HNB, MAS Active in MCA Premier League final

Yasaratne GAMAGE

HNB and MAS active entered the final of the 20th Singer MCA Premier League Knock Out Tournament when they defeated MAS Unichela and Sampath Bank respectively in the semi fianls worked off on Tuesday.

Both teams secured their victories on D and L method.

In the first semi final at De Soysa Park, Moratuwa. Hashan Gunatillake of HNB with an unbeaten 60 runs helped them to maintain the run rate needed to beat their opponents by 2 runs on D and L method when the play suspended due to bad light while chasing a target of 194 in 43 overs.

At Colts Grounds, in the other semi final Sameera Soysa (75 not out) and Sachithra Serasinghe (57) lifted MAS Active to a decent 271 in 49.4 overs. In reply Sampath Bank were never in the hunt and were 112 for 5 in 26 overs when the bad light stopped play, 50 runs behind the D and L par score.

MAS Active: 271 (Sameera Soysa 75 not out, Sachithra Serasinghe 57, Charitha Buddhika 3/41, D. Shanaka 3/67, Hasantha Fernando 2/34 )

Sampath Bank: 112 for 5 in 26 overs when bad light halted play (Charitha Buddhika 42 not out, Kaushal Silva 29, Tharanga Lakshita 2/32)

MAS Unichela: 192 (40.5) (Mahela Udawatta 58, Malinda Warnapura 20,Vimukthi Perera 2/45, Saman Jayantha 3/32, Sujeewa de Silva 2/46)

HNB - 118/4 (29.0 bad light halted play) (Hashan Gunatillake 60 not out, Sohan Boralessa 2/30)

MAS Active, the 2012 runner up will take on HNB in the final on December 1 at the Colts grounds, commencing 10.00 am.