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A sparkling century by skipper Sohan de Livera (135 off 95 balls, 3 sixes, 18 fours) propelled Fairfirst Insurance to a crushing 146-run win over BBK Partnership in the ongoing 32nd Singer- MCA Super Premier League 2025 knockout tournament eliminator, played on Sunday at the NCC Grounds.
Fairfirst Insurance, riding on de Livera’s ton, amassed 346-7 in 50 overs.
BBK Partnership replied with a meek 200 runs in 36 overs, being shackled by Dilum Sudeera (4/50 in 10 overs) and Kalana Liyanage (3/50 in 6 overs).
Fairfirst Insurance thus advanced to the semi-finals to play Maliban Biscuits (League No. 2) tomorrow.
Chief scores
Fairfirst Insurance 346-7 (G. Senhas 47, Sohan de Livera 135, G. Weerasinghe 32, Anuk Fernando 45, N. Vimukthi 29, I. Slaza 21*, Santhush Gunatillake 2/50, T. Vithushan 2/45, V. Viyaskanth 2/75)
BBK Partnership 200 (36) (N. Dikwella 42, Santhush Gunatillake 39, A. Kajan 25, K. Syamsundar 27*, Kalana Liyanage 3/50, S. Mihira 2/20, Dilum Sudeera 4/50)