Commercial Credit Men and Women in ‘A’ Division finals
Commercial Credit & Finance PLC (CCF) Men’s and Women’s teams reached their respective finals in the ‘A’ Division of the 12th Mercantile Services Basketball Association conducted ‘Ram Rathnavel Memorial Knockout’ Tournament 2018, defeating MAS Holdings ‘A’ and Seylan Bank respectively, at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex.
Leading 34-26 at halftime, CCF Men added another 24 points to finish the match 68-54 at the long whistle, while their Women pipped Seylan Bank 49-46 in a close tussle .
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDBF) emerged champions in the Men’s ‘E’ Division in a thrilling victory over Moresand Ltd at the same venue. Moresand trailing by 20 points at halftime, came back strongly in the 2nd half, but CDBF were too strong in the end and prevailed 61-57.
In the Men’s ‘B’ Division semifinals Kanrich Finance (Kanrich) qualified to play John Keells in the finals, when they beat Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) 56-53.
Both Men’s and Women’s ‘A’ Division semifinals will be played on May 23.
Results and Scores
Men
‘A’ Division Semifinals:
CCF 68 (Thimothi Nithushan 14, Clinton Thevakumar 11, Viji Sivanesaraja 10) beat MAS Holdings ‘A’ 51 (Sudesh Ahamed 11, Andrew Alphonsus 16)
‘B’ Division Semifinals:
Kanrich 56 (Kanishka Wijesinghe 24, Meran Perera 21, Mihiraj Rajapakshe 6) beat SCB 53 (Madhushanka Ratnayake 13, Chenud Weerawarnasuriya 10, Rishan Yoosuf 9)
‘E’ Division Final:
CDBF 61 (Dinuka Gamage 16, Supun Lakmal 19, Dilan Dinushka 9, Sandun Jayanath 9) beat Moresand Ltd 57 (Sajid Mohamed 14, Haresh Ashok Kumar 14, Keshan Gayanga 14)
Women
‘A’ Division Semifinals:
CCF 49 (Solange Gunawijeya 17, Prasadi Fonseka 14, Imesha Thathsarani 9) beat Seylan Bank 46 (Kunchana Wijesiriwardena 12, Jayaliya Kumari 11, Greshani Fernando 7)