Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club, MLT, Today Match Prediction 12 December 2025

CMCC vs NSWC Match Prediction & Analysis

The Major League Tournament is back for another season, and the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club will take on Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club made a strong comeback in the second innings of their last match to save the game, while the Marians seem to have carried their poor run of form from last year.

They were bowled out for 78 runs in the second innings as they ended up losing the match by an innings and 31 runs. Though opening batsman Lasith Lakshan looked in good touch in the first innings, scoring a fifty, his opening partner and captain of the side, Thanuka Dabare, failed to deliver in both innings.

Nugegoda, on the other hand, found a saviour in their opening batsman Pulindu Perera, who scored an unbeaten 129 runs in the second innings after they were asked to follow on.

Both teams need to deliver a stronger first innings performance to gain an edge in the contest.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

CMCC

L

CMCC

232/10 in 65.3 3.54

MLT

Colts Cricket Club beat Chilaw Marians Cricket Club by 31 runs

06 Dec 2025

CCC

0/0 in 0.0 0

NSWC

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Preview

Chilaw Marians CC crossed the 300-run mark only twice in their 8 matches last season. And they are off to a very poor start this season. Thanuka Dabare will be under pressure to get his team off to a good start in this match.

He will be crucial in Chilaw’s comeback in this game. Dabare and Lasith Lakshan are the key players in the top order responsible for delivering impactful knocks to put the team in a strong position.

There is no Shehan Jayasuriya in the lineup this season. That will be a major miss for Chilaw Marians CC. He was one of the top performers in the middle order last year.

In his absence, it will be up to wicket-keeper batsman Udayawansha Parakrama and Kasun Vidura to rise to the occasion and build crucial partnerships that can swing the game in their favour.

The batting is quite deep with Thikshila de Silva and Kalhara Senarathne at 7 and 8, who can add crucial runs in the lower order and ensure the team ends up with a competitive total.

Senarathne is also crucial with the ball, and picked up 3 for 64 in the last match for Chilaw Marians CC. Kaumal Nanayakkara, Thikshila de Silva, and Melan Hasanka are other key players in this bowling attack to watch out for.

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Predicted Playing XI:

Thanuka Debare (c), Lasith Lakshan, Udayawansha Parakrama (wk), Kasun Vidura, Sammu Ashan, Sakuna Liyanage, Thikshila de Silva, Kalhara Senarathne, Melan Hasanka, Sithum Disanayaka, Kaumal Nanayakkara

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Actual Playing XI:

Kasun Vidura, Sakuna Liyanage, Shammu Ashan, Thanuka Dabare, Nimasara Atharagalla, Sithum Disanayaka, Thikshila de Silva, Lasith Lakshan, Kaumal Nanayakkara, Kalhara Senarathne, Udayawansha Parakrama

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club Preview

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club’s first match of the season ended in a draw, but they will take some positives from the match. Skipper Tilakaratne Sampath will be happy with the strong comeback his team made after the opposition enforced a follow-on.

Pulindu Perera’s unbeaten hundred in the second innings must have boosted the team’s confidence, and we expect them to come out strong in this game. Avishka Perera and Lohan de Zoysa are promising batters in the top 3, and will have all eyes on them in this outing.

Both have great potential and will be expected to deliver strong partnerships to put Nugegoda ahead in this contest. Skipper Tilakaratne Sampath himself holds a crucial position at number 4 in the batting order.

Kevin Perera was quite impressive in the lower middle order last year and scored 41 off 80 balls at number 6 in the last match. Madhuka Liyanapathiranage will be one to watch out for with the ball.

The 6ft 3 all-rounder was consistent with his right-arm offbreak bowling and has started on a strong note this year too. Sachindu Colombage is another key figure in the spin-bowling department and can play a big role with his leg-break bowling.

The skipper also takes on a lot of bowling responsibility, and though he hasn’t been very successful with breakthroughs, he is one to watch out for.

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club Predicted Playing XI:

Pulindu Perera, Avishka Perera, Lohan de Zoysa, Tillakaratne Sampath (c), Pathum Kumara (wk), Kevin Perera, Akram Muthalib, Anuk Fernando, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage, Sachindu Colombage, Dilshan Abeysinghe

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club Actual Playing XI:

Kevin Perera, Pulindu Perera, TMN Sampath, Akram Muthalib, Pathum Kumara, Abdul Hakam, Kavika Dilshan, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage , Lohan de Zoysa, Anuk Fernando, Avishka Perera

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There will be light rain in Colombo around the time of the start of the match, followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon on Day 1 of the Test. There will be showers and scattered thunderstorms on the second day of the match as well. We are likely to lose many overs in the first two days, and it will surely affect the outcome of the match.

CMCC vs NSWC Pitch Report

It is a good wicket to bat on at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Teams have scored big in both innings of the match last year, and we expect a strong batting performance in this game too. However, the weather could make things difficult for the batters, and the spinners can play a big role in the game. The average first innings score in the last 4 matches played on this ground is 308 runs. Nugegoda SWC are the only team to have excelled with the ball on this ground last year.

Toss: To Bat

Though 3 of the last 4 matches played here were drawn, we believe batting first will help the team gain an advantage in this match. It’s a decent venue for batting, and if the team batting first gets past the 350-run total, they will find themselves ahead in the contest. Moreover, neither Chilaw Marians nor Nugegoda have the batting to take a lead in the second innings, and hence, both skippers will be looking to bat first.