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Unbeaten, Expolanka Holdings qualified for the final, in the first Link Natural Products/ Musclegard sponsored, MCA Premier League 50 Over/Whiteball Tournament 2025, which continued with the play-offs on Wednesday.
In the qualifier one, Expolanka Holdings with a comfortable 84 runs win over DFCC Bank, went straight in to the Final. DFCC Bank played Singer SL “A”, the winner of eliminator one in the second eliminator on 20 August for a place in the Final to meet Expolanka Holdings on 30 August.
In the eliminator one, Singer SL “A” who finished at the bottom of the league points table without a single win, kept their hopes alive when they took sweet revenge over Nawaloka Hospitals, as they beat them convincingly by 99 runs ; Singer SL “A” lost to Nawaloka Hospitals in their league outing.
Chief scores:
Qualifier one at MCA Grounds: Expolanka Holdings beat DFCC Bank by 84 runs
Expolanka Holdings – 221 all out in 45.1 overs ( H. Liyanage 24, R. Thatil 31, M. De Silva 52 not out, M. Tharupathi 34, L. Sandakan 23, N. Premaratne 2/45, R. Ratnayake 2/47, D. Kekirideniya 3/37)
DFCC Bank – 137 all out in 37.2 overs. ( P. Pathiraja 23, R. de Silva 22, A. Inham 33, N. Peiris 2/15, D. de Zoysa 2/13, K. Nuwantha 2/17, L. Sandaken 2/9 )
Eliminator one at Thurstan College Grounds: Singer Sri Lanka “A” beat Nawaloka Hospitals by 99 runs
Singer SL “A” – 241 for 09 in 48 overs ( P. Dilshan 29, iruna Gallage H Hiruna Gallage 62, R. Madushanka 43, D. Rajakaruna 25, T. Suraj 2/37, C. Rajapaksa 2/45 )
Nawaloka Hospitals 142 all out in 37 overs (T. Suraj 32, T. Madanayake 27 not out, D. de Silva 3/54, S. Fernando 3/21)