Amila and Gayan steer Visvaka Mktg. to win
View(s):Amila Peiris (30 not out) and Gayan Fernando (2 for 5) steered Visvaka Marketing to an exciting three wickets win with a ball to spare over Zenra Tea in the Final of the 2nd Sri Lanka Food Processors Association Soft Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2015, concluded at the Colts Grounds last weekend.
28 teams (comprising four men and two women per team ) participated.
Results from Quarter-finals onwards:
1st QF: Zenra Tea 66/0 (4) beat Convenience Foods Lanka ‘B’ 41/3 (4)
2nd QF: Silver Mill Natural 49/1 (4) beat Cargills Quality Foods ‘A’ 25/1 (4).
3rd QF: Nestle Lanka 63/4 (4) beat
Country Style Foods 33/3 (4)
4th QF: Suren Cooke 37/2 (4) lost to
Visvaka Marketing 39/6 (3.3)
1st Semi-final: Silver Mills Natural 37/4 (4)
lost to Zenra Tea 40/1 (2.1)
2nd SF: Nestle Lanka 42/0 (4) lost to
Visvaka Marketing 47/1 (3.2)
Playoff for the 3rd Place: Silver Mill Natural 15/2 (2) lost to Nestle Lanka 17/1 (1.2)
Final: Zentra Tea – 53/4 (5) (Asanka Jayakantha 30, Thilini Manamperi 15, Chathura Madushan 1/3, Gayan Fernando 2/5) lost to Visvaka Marketing – 54/2 (4.5) ( S. Rangana 15, Amila Peiris 30 not out Asanka Jayakantha 1/13, Thilini Manamperi 1/0)
Special Awards – Thilini Manamperi from Zenra Tea was adjudged as the Woman of the Tournament and Gayan Fernando from Visvaka Marketing was adjudged as the Man of the Tournament.
– LR