Sonal, Pavan guide CCC to second successive final

Halftons by Sonal Dinusha and Pavan Ratnayake laid the foundation for CCC to record a comfortable 68 runs win over Tamil Union in the second semifinal of the Major Club limited over tournament played under floodlights at the CCC ground yesterday which helped them to make it to the final for the second successive year.

- By M.SHAMILAMIT

Tamil Union chasing a formidable target of 310 runs for victory made steady progress with opener Sithara Hapuhinna and Sharujan Shanmuganathan defying CCC for a considerable period of time.

But the separation of the pair with the dismissal of Hapuhinna who made a run a ball knock of 76 which had eight boundaries and three sixes and having shared a partnership of 117 runs for the third wicket had them falling back.

Thereafter Shanmuganathan did not last long as he was dismissed 13 runs later having made 56 in 59 balls with five boundaries.