Jalitha hits a ton and bags a fifer
View(s):Asia Asset Finance opening batsman Dennis Rodrigo and top order batsman, Nimesh Perera sent the Peak Colombo bowlers on a leather hunt as they piled up 296 for 3 in the ongoing 6th ‘Stafford-Honda’, MCA Division ‘G’ 25-over League Tournament 2016, continued last weekend. While Rodrigo hit 83 runs in 44 balls, inclusive of six sixes and eight fours, Nimesh Perera pulverized the bowlers to remain unbeaten on 170 in just 72 deliveries, hitting 16 massive sixes and 12 sizzling fours. The pair put on 115 runs in 53 balls for the third wicket. But the weekend’s top honours should go to Total Amber’s allrounder,
Jalitha Perera for his incredible all round performance of scoring a swashbuckling century (115 in 70 balls, inclusive of eight sixes and 12 fours) and following it up with an inspired spell of bowling (4.4-0-23-5). Total Amber thus beat Elastomeric by 67 runs. The other noteworthy performances came from Dilshan Jayasundera from WNS Global (94 Vs. Jetwing Travels), Dilruk Samarawickrama from Micro Holdings (5-0-24-5 Vs. Jetwing Travels), the unbroken 130 runs, third-wicket partnership between A. Ranthilakage (72 not out) and G. Pramoda (55 not out) for Micro Holdings against Jetwing Travels and Chamara Wijesinghe from Laugfs Holdings (85 Vs. Wurth Lanka). The tournament will be continued this weekend and on the Poya Day with a card of 34 matches. - LR
Last weekend’s results
Castle St./morning: Laugfs Holdings beat Wurth Lanka by 7 wickets
WL 136/6 (25); Laugfs 138/3 (18.5)
Castle St./afternoon: Total Amber beat Elastomeric by 67 runs
Total Amber 221/6 (25); Elastomeric 154 all out (18.4)
Panadura/morning: Micro Holdings beat Jetwing Travels by 7 wickets
Jetwing 168 all out (24.3); Micro 172/3 (24.1)
Panadura/afternoon: Coca Cola Beverages beat Roche Products by 3 wickets
RP 107/6 (25); Coca Cola 111/7 (17)
Veyangoda/morning: Avery Dennison Vs. Cargills Bank was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain
Veyangoda/afternoon: Citi Bank NA beat Union Assurance PLC by 9 wickets (match restricted to 15 overs a side, due to rain)
UAL 87/8 (15), Citi Bank 88/1 (12.4)
MCA/morning: Stafford Motors beat Millennium IT by 7 wickets
MIT 63 all out (19.3); Stafford Motors 64/3 (9.5)
Campbell Park/morning: Asia Asset Finance beat Peak Colombo by 221 runs
AAF 296/3 (25); PC 75 all out (18.1)
MCA/morning: Palliyaguruge Group beat Asiri Hospitals by 23 runs (match restricted to 23 overs side, due to rain)
PG 172/9 (23); Asiri 149 all out (22.2)
MCA/afternoon: PABC Bank ‘B’ beat Merchant Credit of Sri Lanka by 13 runs
PABC ‘B’ 156/9 (25); MBSL 143/9 (25)
Mattegoda/morning: ACL Group beat CEAT International by 5 wickets (match reduced to 21 overs a side, due to rain)
CEAT 94 all out (19.4); AC 98/5 (14.2)
Mattegoda/afternoon: Courtaulds Clothing beat Ship Xpress by 9 wickets
Ship Xpress 100/9 (25); CC 105/1 (9.1)
Campbell Park/morning: WNS Global beat Jetwing Travels by 49 runs (match restricted to 21 overs a side, due to rain)
WNSG 206/5 (21); Jetwing 157 all out (20.4)
Campbell Park/afternoon: Maliban Biscuits beat First Choice by 7 wickets
FC 125 all out (23.3); Maliban 127/3 (14.5)
Panadura/morning: Tech-One Global beat Alliance Finance by 49 runs
TOG 183/5 (25); AF 134 all out (23.5)
Panadura/afternoon: Pearson Lanka beat Wruth Lanka by 5 wickets
WL 152 all out (25); PL 154/5 (21.5)
Veyangoda/morning: Prym Intimates Vs. HNB Assurance was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain
Veyangoda/afternoon: Cargills Bank beat Mobitel ‘B’ by 4 wickets
Mobitel ‘B’ 163/8 (25); Cargills 173/6 (25) ( including 30 penalty runs being awarded for Mobitel’s slow overs)
Kotahena/morning: Asia Asset Finance beat Holcim Cement by 33 runs (match restricted to 10 overs)
AAF 160/2 (10); Holcim 127/4 (10)
Kotahena/afternoon: Micro Holdings beat Metropolitan Group by 4 wkts
Metropolitan Group 134 all out (25); Micro Holdings 138/6 (22)