Stafford Motor Co moves ahead with two wins

Sponsors, Stafford Motor Co. had smooth ride to their second win, beating CIC by 08 wickets in the on going “Honda” Trophy, MCA “G” division 30 –overs League Tournament, continued last week end.

Week-end’s highlights

Barathi Airtel notched up the highest team total, 226 for 9 in 30-overs and went on to win by 101 runs over debutants, Ecollege Lanka.

Nations Trust Bank ‘B’ shot out for 74 runs in 21.3 thus recording the lowest total and losing to Odel by 06 wickets.

The batting honors went to Dilan Sandirigoda from Lankem Ceylon (89 not out in 80 balls, 05 sixes and 8 fours Vs. Nation Lanka Finance), Praboda Devasiri from Amba Research (83 not out in 80 balls, 4 sixes and 10 fours Vs. Interpharm) and Suresh Niroshan from Interpharm (81 not out in 43 balls, 05 sixes and 9 fours Vs. Amba Research). The bowlers to hog the lime light were Asiru Shiroman from Odel (5 for 11 in 06 overs Vs. NTB ‘B’) and K.D.A.N. Perera from United Tobacco Processing (5 for 15 in 2.5 overs Vs. Swedish Trading).

Week-end's match results at a glance

Odel beat Nations Trust Bank ‘B’ by six wickets.

NTB ‘B’ : 69 in 22.3

Odel: 74/4 in 21.3

Janashakthi ‘C’ beat Deutsche Bank by two wickets.

Deutsche Bank: 159 in 29.2

Janashakthi ‘C’ :160/8 in 29.1

Technomedics International beat Coats Thread by 24 runs

Technomedics:164 in 29.1

Coats Thread: 140 in 28.5

HNB Assurance beat Speedmark Transportation by six wickets

Speedmark: 100 in 22.4

HNB Assurance: 103/4 in 19.5

Markss HLC beat Tim Asia Pacific by six wickets.

TAP: 171/8 in 30

Markss HLC: 173/2 in 14.2

Stafford Motors beat CIC by eight wickets.

CIC 106 in 19.3

Stafford Motors: 107/2 in 16.1

Orient Financial Services beat Arpico by one wicket.

Arpico: 164 in 23.2

OFS: 167/9 in 29.3

St Benedict’s/Kotahena/afternoon: United Tobacco Processing beat Swedish Trading by 68 runs.

UTP: 173/9 30.0

Swedish Trading:105 in 22.5.

ACL Group beat MJF Group by 10 runs.

ACL: 137 in 28.4

MJF: 127 in 25.2

Lankem Ceylon beat Nation Lanka Finance by five wickets.

NLF: 160 in 28.4

Lankem:162/5 27.1

Interpharm beat Amba Research by six wickets.

Amba Research:162/9 in 30.0

Interpharm:165/4 in 19.0

NDB Bank beat Asia Asset Finance by seven wickets.

AAF:130 in 29.0

NDB: 134/3 in 16.2

Bharathi Airtel beat Ecollege Lanka by 101 runs.

Bharathi Airtel: 226/9 in 30.0

Ecollege:125 in 22.5.

MAC Holdings beat Kenrich Finance by three wickets.

Kenrich: 118 in 26.0

MAC Holdings:119/7 in 28.2

The tournament will be continued this week-end (June 16 and 17th with a card of 14 matches.