CHAAYA TRANZ AND AMAYA LAKE EMERGEWINNERS
Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa, a John Keells Group Hotel, emerged as the new men’s winners while Amaya Lake, Kandalama retained the women’s title for the second successive year, at the 37th Annual Travel Trade Sports Club Softball Cricket “Sixes” 2013, sponsored for the 16th successive year by Aitken Spence Travels, concluded at the Shalika and D.S. Senanayake College grounds on Sunday.
Chaaya Tranz beat Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara in the men’s final and Amaya Lake Kandalama beat their sister hotel, Amaya Lake Kandy in the women’s final.
Sri Lankan Airlines eliminated the defending men’s Champion, Club Bentota, Aluthgama in the quarter finals and Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara eliminated the 2012 runners-up, Bentota Beach in the pre-quarter finals.
Men’s results from quar- ter finals onwards.
Q. Finals : Club Bentota 55/4 (05) lost to Sri Lankan Airlines 59/2 (04); Royal Palms Hotel, Kalutara 67/6 (4.4) lost to Chaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa 67/5 (4.2) ; Heritance Ahungalle 90/3 (05) beat Avani Kalutara 59/6 (4.2); Avani Bentota 85/5 (05) lost to Tangerine Beach 88/3 (05).
Semi Finals: Sri Lankan Airlines 79/2 (05) lost to Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa 83/4 (4.4); Heritance Ahungalle 96/4 lost to Tangerine Beach, Kalutara 99/2 (4.4).
Final: Tangerine Beach, Kalutara 93/2 (05) (W.A. Shanilka 30, Samera Viraj 15, Pathum Sampath 32 not out,
J. Hewawasam 1/15) lost to Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa 94/4 (4.5) (Sameera Viraj 20, L.M. Thusitha Kumara 35 not out, Anura Shantha 15, W.A. Shanilka 1/15, Pathum Sampath 1/10, K.S. de Silva 1/15, Sanath Kumara 1/19)
Special Awards
Best Bowler – Jayamal Hewawasam from Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa
Best Batsman – Pathum Sampath from Tangerine Beach Hotel Kalutara.
Man of the Final – Malaka Thusitha Kumara from Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa.
Man of the Tournament - W. Ashen Shanilka from Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara.
Women’s results from quarter finals onwards.
Q. Finals: Ramada Colombo 23/5 (05) lost to Amaya Lake, Kandalama 27/0 (1.1); Royal Palms, Kalutara 31/1 (05) lost to Sri Lankan Airlines 34/0 (1.1); Mackinnons AE Travels 09/2 (05) lost to Amaya Hills, Kandy 12/0 (0.2); Walkers/ Whittalls 60/2 (05) beat Serendib Leisure 49/3 (05).
Semi Finals: Amaya Lake, Kandalama 49/1 (05) beat Sri Lankan Airlines 35/5 (05); Amaya Hills, Kandy 78/0 (05) beat Walkers/Whittalls 31/2 (05)
Final : Amaya Lake, Kandalama 63/3 (05) (Radeeka Dayaratne 11 not out Lakshani Piyumika 10 not out, H.M.S. Kumari 1/6, H. Dassanayake 1/14, D. Seneviratne 1/05) beat Amaya Hills, Kandy 44/3 (05) (H.M.S. Kumari 15, H. Dissanayake 12, G. Pushpakanthi 1/10, Niluka Samarasinghe 2/5)
Special Awards:
Best Bowler and Woman of the Final- Niluka Samarasinghe from Amaya Lake, Kandalama.
Best Batter – Omali Pussella from Amaya Hills, Kandy.
Woman of the Tournament – Harshani Dasanayake from Amaya Hills, Kandy. Awards were presented by Nalin Jayasundera, Managing Director, Anil Hapugoda, Asst. Vice President, and Lalin Sumanasinghe, General Manager – all from Aitken Spence Travels.