Four teams move in to the semi-finals
MAS Silueta, the only unbeaten team in the tournament along with Power Tech Cement, John Keells ‘B’ and Commercial Credit ‘B’ advanced to the semi-finals of the first Fair and Lovely Men – MCA ‘B’ division 50 over League Tournament 2018.
The last batch of matches in the league stage of the tournament played last Sunday and Wednesday, bringing the ‘league’ competition to a close.
Results
At MCA: John Keells ‘B’ beat Mobitel by 38 runs on DL method
JK ‘B’-213 in 46.4 (K. Sarathchandra 22, C. Jayampathi 3/29, L. Jayasinghe 3/33)
Mobitel-(given a revised target of 210 runs in 45 overs , due to a rain stoppage)-171 in 40.4 overs (T. Jayasinghe 47, L. Jayasinghe 45, S. Jayatillake 36, N. Thushara 5/32, S. Dushantha 2/28, T. Ratnayake 2/29)
At Katunayake: MAS Silueta beat Unilever by 134 runs on DL method (match reduced to 46 overs a side)
MAS Silueta-287/7 in 46 overs (D. Rajakaruna 51, S. Fernando 45, N. Madushanka 42, I. Samarasuriya 32, S. Cooray 28, A. Emmanuel 25, A. Silva 2/25, R. Prasad 2/29, H. Rajendra 2/44)
Unilever-(given a revised target of 244 runs in 35 overs , due to a rain stoppage)
109 in 27 overs (M. Rajaratna 47, Rumesh Silva 5/18, Charana Nanayakkara 4/24)
At P. Sara Oval: Power Tech Cement beat Commercial Credit ‘B’ by 7 wickets
Com. Credit ‘B’-124 in 39.2 overs (S. de Silva 30, N. Uththamadasa 22, M. Madushanka 4/23, K. Bandara 2/17)
Power –Tech Cement- 125/3 in 13 overs (Dineth Thimodaya 77 not out)
At MCA: MAS Silueta beat Power Tech Cement by 25 runs on D/L method
MAS Silueta-270 in 48.1 overs (S. Fernando 55, A. Emmanuel 45, Denuwan Rajakaruna 81, D. Hemantha 29, C. Nanayakkara 21, K. Balendra 2 for 42, M. de Silva 2 for 68, D. Chandima 2 for 42, S. Pathirana 2 for 12)
Power Tech Cement (Given a revised target of 242 in 40 overs)-216 in 35.1 overs (Menaka de Silva 88, S. Pathirana 31, C. Lakmal 20 n.o., B. Sanjeeva 3 for 60, D. Hemantha 3 for 35, A. Emmanuel 2 for 29)
At Katunayake: Commercial Credit ‘B’ beat Unilever by 8 wickets
Unilever-164 in 35.3 overs (D. Kalansuriya 35, G. de Soysa 30, Daminda Perera 25, Aruna Dias 5 for 26)
Com. Credit ‘B’-165 for 2 in 32.4 overs (Ranga Cooray 75 n.no., A. Inham 51)
At Havelock Park: John Keells ‘B’ beat Singer Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
Singer-125 in 33.5 overs (I. Shamara 46, L. Bandara 26, Tharindu Ratnayake 6 for 23, S. Perera 2 for 17)
JK ‘B’-126 in 17 overs (D. Kodituwakku 30, Kavin Bandara 55 n.o., M. Sarathchandra 28 n.o.)