CDB retain league stage crown

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33RD SINGER – MCA SUPER PREMIER LEAGUE

By P D DE SILVA

With the final three league stage games being abandoned due to incessant rain on Thursday, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) piped Hayleys Group ‘A’ to retain the league stage crown of the Singer – MCA Super Premier League 2026.

The ‘Super Premier League’ is the Mercantile Cricket Association’s top-tier cricket tournament and has been sponsored by Singer for the past 33 years. The tournament is played in three stages, namely League, Knock Out and T20.

The knockout stage of the tournament commences on Sunday (18). By virtue of topping the league, CDB go through to semi-final one, while league number two Hayleys Group ‘A’ will take on BBK Partnership (league number 7), HNB ‘A’ (league number 3) will take on SLC Youth (league number 6) and Fairfirst Insurance (league number 4) will take on Colombo Aces (league number 5) in the quarterfinals.