MAS Unichela, John Keells and Teejay Lanka were at home for tea, scoring easy wins over Hatton National Bank (HNB), Dimo and LB Finance while Commercial Credit and Sampath Bank had to sweat a longer to register victories over Hayleys and Kanrich Finance respectively at the 25th Singer MCA Premier 2018 league matches on Saturday (23).
At the R. Premadasa Stadium, Dasun Shanaka scored a fine 107 to be the highest scorer of the day and helped Sampath Bank to register a 51-run win.
A combined effort by Dilshan Munaweera, Jehan Mubarak and Ashan Priyanjan with the bat spearheaded Commercial Credit for a 112-run victory at the BOI Grounds, Katunayake.
Earlier in the day spinner Duvindu Thilakaratne capturing 6 for 20 demolished HNB for 76 and explosive T.M. Dilshan with 35 n.o. helped MAS Unichela to reach the target in just 8.2 overs.
At Colts Grounds: MAS Unichela beat HNB by 8 wickets
HNB 76 (27.2) (Navindu Nirmal 19, Duvindu Thilakaratne 6 for 20)
MAS Unichela 78 for 2 (8.2) (T.M. Dilshan 35 n.o., Ramith Rambukwella 33)
At De Soysa Park, Moratuwa: John Keells beat Dimo by 8 wickets
Dimo 95 (34) (Lasith Abeyratne 24, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2 for 10, Vikum Sanjaya 2 for 40, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2 for 10, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4 for 9)
John Keells 97 for 2 (14.1) (Lasith Lakshan 37 n.o., Sandun Weerakkody 37)
At MCA Grounds: Teejay Lanka beat LB Finance by 7 wickets
LB Finance 140 (29.3) (Lahiru Udara 68, Upul Bandara 3 for 29, Jeffrey Vandersay 3 for 33)
Teejay Lanka 146 for 3 (22.3) (Dilan Jayalath 62 n.o., Charith Asalanka 44, Angelo Perera 2 for 16)
At R. Premadasa Intl' Stadium: Sampath Bank beat Kanrich Finance by 51 runs
Sampath Bank 280 for 9 (50) (Dasun Shanaka 107, Romesh Buddikha 54, Avishka Fernando 47, Saranga Rajaguru 3 for 49, Pramod Madushan 2 for 68, Kasin Vidura 2 for 41)
Kanrich Finance 229 (48) (Kasun Vidura 67, Kavindu Kulasekera 64, Alankara Asanka 24, Tharindu Kaushal 3 for 38, Kasun Rajitha 2 for 43)
At BOI Grounds, Katunayake: Commercial Credit beat Hayleys by 112 runs
Commercial Credit 325 (50) (Dilshan Munaweera 90, Jehan Mubarak 77, Ashan Priyanjan 71, Imesh Udayanga 20, Sachitra Serasinghe 2 for 74, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2 for 61)
Hayleys 213 (45.4) (Sachitra Serasinghe 56, Andre Solomons 36, Maduranga Soysa 33, Harsha Rajapakse 33, Chanaka Ruwansiri 33, Suraj Randiv 4 for 31, Imesh Udayaga 2 for 49)
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