The CCC team defeated the Police Sports Club in the final of the SLC Major Clubs 50 Over Tournament 2025 held at the CCC grounds in Colombo.
The CCC team, which won the toss and decided to bat first, faced great difficulty as two wickets were quickly lost by the CCC team. However, the CCC team stabilized to a certain extent as opener Nishan Madushka and middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis maintained a crucial partnership of 130 runs for the third wicket. Madushka scored 88 runs and Mendis scored 59 runs.
Pawan Ratnayake and Sonal Dinusha then joined the field and maintained a partnership of 190 runs for the fifth wicket. Pawan Ratnayake scored 158 runs not out in 94 balls, his highest score in a premier league match. He hit 13 fours and 9 sixes.
Sonal Dinusha scored 53 runs as CCC managed to score 387 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Chasing this huge target, the Police team showed a slow style of play. Priyamal Perera scored a combative 57 runs in 56 balls while
CCC’s left-arm spinner Inuka Karannagoda took 4 wickets for just 32 runs. In the end, Police Sports Club were bowled out for 200 runs. Accordingly, the CCC team won the match by a huge 187 runs.
Scoreboard.
Colombo Cricket Club – 387/5 (50) Pawan Ratnayake 158*, Nishan Madushka 88, Kamindu Mendis 59, Sonal Dinusha 53, Charuka Jayathilaka 2/65, Charuka Pramod 2/92
Police Sports Club – 200 (40.2) Priyamal Perera 57, Kusal Perera 31, Jason Fernando 26, Vishad Randika 22, Inuka Karannagoda 4/32, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/36
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