MCA 'C' Div. quarter finalists found
Opener, Gayan Malinga struck an elegant unbeaten 103 not out with the
help of 14 fours and 3 sixes from 115 balls, to guide sponsors,
Edirisinghe Trust Investment (ETI) to a comfortable six wicket win
Slimline with 10 overs to spare in the ongoing MCA 'C' Division 50-overs
League Tournament, continued last week end.
Sri Lankan Airlines 'A' opener, Dhanushka Eddussuriya 103 in 114
balls with 13 fours was the other centurion, whose valiant effort gave
them a nerve wrecking one wicket win with just one ball to spare over
new comers, MAS Active Synergy.
An unbroken 110 run second wicket partnership between Janaka
Wannakkuwatte (55 n.o.) and Indika Senaratne (52 n.o.) propelled E-Wis
to a comprehensive nine wicket win over Confifi Group. The semi finals
will be played on February 16 at BoI ground, Katunayake and DSS ground,
while the final is scheduled for Feb. 16 at the P. Sara Stadium.
The quarter finals schedule fixed for this week-end are as follows
Feb.02 at BoI ground, Katunayake - MAS Active Synergy vs. Stafford
Motors
Feb. 02. at Thurstan ground - E-Wis vs. SriLankan Airlines 'A'
Feb. 03 at BoI groind, Katunayake - JL Morison vs Slimline
Feb. 03 at DSS ground - ETI vs. Confifi Group
Last weekend's matches saw the completion of the League Stage.
At BoI ground, Katunayake - E-Wis beat Confifi Group by nine wickets.
Confifi -124 in 34.5 overs (S. de Silva 30, P. Senewiratne 4/15, D.
Gunathillake 3/15)
E-Wis - 125 for 1 ( J. Wannakkuwatte 55 n.o., I. Senaratne 52 n.o.)
At BoI ground, Katunayake : Sri Lankan Airlines 'A' beat MAS Active
Synergy by one wicket
MAS Active Synergy -209 in 44.1 overs (C. Ruwan 30, D. Udugansuriya
26, R. Gayashantha 51, L. Perera 20, D. Eddussuriya 2/35, D. Nanayakkara
2/20, M. Peiris 2/5)
SriLankan Airlines 'A' -210 for 9 in 49.5 overs (D. Eddussuriya 103,
P. Samaratunga 35, A. Lakmal 3/50, R. Gayashantha 3/35)
At MCA ground, - ETI beat Slimline by six wickets.
Slimline - 210 in 43.2 overs (M. Wijekoon 71, R. Ratnayake 32, B.
Ratnayake 31, S. Priyantha 35, R. Laksiri 4/40, G. Malinga 2/25)
ETI - 211 for 4 (G. Malinga 103 n.o., M. Rajaratne 51, S. Gamage
2/40) |
