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CDB clinched the ‘E’ Division title of the 12th Ram Rathnavel Memorial Mercantile Basketball Knockout Tournament 2018, organised by the Mercantile Services Basketball Association (MSBA), worked off at the Henry Pedris Basketball Complex with nine teams vying for silverware.
In their first round game against the SriLankan Airlines ‘B’ team, CDB won 60-38. Playing against UB Finance in the semifinals, CDB won with a score of 67-49 and in the finals, CDB beat out Moresand Ltd. with a final tally of 67-61.
Dilan Danushka was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, while Dinuka Gamage emerged as the Player of the Game. The captain of the team was Ishan Melanka Ponnamperuma and Vice-Captain was Sandun Jayanath. Other team members were Dakshika Wijesinghe, Tharitha Senarath, Hasun Ominda, Keshara Dissanayake, Supun Lakmal and Lelana Jayasundara. The team was coached by Rampath Mendis.
