Cargills Bank beat HNB B in MCA ‘F’ division 25-Overs League

Cargills Bank scored a heart-stopping 2-wicket win with a ball to spare over the high-riding HNB ‘B’ in the ongoing third Fairfirst Insurance Trophy – MCA ‘F’ division 25-Overs League Tournament 2020, continued on 1 October, a Poya day.

The match winners for Cargills Bank were Tharindu Fernando (30) and Deegayu Bandara (25, not out), who were associated in a gusty 52-run stand in 38 balls for the 8th wicket. 

Beforehand the bankers were looking down the barrel with 7 wickets down for 94 runs, chasing 147 runs to win in 25 overs. 

The tournament continued over the weekend (3rd October and yesterday) with a card of 12 matches.

Match Results 

Deutsche Bank AG beat DPMC by 7 runs; DB – 162/5 (25), DPMC – 155/8 

Cargills Bank beat HNB ‘B’ by 2 wickets; HNB ‘B’ – 142/7 (25), Cargills Bank – 146/8 (24.5)

Commercial Bank ‘B’ beat Acme Printing by 6 wickets; Acme – 133/8 (25), Commercial Bank 139/4 (19.4)

John Keells Group ‘B’ beat SAGT by 19 runs (match reduced to 13 overs a side, due to wet ground conditions); JK ‘B’ – 88/8 (13), SAGT – 69.5 (13)

Janashakthi Life beat MBSL Insurance by 8 wickets (match reduced to 18 overs a side, due to wet ground conditions); MBSL – 110/7 (18), Janashakthi – 113/2 (16.2)

Expolanka Group beat Dialog Axiata by 5 wickets; Dialog – 108 (22), Expolanka – 109/5 (20).