Jeevan steers Sampath Bank to a five wicket victory
A fine all round performance from Man of the Match Jeevan Mendis
guided Sampath Bank to a thrilling five wicket victory over Unichela in
the MCA Twenty20 cricket tournament final worked off at the Colts CC
ground in Havelock Park yesterday. Mendis captured three wickets for 13
to restrict Unichella to 141 runs in 20 overs and then hit an unbeaten
63 from 51 balls with one six and six boundaries as Sampath Bank reached
their target with four deliveries to spare.
Unichela: 141 in 20 overs (P.Jayawardena 59, R. Herath 3 for 16, J.
Mendis 3 for 13).
Sampath Bank: 142 for 5 in 19.2 overs (K. Silva 27, J. Mendis 63 n.o,
S. Kadanarachchi 28, D. Abeydeera 2 for 23). - C.D.
Janashakthi edge out John Keells
Janashakthi edged out John Keells by three wickets with one ball to
spare to clinch the third place in the MCA Twenty20 cricket tournament
play off final worked off at the Colts CC ground in Havelock Park
yesterday.
John Keells: 159 for 7 in 20 overs (J. Kulatunga 52, J. Gunaratne 25,
D. Munaweera 3 for 30, M. Pushpakumara 2 for 9).
Janashakthi: 162 for 7 in 18.5 overs (T. Sampath 20, S. Fernando 25,
I. Udana 20, S. Pathirana 35 n.o, I. Jayaratne 2 for 30, U. Indrasiri 2
for 20). -
C.D. |
