Malith steers Commercial Credit

MCA ‘C’ Division final

A solid unbeaten century by middle order batsman Malith Fernando (121 not out in 110 balls, inclusive of two sixes and 15 fours) guided Commercial Credit and Finance ‘B’ to a resounding 89-run win over Standard Chartered Bank in their sixth Prestige Automobile sponsored Bmw/hyundai Trophy, MCA ‘C’ Division 50–Over League Cricket Tournament final played at the MCA Grounds on Saturday (25).

Fernando walked in when Commercial Credit were 84 for three in 17 overs and anchored the batting and remained unbeaten till the end of the innings.

It was easy pickings for the Match Referee K. H. Nandasena to name the Man of the Match - Malith Fernando from Commercial Credit & Finance ‘B’.

The other three special awards based on performances up to the semi-finals went to - Best Bowler: Sachin Bandara from Commercial Credit ‘B’ (17 wickets for 170 runs), Best Batsman: Trishan Rodrigo from People’s Leasing Finance (302 runs including a century) and Man of the Series: Aruna Henrickson from Standard Chartered (290 runs with one century and two half centuries and 12 wickets)

Awards were presented by Chief Guest Niranga Peiris, Director Sales, Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Limited Tharanga Vithanage, Head of Sales, Hyundai Lanka (Pvt) Limited, (Guest of Honour) H. U. U. Buddhima, Vice-president MCA, Nalin Wickremasinghe, General Secretary MCA and Sujeeva de Silva, Chairman Tournament Committee MCA Commercial Credit & Finance ‘B: 300/7 in 50 Overs (Suchira Fernando 47, Anura Dias 21, Malith Fernando 121 n. o, Janaka Dayananda 22, Praneeth Wijesena 24, Damith Mendis 27 n. o, Raveen Perumal 2/53) Standard Chartered Bank: 211 in 46.5 overs (Charith Satharasinghe 29, Madusha Jayasinghe 21, Hiran Rajapaksa 56, Raveen Perumal 33 n.o, Suranga Salinda 2/37, Sachin Bandara 3/29, Janaka Dayananda 2/45). (BM)