Maliban bites with vigour to set a new mark
Maliban Biscuits, who made a comeback to MCA Cricket after a long lay off, created a MCA record by scoring 337 runs in 25 overs in 106 minutes, inclusive of 10 sixes and 45 fours, in the ongoing 6th Stafford-Honda, MCA Division ‘G’ 25-over League Tournament 2016, last weekend.
The match took place at Thurstan College grounds and the lambs that got slaughtered was Roche Products, a first-timer to MCA cricket.
Maliban started off very innocently with 3 down for 47 runs, but from their onwards it was a fireworks display all the way.
Harsha Salgado, at No. 4 and Anjula Perera, at No. 5 were engaged in an unfinished 290-run stand in 112 balls for the fourth wicket. Salgado was 131 not out in 58 balls, inclusive of three sixes and 20 fours and Perera was 157 not out in 62 balls, inclusive of seven sixes and 22 fours. Maliban went on to rub salt on the wound, as they skittle out Roche Products for a mere 68 runs in 15.4 overs, with Tharaka Siriwardena snapping up 6 for 16 in 5 overs. Maliban won by an unbelievable 269 runs.
Other noteworthy performances came from Sanjaya Gangodawila from the sponsors Stafford Motor Co. (102 in 61 balls, inclusive of 10 sixes and three fours Vs. A Baur & Co); Atheek Mohamed from First Choice (86 in 54 balls inclusive of 10 sixes and three fours Vs. Total Amber); Harsha Wimalasiri from A. Baur and Co. (77 Vs. Wurth Lanka); R. Sampath from Ultra Tech Cement (85 Vs. Courtaulds Clothing) and the unbroken, 60-ball 130-runs, sixth wicket stand by Asantha Perera (72 not out) and Duminda Pinto (60 not out) from Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka Vs. Peak Colombo. The tournament will continue this weekend with a match card of 22 half-day matches.
Match Results
At Panadura:
A Baur & Co. beat Wurth Lanka by 104 runs
Baur’s 224/7 (25); WL 120 all out (19.2)
Prym Intimates beat CEAT International by 143 runs
PI 204 all out (25); CEAT 61 all out (18.4)
At Veyangoda:
Ship Xpress beat Glaxo Smithkline by 1 run
Ship Xpress 154/9 (25); GSK 153/7 (25)
Courtaulds Clothing beat Deautsche Bank by 4 wickets
DB 152/7 (25); CC 156/6 (18.1)
Courtaulds Clothing beat Ultra Tech Cement by 4 wickets
UTC 162 all out (25); CC 163/6 (22.5)
Kelani Cables beat Ship Xpress by 9 wickets
Ship Xpress 106 all out (24.4); KC 107/1 (10.2)
At Thurstan:
Mobitel ‘B’ beat Tech One Global by 80 runs
Mobitel 218/4 (25); TOG 138/8 (25)
Maliban Biscuits beat Roche Products by 269 runs
Maliban 337/3 (25); RP 68 all out (15.4)
Cargills Bank beat Alliance Finance by 7 wickets
AFC 148/6 (25); CB 152/3 (19.2)
PABC Bank ‘B’ beat Group M. Media by 184 runs
PABC ‘B’ 243/9 (25); GMM 59 all out (12.4)
At Campbell Park:
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka beat Peak Colombo by 147 runs
MBSL 258/5 (25); PC 111/7 (25)
Pearson Lanka beat Stafford Motors by 9 runs
Pearsons 190/7 (25); Stafford Motors 181 all out (23.5)
Avery Dennison beat Mihin Lanka by 4 wickets
Mihin Lanka 186/5 (25); Avery D 189/6 (23.1)
Union Assurance beat CEAT Int. by 26 runs
UAL 158/8 (25); CEAT 132/9 (25)
At Kandana:
Total Amber beat Coca Cola Beverages by 4 wickets
CCB 158 all out (22.5); TA 161/6 (23.1)
Palliyaguruge Group beat Micro Holdings by 73 runs
PG 224 all out (25); MH 151/9 (25)
At Moratuwa:
Total Amber beat First Choice by 25 runs
TA 194/7 (25); FC 169 all out (24.2)
Citi Bank NA beat ACL Group by 5 wickets
ACL 141/8 (25); Citi Bank 144/5 (24.3)
At Kotahena:
Asiri Hospital beat WNS Global by 32 runs
Asiri 208/7 (25) ; WNSG 176/9 (25)
Stafford Motor Co. beat A. Baur & Co. by 93 runs
Stafford Motors 217/7 (25); Baur’s 124 all out (22) – LR