Rathnajeewa’s whirlwind ‘ton’ was the high point
Opening batsman, Kalinga Rathnajeewa carried his bat out after hitting a belligerent 109 not out in 61 balls, inclusive of eight sixes and ten fours, to propel South Asia Gateway Terminal to a resounding eight wickets win over Akbar Bros. in the ongoing first Commercial Credit & Finance PLC sponsored, MCA Division ‘F’ 25-over League Tournament 2016, continued last weekend.
Others who hit the spotlight were Kasun Perera from Akbar Bros (83 Vs. SAGT), Rasika Kalum from Fairway Holdings (4-0-25-5 Vs. MAC Holdings), Duminda Ranaweera from EB Creasey (96 not out Vs. Copal Amba), Haroon Mawjood from Arpico (5-0-41-5 Vs. Interpharm), Viraj Dhananjaya from Technomedics (93 Vs. Oral Corp) and Sampath Amunugama from EB Creasy (4.1-0-21-5 Vs. Lion Brewery). With the batch of matches being played in the league stage, the tournament has reached the elimination stage with the top 16 teams entering the pre-quarter-finals from this weekend. - LR
Weekend’s Results:
At MCA: MJF Group beat Asia Capital by 7 wickets
Asia Capital 110/8 (24); MJF 111/3 (11.5)
At MCA: Arpico beat DSI by 6 wickets
DSI 153 all out (24.4); Arpico 157/4 (22.1)
At Thurstan: Janashakthi Insurance beat HSBC ‘C’ on faster run rate
Janashakthi 226/6 (25); HSBC ‘C’ 201/6 (23)
At Thurstan: HNB ‘B’ beat Alliansz Insurance by 6 wickets
Alliansz 175 all out (25); HNB ‘B’ 176/4 (21)
At Campbell Park: Nippon Paint beat Trade Finance and Investments by 119 runs
Nippon Paint 242/5 (22); TF&I 123/7 (22)
At Campbell Park: MAS Active ‘C’ beat Fairway Holdings
by 6 wickets
Fairway 179/9 (25); MAS Active ‘C’ 180/4 (21.1)
At Mattegoda: Brandix Essentials ‘B’ beat Access Group
by 55 runs
Brandix ‘B’ 159 all out (23.5); Access 104 all out (22)
At Mattegoda: EB Creasy beat Lion Brewery by 51 runs
EBC 183/9 (25); Lion Brewery 132 all out (22.1)
At Castle St.: Hayleys ‘B’ beat Hirdaramani by 2 runs
Hayleys ‘B’ 106 all out (18.4) Hirdaramani 104 all out (24.4)
At Castle St.: RR Donnerly beat Barthi Airtel by 4 wickets
Airtel 165 all out (25); RRD 168/6 (24.1)
At Panadura: SL Telecom beat Coats Thread Lanka by 110 runs
SLT 219/6 (25); Coats 109 all out (17)
At MCA: Technomedics beat Oral Corp. by 22 runs
Technomedics 205/6 (24); Oral Corp 183/8 (24)
At MCA: HSBC ‘C’ beat CIC Group by 92 runs
HSBC ’C’ 167/8 (24); CIC 75 all out (18.5)
At Panadura: South Asia Gateway Terminal beat Akbar Bros
by 8 wkts
Akbar Bros 169/7(25); SAGT 172/2 (18.3)
At Panadura: Arpico beat Interpharm by 5 wickets
Interpharm 170/8 (25); Arpico 172/5 (24.2)
At Mattegoda: United Tractors beat CMA-CGM Containers by 66 runs
UTE 228 all out (25); CMA-CGM 162/6 (25)
At Mattegoda: EB Creasey beat
Copal Amba by 32 runs
EBC 220/7 (25); Copal Amba 188/6 (25)
At Thurstan: Brandix Essentials ‘B’ received a W/O from Coats Thread Lanka,
who turned up with
only 8 players
At Thurstan: Fairway Holdings beat MAC Holdings
by 8 wickets
MAC Holdings 147 all out (23); Fairway 148/2 (19.5)
At Kotahena: Nippon Paint beat Asia Capital by 5 wickets
Asia Capital 130/8 (25); Nippon 131/5 (17.3)
At Kotahena: HNB ‘B’ beat RR Donnerly by 49 runs
HNB ‘B’ 211/6 (25); RRD 162/9 (25)
Arpico's Damith Indrajith bowls his heart out - Pix by Rajith Perera