Low scoring features opening day

• Published date: 09 August 2022
• Publication title: Daily Financial Times

Low scoring featured on the opening day of the SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday where SLC Reds led by Kusal Mendis and SLC Blues captained by Charith Asalanka recorded victories.

Lasith Croospulle celebrates his fifty for SLC Reds

Blues defended their small total of 122-9 by dismissing SLC Greens for 90 by staging a superb fightback through their bowlers to win by 32 runs in the second double header.

The highest individual score was 37 scored by Ashen Bandara for Blues and by Greens skipper Dasun Shanaka in a match dominated by bowlers.

Asitha Fernando, a late replacement for SLC Reds took four wickets and Lasith Croospulle struck a fine half-century to steer them to six-wicket win over SLC Greys in the curtain-raiser match.

Fernando's opening burst of three wickets saw Greys struggling...