MCA Cricket: CDB's Piyumal earns weekend's highpoint

An devastating spell by Chamod Piyumal, 10-3-15-7, of Citizens Development Business (CDB) destroyed last year's runners-up, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) for a paltry 83 runs in 27.5 overs, enabling CDB to coast to an 8-wicket victory– 84 for 2, in 11.3 overs, in the ongoing 7th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., - 'BMW/Hyundai' Trophy, MCA 'C' Division 50-Over League Tournament 2018, continued last weekend. 

Half-tons by Arjuna Perera (71 in 96 balls with 10 fours), Chandimal Perera (67 not out in 53 balls with 4 sixes and 6 fours) and M. Deshapriya (52) helped Commercial Leasing & Finance (CLF) to register the weekend's highest total of 277 for 8 in 50 overs, and beat Stafford Motors (Stafford) by a big margin of 100 runs. 

A notable double by Tharindu Lakshan (4 for 25 and 46 runs) steered Nations Trust Bank (NTB) 'A' to a 3-wickets win over Softlogic Holdings (Softlogic). 

K. Abeysinghe (4/13), H. Kularatne (3/22) and G. Kahawita (2/25) of JL Morison (JLM) shot out Heshan Flexi Packaging (HFP) for 96 runs in 25.3 overs, enabling JLM to a comfortable 10-wickets win, with 100/0 in 15.2 overs. 

The tournament will continue this weekend with a card of 5 matches.

Results: 

At MCA: PABC Bank beat Commercial Bank (ComBank) by 5 wickets 
ComBank 150 all out (43.2) (P. Kaushalya 50 n.o., J. Fernando 34; S. Stephen 3/19, G. Raveena 2/36) 
PABC 151 for 5 wickets (36) (Lahiru Wickramasinghe 51 n.o., V. Deepal 48 n.o.) 

At Thurstan: CLF beat Stafford by 100 runs 
CLF 277 for 8 wickets (50) (Arjuna Perera 71, Chandimal Perera 67 n.o., M. Deshapriya 52) 
Stafford 177 all out (39.2) (A. Eranga 58, A. Singappuli 30, S. Sampath 27; S. Sandun 3/25) 

At Katunayake: NTB 'A' beat Softlogic by 3 wickets 
Softlogic 185 all out (38) (C. Nirosha 44, R. Gulam 34, C. Kodituwakku 28; Tharindu Lakshan 4/25, S. Lakmal 3/29, M. Thanthirigoda 2/24) 
NTB 'A' 188 for 7 wickets (36.5) (Tharindu Lakshan 46, A. Liyanage 27, T. Ariyawansa 25, D. Silva 24, M. Fernando 22, J. de Silva 20; S. Kumara 3/25, V. Kumar 2/36) 

At Moratuwa: JLM beat HFP by 10 wickets 
HFP 96 all out (25.3) (L. Prasanna 33, C. Chamod 20; K. Abeysinghe 4/13, H. Kularatne 3/22, G. Kahawita 2/28.) 
JLM 100 for no loss (15.2) ( S. Devage 54 n.o., K. Silva 29 n.o.) 

At Mattegoda: CDB beat SCB by 8 wickets 
SCB 83 all out (27.5) (M. Jayasinghe 22; Chamod Piyumal 7/15, P. Dilanka 2/28) 
CDB 84 for 2 wickets (11.3) ( H. Perera 31 n.o., D. Dickumbura 23; A. Henrison 2/32)