SportA last-ball 6 in semi-darkness by Carman Mapatuna gave a heart-stopping win over newcomers Vintage CC, in the 5th Lanka Cavaliers Cricket 'Sixes' 2017, concluded at De Soysa Park, Moratuwa. The tournament was jointly sponsored by Pack World (Pvt) Ltd. and Singer Sri Lanka PLC, as part of Lanka Cavaliers 20th Anniversary celebrations. Then came the deciding last over bowled by Nilan de Silva, with Sujeewa Gunaratne (32 in 11 balls) and Carman Mapatuna at the wickets. With 8 runs to get in 2 balls, Mapatuna frantically ran a couple in the 5th ball – 50/1. Wimalajeewa 56 years (Association of Cricket Umpires)Best Bowler: Surendra Kumara (Sebastianites)Best Batsman: Sajeewa de Silva (Vintage CC)Man of the Final: Sujeewa Gunaratne (Sebastianites)

Source: Sunday Times October 09, 2017 00:56 UTC