Asia Asset to meet Pyramid Wilmar in final
Asia Asset Finance and Pyramid Wilmar qualified to meet in the finals of the BMW Hyundai-MCA ‘C’ Division 50 Over League Tournament when they defeated Commercial Bank and HNB Finance respectively in the two semi-final matches played yesterday.
In the first semi final match at the MCA Grounds Sachindra Hiraj (101) guided Asia Asset Finance to put up a total of 219 in 45.5 overs. In reply Commercial Bank were dismissed for 142 in 38.3 overs. Asia Asset bowlers Charith Rajapakshe, Diluk Hettiarachchi, Nimesh Perera and Dileepa Jayalath shared nine wickets among them troubled the bankmen.
Pyramid Wilmar booked their berth to play in the finals when they scored a close 16 run victory over HNB Finance at the Army Grounds, Dobagoda in the second semi final. Mishane Silva scoring a match winning century (106) helped the winners to post 223 in their allotted overs. HNB Finance batsmen were put in difficulty by Asheera Warnakulasuriya who claimed 5 for 59 dismissed HNB Finance for 207 in 41.1 overs.
The final will be played next Saturday at the MCA ground.
At MCA Grounds: Asia Asset won by 77 runs
Asia Asset Finance 219 (45.4) (Sachindra Hiraj 101, Chandramanthri Rodrigo 31, Nimesh Fernando 25, Pubudhu Sachintha 3 for 41, Rahula Ekanayake 3 for 52, Sachintha Premaratne 2 for 41)
Commercial Bank 142 (38.3) (Gimhan Dissanayake 26, Rahula Ekanayake 40, Manjula Silva 21, Charith Rajapakshe 2 for 10, Diluk Hettiarachchi 3 for 17, Nimesh Perera 2 for 20, Dileepa Jayalath 2 for 19)
At Army Grounds, Dobagoda: Pyramid Wilmar won by 16 runs
Pyramid Wilmar 223 (50) (Mishane Silva 106, Tharaka Jeewantha 40, Dinusha Fernando 2 for 18, Sulekha Ranasinghe 2 for 48, Gihan Anjana 2 for 53)
HNB Finance 207 (41.1) (Damith Perera 28, Sulekha Ranasinghe 38, Umishka Morain 34, Asheera Warnakulasuriya 5 for 59, Nishen Silva 2 for 14)