Unbeaten, Standard Chartered Bank will look up to their reliable, all-rounder, Aruna Henrickson to put them on the right side of the ledger, when they confront Commercial Credit and Finance ‘B’ in the final of the sixth Prestige Automobile sponsored, ‘BMW /Hyundai’ Trophy – MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over League Tournament 2017, this Saturday (25) at the MCA Grounds, commencing 10.00am.
Henrickson has so far accumulated 290 runs in six matches, including a century, 98 not out and 70 runs and has bagged 12 wickets.
The other players, who will play a vital role for the bankers will be Charith Satharasinghe (280 runs including a century in the semi- finals ) and all-rounders, Bhanuka Adeesha and Shakthi Siriratne.
In the league stage Standard Chartered Bank scored wins against Airport and Aviation by eight wickets, JL Morison by three wickets, DHT Cement by seven runs and Peoples Leasing by four runs.
In the knock-out stage they beat Colombo Dockyard by 37 runs in quarter-finals and beat DHT Cement by 46 runs on the D/L method in the semi-finals.
Commercial Credit and Finance ‘B’, entered the knock-out stage by the skin of their teeth via a bonus point.
They lost three of their league matches to NTB ‘A’ by two wickets, Commercial Leasing by 34 runs and LB Finance ‘B’ by 77 runs.
Their single win was against Colombo Dockyard by 44 runs.
Commercial Credit ‘B’ got their act together in the knock-out stage by scoring upset wins, against Peoples Leasing by 70 runs in quarter-finals and unbeaten, Nations Trust Bank ‘A’ by 31 runs in the semi-finals.
Commercial Credit ‘B’ strength lies on their bowling.
Sachin Bandara has performed creditably with 17 wickets for 170 runs.
Saranga Salinda (5 for 38 Vs. NTB ‘A’ in the semi-finals ) and Anura Dias are the others who have done well.
In the batting department, Commercial Credit ‘B’ will depend on their centurion, Visal Senanayake (100 not out Vs. NTB "A" in the semi-finals), Salitha de Silva (211 runs including two halfcenturies ) and all-rounder Anura Dias.
The MCA appointed Match Referee cum Adjudicator is BRC Stalwart, KH Nandasena.
Standard Chartered Bank (from): Selwyn Jamion (Captain) Banuka Adheesha, Charith Satharasinghe, Aruna Henrickson, Shakthi Sirirathne, Hiran Rajapaksha, Trevin Almedha, Nishendra Wicramathilake, Gawesha Fernando, Madusha Jayasinghe, Ravin Perumal, Askar Kamaladeen, Dinesh Priyankara, H.Thangeswaran.
Commercial Credit and Finance ‘B’ (from): Praneeth Wijesena (Captain), Suchira Fernando, Visal Senanayake, Anura Dias, Malith Fernando, Damith Mendis, Suranga Salinda, Shalitha De Silva, Sachin Bandara, Duminda Kannagara, Sampath Ananda, Nilusha Utthamadasa, Janaka Dayananda, Samith Perera, Kamal Nishantha.
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