Quarter-finalists found in MCA Division ‘F’ tournament
Opening batsmen, Tharanga Indika from Lankem Ceylon PLC, and Krishantha Aruna from Hidaramani Group along with right arm medium pacer, Ravi Lakshan from Coats Thread Lanka hogged the lime light in the ongoing 2nd Sierra IT Trophy, MCA ‘F’ division 25 over League Tournament, Pre-quarter-finals worked off last weekend.
Thilina Suresh of Colts guides the ball on to the leg-side against HSBC ‘C’ - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Tharanga Indika yielded the willow to score a belligerent 115 runs in 81 balls, inclusive of two towering sixes and 16 fours, paved the way for Lankem Ceylon to a resounding 69 runs win over Coutaulds Clothing. Krishantha Aruna carried his bat in scoring a sparkling unbeaten 114 in 66 balls, inclusive of six hits over the ropes and ten hits passing the boundary, as he single handedly carried Hidaramani Group to a four wickets win over South Asia Gateway Terminal.
Coats Thread Lanka, who finished fourth in group ‘B’, created a big upset by eliminating HSBC ‘C’ (Group A leader), beating them by four wickets, as Ravi Lakshan snapped up six wickets for 12 runs in five overs. The bankers who batted first were shot out for 83 runs in 23.5 overs, the top scorer being extras (28).
A 110 runs partnership for the 2nd wicket between Dilshan Ratnayake (50) and Chitraka Hettiarachchi (53) steered Vallibal Finance to a seven wickets win over MJF Group.
The other note worthy performances came from, B.D.H.P. Madushan from South Asia Gateway Terminal (71 Vs. Hirdaramani Group ), Dimithri Perera from Nations Lanka Finance (71 Vs. Allianz Insurance), Sanjay Edirisinghe from Allianz Insurance (50 vs. Nation Lanka Finance), Askar Mohamed from Toll Global Forwarding (65 Vs. CIC Holdings) and Thilina Suresh of Coats Thread Lanka (53 not out Vs. HSBC ‘C’).
Results of all pre-quarter-finals:
1st PQF/MCA/morning: Coats Thread Lanka beat HSBC ‘C’ by four wickets
HSBC ‘C’ 83 (23.5); Coats Thread 84/6 (20)
2nd PQF /MCA/afternoon: Hirdaramani Group beat SAGT by 4 wickets
SAGT 218/6 (25); Hirdaramani’s 219/6 (22.4)
3rd PQF/Reid Avenue/morning: Toll Global Forwarding beat CIC by 86 runs
Toll Global 197/7 (24); CIC 111(17.5)
4th PQF/Reid Avenue/afternoon: Heshan Flexe beat Amana Bank by 22 runs
Heshan Flexe 162/9 (25); Amana Bank 140 (23.3)
5th PQF/MCA/morning: Vallibal Finance beat MJF Group by 7 wickets
MJF Group 132/8 (25); Vallibal Finance 134/3 (21)
6th PQF/MCA/afternoon: Nation Lanka Finance beat Allianz Insurance by 42 runs
NLF 212/9 (23); Allianz Insurance 170/9 (23)
7th PQF/Reid Avenue/morning: Hayleys Group ‘B’beat QP Employment by 9 wickets
QP Employment 95/9 (25); Hayleys 96/1 (17.5) (Final result to be confirmed by MCA)
8th PQF/Reid Avenue/afternoon: Lankem Ceylon beat Coutaulds Clothing by 69 runs
Lankem Ceylon 205/5 (25); Coutaulds Clothing 136(24.1)
The quarter-final line-up will be as follows for this weekend:
1st QF/MCA/morning: Coats Thread Lanka Vs. Lankem Ceylon
2nd QF/MCA/afternoon: Hirdaramani Group Vs. QP Employment/Hayleys Group ‘B’
3rd QF/Reid Avenue/morning: Toll Global Forwarding Vs. Nation Lanka Finance
4th QF/Reid Avenue/afternoon: Heshan Flexe Packaging Vs. Vallibal Finance
G DIVISION
Former Nalandian Sanjaya Gangodawila scored a sparkling 91 runs in 56 balls, inclusive five sixes and 10 fours propeled the sponsors, Stafford Motor Co.to a massive163 runs win over Mobitel ‘B, in the ‘Honda’ Trophy, MCA ‘G’ division 25 Over League Tournament, continued last weekend.
Gangodawila put on 146 runs for the 4th wicket with Asantha Singappuli (52) as Stafford Motors rode to a high ground score of 205 for 8 in 25 overs after a shaky start (3 for 25).
Avian Technologies was simply clueless against the Deutsche Bank AG, new ball attack of Janith de Silva (4.4-1-8-4) and Praveen Fernando (5-1-20-5), as they shot out for 28 runs in 10.4 overs; the game lasted only 70 minutes and 13.3 overs, DB 29 for 0 in 2.5 overs.
A 112-run opening stand between I. Kahawita (38) and P. Madusanka (76) steered UB Finance to a fine 77 runs win over ACL Cables.
Sanjeewa Jayasinghe from Pearson Lanka performed the first hat-trick of the tournament, bagging 5 for 11 in two overs, thus lifting them to a 23 runs win over Coca Cola Beverages in a 10 overs a side game.
Duminda Thilanka, from Pearson Lanka finished with remarkable figures of 5-1-30-5, as they beat A. Baur & Co. by seven wickets, thus winning a double header.
The tournament will be continued this weekend with a card of 18 matches and on Wednesday with a card of 14 matches.
Weekend’s Match Results at a glance:
Moors/morning: SriLankan Airlines beat Avian Technologies by 2 wickets
Avian Tech. 106 (23); SLA 109/8 (16.1)
Moors/afternoon: Asia Asset beat Total Amber by three runs
Asia Asset 191/8 (25); Total Amber 188/5 (25)
Mattegoda/morning: HNB Assurance beat Ultra Tech Cement by 7 wickets Ultra Tech Cement 105/2 (10); HNB Assurance 106/3 (9.3)
Mattegoda/afternoon: UB Finance beat ACL Cables by 77 runs
UBF 232/5 (25); ACLC 155/7 (25)
Castle St./morning: Palliyaguruge Group beat Kelani Cables by 16 runs
Palliyaguruge 172/7 (25); KC 156/7 (25)
Castle Street/afternoon: NM Distributors beat A. Baur & Co. by 19 runs
NMD 151 (24.5); Baur’s 132 (20.2)
Kotahena/morning: Pearson Lanka beat Coca Cola Beverages by 23 runs
Pearson’s 84/8 (10); Coca Cola 61/9 (10)
Kotahena/afternoon: Deutsche Bank AG beat Metropolitan Group by 8 wickets
Metropolitan 120/9 (25); Deutsche 124/2 (13)
Katunayaka/morning: Mobitel ‘B’ beat Peak Colombo by 2 wickets
Peak Colombo 110/9 (25); Mobitel 111/8 (23.5)
Katunayake/afternoon: Brandix Essentials beat WNS Global by 24 runs
Brandix 155/6 (25); WNSG 131 (25)
Moratuwa/morning: Stafford Motors beat Mobitel ‘B’ by 163 runs
Stafford Motors 205/8 (25); Mobitel 42 (12.4)
Moratuwa/afternoon: Pearson Lanka beat A. Baur & Co. by 7 wickets
Baur’s 142/9 (25); Pearson’s 146/3 (24)
Kotahena/morning: Millennium IT beat Brandix Mahabage by 7 wickets
Brandix 146/4 (17); Millennium IT 148/3 (20.2)
Kotahena/afternoon: Nor Lanka beat ACL Cables by 16 runs
Nor Lanka 184/5 (25); ACLC 168/8 (25)
Campbell Park/morning: Jetwing Travels beat Tech One Global by 1 wicket
Tech One 162 (25); Jetwing 164/9 (21.3)
Campbell Park/afternoon: Asia Asset beat Palliyaguruge Group by 6 wickets
Palliyaguruge 155/3 (25); Asia Asset 156/4 (21.2)
Katunayake/morning: Kelani Cables beat Tea & Herbs by 8 wickets
T&H 114 (25); KC 115/2 (16.1)
Katunayake/afternoon: Deutsche Bank beat Avian Technologies by 10 wickets
Avian Tech 28 (10.4); Deutsche Bank 29/0 (2.5)
Kandana/morning: Merchant Bank Sri Lanka Finance beat Butani Capitol by 12 runs
MBSL Finance 191/6 (25); Butani 179 (24.1 )
Kandana/afternoon: Coca Cola Beverages beat Metropolitan Group by 92 runs Coca Cola 228/9 (25); Metropolitan 136/8 (25)