LB Finance ‘A’ and Fairfirst Insurance emerge MCA “Sixes” winners
LB Finance “A” led by Angelo Perera and Fairfirst Insurance led by Lakshan Perera lifted the “CDB” Trophy, as they emerged winners of the MCA Open “Sixes” Tier “A” & Tier “B” Tournaments respectively, concluded at the MCA Grounds .
LB Finance beat Commercial Credit in the Tier “A” Final & Fairfirst Insurance beat Allianz Insurance in the Tier “B” final.
The tournament with participation of 69 teams – 21 in the Tier “A” (turf) & 48 in the Tier “B” ( matting) were played over 03 days, 07th, 08th & 09th September.
Tier “A” Final : Commercial Credit batting first scored 78 for 2 in their 05 overs, riding on 02 good knocks by Sandun Weerakkody (28 with 02 sixes & 03 fours) and Wanidu Hasaranga ( 25 not out with 03 sixes) ; LB Finance reached their target with 02 balls to spare. (79 for 4 in 4.4) as Sahan Arachchige (26 with 06 fours) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (26 not out with 01 six and 04 fours) targeted Commercial Credit’s 02nd & 03rd bowlers Dilshan Munaweera and skipper, Ashan Priyanjan, both giving away 23 runs each.
Tier “B” Final : Allianz Insurance, batted first and scored 71/4 in 5 with Ranga Dias standing tall with a belligerent 34 not out inclusive of 03 sixes & equal number of fours; Sampath Fernando put the brakes, with a stingy 04th over – 1 for 8; Fairfirst reached their target with 05 balls to spare (73 for 2 in 4.1), skipper Lakshan Perera leading the way with a swashbuckling 34 not out (with 03 sixes and 03 fours) well supported by Dulip Silva (15 with 03 fours) and Isuru Sampath (15 not out with 01 six & a four)
Tier “B” Match results
LB Finance beat Commercial Credit in the Tier “A” Final & Fairfirst Insurance beat Allianz Insurance in the Tier “B” final
@ glance from quarter finals onwards ( played on Sunday @ MCA & SJC Grounds)
QF’S : Fairfirst Insurance 90/0 (5) beat Sri Lankan Airlines 71/2 (5) ; HNB Grameen Finance 69/2 (5) lost to A. Baur & Co. 70/3 (4.3) ; MAS Silueta 52/6 (4.1) beat Maliban Biscuits “A” 49/3 (5) ; Allianz Insurance 78/2 (5) beatmaliban Biscuits “B” 56/2 (5) .
SF’S : Fairfirst Insurance 88/1 (5) beat A Baur & Co. 60/5 (5) ; Allianz Insurance 64/3 (5) beat MAS Silueta 57/3 (5)
Final : Allianz Insurance 71/4 (5) (Sameera Fernando 15, Ranga Dias 34 not out, Asel Sigera 1/13, Isuru Sampath 1/8) lost to Fairfirst Insurance 72/2 (4.1) (Lakshan Perera 34 not out , Dulip Silva 15, Isuru Sampath 15 not out, M.I. Abdeen 1/14, Dulaj Mellawarachchi 1/19)
Special Awards : Best Bowler – Sampath Perera from Fairfirst Insurance; Best Batsman – Lakshan Perera from Fairfirst; Most sixes in the tournament (12) Sameera Fernando from Allianz Insurance ; Man of the Final – Lakshan Perera from Fairfirst Insurance ; Man of the Tournament – Sameera Fernando from Allianz Insurance.
Tier “A” Match results @ glance from Quarter Finals onwards (played on Sunday @ Colts & MCA grounds)
QF’S : Teejay Lanka 65/4 (5) lost to MAS Unichela “B” 67/0 (2.4); LB Finance “A” 83/4 (5) beat Dimo “Nexon” 49/2 (5); Dimo “Storm” 68/4 (5) lost to Hayleys 69/4 (5); Commercial Credit 78/2 (5) beat MAS Unichela “A” 59/6 (5)
SF’S : LB Finance 90/4 (5) beat MAS Unichela “B” 82/2 (5); Commercial Credit 94/2 (5) beat Hayleys 60/5 (5)
Final : Commercial Credit 78/3 (5) (Sandun Weerakkody 28, Ashan Priyanjan 16, Wanidu Hasaranga 25 not out, Shiran Fernando 1/7, Sahan Arachchige 1/16 lost to LB Finance “A” – 79/4 (4.4) (Isuru Udana 15, Sahan Arachchige 15, Sadeera Samarawickrama 26 not out, Dilshan Munaweera 1/23, Lahiru Madusanka 1/10, Wanidu Hasaranga 1/10).
Special Awards : Best Bowler – Wanidu Hasaranga from Commercial Credit ; Best Batsman – Sandun Weerakkody from Commercial Credit; Most Sixes in the tournament (12) – Isuru Udana from LB Finance ; Man of the Final – Sahan Arachchige from LB Finance ; Man of the Tournament – Isuru Udana from LB Finance
Director & Chief Credit Officer, Sasindra Munasinghe , Deputy General Manager Marketing , Dharshana Jayasinghe & Deputy General Manager, Innovation & Business Intelligence, Hasitha Dassanayake all three from CDB; along with the President, Roshan Iddamalgoda, General Secretary, Nalin Wickremasinghe and Chairman, Tournament Committee, Sujeewa de Silva all 03 from MCA gave away the awards at the post tournament presentation that followed the Tier “A” Final.