SSC and Colts qualify for final

SSC and Colts CC qualified to play in the SLC Major Emerging League Cricket Tournament final when they won their respective semifinals on the first innings against Galle CC and Tamil Union worked off at the R. Premadasa Stadium and CCC Grounds in Maitland Crescent yesterday.

Galle CC were dismissed for 218 runs in reply to SSC’S first innings total of 246 despite half centuries from Kevin Kottegoda (62) and Harsha Vithana (55). Meanwhile, Vishad Randika hit a splendid unbeaten century as Colts CC overtook Tamil Union’s first innings score of 284 quite convincingly.

At R. Premadasa Stadium (1st innings win for SSC)

SSC: 246 and 178/5 (Kavindu Kulasekera

46, Krishan Sanjula 44, Sammu Ashan 23, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 49 n.o, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/13, Shashika Dulshan 2/63)

Galle CC (106/3 overnight): 218 (Kevin Kottegoda 62, Harsha Vithana 55, Bawantha Udangamuwa 21, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 29 n.o, Tharindu Ratnayake 4/77, Akash Senaratne 3/54).

At Maitland Crescent (1st innings win for Colts CC)

Tamil Union (253/7 overnight): 284 (Yohan Mendis 67, Binura Fernando 66, Kamindu Mendis 51, Tharanga Paranavithana 34, Ramith Rambukwella 28, Nalin Priyadharshana 5/128)

Colts CC: 312/8 (Hashan Dumindu 65, Sadeera Samarawickrama 32, Nisala Tharaka 29, Avishka Fernando 20, Pasindu Isira 20, Vishad Randika 100 n.o, Ramith Rambukwella 3/65, Lahiru Milantha 2/17, Avindu Theekshana 2/77).