Softlogic Vs Textured Jersey MCA Division D final on Sunday

Textured Jersey, who won the MCA “Centenary Year” 2011  “F” division title just 06 months ago,  their first  ever MCA title , is well on course to lift another  MCA division  in the same year.

Textured Jersey amply justified their promotion to the  “Elephant – Lemonade”  Cup, MCA “D” division 50 overs League  Tournament 2012,  when they advanced  to the Final  to meet Softlogic Group this Sunday, 18th December, at the MCA grounds, commencing 10.00 am.

Textured Jersey  won the “F” division,  beating Aitken Spence Group in the Final on 18th June 2011 at  the  same  venue.

Softlogic, too is playing first time in this division. They played in the MCA “Centenary Year” 2011 “E” division last season and was the losing semi-finalist.

At the completion of  the  league stage matches,  Textured Jersey finished 2nd in Group “A”, with wins against Hayleys Group and  DPMC “A”;  Softlogic finished  as the  leader  in Group “B” with wins against PABC and  Airport & Aviation  and a No-Result against SL Telecom “A”.

Both teams had one blemish each in the league stage  Textured Jersey losing to Mobitel by 13 runs on October 20th at MCA, while Softlogic losing to John Keells “B” by 10-runs on November  20th at  MCA,  at Thurstan College grounds.

Both finalists had to fight for their lives in the Quarter Finals,  Textured Jersey narrowly beating John Keells “B” by 10 runs and  Softlogic  nosing through to a  02-wickets win DPMC “A”.

Textured Jersey had their  biggest  thrill  when they beat Mobitel by 28 runs in the Semi-Final, thus taking sweet revenge  over their loss in their league outing.

Softlogic entered the  final with a grand 96 runs win  over Hayleys Group RC.

In the Final Softlogic will certainly unleash their two inform players, strike bowler, Ishara Wickramasinghe , with 20 wickets under his belt and centurion, Chaminda Niroshan  (130 No    Vs.  PABC  &  93 No  Vs. Airport & Aviation in the league stage)   

Textured Jersey will look up to their skipper, Nuwan Allahakoon  (98  Vs. Hayleys  in the semi-final) and Tharaka Dinesh  (78  Vs. J. Keells “B” in the Quarter final)  to pile up the runs to give their bowlers a fighting  chance in the  Final.

The Teams:    

Softlogic Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd   (from)   Chamara Kodithuwakku (Captain) , Rizwan Gulam (Vice Captain), Chaminda       Nirosha, Ishara Wickramasinghe,    Jerome Rupesinghe, Gishan Jayaweera, Warren Helsham, Tharindu Lakshan,    Sooriyapatabadige Tharaka, Sandun Adikari, Nimesha Suraweera, Nelum Mahesh,  Mohammed Muzaffer,    Roshan Derling,   Chamara Praneeth,   Jude Devasagayan,   Adeesha Prasad Darshana  and  Aruna Senasinghe

Textured Jersey  (from) Nuwan Alahakoon  (Captain),    Indika Withanage,  Rangeeth Peiris,   Janidu Devinda,  Kalhara Peiris,   Kosala Jayasekara,   Tharaka Dinesh,   Thilina Priyashan,  Samantha Gunasekara,    Udara Jayakody,   Nalaka Amarakoon,    Sangeeth Peiris,   Kalyana Weerarathne