BOC win Nationalized Services Division II title

Udaya Imalsha led Bank of Ceylon (BoC) triumphed in the Nationalized Services Division II Twenty20 Championship beating Urban Development Authority (UDA) by six wickets in final encounter played at the Nationalized Services grounds, Ratamalana recently.

Chasing 130-run target, BoC reached it convincingly in 18.3 overs for four wickets. Captain Udaya Imalsha smashed unbeaten 38 runs in their easy chase.

UDA, batting first, scored 129 runs for nine wickets. Vajira Perera top scored with 42 runs. BoC bowlers rushed fine spells as Sanjaya Ranaweera, KS Shaluka and Mahesh Adhikari picked up two wickets each. UDA's Sujith Sudarshana had exceptional figures with two for 14.

The tournament was conduced by the Nationalized Services Cricket Association as Division II and Division I. Monitoring Minister Uditha Lokubandara participated as the chief guest in the mega final.

UDA: 129/9 (Vajira Perera 42, Asanka Perera 25, Buddhika Kolamulla 14, Sanjaya Ranaweera 2/23, KS Shaluka 2/28, Mahesh Adhikari 2/30).

BoC: 133/4 in 18.3 overs (Udaya Imalsh 38 n.o, Sanjaya Ranaweera 27, Chaminda Fernando 26, Sujith Sudarshana 2/14).

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The victorious Bank of Ceylon squad: Back row from left) Nuwan Ekanayake, PU Pinto, Sanjaya Ranaweera, Chaminda Silva, DJ Sudesh, DM Adhikari, C Priyadarshana, Prasan Amarasinghe (Seated from left) W C N K Fernando, Arjuna Bandara, Ravi Arsakulasuriya, Indika Kolomboarachchi (NSCA official), P H U Imalsha (captain), MP Uditha Lokubandara, Roshan Yapa (NSCA official), K Padmakumara (NSCA), S K S Shaluka