Sebastianites SC make easy work of Matara SC

Matara SC continued their miserable run of form in the Premier Limited overs tournament as they were hopelessly outplayed by Sebastianites SC at De Soysa Stadium today. Sebastianites eventually won the match by seven wickets with nearly 16 overs remaining.

Sebastianites won the toss and elected to make use of any early morning moisture that may still have lingered after the heavy overnight rains and put Matara into bat. The Southern province side lost two early wickets before a 49 run stand for the third wicket between Lukubu (33) and Buddika (25). Thereafter, the innings went into freefall. They lost the last eight wickets for just 29 runs. Nimesh Perera was the pick of the bowlers, taking four wickets for just 28 runs.

The Sebastianites batsmen scored the required runs with ease. The openers, Peiris (33) and Rambukwella (23), put on 57 runs for the first wicket. Warusamana (26*) then guided the side towards victory and an early finish.