HNB A, SLT joint winners of 3rd MCA Masters Cricket Sixes

HNB “A”, the 2020 runners-up and Sri Lanka Telecom were declared as joint winners, at the 3rd MCA – Maliban Masters Cricket “Sixes” 2022 concluded on 27 August at the MCA and Royal College grounds. 

The final had to be abandoned halfway, due to bad light; in four balls per over Final, HNB “A” batting first, scored 45 for 1 in 5 overs and SLT was 7 for 2 in two overs, when the match was called off.

The Semifinal (four ball overs) at MCA Grounds, finished dramatically, as the match between the defending Champions Sampath Bank and Sri Lanka Telecom finished in a “tie” and was extended to the wicket keepers contest, which was won by Sri Lanka Telecom. In the other Semi Final at Royal College grounds, HNB “A” (55/0 in 3) beat Amana Takaful (51/1) 

League Stage Match Results at a glance. 

At MCA Grounds (nine teams in three groups /11 matches) 

SLT (86/2) beat Colombo Dockyard (49/2);  Sampath Bank (79/3) beat Fairfirst Insurance ( 55/1);   HNB “B” (59/4) lost to Commercial Bank 62/2 in 4.4)   SLT (63/1) beat singer Sri Lanka (53/3) ;  Fairfirst Insurance (80/1) beat Sri Lankan Airlines (71/2 ) ;  Airport and Aviation (41/3) lost to Commercial Bank  (45/2 in 3.4);  Singer Sri Lanka  (74/2) beat Colombo Dockyard (47/3) ;  Sampath Bank (57/1) beat Sri Lankan Airlines (37/1) ;  Airport and Aviation (65/1) lost to HNB “B” (66/0 in 4) ; 

Qualifier: Sampath Bank (66/5) beat Commercial Bank (44/2)

At Royal College Grounds (06 teams /02 groups/ 07 matches)

Amana Takaful (74/3) beat Hayleys (68/1) DPMC (55/4) lost to Maliban (61/0 in 4.1)  John Keells (95/2) beat Hayleys  (48/2) HNB “A” (89/2) beat Maliban (73/1) Amana Takaful (74/3) beat Hayleys (68/1)  HNB “A” (73/1)  beat DPMC (67/0)  

Special Awards: 

Best Bowler- Indika Konara from Commercial Bank 

Most Senior Player – Buddhika Ranasinghe from Airport and Aviation / 58 years

Most Sixes and Best Batsman – Damitha Hunukumbura from HNB “A”

Maliban Biscuits Manufactories Ltd., sponsored the tournament for the 3rd year and their General Manager Operations and Chief Operations Officer Dr. Bandula Perera (Chief Guest) and their Group Human Resources and Administrative Manager Rohana Wijesooriya (Guest of Honor), along with the MCA Officials President Nalin Wickramasinghe,  Senior VP/Chairman Tournament Committee Mahesh de Alwis and Ex-co Member and Secretary General Administration and Infrastructure and Asset Management, Member, Academy and Cricket Development, Member, Membership and Member, Disciplinary , Ajith Siyambalapitiya  gave away the awards.