MAS active in Merc Premier league
MAS Active started their campaign with back-to-back wins over Sampath Bank and HNB in the ongoing 22nd Singer – MCA Premier League, continued last weekend.
Defending Champions, MAS Intimates Unichela, too scored back to back wins, to remain unbeaten after five matches, beating Commercial Credit by three wickets and Seylan Bank by four wickets. Sri Lanka players, Farveez Maharoof (4 for 43), Kusal Janith Perera (54) and Mahela Udawatte (54) fashioned Unichela’s win over Commercial Credit.
Despite a fine century by Harsha Vithana (112 in 117 balls with eight sixes and seven fours) for Seylan Bank, Unichela managed a four wickets win helped by useful contributions from Dhanushka Gunatillake (46), skipper, Chamara Silva (47) and Farveez Maharoof (49 not out).
In the only match played on the Poya day between John Keells and MAS Active, took the shape of T-20 due to rain at the MCA Grounds.
In a match reduced to 20 overs a side game, MAS Active riding on a quick-fire 92 ball, 121 runs, 3rd wicket stand between Sachithra Serasinghe (57 not out in 49 balls, inclusive of four sixes and same number of fours) and Jehan Mubarak (64 in 49 balls, inclusive of four sixes and four), raised to a fine seven wickets win.
The tournament will be continued this weekend with a card of three matches.
Weekend and midweek
At Moratuwa Stadium: MAS Active beat Sampath Bank by 9 wickets (match reduced to 36 overs a side, due to wet ground conditions)
Sampath Bank 166 all out (35.4) (Primosh Perera 25, Kaushal Silva 39, Thilina Kandamby 35, Sachithra Serasinghe 3/24, L. Rangika 3/45, Sachith Pathirana 3/23)
MAS Active 168/1 (25.4) (Udara Jayasundara 85 not out, Sachithra Serasinghe 72 not out)
At FTZ/Katunayake: MAS Intimates Unichela beat Commercial Credit & Finance by 3 wickets
Commercial Credit 201 all out (47.5) (Dilshan Cooray 50, Lasith Abeyratne 28, Kaushal Mendis 48, Farveez Maharoof 4/43, Malinga Bandara 2/30)
Unichela 202/7 (43.5) (Kaushal Janith Perera 54, Mahela Udawatte 54, Chamara Silva 27, Lahiru Gamage 2/28, Malinda Pushpakumara 2/55)
At Bloomfield: John Keells beat Commercial Credit & Finance by 88 runs
JK 276/8 (50) (Lahiru Malintha 20, Milinda Siriwardena 98, Janaka Gunaratne 68, Ishan Jayaratne 37, Lahiru Gamage 2/50, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/45)
Com Credit 188 all out (38.5) (Upul Tharanga 37, Chathuranga de Silva 73, Lahiru Gamage 25 not out, Shaminda Eranga 2/19, Janaka Gunaratne 2/65, Maduka Liyanapathirana 4/20)
At Moratuwa Stadium: MAS Intimates Unichela beat Seylan Bank by 4 wickets
Seylan Bank 233 all out (49.2) (Sahan Wijeratne 35, Chanaka Wijesinghe 22, Harsha Vithana 112, Lahiru Wijeratne 2/20, Sohan Boralessa 2/35, Dilruwan Perera 3/39, T.M. Dilshan 2/50)
Unichela 234/6 (47.1) (Dhanushka Gunatillake 46, Mahela Udawatte 35, Prasanna Jayawardena 25, Chamara Silva 47, Farveez Maharoof 49 not out, Dilruwan Perera 20 not out, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 2/30, Sahan Wijeratne 2/40)
At FTZ/Katunayake: MAS Active beat HNB by 7 wickets
HNB 186/9 (50) (Ashen Fernando 35, Madawa Warnapura 58, Deshan Dias 20, Binura Fernando 2/33, Sachithra Senanayake 2/22, Sachith Pathirana 3/25)
MAS Active 187/3 (34.2) (Dilshan Munaweera 81, Udara Jayasundara 35, Sachithra Serasinghe 42 not out, Angelo Perera 27, Vimukthi Perera 2/67)
At MCA: MAS Active beat John Keells by 7 wickets
John Keells 135/9 (20) (Lahiru Milantha 40, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 26, Sachithra Senanayake 3/15, Charith Jayampathi 2/39, Dilshan Munaweera 2/12, Sachith Pathirana 2/30)
MAS Active 135/3 (17.5) (Sachithra Serasinghe 57 not out, Jehan Mubarak 64)
Division ‘B’
Right arm medium pacer, Shalaka Rangajeewa from MAS Linea Aqua finished with amazing figures of 10-1-27-7 to skittle out Mobitel for a paltry 63 runs and send them crashing to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat, in the ongoing MCA Division ‘B’ 50-over League Tournament continued last weekend.MAS Linea Aqua went on to win a double header, as they beat Commercial Bank ‘A’ by 18 runs, helped by excellent bowling performances by Manjula Pradeep (10-1-27-5) and Shalaka Rangajeewa (5-0-22-3).
Weekend’s Match Results:
At MCA: MAS Intimates Unichela ‘B’ beat Union Bank by 7 wickets
Union Bank 152 all out (43.4) (A. Perera 30, P. Dilshan 21, L. Perera 2/28, A. Sandaruwan 2/16, T. Sumanasiri 2/4)
Unichela ‘B’ 156/3 (24.1) (S. Fernando 71, Nadeera Nawala 31 not out)
At Surrey Village: LB Finance ‘A’ beat Hayleys Group by 73 runs
LB Finance ‘A’ 275/8 (50) (A. Madusanka 39, S. Samarawickrama 43, R. Weerasinghe 26, B. Ranasinghe 23, Y. Samarasinghe 29, R. Liyanarachchi 84 not out, D. Rathnayake 2/37, K. Kulasekara2/37)
Hayley’s Group 202 all out (43.3) (M. Jaleel 67, R. Cooray 29, N. Kavikara 2/28, Y. Samarasinghe 4/47)
At Thurstan: MAS Linea Aqua beat Mobitel by 10 wickets
Mobitel 63 all out (26.2) (S. Rangajeewa 7/27)
MAS Linea Aqua 64 for no loss (11.3) (Imal Liyanage 29 not out, P. Waduge 30 not out)
At MCA: MAS Linea Aqua beat Commercial Bank ‘A’ by 18 runs
MAS Linea Aqua 186 all out (45.4) (V. Dushan 52, A. Jayasinghe 58, S. Rangajeewa 21 not out, A. Rajapaksha 2/25, A. Ranasinghe 4/34, S. Fernando 2/43)
Commercial Bank ‘A’ 168 all out (48) (A. Rajapaksha 25, C. Wanniarachchi 35, J. Fernando 45, S. Rangajeewa 3/22, Mangala Pradeep 5/27)
At Surrey Village: Kanrich Finance ‘A’ vs MAS Silueta ended in a no result
MAS Silueta 50/3 (12) when rain halted play and no further play was possible
At Thurstan: Dimo beat PABC Bank by 66 runs
Dimo 155 all out (40) (P. Tharanga 47, C. Gunasinghe 2/20, B. de Alwis 3/40)
PABC Bank 89 all out (35) (K. Prasanna 22, P. Tharanga 4/25, N. Karunanayake 3/14)
Results of matches played on Wednesday
At FTZ/Katunayake: Hayleys Group beat Commercial Credit ‘B’ by 7 wickets (match curtailed to 20 overs-a-side)
Commercial Credit ‘B’ 120 all out (19.5) (M. Sarathchandra 69, D. Ratnayake 2/10, M. Rafi 3/19, K. Kulasekera 4/25)
Hayleys 123/3 (17.3) (M. Jaleel 21, M. Rafi 21, R. Cooray 40, N. Subasinghe 2/25)
At Thurstan: Raigam Marketing beat John Keells ‘B’ by 6 wickets (match curtailed to 26 overs-a-side)
JK ‘B’ 109/5 (26) (H. Ramanayake 45, J. Sriyapala 51, G. Viswajith 2/9, A. Kaushalya 3/20)
Raigam Marketing 113/4 (15.4) (A. Soysa 40, A. Rangana 52, S. Fernando 2/20)
At Surrey Village Maggona: LB Finance ‘A’ beat PABC Bank by 106 runs on the D/L Method (match curtailed to 47 overs-a-side)
LBF ‘A’ 290/7 (47) (C. Wathugedera 27, A. Sameera 35, Y. Samarasinghe 45, Priyamal Perera 55, Bhanuka Ranasinghe 95, A. Tharaka 2/74, C. Sansaka 2/70)
PABC 129/3 (41) when rain halted play (K. Prashan 30, Thusith Silva 62 not out)
Textured Jersey vs Commercial Bank ‘A’ at Braybrooke Place and Singer SL ‘A’ vs MAS Silueta at Moratuwa Stadium were abandoned without a ball being bowled.