Mercantile Hockey Knockout Championship 2020 round one held successfully

The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully conducted the first round of the ‘Mercantile Hockey Knockout Championship’ at the Astro Turf, Torrington on 26 September.

The finals are scheduled to be played on 3 October at the same venue. 

In this popular tournament, which was inaugurated way back in 1953, the champions of the “A” division will carry away the Hatna Trophy sponsored by Hatton National Bank while the “B” division winners will receive the MAS Holdings Trophy sponsored by MAS holdings group. 

Results of the Semi Final played last Saturday:

A Division 

1st semi final 

HNB Group beat Allianz Insurance 6-1 

Damith Bandara scored a hat-trick 

Gimhana Gunathilake 2 goals 

Nuwan Mahara 1 goal 

For Allianz Insurance Rasika Wishwajith scored 01 

2nd Semi Final 

Sampath Bank beat Commercial Bank 4-3 on penalty strokes 

At full time Sampath Bank 3 Commercial Bank 3 

For Sampath Bank goals scored by 

Diluka Weerasuriya 02 Buwaneka Parahitiyawa 01 

Commercial Bank 

Milan Ariyawansa 02 Anju Hewage 01 

B Division 

1st semi final 

 HSBC beat Seylan Bank on penalty strokes 5-4 

At full time HSBC 1 Seylan Bank 1 

For HSBC Ashan Rathnayake and Seylan Bank Jeffry Irshad scored a goal each 

2nd Semi Final 

Hayleys Group beat Commercial Bank B 5-2 

For Hayleys Group 

Dilan Silva 02 

Chintana Akalanka 02 

Bodika Dias 01 

Commercial Bank 

Ravindra Thanthirige scored 2 goals 

A Division Final 

 Sampath Bank vs. HNB 

B Division Finals 

Hayleys Group vs. HSBC