Unbeaten MAS Intimates Unichela ‘A’ retains league title for 2nd year
Unbeaten MAS Intimates Unichela A’ retained the league title, for the second successive year when they scored a comprehensive 90-run win over MAS Active at the 22nd Singer-MCA Premier League, continued last weekend.
This was Unichela’s sixth win on the trot, thus completing their league quota of matches; they scored wins against Jonh Keells by 4 wickets, HNB by 131 runs, Sampath Bank by 7 wickets, Seylan Bank by 4 wickets and Commercial Credit by 3 wickets.
Weekend’s match results:
Janaka Gunaratne of John Keells ‘A’, who took three scalps in action against HNB at Moratuwa - Pic by Ranjith Perera
At MCA: MAS Intimates Unichela ‘A’ beat MAS Active by 90 runs (Match curtailed to 42 overs-a-side, due to wet ground conditions)
MAS Unichela ‘A’ 244 all out (40.3) (Kusal Perera 42, T.M. Dilshan 41, Prasanna Jayawardena 41, Farveez Maharoof 61, Dilruwan Perera 23, Binura Fernando 3/38, Sachithra Senanayake 3/21, Sachith Pathirana 3/71)
MAS Active 154 all out (28.5) (Udara Jayasundera 25, Sachithra Serasinghe 38, Andy Solomons 35, Farveez Maharoof 3/19, Lahiru Jayaratne 2/45, Ishara Amarasinghe 3/37)
At Moratuwa Stadium: John Keells ‘A’ beat HNB by 116 runs (Match curtailed to 42 overs-a-side, due to wet ground conditions)
JK ‘A’ 265/6 (42) (Harsha Cooray 72, Lahiru Milantha 40, Roshane Silva 27, Milinda Siriwardena 45, Ishan Jayaratne 28 not out, Vimukthi Perera 2/59, Crysantha Peiris 2/39)
HNB 149/9 (42) (Deshan Dias 25, Hashan Gunatillake 47, Gihan Hondamunige 25, Janaka Gunaratne 3/28, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2/27, Upul Indrasiri 2/30)
At MCA: MAS Active beat Seylan Bank by 8 wickets (Match Curtailed to 45 overs-a-side, due to wet ground conditions)
Seylan Bank 185/8 (45) (Kanchana Gunawardena 22, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 22, Harshan Vithana 37, Chamil Sumathipala 36 not out, Sachithra Senanayake 2/18, T.M. Sampath 3/45)
MAS Active 186/2 (26.4) (Udara Jayasundera 87, Sachithra Serasinghe 64 not out)
At MCA: MAS Active lost to Commercial Bank by 7 wickets
MAS Active 126 all out (35.1) (Dhananjaya De Silva 26, Angelo Perera 25, Lahiru Gamage 3/31, Chaturanga de Silva 2/14, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/25)
Commercial Credit 129 for 3 (36.5) (Shehan Jayasuriya 56 n.o, Sadun Weerakkody 27, Isuru Udana 2/14)
MCA DIVISION ‘A’
National player, Dinesh Chandimal tore into the MAS Silueta attack with a destructive 102-ball, 142 not out, inclusive of six sixes and a dozen fours, as DIMO rode to a massive 133-run win in the ongoing MCA Division ‘B’ 50-Over League Tournament, continued last week.
Opening batsman, Minhaj Jaleel from Hayleys Group hogged the limelight when he posted the first century of the tournament at Katunayake against DIMO.
Jaleel’s 111 in 123 balls, inclusive of three sixes and ten fours spearheaded Hayleys to a fine four wickets win on the D/L method over DIMO.
Weekend’s match results:
At Katunayake: Mobitel beat Textured Jersey by 6 wickets
Textured Jersey 153 all out (44.2) ( S. Fernando 28, L. Udara 26, R. Jayawickrama 3/34, T. Nazir 2/13, T. Gamage 3/38)
Mobitel 154/4 (32.3) (R. Bandara 27, K. Weeraratne 32, A. Dharmasena 36, R. Anuruddha 28 not out, T. Rajaguru 2/42)
At Thurstan College grounds: Kanrich Finance ‘A’ beat Singer ‘A’ by 26 runs
Kanrich Finance ‘A’ 107 all out (38.2) (H. Ranasinghe 39, S. Dulaj 2/13)
Singer ‘A’ 81 all out (28.1) (T. Hettiarachchi 36, Prabath Jayasuriya 5/22, K. Vidura 3/17)
At Katunayake: Hayleys Group beat DIMO by 4 wickets on the D/L method
DIMO 213/9 (50) (R. Sherman 61, P. Madushan 25, N. Tharaka 45, P. Jayamanne 2/16, M. Deepal 2/29, D. Mendis 2/42, K. Kulasekera 2/44)
Hayleys 208/6 in 46.3 when bad light halted play (Minhaj Jaleel 111, Kavinda Kulasekera 63, N. Tharaka 2/32, M. Raswan 2/38)
At Surrey Maggona: PABC Bank Vs.Commercial Credit ‘B’ ended in a No-Result
PABC Bank batting first was 41 for 3 in 9 overs when rain halted play and the match was subsequently abandoned.
At Bloomfield: MAS Intimates Unichela ‘B’ beat Raigam Marketing by 69 runs on the D/L method (Match curtailed to 28 overs-a-side)
Unichela ‘B’ 189/6 (28) (M. Fernando 35, S. Fernando 88, N. Nawala 25 not out, L. Kumara 4/29)
Raigam 99/7 (25) when bad light halted play (R. Jayasekera 35, A. Sandaruwan 3/25, P. Koralagedera 2/14, C. Peiris 2/13)
At Moratuwa Stadium: Kanrich Finance ‘A’ beat LB Finance ‘A’ by 46 runs on D/L method (Match curtailed to 45 overs-a-side)
Kanrich 212 all out (44.3) (A. Silva 35, H. Ranasinghe 25, W. Dimantha 45, H. Fernando 51, T. Soysa 2/35, Y. Samarasinghe 4/30, R.Weerasinghe 2/40, N. Kavikara 2/34)
LBF ‘A’ 104/6 (24) when bad light halted play (M. Bhanuka 37, D. Buddhika 2/40, P. Jayasuriya 3/29)
At BRC: Textured Jersey beat MAS Linea Aqua by 40 runs on the D/L method
Textured Jersey 207 all out (49.3) (Sashane Fernando 55, L. Udara 31, I. Peiris 35, G. Nimsara 30, D. Vimukthi 3/24, M. Pradeep 3/28, N. Priyadarshana 2/45)
MAS Linea Aqua (given a revised target of 206 in 47 overs due to stoppage for bad light) 167 (44.2) (P. Waduge 36, A. Jayasinghe 32, Sahan Fernando 2/29, S. Gunawardena 3/20, S. Rajaguru 3/25)
At NCC: DIMO beat MAS Silueta by 133 runs
DIMO 314/7 (50.0) (Dinesh Chandimal 142 notout, Ruwinda Shaman 32, P. Madushan 30, Nipuna Karunanayake 55, P. Tharanga 25, B. Sanjeewa 3/55, K. Madushantha 2/40)
Silueta 181 all out (42.5) (M. Ariyaratne 52, M. Madusanka 32, D. Rajakaruna 41, Ruwinda Shaman 2/23, M. Rasuwan 2/55, Nipuna Karunanayake 2/0)
At Surrey Village: MAS Linea Aqua beat J. Keells ‘B’ by 175 runs
Linea Aqua 303/5 (50) (Imal K. Liyanage 92, P. Waduge 50, K. Ariyasinghe 47, D. Vimukthi 25, D. Punchibandara 26, T. de Silva 45, S. Perera 3/55)
JK ‘B’ 128 all out (33.4) (P.K. Abeygunasekera 22, C. Jayasanka 26 not out, Ravi Subasinghe 21, T. de Silva 4/28, S. Rangajeewa 2/35)
At Katunayake: Raigam Marketing beat Commercial Bank ‘A’ by 133 runs
Raigam 228 all out (49) (Maduranga Soysa 119, R. Jayasekera 27, A. Rajapaksa 2/40, R. Ekanayake 4/33)
Commercial Bank ‘A’ 95 all out (31.1) (P. Timantha 37, Manjula Silva 37, G. Wishvanath 2/11, A. Kaushalya 3/18, T. Madanayake 3/15)
At P. Sara Oval: Mobitel beat Union Bank by 7 wickets
UB 152 all out (43.5) (Ayeshan Perera 46, Lakshan Wijesinghe 5/23, K. Sanushka 3/30)
Mobitel 156/3 (26.4) (K. Weeraratne 83 not out, R. Anuruddha 30 not out, S. Kumara 2/40)