DPGC Challenge Trophy MCA E Division match results

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The 17th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy, Mercantile Cricket Association ‘E’ division 25 Over League Tournament 2019 Group stage came to a conclusion last weekend, 23 and 24 March.

In the last batch of matches, Nawaloka Hospitals completed their group quota of matches with their fifth win on the trot, beating DPMC ‘B’ by 55 runs.

Maliban, too finished on a winning note registering their fifth successive win, beating MAS Active by nine wkts.

The weekend’s batting honours went to Shannon Patterson from HSBC ‘B’ (105 vs. Brandix Essentials), Nirushan Ramachandra from Sri Lanka Telecom (86 vs. MAS Active and 74 vs. AIA Insurance), Nishika de Silva from HSBC ‘B’ (81 vs. Akbar Bros); the bowling top spot went to Lalith Deshan from Ansell Lanka, who bagged 5 for 08 Vs. Group M Media

Weekend’s match results at a glance:

Brandix Essentials beat nHSBC by 6 wkts
HSBC – 169/5 (24), Brandix - 171/4 (19.4)
SL Telecom beat MAS Active by 130 runs
SLT – 195 (24.5), MAS Active – 65 (14.2)
Maliban beat MAS Active by 9 wkts
MAS Active – 145 (24.4), Maliban - 148/1 (21.4)
Stafford Motors beat Prym Intimates by 6 wkts.
Prym Intimates - 147/8 (25), Stafford Motors - 148/4 (23.1)
Virtusa beat Akbar Bros by 79 runs
Virtusa – 149 (24.5), Akbar Bros - 70 (17.1)
Ansell Lanka beat Group M Media by 8 wkts
Group M Media – 91 (23.1), Ansell - 92/2 (17.1)
MAS Active beat Melwire Rolling by 9 wkts
Melwire - 137/9 (25), MAS Active - 139/1 (17)
Trelleborg Lanka beat nGroup M. Media by 2 wkts

Group M - 146/6 (25), Trelleborg - 147/8 (22.1)

SL Telecom beat AIA Insurance by 177 runs
SLT - 263/4 (25), AIAI - 76 (22.1)
Nawaloka Hospitals beat DPMC ‘B’ by 55 runs
Nawaloka – 193 (22.4), DPMC ‘B’ – 138 (23)
Akbar Bros beat HSBC ‘B’ by 6 wkts
HSBC “B” – 172 (24.3), Akbar - 175/4 (22.2)

The tournament will now enter its elimination stage; the pre-quarter finals coming up this week-end, 30 and 31 March.