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| Sampath Bank defeat John Keells |
| Mercantile Division ‘A’ Cricket |
By M. Shamil Amit |
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| Janashakthi batsman Dilshan Munaweera lofting one over the ropes. (Pic by Ranjith Perera) |
Sampath Bank defeated John Keells by 38 runs in their Mercantile Division ‘A’ limited over encounter played at the Colts ground yesterday. Sampath Bank helped by a half ton by Sameera de Soysa made 183 and then restricted John Keells to a score of 145.
Sampath Bank 183 in 48.2 overs (Sameera de Soysa 50, Jeewan Mendis 43, Malinga Surappulige 20, Nuwan Perera 23 n.o.20: Upul Indrasiri 3 for 35, Shaminda Eranga 2 for 25)
John Keells 145 in 41.2 overs (Janaka Gunaratne 54, Samith Dushantha 26: Nuwan Perera 3 for 20, Rangana Herath 3 for 25)
Janashakthi routs Seylan Bank
Dilshan Munaweera cracked a 76 to help Janashakthi rout Seylan Bank by eight wickets in another match of the same tournament played at the Bloomfield ground in Reid Avenue. Janashakthi after bowling Seylan Bank for 160 reached the target in the 35th over.
Seylan Bank 160 in 40.3 overs (Lasith Fernando 40, Sahan Wijeratne 40, Damith Indika 31, Kaushalya Weeraratne 23: Isuru Udana 3 for 16, Sajith Fernando 3 for 22, T.M Sampath 2 for 39)
Janashakthi 164 for 2 in 34.3 overs (Dilshan Munaweera 76, Yohan de Silva 41, Ranga Dias 24 n.o.)
HNB by five wickets
HNB overcame Unichela by five wickets in their match played at Maitland Place. Unichela taking first lease of the wicket made 171 with HNB needing just 36.3 overs to reach the target.
Unichela 171 in 49.2 overs (Gayan Wijekoon 40, Farveez Maharoof 25, Nadeera Nawala 25: Shanuka Dissanayake 3 for 25, Saman Jayantha 2 for 17)
HNB 176 for 5 in 36.3 overs (Shanuka Dissanayake 44, Saman Jayantha 40, Nimesh Perera 41n.o.: Gayan Wijekoon 2 for 21, Dunil Abeydeera 2 for 40)
MCA Division ‘C’ final played at P Sara Oval
LB Finance emerge champions
LB Finance emerged the Mercantile Division ‘C’ champions when they beat Commercial Bank by 34 runs in the final played at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday.
This was the second time in the season that Commercial Bank has been beaten by the champions.
In the league encounter LB Finance came out victorious by 49 runs. Roshen Silva who was adjudged the man of the final and the player of the tournament along with Lakshan Rodrigo and Tharuka de Zoysa excelled for the champion team. LB Finance after making a modest 196 fought back to restrict their opponents to a score of162.
LB Finance 196 in 44 overs (Lakshan Rodrigo 52, Roshen Silva 40, Tharuka de Zoysa 30, Akila Madushanka 25, Kanishka Alvitigala 20: Indika Konara 3 for 25, Hemal Peiris 2 for 16, Anuruddha Rajapakse 2 for 40)
Commercial Bank 162 in 39.3 overs (Jehan Fernando 53, Roshan Fonseka 17, Achala Ranasinghe 16: Tharuka de Zoysa 4 for 10, Roshen Silva 4 for 17, Kanishka Alvitigala 2/50) |
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