JAKARTA: Ceylon lost a thriller against GMIS CC, and WISCI extended its winning streak by defeating Indorama in the weekend matches of the Apple Coal JCA League 2010-2011
AKARTA: Ceylon lost a thriller against GMIS CC, and WISCI extended its winning streak by defeating Indorama in the weekend matches of the Apple Coal JCA League 2010-2011.
Ceylon lost by four runs to GMIS CC despite the heroics of Ceylon captain Dihan Silva, who remained unbeaten on 153 in Cibubur, East Jakarta. Electing to bat first, GMIS CC amassed 268/5 in 35 overs based on Nitesh Pansare’s maiden century (102 runs) and Nicholas Manuel’s 82 runs.
In reply, Ceylon, lead by Dihan who has a reputation for winning matches single-handedly, came precariously close to scripting one of the most memorable run chases in JCA league history. Ceylon fell short by just four runs, ending at 264/6 in 35 overs. Gaurav Kapoor made 41 runs.
In a match at Karawaci in Tangerang, Banten, WISCI were declared winners on better run rate, when rain stopped play after 20 overs. Electing to bat, Indorama posted 179/8, after struggling at 36/4 in 12 overs. Arjun Chouhan’s 56 and Vinod Verghese’s unbeaten 35 runs provided respectability to Indorama’s score. Kailas Raina took 2 wickets for 17 runs.
Sensing rain the match was curtailed with WISCI ahead of the required run rate of 5.14 and 123/1 in 20 overs. Steve Callaghan scored the most with 62 runs and had an opening partnership of 97 with Paul Griffith. WISCI top the league with 60 points and have won all five matches. — JP
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