De Mel ‘ton’ guides Union Assurance
Union Assurance's Lakshan Perera
Opening batsman, Susantha de Mel carried his bat to score a pulsating unbeaten century (113 not out in 74 balls, inclusive of five sixes and 15 fours), as Union Assurance PLC amassed 320 for 2 in 29 overs and walked away with a huge 123 run win over Ceylon Tobacco Co., in the ongoing 14th David Pieris Group of Companies – ‘DPGC’ Challenge Trophy-MCA ‘E’ Division 30 Over League Tournament 2016, continued last week end.
De Mel was associated in a 226 run opening stand in 130 balls with Lakshan Perera, who matched up with a whirlwind century (130 in 74 balls, inclusive of eleven sixes and fourteen fours) Other sterling batting performances came from opener Kasun Perera from Assetline Group (carried his bat out, scoring 99 in 77 balls, inclusive of four sixes and a dozen of fours Vs. Singer Sri Lanka ‘B’); Opener, Sanka Thabrew from Toll Global (91 in 72 balls, inclusive of two sixes and ten fours Vs. Gestetner);
Susantha de Mel of Union Assurance - Pix by Ranjith Perera
Panil Wasantha from Noyon Lanka (91 in 58 balls, inclusive of six sixes and ten fours Vs. Bimputh Finance) and Kalpa Ravihara from UB Finance (77 not out in 39 balls, inclusive of a six and ten fours. The bowling spotlight fell on Umayanga Premakumara from Citizens Development . Business (6-3-15-6 Vs. Emerchemie) followed by Ramitha Galawaduge from Emerchemie NB (6-1-42-5 Vs. CDB) and Arosha Perera from UB Finance (6-1-3-5 Vs. Hilton Colombo ) The tournament will be continued this week-end, with a card of 14 matches, which will conclude the league stage
Weekend’s Match Results at a glance:
MCA/morning: MAS Silueta ‘B’ beat Ansell Lanka by 85 runs; Silueta ‘B’ 241/9 (30), Ansell 156 (27.3); Afternoon: Nawaloka Group beat Toll Global by 40 runs; Nawaloka 212 (28), Toll Global 172 ( 26.4)
Kandana/Morning: MAS Silueta ‘B’ beat Unilever by 1 wicket; Unilever 128 (25.5), MAS Silueta ‘B’ 129/9 (28.2); Afternoon: Amana Takaful Insurance beat Amana Bank by 115 runs; Amana Takaful 224/9 (30), Amana Bank 109(21)
Panadura /morning: Mercantile Investments beat Dialog Axiata ‘B’ by 54 runs; MIL 214/7 (30), Dialog ‘B’ 160 (26.1); Afternoon: Bimputh Finance Vs. Noyon Lanka ended in a ‘tie’; Noyon 207/9 (30), Bimputh 207 (28.2)
Thurstan /morning: Citizens Devp. Business beat Emerchemie NB by 73 runs; CDB 196 (28.4), Emerchemie 123/9 (29); Afternoon: Union Assurance beat Ceylon Tobacco Co. by 123 runs; UAL 320/2 (29), CTC 197 ( 28.3)
Campbell Park /morning: Brandix Essentials ‘B’ beat John Keells ‘C’ by 7 wickets; JK ‘C’ 151 (27.3), Brandix 154/3 (22.4); Afternoon: Softlogic Finance beat Eagle Logistics by 6 wickets; Eagle Logistics 96 (22), Softlogic 97/4 (17)
MCA /morning: AIA Insurance beat Ansell Lanka by 105 runs; AIAI 251 /3 (30), Ansell 146/8 (30); Afternoon: Commercial Bank ‘B’ beat Mast Far East by 92 runs; CB 180/8 (30) , MFE 88 (19.2;)
Kotahena/morning: Regnis Lanka beat Finlays Colombo by 126 runs; Regnis 262/9 (30), Finlays 136 (22.1);
Afternoon: Assetline Group beat Singer Sri Lanka ‘B’ by 31 runs; Assetline 199 (26.4), Singer ‘B’ 168 (29.5)
Mattegoda/morning: UB Finance beat Hilton Colombo by 7 wickets; Hilton 206 (29), UBF 209/7 (26)
Afternoon: Toll Global beat Gestetner by 182 runs; Toll Global 287/8 (30), Gestetner 105 (29)