Half tons by Suresh duo
View(s):Unbeaten half centuries by Suresh Wickrama (52 not out in 26 balls with 5 sixes and 2 fours) and Suresh Niroshan (64 not out in 29 balls with 4 sixes and 6 fours) and a inspired spell of bowling by Dinusha Gunatillake (5-1-11-5) propelled Interpharm to a 9 wickets win over Finlays Colombo in the ongoing 13th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored, ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy, MCA ‘E’ division 30-over League Tournament, continued last weekend.
Weekend’s matches were severely marred by bad weather, as 4 matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and 2 matches were played with reduced overs, out of a card of 10 matches.
Weekend’s other half centurians were: 69 by Sujith Hettiarachchi from Ceylon Tobacco Co. vs DFCC Group; 58 by Amila Maduranga from Ceylon Tobacco Co. vs DFCC Group; 51 not out by Lahiru Dias from DFCC Group vs Ceylon Tobacco; 54 by Thilina Geekiyanage from LOLC vs Unilever and 54 by Chrysantha Jansz from Lion Brewery vs Eagle Logictics.
The tournament continued yesterday, with a card of 06 matches, which will bring the league stage to a close.
Weekend’s Match Results:
Nalanda/morning: Amana Takaful Insurance vs Brandix ended in a ‘tie’ (Match reduced to 21 overs a side due to wet ground conditions)
Brandix (103 20.2), Amana 103 (21)
Nalanda/afternoon: Eagle Logistics beat Lion Brewery by 66 runs
Eagle Logistics 232 all out (29.5); Lion Brewery 166/7 (30)
Thurstan/morning: MAS Active ‘B’ vs Softlogic Finance was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.
Thurstan/afternoon: Avery Denison vs Ansell Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to wet ground condition.
Mattegoda/morning: Citizen Devp. Bank vs Hilton Colombo was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain.
Mattegoda/afternoon: Virtusa vs Galadari Hotel was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to wet ground conditions.
MCA/morning: Ceylon Tobacco beat DFCC group by 7 wickets
DFCC 206/7 (30); (CTC given a revised target of 192 in 28 overs, due to a rain stoppage) 195/3 (25.5)
MCA/afternoon: Interpharm beat Finlays Colombo by 9 wickets.
Finlays 158 all out (29.1); Interpharm 161/1 (12.3)
Moratuwa/morning: Unilever beat LOLC by 18 runs (Match reduced to 23 overs, due to wet ground conditions)
Unilever 202/9 (23); LOLC 184/5 (23)
Moratuwa/afternoon: Astron Lanka beat Dialog Axiata ‘B’ by 2 wickets
Dialog ‘B’ 144/9 (30); Astron 147/8 (25.2) – LR