MCA Cricket: NTB 'A', SCB unbeaten Division 'C' Group leaders

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) 'A' of Group 'A', and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) of Group 'B' completed their quota of 4 matches on an unbeaten note, thus finishing as Group leaders in the ongoing 'BMW-Hyundai' Trophy, MCA 'C' Div. 50-Over League Tournament 2017, continued last weekend. 

In the Preliminary Round, NTB 'A' scored 2 comfortable wins, beating Colombo Dockyard Ltd (CDL) by 5 wickets and Commercial Leasing Co. (CLC) by the same margin, while SCB was stretched by People Leasing Co. (PLC), before winning by 4 runs. 

Debutants, DHT Cement secured a berth in the final round in Group 'B', with a comprehensive 10-wickets win over Airport & Aviation (A&A), who succumbed to their 4th successive defeat. 

Match-winners for DHT Cement (DHT) were Kavindu Bandara with an inspired spell of 7.1-27-5 and an unfinished opening stand between S. Godamanne (59 n.o.) and Malith Peiris (71 n.o. in 69 balls, with 4 sixes and 8 fours).

The tournament will be continued today with the only remaining League match between J.L. Morrisons and People's Leasing Co. (Group 'B').
 
Weekend Results 

NTB 'A' beat CDL by 5 wickets 
CDL 127 (46.4) (R. Kumara 30; D. Marlan 2/19, T. Lakshan 2/18, M. Heshan 4/27) 
NTB 'A' 132/5 (34) (D. Marlan 33, T. Ariyawansa 62; D. Kumara 2/18, K. Atapattu 2/40) 

SCB beat PLC by 4 runs 
SCB 96 (46.4) (Bhanuka Adeesha 51, S. Siriratne 55; I. Gunasekera 3/27, N. Dineth 2/24, C. Bandara 2/35) 
PLC 192 (49.1) (Gayath Mendis 36; S. Jamion 3/30, Bhanuka Adeesha 3/32) 

DHT beat A&A by 10 wickets 
A&A 146 (33.1) (W.N. Perera 39; A. Jayawardena 3/42, Kavindu Bandara 5/27) 
DHT 147/0 (23.2) (S. Godamanne 59 n.o., Malith Peiris 71 n.o.) 

NTB 'A' beat CLC by 5 wickets 
CLC 219/9 (50) (K. Kanchana 51, C. Perera 34, P. Chandrasekera 33 n.o.; J. de Silva 3/27, S. Perera 3/27, N. Madushan 2/30) 
NTB 'A' 222/5 (47.1) (T. Ariyawansa 55, A. Liyanage 40 n.o.) 

Commercial Credit 'B' beat CDL by 44 runs 
ComCredit 'B' 182 (41) (N. Uthamadasa 41, A. Dias 55; R. Eriyagolla 3/37, P. Kumara 3/20) 
CDL 138 (33.2) (Chanaka Kasun 64; S. Bandara 4/34, A. Dias 3/23, M. Fernando 2/18)