Kanrich 'B', CDB both unbeaten, clash for supremacy
Two unbeaten and well balanced teams– Kanrich Finance (KanFin) 'B' and Citizens Development Business (CDB) will lock horns in the 14th Elephant House Lemonade Trophy MCA 'D' Division 40-Over League Tournament 2016 Ffinal today at the MCA Grounds, commencing 10 am.
KanFin 'B' with 6 crushing wins under their belt, go out as favourites.They beat Softlogic Holdings by 110 runs, Hemas Group by 206 runs and David Peiris Motor Co. by 80 runs to top Group 'B' in the League stage.
They continued their winning streak in the Knockout stage by eliminating Hilton Colombo Residencies by 9 wickets in the pre-Quarterfinals, Heshan Flex Packaging by 7 wickets in the Quarterfinals and Softlogic Holdings by 8 wickets in the Semifinals.
CDB, last year’s MCA 'E' Division champs, performed equally well in the tournament, with convincing wins against Delmege Group by 8 wickets, Ceylinco General Insurance by 40 runs and Hilton Colombo Residencies by 200 runs, as they topped Group 'C'. They continued their winning ways in the Knockout stage, thrashing Hemas Group by 267 runs in the pre-Quarterfinals, NDB Bank by 93 runs in the Quarterfinals and Expolanka Group by 5 wickets in the Semifinals.
The spotlight and expectations fall on a batsman and a bowler; CDB’s opening batsman, Maduranga Dickkumbura, who has totaled 303 runs in 6 innings, inclusive of 2 centuries (126 vs Hemas and 100 vs NDB Bank) and KanFin spinner, Akula Dhananjaya, who has bagged 13 wickets so far in the tournament.
The MCA-appointed Match Referee cum Adjudicator for the Final is HNB's Manoj Perera.
THE TEAMS
Vishwa Rathnayake (Captain), Dhanushka Dharmasiri, Saman Ambilmeegama, Maduranga Dikkumbura, Aravinda Akuregoda, Chenutha Wickramasinghe, Shaveen Gunasekara, Praveen Fernando, Buddika Silva, Shanil Perera, Chathuranga Dilshan, Hasitha Perera, Praveen Dilanka, Anjana Karunarathne, Chandima Bandara and Chathuranga Abeysinghe. Rajitha Assalaarachchi (Captain), Thishan Peiris, Oshada Fernando, Akila Dhananjaya, Kasun Chamara Ranasinghe, Madawa Sakuranga, Dushan Hemantha, Shiral Senarathne, Uditha Madushan, Shashika Thiwanka, Chanaka Devinda, Tharushan Iddamalgoda, Harsha Devinda and Thimira Gamage.