Singalese Sports Club snatched a one-run victory over Nonscript in the Major Clubs T20 on Thursday. The hosts finished on 168 to Nonscript's 167 in a match that went down to the wire. It was a sharp response for the home side after losing heavily to the same opposition just days earlier.
Nonscript had bounced back from that defeat with a dominant 326:143 win over Polis Sport on Tuesday, suggesting they were in confident form. The away side had also seen mixed results recently, including a narrow loss to Panadura and a heavy defeat to Colts. But against the table-toppers, those highs and lows balanced out in an unpredictable contest.
The result keeps Singalese Sports Club top of the standings with seven points from three games, all victories. Nonscript remain fourth, sitting on four points from four matches with two wins and two defeats. The gap between them stays significant, but the margin of this game told a different story.
Going into the fixture, the home side had not travelled to make up the numbers. They had won all three games so far and were looking to extend that perfect start. Nonscript, meanwhile, had shown they could score big but also struggled to put teams away consistently. The difference here was just one run.