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The sixth BMW /Hyundai Trophy, MCA ‘C’ Division 50-over League Tournament 2017 reached its quarterfinals as the league stage of the tournament came to a close on Sunday.
In the last match of the league stage, Peoples Leasing Co. (PLC) scored a comfortable six-wicket win over JL Morison at St. Benedict’s College Grounds, Kotahena.
The highlight in the last league game was the sparkling century scored by the PLC opening batsman, Krishan Rodrigo, who carried his bat out after scoring 108 in 87 balls, while hitting 6 sixes and 10 fours. In the process Rodrigo was engaged in a 158-run stand for the fourth wicket with Isuru Perera (51) which came off 128 balls.
Match result:
JLM - 185/9 (50.0) (S. Ahamed 46, K. Abeysinghe 31, C. Bandara 2/30, I. Gunasekera 2/10, T. Dassanayake 2/53, D. Kaushalya 2/42)
PLC - 186/4 (27.0) (Krishan Rodrigo 108 not out, Isuru Perera 51, H. Kularatne 2/37)
Ten teams played in two groups and the first four teams of each group qualified for the elimination stage.
The league standings
Group ‘A’ Nations Trust Bank ‘A’ (unbeaten with 17 points)
LB Finance ‘B’ (14 points),
Commercial Credit ‘B’ (5 points),
Colombo Dockyard (5 points)
Commercial Leasing (4 points)
Group ‘B’:
1.Standard Chartered Bank (unbeaten with 19 points),
2.Peoples Leasing (14 points)
3.DHT Cement (10 points)
4.JL Morison (5 points)
5.Airport & Aviation (00 points)
The quarterfinal line-up: Saturday, 11 February
Sunday, 12 February
