Jeewantha - man of the series
Chinthana Wasala
The SLIM cricket sixes, a friendly cricket tournament organized by
the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing was held at the Wesley College
Ground recently.
The cricket tournament which took a carnival atmosphere saw the
participation of more than 20 teams.
ML team emerged champions beating the 600 wature team in the final
which saw a tight finish. The scores were leveled at the end of 600
wature team and the match referee decided to give both teams an extra
over each. ML team scored 12 in their extra over while 600 wature were 7
for 1.
Jeewantha Herath of semi finalist SLIM express was named as the man
of the series for his brilliant batting. The SLIM express opening
batsman scored 88 runs in his four innings being not out in three
occasions.
First semi final:
Over 40 vs 600 wature: Over 40: 29 (Amila 7, Roshan 6, Anusha 1 for
2, Mahesh 1 for 8, Viraj 1 for 8) 600wature: 32 (Anushka 5, Dinesh 8)
Second semi final: Slim express: 72 for 2 (Jeewantha 16, Sameera 16,
Gayan 2, Chinthana 2) ML: 77 for 1 (Prabhath 48, Dhanushka 6, Uditha 1
for 12)
Final:
ML vs 600 wature: ML: 54 for 3 (Prabhath 16, Sankalpa 15, Anushka 1
for 6, Viraj 1 for 13) and 12
600 wature: 54 for 3 (Dinesh 16, Viraj 6, Mahesh 2 for 12, Udesh 1
for 13) and 7 for 1. |
