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The Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament 2024 came to a conclusion with a high-octane final showdown between Colombo Cricket Club and Ace Capital Cricket Club on Sunday, August 11.
Hosted by the iconic Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, Colombo Cricket Club batted first and were bundled out for 251 in 45.5 overs. Isuru Udana at number nine top-scored with a six-laden 46-ball 80 after a middle-order collapse sank his team to 165/8 at one stage.
Ace Capital bowlers Nimsara Atharagalla (3/55) and Wanuja Sahan (3/47) inflicted the most damage to the Colombo line-up after fiery top-order starts from opener Lasith Croospulle and number three Anjala Bandara.
Chasing 252, Ace Capital lost Hiran Jayasundara and Pawantha Weerasinghe for first-ball ducks to Isuru Udana in the opening over of the innings. Captain Thanuka Dabare led Capital authority by smacking 34-ball 48 before unbeaten Sammu Ashan carved 97 unbeaten runs. Ashan’s batting masterclass alongside Ravindu Rathnayake’s seven-ball 22* steered Ace Capital past Colombo in a thrilling final over to clinch the 2024 Major Clubs Limited Over Trophy.
Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament 2024 Most Runs List
Colombo middle-order batter Pavan Rathnayake finished the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament 2024 as its leading run-scorer with 494 runs. Krishan Sanjula (388 runs), Sammu Ashan (349 runs), Nishan Madushka (336 runs), Janishka Perera (321 runs), Thanuka Dabare (312 runs) and Pasindu Sooriyabandara (311 runs) also enjoyed prolific seasons with the bat by tallying over 300 runs.
Sandun Weerakkody (289 runs), Yashodha Lanka (285 runs) and Ron Chandraguptha (279 runs) finished the season as the eighth, ninth and tenth highest run-makers to round up the top 10 list.
Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament 2024 Most Wickets List
Season finalists Chaturanga de Silva and Wanuja Sahan finished the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament 2024 as its highest wicket-takers with 19 scalps each. Dilshan Munaweera, Lasith Embuldeniya and Thanuka Dabare snared 16 wickets from their ends to occupy the next three slots on the wicket-taking charts.
Sonal Dinusha, Pasindu Ushettige, Chaminda Bandara and Nishan Peiris all claimed 15 wickets in the tournament to feature among some of the highest wicket-takers of the season. Kavika Dilshan finished the season as its tenth most successful bowler with 14 wickets.
