Army SC will meet Tamil Union in the first semi final of the Major Clubs limited over cricket tournament today Sunday (28) at the Surrey Village ground while on the same day Ragama CC will play their semi final against NCC at Army ground Dambagoda.
Army SC and NCC were placed first and second from Group ‘A’ with 22 and 19 points respectively to qualify for the semi finals while in Group ‘B’ Ragama CC and Tamil Union had obtained 18 points each but Ragama CC having the highest net run rate of 1.156 finished first and Tamil Union with a 0.060 net run rate was placed second to enter semi final.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducts this tournament with a new structure with all clubs divided into two groups and the two top teams qualified for the semi finals. In addition SLC decided to fix Monday as a reserve day for the semi finals in case of rain.
Most of the preliminary matches ended in no-results while some matches were called off without a single ball being bowled due to wet weather. The winners of the two semi finals will meet in the final which is scheduled to be played on Tuesday (30) at the P. Sara Oval.
Semi finals
November 28 - Army SC vs Tamil Union at Surrey Village, Maggona
November 28 - Ragama CC vs NCC at Army ground, Domabagoda
November 29 - Reserve day for the semi finals
November 30 - Final at P. Sara Oval