Colombo Masters Cricket Association triumphs

Fine batting by Shafeek Raheem (67, not out) and good bowling by Sisila Indraratne (3 for 28) paved the way for Colombo Masters Cricket Association (CMCA) to snatch an eight run win over Nationalised Services Cricket Association (NSCA) in the Final of the fourth edition of the Lanka Masters (Over-50) T+20 Cricket Championships Quadrangular played for the Dr. R.A.H. De Zoysa Challenge Shield, concluded at the Army Grounds, Panagoda recently.

Prior to the main final, the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) won the play-off for the 3rd place with a comfortable 42 runs win over State Services Cricket Association (SSCA) 

The qualifying Semi Finals were played on Independence Day at the same venue, where Colombo Masters CA beat MCA by 03 wickets and Nationalised Services CA beat State Services CA by 04 runs.

Special Awards: Shafeek Raheem from CMCA, best batsman; Palitha Liyanage from NSCA, best bowler and Pujitha Gunawardena from CMCA, Man of the Series.

Chief Scores:

3rd place Final  : MCA - 152 for 5 in 20 overs ( Ajith de Silva 58, Ian Corgins 42 not out, K. Rodrigo 3/10);  SSCA - 110 all out in 17.2 overs (R.P. Silva 30, Nilantha Mendis 3/18, K. Dharmasena 2/21, D. Nanayakkara 2/25) 

Final : CMCA - 174 for 4 in 20 overs ( Shafeek Rahim 67 not out, Riyaz Farook 34, Chaminda Rajapaksa 27, Palitha Liyanage 2/21);  NSCA - 166 for 09 in 20 overs  ( M. Jayasinghe 36, S. Priyantha 35, S. Kumarasinghe 21, I Perera 20, Sisila Indrarathne 3/28, P. Gunawardena 3/40).