Autokitz Cricket Club registered a comfortable five wicket win over Willows Cricket Club in a 20 overs league Cricket encounter played at the Gateway Complex Grounds, Seeduwa recently.
Autokitz CC won the toss and invited Willows CC to take first lease of the wicket, openers Sumedha Meddagodage and Sidath Samarawickrama, got to a fine start, with a partnership of 46 runs for the first wicket. Sumedha Meddagodage was the first batter to get dismissed being run out, scoring 29 runs. With three more batters being dismissed within the space of 19 runs, Willows CC were reeling at 65 for the loss of 4 wickets at one stage, the other opener, Sidath Samarawickrama along with Chinthaka Wickramasinghe steadied the innings, with a 68 run partnership for the 5th wicket. Sidath Samarawickrama playing a splendid knock, stroking a gallant 71 runs in 52 balls including 9 fours and 2 sixes was finally dismissed as the fifth batter. Chinthaka Wickramasinghe scoring 18 runs was the sixth batter to get dismissed, followed by Manjula Liyanage with the score at 143 runs on board, Lalindra Viraj not out on 4, along with Nuwan Gunawardena at the wicket, took them to a reasonable total. Prasad Abeyrathne and Geeshan Ayeshana capturing 2 wickets apiece
Autokitz CC, openers Ravindu Samarasinghe and Milan Maduwantha, added 38 runs for the first wicket, with the dismissal of Milan Maduwantha, the other opener, Ravindu Samarasinghe stroking 40 runs in 16 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes, was the next to go with the score at 50 runs on board. Also with the dismissals of batters Lakshman Rodrigo at ( 63 ), Ishan Perera at (95 ) and Geehan Ayeshana at ( 106 ), Autokitz CC were on a comfortable position at 106 runs for the loss of 5 wickets on board. Isurunath Dissanayake, who came as the 3rd batter on 15 runs not out, along with Pandula Amarasinghe, playing a hurricane knock scoring 35 runs in 32 balls, including 2 fours 3 sixes, with a 41 run partnership for the 6th wicket, took past the target to give Autokitz CC a comfortable five wicket win with 2.2 overs to spare. Muditha Jayasundera capturing 2 wickets, was the pick of the bowlers for Willows CC..
Scores –
Willows CC – 147/7 in 20 overs Sumedha Meddagodage 29, Sidath Samarawickrama 71, Chinthaka Wickramasinghe 18, Prasad Aberathne 2/30, Geeshan Ayeshana 2/10, Pandula Amarasinghe 1/30
Autokitz CC – 148/5 in 17.4 overs Ravindu Samarasinghe 40, Ishan Perera 27, Pandula Amarasinghe 35 not out, Isurunath Dissanayake 15 not out, Muditha Jayasundera 2/18, Thilak Johnson 1/28, Manjula Liyanage 1/23
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