DFCC Bank makes great escape

Coca Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. MCA ‘D’ division 40 Over League Tournament 

DFCC Bank made a great escape with a one wicket, last ball win over Hemas Group, thus registering their third successive win in the ongoing 1st Coca Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd.-sponsored – MCA ‘D’ division 40 Over League Tournament 2019 continued last weekend. 

DFCC earlier beat NDB Bank by 2 wickets and Colombo Dockyard by 3 wickets to remain as the only unbeaten team in group ‘A’; DFCC owe their win to Ruchira Ekanayake, who remained unbeaten with a gusty 60 runs.

Up to date, Hemas Group is living on the edge, as they won their first match by 2 runs over DPMC, then losing to Heshan Flexi by 1 wicket; the good work done by Madushanka Fonseka (62) and Shalinda Samaranayake (4 for 35) in the third game vs. DFCC thus went a-begging. 

Central Finance scored their third win, with the highest team total for the weekend – 238/8 (40), as they beat Bodyline by 90 runs, riding on 2 half tons by Vikum Costha (66) and Nimesh Fernando (65). 

Weekend’s match results/5 matches

Ratmalana: DPMC beat Heshan Flexi by 26 runs; DPMC – 152 (39.2), Heshan Flexi – 126 (34.5) 

MCA: DFCC Bank beat Hemas Group by 1 wicket; Hemas – 172 (39.3), DFCC – 173/9 (40)

Veyangoda: NDB Bank beat Colombo Dockyard by 3 wickets; CDL – 147 (36.4), NDB – 148/7 (31.3)

Veyangoda: Airport & Aviation beat Hilton Colombo Residencies by 4 wkts; HCR – 175 (39.2), A&A – 177/6 (31.5) 

Maradana: Central Finance beat Bodyline by 90 runs; Central Finance – 238/8 (40), Bodyline – 148 (32.5)

The tournament will be continued this weekend, 26 and 27 January with a card of 5 matches.