MAS Silueta ‘A’ are crowned Champs
MAS Silueta ‘A’ led by Buddhika Sanjeewa were crowned champions of MCA Tier ‘A’ Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2017, when they beat their senior sister firm, MAS Unichela ‘A’, led by TM Dilshan, in the final at the MCA on Poya Day.
Sponsors Citizens Development Business won the Tier ‘B’ segment, beating Maliban Biscuits in the final, played prior to the Tier ‘A’ final.
Tier ‘A’ Semifinals
MAS Silueta ‘A’ beat Power-Tek Cement by 4 wkts
Power-Tek- 68/4 (5 overs) (Sandakan Pathirana 31 rtd. (3 sixes, 2 fours)
MAS Silueta ‘A’- 69/1 (4.5 overs) (Buddhika Sanjeewa (31 rtd. Dasun Rajakaruna 30 n.o.)
MAS Unichela ‘A’ beat defending Champions LB Finance by 3 runs
MAS Unichela ‘A’- 80/1 (5 overs) (T.M. Dilshan 26 n.o., T.M. Sampath 32 rtd., Farveez Maharoof 16)
LB Finance- 77/4 (5 overs) (Sahan Arachchige 34 rtd.)
Final
MAS Silueta ‘A’ beat MAS Unichela ‘A’ by 12 runs
MAS Silueta ‘A’- 80/1 (5 overs) (Denuwan Rajakaruna 31 rtd, Kaveen de Silva 31 rtd., Charana Nanayakkara 12; T.M. Dilshan 1/17)
MAS Unichela ‘A’- 68/2 (5 overs) (T.M. Sampath 30, T.M. Dilshan 21, Farveez Maharoof 15 n.o.; Kaveen de Silva 1/18, Angelo Emmanuel 1/13)
Special Awards:
Most Sixes- TM Sampath (MAS Unichela ‘A’)
Best Bowler- Farveez Maharoof (MAS Unichela ‘A’)
Best Batsman- T.M. Sampath (MAS Unichela ‘A’)
Man of the Final- Kaveen de Silva (MAS Silueta ‘A’)
Man of the Tournament: Sandakan Pathirana (Power-Tek Cement)
Tier ‘B’
Semifinals
Kanrich Finance ‘A’- 55/4 (5 overs) lost to CDB- 56/3 (4.5 overs);
Maliban Biscuits- 64/4 (5 overs) beat Astron Lanka- 52/4 (5 overs)
Final
CDB beat Maliban by 1 wkt
Maliban- 62/5 (5 overs) (Anjula Perera 25, Lahiru Dushantha 12; C.M. Dikkumbura 1/7, Buddhika Silva 1/11, D.P. Dharmasiri 1/12, A. Akuregoda 1/19)
CDB- 64/4 (4.5 overs) (A. Akuregoda 25, Buddhika Silva 20 n.o.; Chathuranga Dewapriya 2/3, Lahiru Dushantha 1/19)
Special Awards:
CDB’s W.P.D.P. Dharmasiri swept the board, winning 3 of the 5 awards in Most Sixes (13), Best Batsman and Man of the Tournament. The other 2 awards went to Risith Upamal (Maliban)- Best Bowler and Buddhika Silva (CDB)- Man of the Final.
The tournament was sponsored for the first time by Citizens Development Business Finance PLC. Awards were given away by MCA Tournament Committee Chairman Sujeewa de Silva, MCA General Secretary Nalin Wickremesinghe, MCA President Niran Mahawatte, Guest of Honour- CDB Deputy General Manager Finance, Hasitha Dasanayake and Chief Guest- CDB Director, Chief Credit Officer Sasindra Munasinghe.