After a weekend’s lay off due to bad weather, the first Commercial Credit & Finance PLC sponsored MCA “F” division 25 over League Tournament 2016 got back on track last weekend.
The two centurions – Heshan de Silva from Nippon Paints, Sameera Fernando from Janashakthi Insurance and bowler R.P.C. Pinto from SAGT were on top of the honours list.
Heshan de Silva hit a blistering 112 not out in 42 balls, inclusive of 12 sixes and 08 fours to hand over Nippon Paints a 92 runs win over newcomers, CMA-CGM Containers.
Sameera Fernando hit a 60 ball 105 not out, inclusive of 07 sixes and 07 fours, as Janashakthi costed to a comfortable 83 runs win over Technomedics.
R.P.C. Pinto snapped up 05 wickets for 11 runs in 04 overs, inclusive of a maiden to hand over SAGT a cake-walk 08 wickets win over Barthi Airtel.
Other notable performances came from Buddhika Prasad from Heshan Flex Packaging (89 not out vs. DSI); Chandima Abeykoon from DSI (80 Vs. Heshan Flex); Joel Chrishanth from CMA –CGM Containers (89 Vs. Nippon Paints) & Faiz Ahamed from EB Creasey (78 not out Vs. Fairway Holdings).
Weekend’s match results at a glance – 14 half-day matches
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MCA/morning: CIC beat Tin Pack by 05 wickets
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Tin Pack – 124 (22.2); CIC given a revised target of scoring 70 runs in 14 overs due to a rain stoppage – 70/5 (12.2)
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MCA/afternoon: Hayleys Group “B” beat Interpharm by 111 runs; Hayleys “B” – 160 (24.5); Interpharm – 49 (14.5)
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Thurstan/morning: Alliance Insurance beat Akbar Bros. by 05 wickets; Akbar Bros 211/4 (25.0) ; Alliance Finance given a revised target of scoring 93 runs in 11 overs - 93/5 (10.30)
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Thurstan/afternoon: Heshan Flex Packaging beat DSI by 26 runs;
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Heshan Flex – 226/4 (25.0); DSI – 200 (23.0)
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Mattegoda/morning: Union Bank Vs. Sri Lanka Telecom ended in a no result;
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SLT – 163/5 (24.0); UB – 32/3 in 5.5 Overs when rain halted play.
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Mattegoda/afternoon: Janashakthi Insurance beat Technomedics by 83 runs
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Janashakthi – 227/5 (24.0); Technomedics – 144 (21.2)
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Campbell Park/morning: Lion Brewwery beat MAC Holdings by 05 wickets
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MAC Holdings – 169 (24.3); Lion Brewery – given a revised target of scoring 137 runs in 20 overs due to a rain stoppage – 137/5 (17.4)
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Campbell Park/afternoon: MJF Group beat United Tractor & Equipment by 19 runs; MJF – 215 (25.0); UTE 196/8 (25.0)
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Veyangoda/morning: Trade Finance & Investment beat CMA –CGM Containers on a faster run rate
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TF&I – 174 (24.3); CMA-CGM – 72/4 in 13 overs when rain halted play.
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Veyangoda/afternoon: EB Creasey beat Fairway Holdings by 09 wickets;
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Fairway – 92 (20.1); EBC – 96/1 (7.2)
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Moratuwa/morning: South Asia Gateway Terminal beat Barthi Airtel by 08 wickets;
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Airtel (playing with 09 players) – 63 (15.3); SAGT – 64/2 (7.0)
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Moratuwa/afternoon: HSBC “C” beat Oral Corporation by 122 runs; HSBC “C” – 213/8 (25.0); Oral Corp. 91 (17.5)
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Panadura/morning: Access International beat MBSL Insurance by 02 wickets; MBSL 176/8 (25); Access – 176/8 (23.1)
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Thurstan/morning: Nippon Paint beat CMA-CGM Containers by 92 runs;
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Nippon – 259/6 (25.0); CMA-CGM - 167/8 (25.0)
The tournament will be continued this weekend, 25 and 26 June with a card of 21 matches, that will end the league stage of the tournament.
