HIT & RUN Are Champions
Visakha Cricket Carnival 2024 – Bambalapitiya
Group Stage : 04 Overs Each
Match 01 : Api 23 87 / 1 bt ’87 Ball Smashes 19 / 4
Match 02 : Hit & Run 49 / 1 bt The Legends 47 / 0
Match 03 : The Hustlers 89 / 0 bt The Swing Angels 37 / 1
Match 04 : Guts N’ Glory 54 / 0 bt The Hat-Trick 007’s 45 / 1
Match 05 : Fireballs 52 / 1 bt Api 23 35 / 1
Match 06 : Fine Legs 63 / 0 bt The Legends 56 / 0
Match 07 : Ahindas 107 / 1 bt The Swing Angels 49 / 2
Match 08 : Guts N’ Glory 61 / 2 bt Millennium Worriers 50 / 0
Match 09 : Fireballs 83 / 0 bt ’87 Ball Smashes 18 / 5
Match 10 : Hit & Run 42 / 2 bt Fine Legs 38 / 0
Match 11 : Ahindas 61 / 1 bt The Hustlers 59 / 1
Match 12 : The Hat-Trick 007’s 63 / 0 bt Millennium Worriers 53 / 0
Knockout Stage
01st Semi Final :
Fireballs bt Ahindas by 04 wickets
Ahinda’s put into bat, 76 / 0 – ( 05 Overs ) Varuni Hewanayake 29no,
Lakmali Perera 19no, Extras 29.
Fireballs in reply, 77 / 1 – ( 4.5 Overs ) Kavindya Muthuminithilake
22no, Malshi Madushani 19no, Extras 32.
02nd Semi Final :
Hit & Run bt Guts N’ Glory by 05 wickets
Guts N’ Glory electing to bat, 43 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) Achini Perera 14no, Extras 20, Kavitha Tissera 2 / 06.
Hit & Run in reply, 45 / 0 – ( 1.5 Overs ) Senuri Alexander 31no, Extras 09.
Final :
Hit & Run bt Fireballs by 04 runs
Hit & Run put into bat, 52 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) Senara Ariyaratne 20, Kavitha Tissera 12no, Extras 08, Malshi Madushani 2 / 04, Kavindya Muthuminithilake 1 / 10.
Fireballs in reply, 48 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) Chanuka Athapattu 12no, Extras 28, Kavitha Tissera 1 / 10, Hiruni De Almeida 1 / 08.
Awards
Most Outstanding Senior Player : Indika Ekanayake – Fine Legs
Best Bowler :
Malshi Madushani – Fireballs : 3 / 09 2 / 09 in 02 overs ( Final )
Best Batter :
Lakmali Perera – Ahindas : 97 runs Highest Score 58no
Player of the Final : Senara Ariyaratne – Hit & Run : 20 runs, 01 catch, 01 run out
Runners Up : Fireballs – Nivandee Samarasekera ( Captain )
Champions : Hit & Run – Hiruni De Almeida ( Captain )
Most Runs
97 : Lakmali Perera – Hit & Run
77 : Kavindya Muthuminithilake – Fireballs
64 : Senuri Alexander – Hit & Run
Best Batting
58no : Lakmali Perera – Ahindas
58no : Samadhi Tennakoon – The Hustlers
45no : Kavindya Muthuminithilake – Fireballs
33no : Varuni Hewanayake – Ahindas
Most Wickets
03 : Malshi Madushani – Fireballs
Best Bowling
2 / 00 : Lihini Ranaweera – Api 23
2 / 02 : Kavindya Muthuminithilake – Fireballs
2 / 06 : Kavitha Tissera – Hit & Run
2 / 09 : Mihipa Dharmawardene – Api 23
Highest Partnerships
91 run opening stand : Lakmali Perera / Varuni Hewanayake – Ahindas vs The Swing Angels
89 run opening stand : Samadi Tennakoon / Dharshika Wickramasinghe – The Hustlers vs The Swing Angels
Highest Total : 107 / 1 – Ahindas vs The Swing Angels
Lowest Total : 18 / 5 – ’87 Ball Smashes vs Fireballs