Tamil Union beat Army by 07 wickets on the DLS method to retain the Championship
Tamil Union beat Army by 07 wickets on the DLS method to retain the Championship with a superb team effort & deny Army a second limited overs title
SLC Major Clubs Limited Overs Championship 2022 Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo – Final
Sri Lanka Army SC electing to bat, 198 all out – ( 49.5 Overs ) Asela Gunarathne 59, Mahesh Kumara 57, Suminda Lakshan 28, Lakshan Edirisinghe 17, Maheesh Theekshana 15, Extras 15 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 13 runs, 84 / 6 at one stage, last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 04 runs – Lakshan / Suminda put on
32 runs for the 04th wicket, Suminda / Asela added 38 runs for the 05th wicket, Asela / Mahesh involved in a 74 run partnership for the 07th wicket, Mahesh / Maheesh were associated in a 36 run stand for the 08th wicket – 04 batters dismissed without scoring, 03 batters dismissed bowled – Santhush Gunathilaka 3 / 14 – career best in List A – Isuru Udana 3 / 31, Sadeera Samarawickrama 02 victims, Ron Chandraguptha 02 catches.
Tamil Union C & AC in reply,153 / 3 – ( 31.2 Overs ) Sadeera Samarawickrama 58no, Dilruwan Perera 37, Navod Paranavi thana 32, Ron Chandraguptha 13, Extras 09 – Ron / Dilruwan involved in a 41 run opening stand, Dilruwan / Sadeera added 41 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sadeera / Navod put on 65 runs for the 03rd wicket – 05 possible chances were dropped – rain interrupted play on 02 occasions during the later stages of the innings – Asanka Manoj 2 / 27.
Player of the Final : Sadeera Samarawickrama Tamil Union C & AC
Best Batsman of the Tournament : Kasun Vidura Adikari Chilaw Marians CC
Best Bowler of the Tournament : Duvindu Sachin Tillakaratne Burgher Recreation Club
Best Player of the Tournament : Janith Liyanage Ragama CC
Runners Up : Sri Lanka Army SC
Captain : Thisara Perera
Head Coach : Roger Wijesuriya
Manager : Cpl Duminda Wijewardene
Cricket Secretary : Col. Sandun Dias
Cricket Committee Chairman : Maj Gen Sanjaya Wanasinghe
Cricket Committee Vice Chairman : Maj Gen Shiran Abeysekera
Commander : Lt Gen Vikum Liyanage
Champions : Tamil Union C & AC
Captain : Dhananjaya De Silva
Head Coach : Sachith Pathirana
Assistant Coach : Kanishka Botheju
Manageress : Dinushitha Perera
Cricket Secretary : Charinda Fernando
Cricket Committee Chairman : Prakash Schafter
President : Ramesh Schafter
Photos courtesy SLC Media