Sri Lanka Army Veterans Are Inaugural Unbeaten Champions
CVC Inaugural Over 40 Masters League T 20 Championship 2024 – Knockout Stage – Army Ground, Panagoda – 04th Day
Consolation Final ( 03rd Place )
Mercantile Cricket Association Masters bt Trinco Super Forty CC by 84 runs
Mercantile Cricket Association Masters electing to bat, 163 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Manjula Bandara 44, Damitha Hunukumbura 39, Skipper Sanjaya Attanayake 26, Extras 18 – Asela Wewalwala / Damitha Hunukumbura 26 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 27 runs – Damitha Hunukumbura / Punyakantha Abeygunasekara 42 runs for the 04th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 16 runs – Sanjaya Attanayake / Manjula Bandara 36 runs for the 07th wicket – Fasmeer Najeem 3 / 25, Sajahan Faris 2 / 23 & 02 catches, Haider Ali 02 victims.
Trinco Super Forty CC in reply, 79 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) K Kirikaran 16no, Hajar Nasleen 15no, P kovarthan 15, Extras 15 – lost the first 09 wickets for the addition of 43 runs – Hajar Nasleen / K Kirikaran 36 runs unbroken for the last wicket – 03 batters dismissed bowled, 03 batters dismissed lbw – Manjula Bandara 3 / 14, Ikram Mohomed 2 / 08, Duminda Somaweera 2 / 09.
Championship Final ( Winners / Runners Up )
Sri Lanka Army Veterans bt Colombo Masters Cricket Association by 05 wickets
Colombo Masters Cricket Association electing to bat, 127 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Suwanji Madanayake 35no, Hansa Wijesundara 15, Sujan Rodrigo 15, Extras 32 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 13 runs – Suwanji Madanayake / Hansa Wijesundara 42 runs for the 05th wicket, Suwanji Madanayake / Samantha Lorensuhewa 37 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 22 runs – Asitha Ranthilaka 3 / 09.
Sri Lanka Army Veterans in reply, 128 / 5 – ( 17.3 Overs ) Nalaka Kaluaarachchi 33, Romesh Mendis 25no, Sriyan Obinamuni 22, Extras 24 – Sriyan Obinamuni / Lasith Thabrew 26 run opening stand, Sriyan Obinamuni / Nalaka Kaluaarachchi 26 runs for the 02nd wicket, Nalaka Kaluaarachchi / Niluk Perera 24 runs for the 03rd wicket, Nalaka Kaluaarachchi / Romesh Mendis 39 runs for the 04th wicket – Dineth Nanayakkara 1 / 10.
Best Batter of the Tournament
Nalaka Kaluaarachchi – SL Army Veterans
Best Bowler of the Tournament
Thushara Sampath – Chilaw Legends
Player of the Tournament
Sriyan Obinamuni – SL Army Veterans
Most Runs
129 : Sriyan Obinamuni – SL Army Veterans
103 : Rajiv Nirmalasingham – SL Doctors CC
102 : Nalaka Kaluaarachchi – SL Army Veterans
89 : Lakshan Perera – MCA Masters
80 : Damitha Hunukumbura – MCA Masters
Best Batting
59 : Rajiv Nirmalasingham – SL Doctors CC
57 : Lakshan Perera – MCA Masters
52 : Asela Wewalwala – MCA Masters
50 : Sriyan Obinamuni – SL Army Veterans
Most Wickets
12 : Thushara Sampath – Chilaw Legends
08 : Lingeshwaran Vinoj – Trinco Super Forty CC
07 : Lasith Thabrew – SL Army Veterans
06 : Amila Madurangana – Colombo Masters CA
Best Bowling
9 / 04 : Thushara Sampath – Chilaw Legends
5 / 12 : Lingeshwaran Vinoj – Trinco Super Forty CC
4 / 14 : Lasith Thabrew – SL Army Veterans
Most Catches
04 : Prabath Jayawardene – MCA Masters
03 : Pradeep Jayasinghe – SL Army Veterans
Best Fielding
02 ct : Sanjaya Attanayake – MCA Masters
02 ct : Lakshan Perera – MCA Masters
02 ct : Prabath Jayawardene – MCA Masters
02 ct : Amila Ruwan – Chilaw Legends
02 ct : Amila Madurangana – Colombo Masters
Best Wicket Keeping
03 victims : Nalaka Kaluaarachchi – SL Army Veterans
03 victims : Haider Ali – Trinco Super Forty CC
Best All Round Performances
3 / 08 & 32no : Rajinda Jayasinghe – Mighty Stallions
03 victims & 23no : Nalaka Kaluaarachchi SL Army Veterans
44 & 3 / 14 : Manjula Bandara – MCA Masters
4 / 14 & 31 : Lasith Thabrew – SL Army Veterans
3 / 14 & 20 : Hemal Korathota – SL Army Veterans
Highest Partnership
68 runs opening partnership : Suneth Sampath / Prabath Jayawardene – Colombo Masters CA
67 runs for the 05th wicket : Jonathan Weerasuriya / Jeevan Amarasingham – SL Doctors CC
64 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket : Sriyan Obinamuni / Niluk Perera – SL Army Veterans
61 runs for the 03rd wicket : Rohan Arulappu / Sajahan Faris – Trinco Super Forty CC
59 runs for the 03rd wicket : Lakshan Perera / Duminda Somaweera – MCA Masters
57 runs for the 04th wicket : Skipper Channa Yahathugoda / Rajiv Nirmalasingham – SL Doctors CC
Most Extras Conceded
32 : SL Army Veterans vs Colombo Masters CA
30 : Colombo Masters CA vs Trinco Super Forty CC
26 : SL Doctors CC vs Mighty Stallions *
26 : Mighty Stallions vs SL Doctors CC ** same match Highest Totals
163 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) : MCA Masters vs Trinco Super Forty *
161 / 4 – ( 14.3 Overs ) : SL Doctors CC vs Mighty Stallions ** same match
160 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) : Mighty Stallions vs SL Doctors CC
Lowest Total
29 all out – ( 8.4 Overs ) : AA Super Kings vs Chilaw Legends
08 Teams, 14 Matches, 04 Venues, 04 Days
Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy Sisila Indraratne