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Army SC, who became Tier B 50-Over champions, have entered the final of the Tier B T20 tournament.
In the semi-finals played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, Army SC beat Negombo CC by 27 runs (DLS method).
The other semi-final played at the same venue saw Leo CC beat Sebastianites by 59 runs.
In a match reduced to 15 overs, Army SC, batting first, scored 138-6. The principal scorers for Army SC were Ashan Sudarshana with 47 (32 balls, 6 fours) and Manushka Samith (34), who added 54 off 31 balls for the second wicket. Spinner Shehan Pramod took 3/24. Negombo CC, chasing a revised target of 109 off 10 overs, could manage only 81-5, making an awful start, losing both openers without a run on the board. Dimuth Sandaruwan top-scored with 35* off 22.
Half-centuries from Prasad Asanka (65 off 42 balls, 6 fours, 4 sixes) and Nethma Karunaratne (57* off 43 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and their partnership of 93 off 56 balls saw Leo CC put up a challenging 192-6. Sebastianites’ batting was wrecked by left-arm spinner Sudara Dakshina, who finished with 4/13. Rasheed Nahyan made 33 off 16 balls inclusive of 4 sixes for Sebastianites.
Sebastianites, who lost their quarter-final game to United Southern SC, were awarded the match as the latter were found to have violated tournament rules by playing an unregistered player.
The final between Army SC and Leo CC is scheduled to take place at the Bloomfield Grounds tomorrow (22). – [ST]
