Yohan sets wet weekend ablaze
Rain gods were not kind to the ongoing BMW-Hyundai Trophy, MCA Division ‘C’ 50-Over League Tournament 2015 for the 2nd successive weekend as two matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled.
All four matches billed for the weekend were affected by bad weather, with two games getting completely washed out. Commercial Leasing took the brunt, as both of their fixtures so far has got abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Yohan Dissanayake in full swing. Pic by Ranjith Perera
Opening batsman, Yohan Dissanayake brought the wet weekend alight with a swashbuckling 157 runs in 88 balls, hitting 16 towering sixes and a dozen fours, to spearhead Airport & Aviation to a fine 24 runs win on the D/L method over Standard Chartered Bank.
The match restricted to 30-overs-a-side match was high scoring; Airport & Aviation posting 264/3 (30) and the Bankers giving a courageous chase with 181/6 in 22.4 overs until bad light put a stop to the run spree.
People’s Leasing & Finance registered their 2nd successive win, beating Janashakthi ‘A’ by three wickets. The match was restricted to a 32 overs-a- side match; Janashakthi was restricted to 100 runs in 28.3 overs by bowlers Isuru Perera (3/38) and P. Gunasekera (4/14); Peoples Leasing reached their target in 28.2 overs losing seven wickets. – LR
| Weekend’s Match Results At MCA: Airport & Aviation Services beat Std. chartered Bank by 24 runs on the D&L Method (match curtailed to 30 Overs a side, due to wet ground conditions) A&A 264/3 (30) (Yohan Dissanayake 157, A.N. Palliyaguru 64 not out, A. Henrysan 2/38) SCB 181/6 in 22.4 overs when bad light halted play (B. Adeesha 58, C. Satharasinghe 72, A.K. Lakmal 2/36, R. Peiris 2/48) At Thurstan: People’s Leasing & Finance beat Janashakthi Insurance ‘A’ by 3 wickets (match curtailed to 32 overs a side, due to wet ground conditions) Janashakthi ‘A’ 100 all out (28.3) (M. Dias 25 not out, S. Sandaruwan 2/22, Isuru Perera 3/38, P. Gunasekera 4/14) PL&F 101/7 (28.2) (S. Sandaruwan 30, M. Ranasinghe 3/17, R. Sampath 2/9, M. Iranga 2/7) At MCA: JL Morison vs. Dialog ‘A’ was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to wet ground conditions At Campbell Park: Softlogic Holdings Vs Commercial Leasing was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to wet ground conditions |