MCA ‘D’ Division 40 overs League Tournament progresses with top performances

Heshan Flexi Packaging made minced meat out of Brumbie’s International’s bowlers, when they amassed  372/9 in 40 overs (almost 10 runs an over) as they went on to win the match with a huge margin of 257 runs at the ongoing MCA ‘D’ Division 40 overs  League Tournament 2017, which continued last weekend. 

Heshan Flexi’s first five batsman, Chalitha Chamod (62), Srinath Jayasekera  (63), Rasika Chandana  (50), Ruwan Ranasinghe (50) and Gayan Prasanga  (83 in 44 balls inclusive of 4 sixes and eight fours)  all scored half centuries. 

All in all, 16 sixes and 38 fours were scored by Heshan Flexi batsmen. 

Heshan Flexi’s left-arm leg spinner Srinath Jayasekera topped it up with a fine spell of 5.2-18-5.

The second team that cleared the 300-run mark was Kanrich Finance ‘B’, who hammered Hemas Group  to the tune of  316/7 in 40 overs and went on to win by 206 runs. 

Osanda Fernando hit a sparkling century (101 in 92 balls inclusive of 2 sixes and 14 fours) while Akila Dhananjaya ripped through with a ferocious spell of 8-2-21-5 for Kanrich Finance. 

The third team to clear the 300-run mark for the weekend was Citizens Development Business – 301 for 9 in 40 overs, riding on a century scored by middle-order batsman Praveen Fernando (100 in 63 balls inclusive of 3 sixes and 14 fours) 

A gutsy, unbroken 41 runs from 15 balls inclusive of 5 sixes and 2 fours by No. 8 batsman Vinoth Kumar gave Softlogic Holdings a heart-stopping 1-wicket win over David Pieris Motor Co. 

DPMC, batting first put up a challenging total of 248 for 9 in 40 overs, helped by half centuries from Prasad Niroshan (60) and Indunil Paranamana (62 not out).  

Softlogic 184 for 6 in 31 overs was propped up by their seventh wicket pair of Vinoth Kumar and Ashan Udayanga (38).      

Weekend’s match results/eight matches

MCA – AMW Group beat NDB Bank by 128 runs 

AMW – 179/9 (40.0) (S. Dewage 38, H. Kumuditha 35, A. Sagar 3/34, T. Rajasuriya 2/33, S. Fernando 2/20) 

NDB Bank - 51 (19.3) (P. Perera 3/17, D. Tharinda 3/10, A. Wewelwela 2/13)    

Campbell Park – Softlogic Holdings beat DPMC by 1 wicket 

DPMC – 248/9 (40.0) (P. Nioroshan 60, M. Fernando 38, D. Peiris 34, I. Paranamana 62 not out, C. Praneeth 2/42,  B. Gallage 3/60, A. Ranasinghe 2/41)

Softlogic – 252/9  (38.3) (Chamara Kodituwakku 68, V. Senanayake 41, A. Udayanga 38, V. Kumar 41 not out,  D. Peiris 3/48, U. Bandara 3/39) 

Mattegoda – Kanrich Finance ‘B’ beat Hemas Group by 106 runs

Kanrich Finance ‘B’ – 316/7 (40.0) (S. Senaratne 40, T. Iddamalgoda 37, Osanda Fernando 101, Kasun Ranasinghe 50 not out, M. Sakuranga 2/62)

Hemas – 110 (29.0) (G. Siva 35, Akila Dhananjaya 5/21, S. Senarathe 2/20, D. Hemantha 2/27) 

Veyangoda - Heshan Flexi Packaging beat Brumby’s International by 237 runs 

Heshan Flexi – 372/9  (40.0) (C. Chamod  62, S. Jayasekera 63, R. Chandana 50, R. Ranasinghe 50, G. Prasanga 83, S. Wijetunga 2/55, K. Mihiranga 3/73) 

Brumby’s - 135 (28.2) (D. Dayalan 36, M. Jayamanthri 43, C. Chamod 2/32, Srinath Jayasekera 5/18)

Panadura - Citizens Development Business beat Ceylinco Insurance by 40 runs

CDB – 301/9 (40.0) (A. Asahan 40, Praveen Fernando 100, H. Perera 40, N. Fernando 2/50, S. de Mel 2/45)      

Ceylinco – 261/9 (40.0) (A. Madusanka 40, G. Induruwa 45, A. Fernando 49, C. Abeysinghe 2/43, C. Bandara 2/53, C. Dickkumbura  2/25)

MCA – Nations Trust Bank ‘B’ beat Central Finance by 78 runs

NTB ‘B’ – 165 (38.0) (M. Gunaratne 35, C. Nivantha 3/18, V. Costa 4/43, N. Fernando 2/24)

Central Finance – 87 (24.5) (R.A. Duminda 36, C. Sumanatillake 4/15, M. Eranga 2/19, N. Saputhanthri 4/12) 

Campbell Park: Delmage Group beat Hilton Colombo Residencies by 106 runs

Delmage – 230/9 (40.0) (P. Balagama 45, Isuru Udana 71, D. Jayaratne 2/49, A. Thilanka 3/39, K. de Soysa 2/37)

HCR - 124 (21.2) (D. Jayaratne 41, C. Perera 2/22, P. Balagama 2/30, R. Sagar 2/8)

Moratuwa – Expolanka Group beat Bodyline by 180 runs

EXpolanka – 254/8  (40.0) (S. Polloks 62, H. Shashthri 62, D. Hettiarachchi 45, M. Chathuranga 30 not out, R. Gaminda 3/53, T. Jayaratne 2/43)

Bodyline – 74 (22.2) (D. Gamage 3/23, A. Vithanarachchi 4/21, Hashan Shashthri 3/10) 

The tournament will be continued on 10 and 11 December with a match card of eight matches.