2024 Major Clubs T20 Tournament

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2024 Major Clubs T20 Tournament
Dates12 May – 28 June 2024
Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Champions Nondescripts Cricket Club (1st title)
Runners-upBloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club
Participants18
Matches39
Player of the series Chamika Karunaratne (Nondescripts)
Most runs Kamil Mishara (Nondescripts) (142)
Most wickets Akila Dananjaya (colts) (10)
Chamika Karunaratne (Nondescripts) (10)
Official website MCT
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The 2024 Major Clubs T20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in Sri Lanka. [1] It was the 3rd season of the Major Clubs T20 Tournament, organized by Sri Lanka Cricket.The tournament was played from 12 May to 28 June 2024. [2]

Contents

In the final,Nondescripts Cricket Club defeated Bloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club by 8 wickets to win the title. [3]

Background

The tournament will be played from 12th to 29th May, with the participation of 18 teams, which have been divided into four groups. After the end of the round-robin stage, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament.

The semifinal encounters will be played on the 28th May at NCC Grounds, while the final will be held on the 29th May at SSC Grounds.

Fixtures of the knockout stage of SLC Major Club T20 Tournament 2024 have been rescheduled due to the prevailing weather conditions in the island. [4]

Format

The 18 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage.The top two teams in the qualified for the knockout stage, which consisted of four quarter-finals and two semi-finals and a final.

The format was the same as the 2023 edition: 18 teams take part in the initial stages, divided into four groups.teams play each other once before the top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Teams

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Group stage

The group stage consist of four groups of five teams, played as a single round-robin format. The top two teams in each group progressed to the knockout-stage.

Points table

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Nondescripts Cricket Club 430174.393Advanced to the quarter-finals
2 Colombo Cricket Club 410352.300
3 Police Sports Club 41213−0.315
4 Ragama Cricket Club 40133−3.538
5 Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club 40222−5.329
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Moors Sports Club 330060.896Advanced to the quarter-finals
2 Burgher Recreation Club 321041.278
3 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 31202−0.411
4 Badureliya Sports Club 30300−1.597
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Group C

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 311130.982Advanced to the quarter-finals
2 Ace Capital Cricket Club 311130.725
3 Sinhalese Sports Club 21102−0.110
4 Negombo Cricket Club 31113−1.350
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Group D

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 420261.420Advanced to the quarter-finals
2 Colts Cricket Club 421151.765
3 Panadura Sports Club 421150.509
4 Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 40133−2.151
5 Kandy Customs Cricket Club 40311−2.340
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A1 Nondescripts 140/6 (15.3)
D2 Colts 170/9 (20)
QF3 Moors 70/9 (8)
QF2 Bloomfield 73/6 (7.3)
D1 Bloomfield
A2 Colts
SF2 Nondescripts 55/2 (5.5)
SF1 Bloomfield 54 (10.1)
B1 Moors 115/4 (18.4)
C2 Ace Capital 111/9 (20)
QF1 Nondescripts
QF4 Burgher 61/1 (6.2)
C1 Tamil Union 64/8 (8)
B2 Burgher 66/5 (8)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 1
24 June 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Colts
170/9 (20 overs)
v
Nondescripts
140/6 (15.3 overs)
Yashodha Lanka 77 (45)
Lasith Embuldeniya 2/22 (4 overs)
Chamika Karunaratne 48* (31)
Sanoj Darshika 3/17 (4 overs)
Nondescripts won by 11 runs (DLS method)
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Shantha Fonseka and Asanka Nanayakkara
  • Nondescripts won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain. Nondescripts were above the DLS par score of 129 in 15.3 overs.
Quarter-final 2
24 June 2024
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Upul Wewage
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Due to rain match called off, Bloomfield won on spin of the coin.
Quarter-final 3
24 June 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Ace Capital
111/9 (20 overs)
v
Moors
115/4 (18.5 overs)
Pawantha Weerasinghe 48 (44)
Dinuka Dilshan 3/6 (4 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 32* (35)
Wanuja Sahan 1/15 (4 overs)
Moors won by 6 wickets
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Damith Sanjeewa
  • Moors won the toss and elected to field.
Quarter-final 4
24 June 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Burgher
66/5 (8 overs)
v
Tamil Union
64/8 (8 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 18 (15)
Tharindu Rathnayake 2/8 (2 overs)
Sithara Hapuhinna 27 (17)
Murvin Abinash 2/8 (2 overs)
Burgher won by 2 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe and Rasanjana Dulsiri
  • Murvin Abinash (Tamil Union) made his T20 debut.

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
26 June 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Burgher
61/1 (6.2 overs)
v
Ravija Sandaruwan 39 (23)
Dushmantha Chameera 1/11 (2 overs)
No result
P Sara Oval, Colombo
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • The match was reduced to 8 overs per side.
  • Due to rain match called off, Nondescripts won on spin of the coin.
Semi-final 2
26 June 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Moors
70/9 (8 overs)
v
Bloomfield
73/6 (7.3 overs)
Sohan de Livera 21 (10)
Sahan Nanayakkara 4/13 (2 overs)
Lahiru Madushanka 26* (12)
Dinuka Dilshan 3/8 (2 overs)
Bloomfield won by 4 wickets
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: Shantha Fonseka and Sanjeewa Fernando
  • Bloomfield won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 8 overs per side.

Final

28 June 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Bloomfield
54 (10.1 Overs)
v
Nondescripts
55/2 (5.5 Overs)
Hasitha Boyagoda 13 (13)
Lasith Embuldeniya 3/5 (2)
Pathum Nissanka 18 (10)
Ravindu Fernando 2/25 (2)
Nondescripts won by 8 wickets
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: Chamara de Soysa and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Lasith Embuldeniya (Nondescripts)
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club, elected to field first

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