Janaka dominated the early parts of the B and C Divisions category match and put together a 66-run stand for the second wicket with Nuwan, who contributed 25 with a six and two fours.
Janaka continued to collect runs at a brisk pace and was the fifth player at 174 after hammering five sixes and nine boundaries in his 57-ball knock. He was a bit unfortunate not to cap his effort with a hundred, falling short by five runs.
Later, Redco failed to come up with a matching reply under intense pressure and collapsed at 109 in 16 overs. Rajeewa snapped five wickets in his four-over spell, while Janaka claimed three for 22. Raweed was the main scorer with 35, including three sixes and as many boundaries. Saif and Rasmy made 19 and 16, respectively.
In another match, Amarnath put up a brave fightback with Munir and engineered a thrilling QIE’s two-wicket last-over victory against Al Khor Community. Chasing a modest 108-run target, QIE were struggling at eight down for 78. Amarnath and Munir forged an unbroken 30-run partnership to pull off the victory with four balls to spare.
Munir made an unbeaten 24 with two fours, Amarnath smashed four boundaries in his 16-ball 19 not out.
Earlier, Amarnath grabbed three wickets to restrict the rivals. Mazhar had one for 18. Fawaz and Sohel did the bulk of scoring with 35 and 25, respectively.
Brief scores
B & C Divisions
Garvey Lions beat Redco by 77 runs
Garvey Lions: 186 for six (Janaka 95 in 57 balls, Nuwan 25 in 19 balls, Geethan 17 in 17 balls; A Sattar 2/35, Faheem 2/33)
Redco: 109 in 16 overs (Raweed 35 in 19 balls, Saif 18 in 19 balls, Rasmy 16 in 10 balls; Rajeewa 5/19, Janaka 3/22)
Man of the match: Janaka (Garvey Lions)
QIE beat Al Khor Community by two wickets
Al Khor Community: 107 for seven (Fawaz 35 in 29 balls, Sohel 25 in 36 balls; Amarnath 3/20)
QIE: 108 for 8 in 17.2 overs (Munir 24 not out in 27 balls, Amarnath 19 in 16 balls; Naeem 3/24, Kannan 2/19, Khurram 2/19)
Man of the match: Amarnath (QIE)
