Autokitz Cricket Club in an easy eight-wicket win against the Architects
M.H.Yakeem
Autokitz Cricket Club registered an easy 8-wicket win against the Architects, in a limited-overs Cricket encounter, played at the Gateway Complex Grounds, Seeduwa recently.
Autokitz Cricket Club won the toss and put the Architects to bat, Architects lost opener, Kanishka Padmapani, brilliantly run out by Dhanushka Gajanayake at the score of zero on board. Another opener, M. Vinoth, playing a star-studded innings, stroking a well-compiled 65 runs in 36 balls, including 12 fours and a six, finally was dismissed as the 4th batter at the score at 74 runs on board. With wickets falling at regular intervals, Azwin Haq was the only batter to reach double figures. A splendid bowling performance by Ishan Perera, capturing 4 wickets for 6 runs in 2.1 overs, and well supported by Geesara Dangalla and Hasika Chameera, who claimed 2 wickets apiece, and Malka Prabath capturing 1 wicket, folded the Architects innings for 98 runs.
Autokitz Cricket Club in reply, openers Ravindu Samarasinghe and Pujitha Gunawardena made a bold reply with an unbroken partnership of 78 runs for the 1st wicket, Ravindu Samarasinghe playing a marvelous inning stroking a glorious half-century in 29 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes and Pujitha Gunawardena supporting his teammate, playing a gallant innings scoring 29 runs in 32 balls, including 6 fours, Ravindu Samarasinghe was the first to get dismissed at the score at 78 runs, followed by Pujitha Gunawardena, who was dismissed at the score at 88 runs. Isurunath Dissanayake, an experienced batter in the side on 6 runs not out, and Gaveesha Buddhimal on 8 runs not out, the pair together, steered Autokitz Cricket Club to an easy 8 wickets win, with 7 overs to spare. Aswinda Ranathunga was pick of the bowlers, capturing both the wickets.
Architects – 98 all out in 14.2 overs
M.Vinoth 65, Azwin Haq 12, Ishan Perera 4/12, Geesara Dangalla 2/16, Hasika Chameera 2/31, Malka Prabath 1/23
Autokitz Cricket Club – 104/2 in 13 overs
Ravindu Samarasinghe 50, Pujitha Gunawardena 29, Gaveesh Buddhimal 8 not out, Isurunath Dissanayake 6 not out, Aswinda Ranthunga 2/12
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The Autokitz Cricket team
