Men’s ‘C’ & ‘D’ Division finalists found
Unbeaten NDB Bank and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) advanced to the finals of the Men’s ‘C’ Division with victories over Seylan Bank (Seylan) and HSBC Sri Lanka (HSBC SL), while in the Men’s ‘D’ Division, Lanka Orix Leasing Co. (LOLC) and debutant JAT Holdings (JAT) booked their berths for the finals with wins over HSBC Global Services (HSBC GS) and Softlogic Holdings (Softlogic), in the ongoing 27th Mercantile League Basketball Tournament 2017 at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex. -By LR
The line-up for the finals and results
Friday, Aug.25, 7pm: Men’s ‘E’ Division
Monday, Aug.28, 6pm: Women’s ‘B’ Division and 7.30pm: Men’s ‘B’ Division
Tuesday, Aug.29, 6pm: Men’s ‘D’ Division and 7.30pm: Men’s ‘C’ Division
Wednesday, Aug.30, 6pm: Women’s ‘A’ Division and 7.30pm: Men’s ‘A’ Division
‘A’ Division
Women
Hatton National Bank (HNB) 49 (Kumarine Silva 21, Anjalee Ekanayake 8, Udayanga De Silva 7) beat Commercial Credit & Finance (Commercial Credit) 46 (Prasadi Fonseka 22, Thushani Rajapakshe 6, Vindya Jayasinghe 6)
Player of the Match: Kumarine Silva (HNB)
Men
‘B’ Division
John Keells Holdings (JKH) 47 (Charith De Silva 16, Sidath Senanayake 8, Dhinal Perera 7) beat SriLankan Airlines (SriLankan) ‘A’ 46 (Chathun Fernando17, Sanjaya Wanasekera 13)
Player of the Match: Charith De Silva (JKH)
‘C’ Division
Semifinals
NDB Bank 54 (Vishal Fernando 17, Fawshan Mohamed 14, Rashen Dalpethado 
beat Seylan 40 (Dion Muthukumarana 15, Anthony De Silva 8, Gayan Samaraweera
Player of the Match: Vishal Fernando (NDB)
SCB 51 (Devon Rebert 11, Thushan Perera 10, Rishan Yoosuf 10) beat HSBC SL 49 (Hasantha Gunawardena 18, Promoth Weerasinghe 9, Sandeepa Rathnayke
Player of the Match: Thushan Perera (SCB)
‘D Division
LOLC 62 (Shahen Silva 17, Naveed Halaldeen 16, Rajith Ekanayake 13) beat JAT 61 (Chamila Liyanage 15, Ashan Gunasinghe 12, Kaushalya Kotuwage 12, Dilka Sirimanne 13)
Player of the Match: Shahen Silva (LOLC)
Semifinals
LOLC 70 (Naveed Halaldeen 27, Shahen Silva 12, Rajith Ekanayake beat HSBC GS 33 (Andrew Wijesuriya 18, Adeesha Yapa 6)
Player of the Match: Naveed Halaldeen (LOLC)
JAT 47 (Chamila Liyanage 16, Ashan Gunasinghe 9, Kaushalya Kotuwage beat Softlogic 32 (Anjelo Jayamanne 14, Kavinda Dissanayake 6)
Player of the Match: Chamila Liyanage (JAT)