SSC & Police Declared Joint Champions
SLC Major Clubs 03 Day League Championship 2023 – Final Maitland Place ( NCC ), Colombo – concluded after 04 days
SSC put into bat, 254 / 3 – ( 64.4 Overs ) Avishka Gunawardene 107 ( 3×6, 9×4, 137 balls ), Shevon Daniel 56 ( 7×4, 88 balls ), Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya 40, Kusal Mendis 29no, Nuwanidu Fernando 10no, Extras 12 – Shevon Daniel / Avishka Gunawardene 11 run opening partnership, Avishka Gunawardene / Nipun Dhananjaya 88 runs for the 02nd wicket – Charuka Pramod 1 / 54, Nalin Priyadharshana 1 / 64, Malinda Priyadharshana 1 / 65, Kusal Perera 01 catch.
Player of the Final : Avishka Fernando – SSC
Best Batter of the Tournament : 828 runs
Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC
Rs. 300,000.00
Best Bowler of the Tournament : 72 wickets
Malinda Pushpakumara – Police SC
Rs. 300,000.00
Player of the Tournament : 619 runs, 31 wickets
Ravindu Fernando – Tamil Union C & AC
Rs. 500,000.00
Joint Champions : SSC
Captain : Nipun Dhananjaya Perera
Head Coach : Saman Jayantha
Assistant Coach : Vimukthi Deshapriya
Manager : Sudharshan Guruge
Acting Manager : Roshan Gunaratne
Cricket Secretary : Ashan De Silva
Head of Cricket Committee : Mahela Jayawardene
Rs. 1.25 Million
Joint Champions : Police SC
Captain : Ashen Bandara
Head Coach : Chamara Silva
Assistant Coach : Lasantha Prasad
Manager : CI Chandralal Samarakoon
Assistant Manager : SI Malith De Silva
Cricket Secretary : SSP Kamal Priyadharshana
Director of Sports : SSP Dharshana Wijesinghe
Rs. 1.25 Million
Most Runs
828 : Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC
686 : Ravindu Fernando – Tamil Union
669 : Niroshan Dickwella – NCC
Best Batting
209 : Shevon Daniel – SSC vs Negombo
172 : Angelo Mathews – Colombo Colts vs BRC
164 : Angelo Mathews – Colombo Colts vs Panadura
Most Wickets
73 : Malinda Pushpakumara – Police
72 : Akila Dananjaya – Colombo Colts
67 : Roshan Jayatissa – Ace Capital
62 : Wanuja Sahan Kumara – Ace Capital
Best Bowling
9 / 56 : Akila Dananjaya – Colombo Colts vs Ragama
8 / 61 : Akila Dananjaya – Colombo Colts vs Kandy Customs
8 / 85 : Parvez Rasool – Badureliya vs Air Force
8 / 96 : Chanaka Komasaru – Badureliya vs Bloomfield
7 / 74 : Akila Dananjaya – Colombo Colts vs Kandy Customs
Most Catches
25 : Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC
15 : Pawan Rathnayake – CCC
14 : Pawantha Weerasinghe – Ace Capital
Best Fielding
05 ct : Lahiru Madushanka – Bloomfield vs Moors
04 ct : Heshan Dhanushka – Police vs NCC
04 ct : Kavindu Amantha Gunaratne – Ace Capital vs NCC
04 ct : Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC vs Air Force
03 ct : Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC vs Sebastianites
03 ct : Lahiru Udara Igalagamage – NCC vs Chilaw Marians
Most Dismissals
23 ( 20ct, 03st ) : Sohan de Livera – Moors
23 ( 17ct, 06st ) : Leo Francisco – BRC
20 ( 18ct, 02st ) : Sadeesh Jayawardene – Kandy Customs
20 ( 14ct, 06st ) : Vishva Wijeratne – Galle
Best Wicket Keeping
06 Dismissals ( 05ct, 01 st )
Vishva Wijeratne – Galle vs Colombo Colts
05 Dismissals
Sohan de Livera – Moors vs Kurunegala Youth
Highest Partnerships
228 runs for the 04th wicket
Oshada Fernando ( 150 ) / Shalith Fernando ( 146 ) :
Galle vs Army
202 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket
Lakshan Edirisinghe ( 104no ) / Dinesh Chandimal ( 105no ) :
Army vs BRC
198 runs for the 04th wicket
Imal Liyanage ( 136 ) / Sahan Kosala ( 135 )
Kandy Customs vs Panadura
195 runs opening stand
Niroshan Dickwella (122 ) / Lahiru Udara Igalagamage ( 134 ) :
NCC vs Sebastianites
192 runs for the 04th wicket
Sohan de Livera ( 130 ) / Janishka Perera ( 124 ) :
Moors vs Air Force
Highest Totals
503 / 9 dec ( 111.5 Overs ) : Kandy Customs vs Panadura
479 / 9 dec ( 108 Overs ) : Ace Capital vs Bloomfield
463 / 8 dec ( 111.2 Overs ) : Moors vs air Force
460 / 8 dec ( 124.2 Overs ) : BRC vs Galle
454 / 9 dec ( 99 Overs ) : SSC vs Kandy Customs
Lowest Totals
56 all out ( 24.4 Overs ) : Sebastianites vs Ace Capital
67 all out ( 20.3 Overs ) : Chilaw Marians vs Badureliya
72 all out ( 30.4 Overs ) : Army vs Panadura
94 all out ( 29.4 Overs ) : Air Force vs Bloomfield
The game was badly curtailed due to a muddy area as a result of heavy rain on the first day with only 63 overs bowled. Not a ball bowled on the 02nd & 04th days. Only 10 balls bowled on the 03rd day.
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Photos courtesy SLC Media