Boucher leads Warriors to easy win over Wayamba

The duo shared a 63-run stand for the unconquered fourth wicket from 44 balls.

Boucher,who played for Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League,struck four fours and two sixes during his 26-ball stay while Kreusch hit three fours in his 29-ball innings.

Boucher smashed two sixes and a four in three successive balls in the 14th over off leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi who was playing for Sri Lanka national team till 2007.

Kreusch hit the winning runs – a four off Chanaka Welegedara – to take the home side to 156 for three in 18.2 overs.

Opener and captain Davey Jacobs contributed 26 while one down Colin Ingram chipped in with a solid 28-ball 34 at a lively St Georges’ Park pitch.

Warriors,the South African Twenty20 champions,made a flying start in their run chase though they lost opener Ashwell Prince in the third over.

They scored at a brisk rate with Jacobs and Ingram taking the Wayamba bowlers to task notching their 50 runs in the sixth over.

For Sri Lanka,Chanaka Welegedara,Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis took a wicket apiece. The trio bowled well but

the other three bowlers Farveez Maharoof,Thisara Perera and Lokuarachchi were expensive.

Earlier,opener Jeevantha Kulatunga struck a strokeful 59 to help Wayamba reach 153 for nine after the Sri Lankan champion side were reduced to 50 for three in the ninth over after electing to bat.