Rush Invitational Inaugural T20 Cricket Championship 2023 Bloomfield Ground, Reid Avenue, Colombo – Semi Finals
Panagoda CC beat Mode SC by 05 Wickets
Mode SC put into bat, 140 all out – ( 20 Overs ) Thevindu Dickwella 57 ( 5×6, 2×4, 34 balls ), Rashmika Madusanka 36, Rajiv Nirmalasingham 16, Nimanda Subasinghe 11 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Thevindu Dickwella / Rashmika Madusanka added 84 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 35 runs – first 06 overs : 45 / 2, 10 overs : 81 / 2, 15 overs : 113 / 6, last 05 overs : 27 / 4 – Vinuja Chameera 4 / 26, Nipuna Priyashan 3 / 15, Osura Mahadivulwewa 02 victims, Navindu Naveen & Thusith Paliwatte 02 catches each.
Panagoda CC in reply 146 / 5 – ( 19.3 Overs ) Rumesh Madusanka 71no ( 5×6, 4×4, 47 balls ), Navindu Naveen 31, Osura Mahadivulwewa 13, Geeth Sankalpa 12, Extras 11 – first 06 overs : 41 / 4, 10 overs : 67 / 4, 15 overs : 105 / 4, last 4.3 overs : 41 / 1 – recovered from 30 / 4 – Navindu Naveen / Rumesh Madusanka put on 78 runs for the 05th wicket – Arul Pragasan 4 / 29.
Mode SC, Pamankada, Colombo 6 :
Captain – Arul Pragasan
Vice Captain – Rajiv Nirmalasingham
Coach – Mohamed Iftiyaz
Manager – Thiyagarajah Srikanthgayan
Panagoda CC, Homagama :
Captain – Geeth Sankalpa
Vice Captain – Rumesh Madusanka
Manager – Janaka Perera
ZM CC beat SA CC by 10 runs
ZM CC electing to bat, 150 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) Asantha Basnayake 70no ( 4×6, 6×4, 39 balls ), Ruzthun Miskin 43no, Shafeek Zajith 13, Extras 10 – recovered from 46 / 4 – Ruzthun Miskin / Asantha Basnayake involved in a 104 run unbroken 05th wicket partnership – first 06 overs : 30 / 3, 10 overs : 57 / 4, 15 overs : 98 / 4, last 05 overs : 52 / 0 – Chinthaka Maduwantha 1 / 11, Hirumal Perera 1 / 25, Niven Jayalathge 1 / 26, Tharaka Sathyajith 02 victims.
SA CC in reply, 140 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Nadul Jayalath 47, Ranga Gammampila 15, Hirumal Perera 14, Chinthaka Maduwantha 13, Venura Kaveethra 11, Extras 24 – 04 batters dismissed bowled – Nadul Jayalath / Ranga Gammampila involved in a 34 run opening stand, Nadul Jayalath / Hirumal Perera put on 35 runs for the 02nd wicket, Nadul Jayalath / Chinthaka Maduwantha added 21 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 50 runs – first 06 overs : 40 / 1, 10 overs : 69 / 2, 15 overs : 108 / 4, last 05 overs : 32 / 5 – Mohamed Rifkan 4 / 21, Dilshan Kelard 1 / 15, Yazeer Nizam 1 / 15.
ZM CC, Kolonnawa :
Captain – Zaliq Mohamed
Vice Captain – Mohamed Rilwan
Coach – Navantha Rathnayake
Manager – Mohamed Anwer
SA CC, Moratuwa :
Captain – Sahan Perera
Vice Captain – Ranga Gammampila
Coach : Sasitha Amarasinghe
Manager – Ashan Ransilige
Umpires : Palitha Kulathunga & Anura Kalubowila
Scorer : Thushara Cooray
Report / Photos courtesy : Supun Gamage