Sadeera shines as LB Finance record fourth win
In-form batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama shone with another fine knock of 72 to help LB Finance continue their winning spree. They coasted to their fourth successive win of the 26th MCA Premier League cricket tournament with a convincing 6-wicket win over Teejay Lanka at the FTZ ground, Katunayake, yesterday.
John Keells Holdings batsman Ramesh Mendis pulls - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Sadeera was associated in two valuable partnerships. First was of 97 runs for the third wicket with Kusal Mendis, who made 52, and 54 runs for the fourth wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva. He also was involved in an unbroken partnership of 43 runs for the fifth wicket with Angelo Perera enabling LB Finance in pursuit of 230 runs for victory to reach the target in the 37th over.
This was despite half tons scored by Minod Bhanuka, Sachithra Serasinghe and Milinda Siriwardena in Teejay Lanka’s score of 229 which proved to be in vain.
MAS Silueta recorded their third win of the tournament when they defeated Kanrich Finance by 4 wickets on the D/L method in a rain hampered match played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
Kanrich Finance batting first saw their innings being terminated early due to bad weather with the score on 153 for 6 in 34.1 overs and MAS Silueta in their turn made 127 for 6 in 19 overs which ensured them the win.
DIMO prevailed over John Keells Holdings with a close 9-run win at the Colts ground to secure their second win while Sampath Bank and MAS Unichela saw the winning post for the first time with wins against Hayleys and Commercial Credit in the matches played at the MCA ground and P. Sara Stadium.
Results
- At FTZ Katunayake: LB Finance beat Teejay Lanka by 6 wickets
Teejay Lanka 229 in 48.1 overs (Minod Bhanuka 61, Sachithra Serasinghe 56, Milinda Siriwardena 51: Shiran Fernando 4 for 38, Isuru Udana 2 for 41, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2 for 46)
LB Finance 231 for 4 in 36.5 overs ( Sadeera Samarawickrama 72, Kusal Mendis 52, Dhananjaya de Silva 37, Shehan Jayasuriya 21, Dhananjaya de Silva 37 n.o., Angelo Perera 28 n.o.: Lasith Croospulle 2 for 41)
- At Maggona: MAS Silueta beat Kanrich Finance by 4 wickets on D/L
Kanrich Finance 153 for 6 in 34.1 overs (Oshada Fernando 60: Buddika Sanjeewa 3 for 16)
MAS Silueta 127 for 6 in 19 overs (Salinda Ushan 24, Sangeeth Cooray 22, Denuwan Rajakaruna 22: Pramod Madushan 2 for 18)
- At Colts: DIMO beat John Keells by 9 runs
DIMO 222 for 9 in 50 overs (Nipun Karunanayake 37, Nisala Tharaka 32, Ramesh Mendis 58 n.o.: Jehan Daniel 3 for 57, Ishan Jayaratne 2 for 51)
John Keells Holdings 213 for 9 in 50 overs (Roshen Silva 45, Manoj Sarathchandra 36, Jeffrey Vandersay 26, Jehan Daniel 24, Ishan Jayaratne 23, Dimuth Karunaratne 21: Kavishka Anjula 4 for 43, Ramesh Mendis 2 for 23)
- At MCA: Sampath Bank beat Hayleys Group by 31 runs
Sampath Bank 254 for 9 in 50 overs (Kaushal Silva 50, Jeewan Mendis 50, Sameen Kandanaarachchi 31rtd, Charitha Buddika 20, Dasun Shanaka 35 n.o.: Lahiru Samarakoon 4 for 54, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2 for 42, Binura Fernando 2 for 48)
Hayleys 228 in 43.5 overs (Chanaka Ruwansiri 47, Sandaruwan Fernando 37, Avishka Fernando 36, Andy Solomons 33, Binura Fernando 22: Dasun Shanaka 3 for 66, Dushmantha Chameera 2 for 29)
- At P. Sara Oval: MAS Unichela beat Commercial Credit by 4 wickets
Commercial Credit 164 in 40.5 overs (Wanindu Hasaranga 40, Malinda Pushpakumara 24, Ashan Priyanjan 23: Kamindu Mendis 4 for 42, Anuk Fernando 3 for 30, Dhammika Prasad 2 for 17)
MAS Unichela 166 for 6 in 37.4 overs (T.M. Dilshan 32, Niroshan Dickwella 29, Kamindu Mendis 27 n.o., Hasitha Boyagoda 23 n.o.: Chathuranga de Silva 3 for 32)