Debutants, Siam City Cement (SCC) and Ansell Textiles (Ansell) made their entry to MCA Cricket in style, as they recorded their first ever wins, in the opening week of the 2nd Commercial Credit and Finance PLC sponsored MCA 'F' Division 25-Over League Tournament 2017, which commenced last weekend.
SCC snatched a thrilling 1-wicket win over Lion Brewery (Lion) and, in similar fashion, Ansell nudged Prym Intimates (Prym) by 4 runs.
Textured Jersey (TJ) 'B', after conceding 120 penalty runs (8x15) for their late arrival, to MJF Exports, ended up on the winning side.
TJ chasing a victory target of 245 runs in 25 overs @ 9.8 RPO, blasted their way to win by 8 wickets, with 5.1 overs to spare (250/2 in 19.5), as their opening batsman, Randika Perera carried his bat out for a brutal, boundary filled 175 not out in 72 balls, with 10 sixes and 25 fours.
The other notable performances came from Anjana Ushantha of Technomedics (89) vs WNS Global; an opening stand of 117 runs in 66 balls between R. Urendren (79 not out ) and S. Sanjeewa (58) for Akbar Bros vs Asia Capital; Kavinda Perera of Asia Capital (78) vs Akbar Bros; an opening stand of 140 runs in 79 balls between S. Chanaka (78) and S. Patterson (49) for HSBC 'C' vs Bharthi Airtel; Sajith Anuradha of Hayleys 'B' (76) vs Moodys; an unbroken opening stand of 104 runs in 54 balls between F. Ahamed (77 not out) and K. Wijesiri (14) for EB Creasey vs Jay Lanka; and Iresh Udara of Prym Intimates (5-0-18-4) vs Ansell Textiles.
The tournament will be continued this weekend with a card of 12 matches.
Results:
SCC beat Lions by 1 wicket
Lions 159 (24.3); SCC 160/9 (24.3)
Akbar Bros beat Asia Capital by 9 wickets
Asia Capital 161/7 (25); Akbars 162/1 (17.2)
WNS Global beat Technomedics by 2 runs
WNS 190/9 (25); Technomedics 188/8 (25)
Janashakthi Insurance beat Stafford Motors by 4 wickets
Stafford 143 (25); Janashakthi 149/6 (24.1)
Palliyaguruge Group beat Union Bank (UB) by 3 runs
Palliyaguruge 185/7 (25); UB 1182/8 (25)
Hirdaramani Group beat MAS Linea Aqua (MLA) by 9 wickets
MLA 111 (24); Hirdaramani 112/1 (15.4)
Total Ambar beat MAS Kreeda by 47 runs
Total Ambar 192/5 (25); MAS Kreeda 145 (22.2)
HSBC 'C' beat Bharthi Airtel by 7 wickets
Bharthi Airtel 169/6 (25); HSBC 'C' 170/3 (18.5)
Textured Jersey 'B' beat MJF Exports by 8 wickets
MJF Exports 244/8 (25) (including 120 penalty runs for the late arrival of Tex. Jersey team); Tex. Jersey 250/2 (19.5)
Alliansz Insurance beat Fairway Holdings by 8 wickets
Fairway 66 (14.5); Alliansz 68/2 (6.4)
Ansell beat Prym by 4 runs
Ansell Textiles 128/9 (25); Prym Intimates 124 (24.3)
EB Creasey beat Jay-Lanka by 10 wickets
Jay Lanka 103 (15.4); EBC 104/0 (9)
Hayleys 'C' beat Moodys Analytics by 166 runs
Hayleys 'C' 256/3 (25); Moodys 90 (23.3)
Brandix Essentials 'B' beat United Tractors by 64 runs
Brandix 'B' 211/7 (25); UTE 47 (21.5)
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