Table leaders Army SC A suffer first loss

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Sri Lanka Women’s and Air Force SC A off-spinner Inoshi Priyadharshani took a career best 4/18 to inflict on Army SC A their first defeat

By Sa’adi Thawfeeq

Skipper Kavisha Dilhari’s innings of 65 brought Seenigama CC their first win

Veteran Sri Lanka Women’s cricketer Shashikala Siriwardene took 4/11 in Navy SC’s rout of Army SC B by nine wickets

Table leaders Army SC A suffered their first defeat in the ongoing SLC Women’s Division I Cricket Tournament when they lost to Air Force SC A by five runs in a thrilling match played at Panagoda yesterday.

Put into bat first, Air Force SC A were dismissed for a moderate 127. For Army SC A, who had won all their five matches played before yesterday, it looked like a walk in the park getting those runs but Sri Lanka Women’s off-spinner Inoshi Priyadharshani had other ideas, picking up a career one-day best 4/18 as the dominant Army SC A struggled throughout their innings and eventually were bowled out for 122 with only captain Nilakshi de Silva playing a lone hand, scoring 57 off 110 balls.

It was not a good day for the soldiers, as Army SC B also ended on the losing side when Navy SC beat them by nine wickets. Veteran Sri Lanka Women all-rounder Shashikala Siriwardene combined with another off-spinner Madhuri Samuddika to plot the downfall of Army SC B, taking seven wickets between them to get them out for 71. Navy SC A knocked the runs off, losing only one wicket in the process, to go on top of the league standings with six wins out of six, displacing Army SC A.

Skipper Kavisha Dilhara hit a determined 65 off 96 balls and right-arm medium-pacer Kavya Kavindi took four wickets to give Seenigama CC their first win of the tournament when they beat Air Force SC B by 79 runs. The off-breaks of Dewmi Vihanga (4/25) ensured Chilaw Marians CC a 24-run win over Colts CC, despite a valiant knock of 62 off 113 balls from Amadhi Wijesingha.

RESULTS

At Panagoda

Air Force SC A 127 (47.1) (Dilani Manodara 40, Achini Kulasooriya 2/19, Sughandika Kumari 2/28, Ganesha Chamari 3/23) beat Army SC A 122 (48.1) (Nilakshi de Silva 57, Inoshi Priyadharshani 4/18, Oshashi Ranasinghe 2/20, Tharuka Shehani 2/22) by five runs.

At Welisara

Army SC B 71 (38.5) (Dilusha Hindagoda 20, Inoka Ranaweera 2/16, Madhuri Samuddika 3/12, Shashikala Siriwardene 4/11) lost to Navy SC 74/1 (18.5) (Hasini Perera 25, Sathya Sandeepani 27*) by nine wickets.

At Katunayake

Seenigama CC 177/7 (50) (Imesha Dulani 39, Kavisha Dilhari 65, Piumi Wathsala 30, Ruchi Samarasinghe 2/25) beat Air Force SC B 98 (39.4) (Kankanange Suranthi 17, Kawya Kavindi 4/18) by 79 runs.

At Colts

Chilaw Marians CC 157/9 (50) (Chamari Atapattu 43, Shikari de Silva 53, Sandali Weerasinghe 2/23, Shiromo Athukorala 2/24) beat Colts CC 133 (49.2) (Amadhi Wijesingha 62, Dewmi Vihanga 4/25, Chamari Atapattu 2/20) by 24 runs.