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HNB Assurance Team
McLarens Group Team
Text and pics by P.D. DE SILVA
HNB Assurance will go all out to emerge undefeated champs and take home the ‘Fairfirst Trophy’ when they take on McLarens Group in the finals of the 8th MCA – Fairfirst ‘F’ Division 20 over League Cricket tournament scheduled to be played at 6.30 p.m. under lights at the CCC ground tomorrow.
HNB Assurance, the only undefeated team in the tournament beat E B Creasy by 111 runs, Pizza Hut by 8 wickets, Attire Pvt Limited by 27 runs, Commercial Credit by 44 runs and Sitrek Group by 88 runs to lead group D and enter the knockout stage of the tournament. In the knockout stage they defeated Commercial Bank ‘B’ by 118 runs in the pre-quarter final, PABC by 6 wickets in the quarter-final and Ansell Lanka by 28 runs in the semi-final to qualify for the final.
McLarens Group, playing in group A lost to Aitkin Spence by 66 runs but led their group having defeated Softlogic Life by 44 runs, PABC by 46 runs, Astron Lanka by 24 runs and Metropolitan Group by three wickets to enter the knockout stage. In the pre-quarter final, McLarens beat SAGT by 48 runs, overcame Camera.lk by 22 runs in the quarter-finals and MAS Active by three wickets in the semi-final to qualify for the final.
HNB Assurance is led by Dulanjana Wijesinghe will be selected from Dasun Abeywardena, Sangeeth Peiris, Abhishek Jayaweera, Lahiru Sithpriya, Pasindu Pathum, Chamod Piumal, Dasis Manchanayake, Taariq Naziar, Milinda Sanjaya Isuru Sampath, Charith de Silva, Tharindu Guruge, Anupa Sasanka, Dulanga Hettiarachchi, Supun Chanaka, Minidu Rajakaruna, Mohamed Rahumathulla and Raveen Alexander. Manager: Kalhara Kariyawasam
HNB’s Pasindu Pathum who has scored the most runs [346] in the tournament so far together with Dasun Abeywardena and Lahiru Sithpriya are ranked among the top ten run scorers. Taariq Naziar is among the top ten wicket takers with sixteen wickets to his credit and In the fielding department Sangeeth Peiris is among the top ten with 12 dismissals to his credit.
McLarens Group led by Asanka Ranasinghe will be selected from, Russel Van Rooyen, Shehan Sandaruwan, Saminda Fernando, Ashan Mullegama, Dilan Perera, Oshada Chathuranga, Sachira Wijesinghe, Inesh Chamikara, Sadisha Gamage, Suranga Rodrigo, Lahiru Amarasekara, Ethan Ransilige, Hasindu Perera, Dulshan Jayawardhana, and Mandil Damruka. Manager: Samadhi Siriwardena
McLaren’s all-rounder Ethan Ransilige is among the top ten run scorers and wicket takers in the tournament and Shehan Sandaruwan is the second highest wicket taker (17 wickets) of the tournament.
Twenty four teams entered this year’s MCA F Division Tournament .
