Moors beat Ragama by 05 runs on the first innings, Win the Youth Championship with polished allround performance

SLC Majar Clubs Under 23 Championship 2023 – 53rd Match Final – Khettarama, Colombo – concluded after 02 days Ragama CC electing to bat, 293 all out – ( 101.5 Overs ) Dulaj Bandara 73, Ranmith Jayasena 72, Shashika Dulshan 52, Skipper Dellon Peiris 27, Extras 11 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 63 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 80 runs – Dulaj Bandara / Ranmith Jayasena 93 runs for the 05th wicket, Ranmith Jayasena / Dellon Peiris 47 runs for the 06th wicket, Shashika Dulshan / Ashan Fernando 58 runs for the 09th wicket – Theesan Vithusan 5 / 102, Dinuka Dilshan 2 / 19, Skipper Mohammad Shamaaz 02 catches & 01 run out assist.

Moors SC in reply, 298 / 9 – ( 62.5 Overs ) Skipper Mohammed Shamaaz 73, Sohan De Livera 72, Janishka Perera 72, Dinuka Dilshan 44 – Dinuka Dilshan / Sohan De Livera 112 runs for the 02nd wicket, Janishka Perera / Mohammed Shamaaz 136 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Skipper Dellon Peiris 5 / 102, Shashika Dulshan 3 / 92, Ranmith Jayasena & Kaveesha Dulanjana ( substitute ) 02 catches each.

Awards

Player of the Final : Rs. 50,000.00
Mohammed Shamaaz – Moors SC 73 runs, 02 catches, 01 run out

Best Batter of the Tournament : Rs. 75,000.00
Sakuna Liyanage – Ace Capital CC 427 runs, Highest Score 159 no

Best Bowler of the Tournament : Rs. 75,000.00
Theesan Vithusan – Moors SC 34 wickets, Best Bowling 7 / 27

Player of the Tournament : Rs. 100,000.00
Dellon Peiris – Ragama CC 34 wickets, 218 runs, 14 catches

Runners Up : Rs. 300,000.00
Ragama CC

Champions : Rs. 500,000.00
Moors SC

Champions : Moors SC
Captain : Mohammed Shamaaz
Vice Captain : Dinuka Dilshan
Head Coach : Chamara Kapugedera
Manager : Nawrooz Iqbal
Cricket Secretary : Zuraish Hashim
Cricket Committee Member : Hisham Jamaldeen
President : Sajjad Mowzoom

Runners Up : Ragama CC
Captain : Dellon Peiris
Vice Captain : Avishka Tharindu
Head Coach : Thamara Abeyrathne
Manager : Hiran Gunasekera
Cricket Secretary : Chaminda Hettiaarachchi
President : Roshan Iddamalgoda

Most Runs
427 – Sakuna Liyanage – Ace Capital
410 – Dunith Jayathunga – Badureliya
363 – Sahil Dias – Air Force
338 – Ranmith Jayasena – Ragama
334 – Shehan Fernando – Army

Best Batting
273 no – Dunith Jayathunga – Badureliya
159 no – Sakuna Liyanage – Ace Capital
157 – Vinura Dulsara – Galle
144 – Ravindu Rathnayake – Ace Capital
139 – Ranmith Jayasena – Ragama

Most Wickets
34 – Theesan Vithusan – Moors
34 – Dellon Peiris – Ragama
28 – Kalana Perera – SSC
25 – Dilum Sudeera – Tamil Union
23 – Imthiyas Slasa – Moors

Best Bowling
8 / 43 – Wanuja Sahan – Ace Capital
8 / 78 – Kavindu Nadeeshan – SSC
8 / 79 – Dilum Sudeera – Tamil Union
7 / 27 – Theesan Vithusan – Moors
7 / 87 – Nimanda Kirindage – Kurunegala Youth

Most Catches
14 – Dellon Peiris – Ragama
14 – Dinuka Dilshan – Moors
12 – Kamesh Nirmal – Tamil Union
11 – Sasindu Malshan – SSC
11 – Rashmika Mevan – Kandy Customs
10 – Chamindu Wickramasinghe – SSC

Most Dismissals
17 ( 13ct, 04st ) : Teron Baskaran – Ace Capital
14 ( 14ct ) : Sheran Fonseka – Colombo Colts
13 ( 10ct, 03st ) : Lahiru Dawatage – Ragama
12 ( 12ct ) : Sithara Hapuhinna – Tamil Union
08 ( 06ct, 02st ) : Bhagya Ediriweera – BRC

Highest Partnership
164 runs for the 04th wicket Dunith Jayathunga / Ranesh Silva – Badureliya

Highest Totals
518 / 9 ( 128 Overs ) : Badureliya
400 / 8 dec ( 100 Overs ) : Ace Capital
398 / 9 ( 112.5 Overs ) : Bloomfield
379 / 7 ( 90.4 Overs ) : Moors
372 / 7 dec ( 88 Overs ) : Ace Capital

Lowest Totals
57 / 10 ( 17.4 Overs ) : Chilaw Marians
69 / 10 ( 32.1 Overs ) : Bloomfield
81 / 10 ( 25.3 Overs ) : Sebastianites
81 / 10 ( 35.3 Overs ) : Badureliya
84 / 10 ( 28 Overs ) : Panadura
93 / 10 ( 37.3 Overs ) : Negombo

Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk & ThePapare.com Lalin Premaratne & Jagath Premachandra – slcscorers
Photos courtesy SLC Media