Leg spinner Thushan Jayawardena had fine figures of 3 for 23 as Castle Lions beat Majestic Challengers by 12 runs in the inaugural Richmond Past Cricketers Premier League tournament (RPCPL) fixture played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Castle Lions led by Chamila Gamage scored 116 for 4 wickets in their 10 overs with Bathiya Kalansuriya (31), Chanaka Vithanage (23) and Indika Chandana (30) hitting useful knocks.
Majestic Challengers led by Saluka Wijesiri managed to get 104 for 5 wickets in their 10 overs with Ruwan Galappaththi top scoring with 32 while Thushan Jayawardena the 52 year old leggie still bowled superbly and ended with most economical figures of the day with 3 for 23.
Earlier Mountain Heroes defeated Majestic Challengers by 9 wickets while Blues Tigers beat Monarch Kings by 11 runs in their matches.
The semi finals and final will be played today.
Results:
Mountain Heroes win
Majestic Challengers 110 for 2 wickets in 10 overs (Saluka Wijesiri 30 (retired),Samantha Lorensuhewa 33 (retired),Chatupama Gunasinghe 28,Bhakthi Mendis 1/13,Tharindu Weerasinghe 1/17
Mountain Heroes 111 for 1 wicket in 9.1 overs (Tharindu Weerasinghe 30 (retired), Asoka Sirimanne 31(retired),Chamil Perera 17 not out, Asitha de Silva 1/15)
Blues Tigers win by 11 runs
Blues Tigers 100 for no loss in 10 overs (Ranga Abeysinghe 31(retired), Milinda Sandaruwan 26 not out, C.K Hewamanne 30 (retired)
Monarch Kings 89 for 6 wickets in 10 overs (Dilshan Amarasinghe 25, E.H.S Udayakumara 16,Chandima Mendis 21,Ranga Abeysinghe 2/19,Milinda Sandaruwan 1/14,C.Aravinda 2/13)
Castle Lions win
Castle Lions 116 for 4 wickets in 10 overs (Bhathiya Kalansuriya 31(retired), Chanaka Vithanage 23, Indika Chandana 30 (retired) Chamila Gamage 11, Samantha Lorensuhewa 1/15, Devan de Silva 1/14)
Majestic Challengers 104 for 5 wickets in 10 overs (Chatupama Gunasinghe 21, Samantha Lorensuhewa 14, Ruwan Galappaththi 32 (retired), Fawaz Jishty 21, Lahiru Rajantha 1/13, Thushan Jayawardena 3/23)