HSBC bag BMW Hyundai Cup

Yasarathne Gamage

HSBC "A" defeated Commercial Bank A with a convincing 33 run win to lift the BMW Hyundai Cup in the final of the MCA- C division 50 over League Tournament at P Sara Oval on Saturday.

HSBA, led by Dilshan Indrasinghe, sent into bat first , lost two wickets for 18. But a slow very steady 96 runs 3rd wicket partnership in 212 balls between opener, Ramesh Lakmal (43 in 90 balls with 02 foura) and Azard Bhoram (50 in 115 balls with 01 six and 04 fours) took HSBC "A" to 113 for 3. Nishika de Silva (15 in 14 balls) and Malshan Gunasinghe (24 in 15 balls) played brisk innings, as HSBC finished with a total of 186 in 49.05 overs where 25 runs of their total came from wide balls.

In reply Commercial Bank collapsed to 150 in 47 overs. HSBC spinners Malshan Gunasinghe bagged 5 wickets for 25 in his 10 overs. Match Referee, Upali Warnapura adjudged HSBC's Azard Bhoram and Malshan Gunasinghe as joint winners to the Man-of-the -Match award.

Chief Scorers :

HSBC "A" : 186 in 49.5 overs (Ramesh Lakmal 43, Azard Bhoram 50, Milzar Mathen 16, Nishika de Silva 15, Malshan Gunasinghe 24, Manjula Silva 2/8, A. Rajapaksa 3/13, S. Premaratne 3/47)

Commercial Bank "A" : 150 in 47.0 overs ( Roshan Fonseka 23, Chamila Daminda 17, Praneeth Thimanka 19, Achela Ranasinghe 19, Manjala Silva 17, MAlshan Gunasinghe 5/25, Sachith Nissanka 2/28).