Debutant Daniel helps CDB Finance to beat Fairfirst Insurance at Singer MCA Super Premier League

Shevon Daniel

New recruit, Shevon Daniel playing his maiden MCA match, top scored with a cameo 85 runs, in 50 balls, inclusive of three sixes and 12 fours, as he propelled CDB Finance to a resounding 07 wickets win over Fairfirst Insurance in the ongoing, 30th Singer – MCA Super Premier League 2023, continued on 19 April.

CDB top order batsman showed scant  respect on Fairfirst bowlers, as they chased down 245 runs under 30 overs.

Shevon Daniel and Lasith Croospulle (58 in 31 balls inclusive of two sixes and eight fours) set the pace with a belligerent 116 runs opening stand in 61 balls; Oshada Fernando (44 not out) and Lakshita Manasinghe (44 not out) put the frills, as CDB went home for tea scoring 248 for 03 in 29.3 overs; CDB’s bowling hero was Muditha Lakshan, who finished with impressive figures of 5 for 38.

After 12 matches, HNB remained the only unbeaten team registering their 03 successive win, with a comfortable seven wickets win over BBK Partnership.

Chief Scores / four Matches

At MCA  - HNB beat BBK Partnership by seven wickets

BBK P – 157 (36.2) (Jehan Daniel 60, Madushka Liyanapathiranage 4/11)

HNB – 163/3 (28) (Ruwin Perera 55 not out)

At Katunayake – CDB beat Fairfirst Insurance by seven wickets

Fairfirst Insurance – 244 (49.1) ( K. Sanjula 55, Anuk Fernando 54, Muditha Lakshan 5/38, Lahiru Madusanka 3/31)

CDB – 248/3 (29.3) ( Shevon Daniel 85, Lasith Croospulle 58, Oshada Fernando 44 not out, Lakshita Manasinghe 44 not out)

At Dombagoda – Hayleys Group beat John Keells Group by 58 runs.

Hayleys – 232 (48.2) (Ron Chandragupta 61,  Avishka Fernando 52, Vimukthi Silva  3/52, Dunith Wellalage 3/32)

JK – 174 (41.1) (Kaveen Bandara 42, Avishka Fernando 3/27, A. Bandara 3/49)

At Panagoda – CL Synergy beat Mode Engineering by 06 wickets

Mode Eng. – 155 (40.5) ( Dilum Sandeera 3/19)

CLS – 158/4 (31.1) ( Avishka Tharindu 65 not out, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 39)

The tournament will be continued on Saturday 22 April with a card of four matches.