Wins for CDB, Fairfirst Insurance. Hayleys Group ‘A’ and HNB ‘A’

MCA Super Premier T20 Tournament 

By P.D. DE SILVA 

CDB and Hayleys Group ‘A’ registered six-wicket wins in the morning while Fairfirst Insurance and HNB ‘A’ won on the DLS method in the afternoon when the 11th Singer – MCA Super Premier T20 Tournament continued on Thursday.

In the Group A games played at the Mercantile Cricket Association ground, CDB’s Lahiru Madushanka bagged six wickets for seventeen runs to restrict Colombo Aces to 128 runs and in the chase Shevon Daniel smashed 70 runs off 46 balls with two boundaries and seven sixes to clinch the win by six wickets with 35 balls remaining. Ashen Bandara chipped in with an unbeaten 34 off 13 balls for the winners.

In the afternoon a 55-ball 89 by Jehan Daniel for David Pieris Group ‘A’ was in vain as Fairfirst Insurance won by 50 runs on the DLS method when rain put a premature end to the game. Gaviru Senehas scored a 39-ball 74 and Isuru Fernando chipped in with a 23-ball 44 to help Fairfirst Insurance to 217/8 in their 20 overs.

In the Group B games played at the BRC ground, three wickets each by Induwara Udana and Inuka Karannagoda helped Hayleys Group ‘A’ to restrict Amzet Lanka to 149/9. In the chase, an unbeaten 68 off 27 balls (4x4 and 7x6) by Ahan Wickremasinghe and 49 off 42 balls by Nishan Madushka helped them reach the target with six wickets in hand and 27 balls remaining.

In the afternoon game a 39-ball 76 which included half a dozen fours and sixes by BBK Partnership’s Sineth Jayawardena was in vain as HNB ‘A’ clinched the match by 10 runs on the DLS method when bad light followed by rain put an end to the game on the completion of the 17th over.

At MCA ground

• Lahiru’s six-fer and Shevon’s 70 power CDB to a six-wicket win:

Colombo Aces 128/10 in 19.4 overs (Sithara Gimhan 16, Sachitha Jayathilake 26, Dinura Kalupahana 30, Shehan Fernando 16, Dushan Hemantha 14; Lahiru Madushanka 6-17, Navindu Prabash 1-12, Dunith Wellalage 1-27, Sachindu Colombage 1-32, Movin Subasinghe 1-18) lose to CDB 129/4 in 14.1 overs (Shevon Daniel 70, Vishad Randika 11, Ashen Bandara 34*; Vishwa Fernando 1-13, Malsha Fernando 2-22, Dushan Hemantha 2-42)

• Fairfirst Insurance win by 50 runs on DLS method:

Fairfirst Insurance 217/8 in 20 overs (Gaviru Senehas 74, Isuru Fernando 44, Sanoj Darshika 27, Anuk Fernando 34, Dushan Vimukthi 16; Manjula Bandara Gannile 1-41, Shakthi Udara 2-51, Lahiru Samarakone 2-40, Tharinda Nirmal 2-22) beat David Pieris Group ‘A’ 143/7 in 18 overs (Asitha Wanninayake 19, Jehan Daniel 89; Dushan Vimukthi 2-04, Dilum Sudeera 1-23, Thanuka Dabare 1-25, Sanoj Darshika 2-19)

At BRC ground

• Ahan and Nishan steer Hayleys Group ‘A’ to a six-wicket win:

Amzet Lanka 149/9 in 20 overs (Tanuja Rajapaksa 10, Sulnith Sigera 12, Sachiru Kulasooriya 22, Charya Paranavithana 24, Lasith Abeyrathne 34, Rashmika Hirushan 25; Induwara Udana 3-25, Kavishka Anjula 2-31, Inuka Karannagoda 3-24, Treveen Mathew 1-29) lose to Hayleys Group ‘A’ 151/4 in 15.3 overs (Nishan Madushka 49, Nuwanidu Fernando 20, Ahan Wickremasinghe 68*; Dulnith Sigera 2-18, Dinuka Thennakoon 1-13, Shakoor Yoonus 1-23)

• HNB ‘A’ overcome BBK Partnership by 10 runs on DLS method:

BBK Partnership 184/7 in 20 overs (Sineth Jayawardena 76, Nipun Karunanayake 46*, Murvin Abinash 11, Ananthan Kajan 24*; Duvindu Ranathunge 1-31, Ashian Daniel 3-21, Malsha Tharupathi 1-19, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2-37) loses to HNB ‘A’ 161/6 in 17.0 overs (Hirun Kapurubandara 22, Sohan de Livera 29, Janishka Perera 35, Chamika Heenatigala 42*; Mahendran Kavilan 1-13, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1-39, Murvin Abinash 1-36, Theesan Vithushan 2-37)