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Colombo Premier Cricket clinch the Under 15 title
Global Cricket Club Junior Championship
Colombo Premier Cricket became the under 15 champions of the GCC Junior Cricket Championship as they pulled off a thrilling two runs win in the final played at Thurstan College Cricket Grounds.
Colombo Premier Cricket scored 173 for six wickets in their allotted 30 overs. After a poor performance at the beginning MSSC Academy fought back gallantly to finish 171 all out in 30 overs falling short of two runs.
Earlier in the day, Apex Cricket Academy cruised to a nine wickets victory in the Under 13 final. Sanuth de Silva scored an unbeaten 47 for Apex Cricket Academy to reach the win need after Minon Ranasinghe excelled with a four wicket haul to restrict ARS Cricket Academy to 94 runs.
Former Test cricketer Brendon Kuruppu was the Chief Guest and the women’s national player Vishmi Gunaratne was the guest of honour at the finals. Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Dasanthi Akmeemana and former Director of Education, Western Province R.A. Kularatne attended the event as special guests.
Match Details
Under 13 Finals
Apex Cricket Academy beat ARS Cricket Academy by 9 wickets
Scores
ARS Cricket Academy 94/9 in 30 overs (Manula Mihisara 21; Minon Ranasinghe 4/20)
Apex Cricket Academy 100 for 1 in 21 overs (Sanuth De Silva 47n.o.; Sanuth Himsandu1/12)
Player of the Match – Minon Ranasinghe (Apex Cricket Academy)
Under 15 Finals
Colombo Premier Cricket beat MSSC Academy by two runs
Scores
Colombo Premier Cricket 173 all out in 30 overs (Minuka Wijeratne 58, Miyuru Bandara 44; Sesandu Silva 3/24)
MSSC Academy 171 all out in 30 overs (Risara Thenujaya 44; T. Disanayaka 3/24)
Player of the Match – Minuka Wijeratne (Colombo Premier Cricket)
Colombo Premier Cricket became the under 15 champions of the GCC Junior Cricket Championship as they pulled off a thrilling two runs win in the final played at Thurstan College Cricket Grounds.
Colombo Premier Cricket
scored 173 for six wickets in their allotted 30 overs. After a poor performance at the beginning MSSC Academy fought back gallantly to finish 171 all out in 30 overs falling short of two runs.
Earlier in the day, Apex Cricket Academy cruised to a nine wickets victory in the Under 13 final. Sanuth de Silva scored an unbeaten 47 for Apex Cricket Academy to reach the win need after Minon Ranasinghe excelled with a four wicket haul to restrict ARS Cricket Academy to 94 runs.
Former Test cricketer Brendon Kuruppu was the Chief Guest and the women’s national player Vishmi Gunaratne was the guest of honour at the finals. Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Dasanthi Akmeemana and former Director of Education, Western Province R.A. Kularatne attended the event as special guests.
Match Details
Under 13 Finals
Apex Cricket Academy beat ARS Cricket Academy by 9 wickets
Scores
ARS Cricket Academy
94/9 in 30 overs (Manula Mihisara 21; Minon Ranasinghe 4/20)
Apex Cricket Academy
100 for 1 in 21 overs (Sanuth De Silva 47n.o.; Sanuth Himsandu1/12)
Player of the Match – Minon Ranasinghe (Apex Cricket Academy)
Under 15 Finals
Colombo Premier Cricket beat MSSC Academy by two runs
Scores
Colombo Premier Cricket
173 all out in 30 overs (Minuka Wijeratne 58, Miyuru Bandara 44; Sesandu Silva 3/24)
MSSC Academy
171 all out in 30 overs (Risara Thenujaya 44; T. Disanayaka 3/24)
Player of the Match – Minuka Wijeratne (Colombo Premier Cricket)