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Sampath Bank, led by 42-year-old Nuwan Perera, lifted the glittering Maliban Biscuits Trophy bearing the sponsor, Maliban Biscuits, in the final at the 6th Maliban Biscuits-sponsored MCA Master Sixes Cricket Tournament 2026, concluded at the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) and D.S. Senanayake College grounds on Saturday.
12 teams in four groups participated simultaneously at both venues, consisting of 15 matches, including the final.
The special awards were presented by Chief Guest , Maliban Biscuits Manufactories Business Development Manager Malinda Wijayakumara, along with MCA President Mahesh de Alwis, General Secretary Rohan Somawansa, and Tournament Committee Chairman Lakmal de Silva.
Special awards
Best Bowler – Buddhika Thanthirige from Future Life
Best Batter and Man of the Final – Shantha Kalawitagoda from Sampath Bank
Most Sixes in the Tournament – Manjula Bandara from David Pieris Group
Most Senior Player – 58-year-old Chandika Srimanne from Sri Lanka Telecom
Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament – Tharindu Siriwardena from Maliban Biscuits
Final results
*At MCA Grounds: League Stage (2 groups, 7 matches)
Hayleys Group 68/5 (5) beat Nations Trust Bank 54/3 (5); Sampath Bank 62/2 (4.1) beat John Keells Group 61/2 (5); Sri Lanka Telecom 74/1 (4.5) beat Nations Trust Bank 73/3 (5); HNB 59/1 (4.3) beat John Keells Group 58/2 (5) ; Hayleys Group 65/3 (5) beat Sri Lanka Telecom 46/6 (5); Sampath Bank 78/1 (5) beat HNB 56/0 (5).
Semi-final: Sampath Bank 53/0 (4) beat Hayleys Group 49/5 (5)
*At DSS Grounds: League Stage (2 groups, 7 matches)
Maliban Biscuits 62/0 (3) beat Amana Takaful 61/2 (5); David Pieris Group 37/1 (2.5) beat Future Life 36/4(5); David Pieris Group 79/1 (5) beat Colombo Dockyard 54/3 (5); Amana Takaful 61/2 (5) beat Commercial Bank 57/3 (5); Future Life 63/2 (2.4) beat Colombo Dockyard 59/5 (5).
Semi-final: Maliban Biscuits 60/0 (4.5) beat David Pieris 57/4 (5).
*Final at MCA Grounds: Sampath Bank 69/2 (5) (Shantha Kalawitagoda 34*, Nuwan Perera 18, Malinda Vijayakumara 1/5) beat Maliban Biscuits 63/3 (5) (Chamara Ratnayake 36*, Niluka Peiris 1/8, Tharindu Randima 1/8, Suboda Jayawardena 1/12)
