Waratah defeated Tracy Village
Waratah has claimed the DDCC two-day minor premiership after defeating Tracy Village outright to jump three spots into first place.
The Warriors had a spread of wicket takers to bowl out the Villagers for 154 and 90 as they struck 4-183d and 1-63 in reply to claim the 10 points.
Madura Weerasinghe took the most wickets in the game with five across both innings while Roshane Fernando was influential with four.
Jagadesh Koduru top scored with 67 in the first innings and Sasith Livera struck 61 as Guntaas Brar was best for Tracy with 2-35.
The result for the Warriors sees them skyrocket into first place where they will now host a home semi-final against fourth-placed Nightcliff next weekend.
Warriors coach and all-rounder Udara Weerasinghe took two wickets in each innings and also scored an unbeaten 33 with the bat.
He said the convincing win was a good sign for his side ahead of finals.
“It was good to end up on top of the ladder,” Weerasinghe said.
“With our performance, we came together before the finals and it’s a good feeling to take 20 wickets and win the game.
“It’s a great positive sign before the finals.”
The result for Tracy means they finish the two-day campaign winless. Meanwhile, the Warriors finish with an outright win, three wins and two losses for the campaign.
Southern Districts defeated Darwin
A Jackson Isakka century has powered Southern Districts to a fourth-straight win to complete the regular two-day season.
After Darwin’s Dan Kerber struck an unbeaten 101 in the first innings, Isakka struck an unbeaten 103 in reply to steer his side to a narrow two-wicket win at Gerry Wood Oval.
Lachlan Bangs was also vital in the victory after scoring a rapid 60 from 39 deliveries, while tailenders Joshua Gawthrope (37) and Anthony Scott (20) delivered again for the Crocs.
Tom Menzies threatened to take the game away from the home side with an excellent 5-90 but the Crocs successfully chased the Eagles’ 7-260d in the end.
Earlier, the Eagles put the pressure on the Crocs with a 3-180 start to the game as openers Jordan Rossi (49) and Jacob Dickman (36) made good starts before Kerber’s influence.
But Crocs captain Tim Garner got the wicket tumbling in the middle order with 3-43 to lead his side with the ball.
Following the result, the Crocs finish third on the ladder with an outright, three wins and two losses. They will face Palmerston away in the semi-final next weekend.
The Eagles finish the two-day season in sixth position with a 2-4 record.
PINT defeated Palmerston
PINT has finished its season on a positive note after a convincing win over Palmerston at DXC Arena 2 on Saturday.
The Greens posted 226 before bowling out the Power for 127 to knock off the ladder leaders and push them into a second-place finish for the two-day season.
Meanwhile, the Greens rose to a fifth-place finish with their third win of the campaign.
Coby Edmondstone and Nicholas Bembrick starred with the ball for the Greens taking four wickets each to bowl out the Power for 127.
Earlier, Prasanna Ketheeshwaran top scored with 84 to lead the Greens to a decent total of 226. Edmondstone also stepped up with 34 opening the batting.
Hamish Martin was excellent again for the Power with 5-43 while Rommel Shahzad also contributed with two wickets.
But a 3-15 start with the bat in the run chase put the Power on the back foot as they looked to give opportunity in a game where there wasn’t a great deal to achieve with a home semi-final already locked in.
Power star Caleb Montague came in at six but failed, scoring just eight as Aidan Firman top scored with 39.
The Greens had another bat but were limited with time for a second innings result as the game concluded with the score at 4-129.
The Greens season comes to an end where their campaign reads a 3-3 record.