the title for the first time in the recently concluded tournament, while SSC finished as runners-up.
Standout performers and notable milestones from the tournament
- Moors SC and SSC meet again in a final after 19 years
- Army SC win the Tier B One-Day title
Player of the Final – Ramesh Mendis (Moors SC)
Moors SC’s Ramesh Mendis was named Player of the Final.
His all-round performance in the match earned him the award, with his contribution with the bat standing out most. He faced 91 balls and scored 85 runs with 5 fours and a six before being dismissed as the ninth wicket.
It was also the highest score of his List A career. With his side in trouble at 126 for 5, he joined Milan Rathnayake to add 79 runs from 106 balls for the sixth wicket, admirably fulfilling his responsibility to the team.
In addition to his batting contribution, he took an excellent catch to dismiss Nuwanidu Fernando and claimed a wicket for 58 runs with the ball.
Ramesh Mendis, who has also performed at Test, ODI and T20I level, has so far played 114 first-class matches, scoring 6044 runs with a triple century, 13 centuries and 30 half-centuries while taking 321 wickets. In 77 List A matches, he has scored 1576 runs with 9 half-centuries and taken 88 wickets, while in 120 T20 matches he has scored 1394 runs with 2 half-centuries and claimed 78 wickets.
- Sadeera and Nuwanidu score centuries
Best Bowler of the Tournament – Shiran Fernando (Moors SC)
The 33-year-old Shiran Fernando, representing Moors SC, was named the tournament’s best bowler after taking 18 wickets in 8 matches.
The right-arm medium-pacer’s best performance of the tournament was 5 wickets for 50 runs against Nugegoda S & WC at Thurstan College Ground in Colombo. He also produced impressive spells against Ace Capital CC (3/42), Tamil Union C & AC (3/53) and Colts CC (3/67).
Shiran Fernando has represented both Sri Lanka A and the Sri Lanka Emerging Team on several occasions. He has taken 141 wickets in 58 first-class matches, 90 wickets in 70 List A matches and 56 wickets in 42 T20 matches.
- Sohan and Kaveen score maiden List A centuries
18: Moors SC’s Shiran Fernando was the tournament’s leading wicket-taker.
6/20: NCC’s Chamika Gunasekara recorded the best bowling figures in an innings in the tournament, achieving the feat against Police SC at the NCC Ground.
- Movin produces a blistering innings on the opening day
Best Batter of the Tournament – Movin Subasingha (BRC) The 26-year-old middle-order batter, representing BRC, was named the tournament’s best batter after scoring 280 runs, including a century and a half-century, in 6 innings across 6 matches. That tally placed him ninth on the batting chart at the end of the tournament. Nevertheless, he maintained an average of 56.00 during his award-winning campaign.
His performances included 140 runs from 72 balls, with 10 fours and 14 sixes, against Panadura SC and 63 runs from 54 balls, with 2 fours and 3 sixes, against Police SC.
Movin Subasingha, who also bowls right-arm off-spin, displayed his ability with the ball by taking 4 wickets in the tournament.
Regarded as a talented all-rounder, Movin Subasingha has so far scored 1402 runs with 2 centuries and 6 half-centuries and taken 91 wickets in 26 first-class matches. In 56 List A matches, he has scored 1111 runs with 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries and taken 69 wickets, while in 42 T20 matches he has scored 537 runs with 2 half-centuries and claimed 29 wickets.
- Sohan, Hiran, Muditha, Pavan and Shanikya record maiden half-centuries
447: SSC’s Avishka Fernando was the tournament’s leading run-scorer.
165: Bloomfield C & AC’s Janith Liyanage registered the highest individual score in an innings in the tournament, achieving the feat against SSC at the Bloomfield C & AC Ground.
2x100s: SSC’s Avishka Fernando scored the most centuries in the tournament, reaching three figures against CCC (160) and Bloomfield C & AC (138).
4x50s+: CCC’s Pavan Rathnayake and SSC’s Nipun Dhananjaya entered the record books as the players with the most scores above 50 in the tournament.
20x6s: BRC’s Movin Subasingha hit the most sixes in the tournament.
47x4s: SSC’s Avishka Fernando hit the most fours in the tournament.
268: CCC’s Kamindu Mendis and Lasith Croospulle recorded the tournament’s highest partnership for any wicket, adding 268 for the first wicket against Tamil Union at the P. Sara Oval.
- Rachintha, Viyaskanth and Sachindu record the best bowling performances
- Sandaru, Hiran, Malsha and Tharushka shine on the youth stage
Player of the Tournament – Muditha Lakshan (Colts CC)
Colts CC’s Muditha Lakshan was named Player of the Tournament after completing the competition with 265 runs from 6 innings in 7 matches and 13 wickets.
The 25-year-old’s best performance of the tournament was 99 runs from 91 balls, with 9 fours and 3 sixes, against SSC. It also became the highest score of his List A career.
He also registered half-centuries against Police SC (69) and Moors SC (52).
The left-arm spinner recorded his best bowling performance of the tournament against Badureliya SC at the Surrey Cricket Ground in Maggona, taking 5 wickets for 21 runs.
Muditha Lakshan has so far played 25 first-class matches, scoring 1002 runs with a century and 10 half-centuries and taking 46 wickets. In 70 List A matches, he has scored 1154 runs with 4 half-centuries and taken 100 wickets, while in 48 T20 matches he has scored 575 runs with 4 half-centuries and claimed 44 wickets.
369/5: CCC recorded the highest innings total of the tournament.
91/10: BRC registered the lowest total of the tournament, suffering that fate against Bloomfield C & AC.
708: CCC and Nugegoda S & WC recorded the highest match aggregate in the tournament. CCC made 366 for 4, while Nugegoda S & WC were all out for 342.
175 runs: NCC recorded the tournament’s largest victory by runs, achieving the feat against Police SC.
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