Sampath Bank in fighting win over Dialog Axiata

Dasun Ranasundera (16) turned full throttle in the second half to give Sampath Bank a fighting 55/48 win over Dialog Axiata in the 27th MSBA Mens ‘A’ Division Basketball Tournament 2017, continued at Sir Edward Henry Pedris Stadium Havelock Park, Colombo 5. The scores stood at 22-22 at half time. The other scorers for the bankers were Aazir Mohamed (11) and Chamath Dhanawansa (11). Dhanushka Dilshan (14) stood out for Dialog.

Mens ‘B’ Division: MAS Holdings ‘Red’ beat Kanrich Finance 56/50, after

leading 35/26 at half time; Sudesh Ahamed (21) and S. Vaheesan (10) were the top shooters for MAS; K. Wijesinghe (15), M. Rajapaksa (12) and M. Perera (10) were always in the game for Kanrich.

Mens ‘C’ Division: Union Bank scored a convincing 62/52 win over HSBC, after leading 29/25 at half time; Celart Ashan (13) , D. Wijendra (12) and K. Wickramasinghe (11) were in good form for UB; Praveen Perera (13), P. Wickramasinghe (10) and Shehan Perera (10) played well for HSBC.

Mens ‘C’ Division: Seylan Bank

trounced LB Finance 61/46, after leading 29/19 at half time; D. Sanjana (14), A. De Silva (13) were the top shooter for Seylan; M. Surain (15) and Stephen Fernando (13) stood out for LBF.

Mens ‘E’ Division: In low scoring game, Sri Lankan Airlines ‘B’ scored a lukewarm 36/23 win over the London Stock Exchange Group, after leading 18/13 at the breather; Ashan Ratnayake (12) stood out for the Sri Lankans; Isuru Namal top scored for the LSE. -BM