Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) is well poised to win their 03rd MCA title on the trot, as they lock horns with Kanrich Finance “B” once again, this time in the final of the 07th Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd., sponsored, “BMW-Hyundai” Trophy – MCA “C” division 50-Over League Tournament 2018, this Saturday, 17th March at the MCA Grounds, commencing at 10:00 am.
CDB won the MCA “E” division in 2016, beating Lankem and went on to win the “D” division in 2017, beating Kanrich Finance “B”.
CDB & Kanrich Finance “B” were both drawn to play in the same group this year, but they failed to test their strength against each other, as their league games got washed out on the 30th of January at the MCA.
On 28th of February, CDB got themselves into the MCA record books when they created a MCA Ground record by scoring 529 for 07 in 50 overs, in their league match against Colombo Dockyard PLC and went on to win the match by 412 runs.
The 529 runs were compiled in 239 minutes of batting, facing 304 balls; it contained 38 sixes 42 fours, a century and 04 half centuries.
Besides beating Dockyard, CDB’s four wins in the league were against Commercial Leasing by 38 runs on the DL method, Standard Chartered Bank by 08 wickets, Stafford Motors by 149 runs and Peoples Leasing by 06 wickets.
CDB as Group “A” leaders, went into the elimination quarter finals to face some stiff competition; Softlogic Holdings (04th placed team in group “B”) gave them a good run for their money, before losing narrowly by 3 wickets in the quarter finals and so did Nations Trust Bank “A” (No. 2 in group “B”), who went down by 02 wickets on the D/L method in the Semi Finals.
The top performers for CDB so far have been: Dhanushka Dharmasiri (321 runs with 02 centuries & 01 half century), Hasitha Iranga Perera ( 295 runs with 03 half centuries), Chenutha Wickramasinghe (286 runs with 01 century & 01 half century); Shanuka Silva ( 12 wickets for 143 runs), Savin Gunasekera ( 11 wickets for 105 runs) & PH Hewage ( 11 wickets for 258 runs)
Kanrich Finance “B” blemished their record when they lost their last league tournament match to Standard Chartered Bank by 05 wickets. Up to then they were unbeaten, winning against Stafford Motors by 04 runs, Colombo Dockyard by 170 runs, Commercial Leasing by 03 wickets and Peoples Leasing by 32 runs.
They came up with an improved performance in the elimination stage, beating Pyramid Wilmer by 139 runs in the quarter finals & PABC Bank (Group “B” leader) by 09 wickets in the Semi Finals.
The Match referee cum Adjudicator at the final will be Sena Nandiweera.
The tournament for the first time was played with the white ball and players attired in colored clothing.
The squads,
CDB – Saman Ambilmeegama (C), Chathuranga Dikkumbura, Dhanushka Dharmasiri Hasitha Perera Buddika Silva, Chenutha Wickramasinghe, Chandima Bandara, Savin Gunasekara Aravinda Akurugoda, Praveen Dilanka, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Shaluka Silva, Piyumal Hewage, Dinusha Malan, Chathura Obeysekara
Kanrich ‘B’ – Rajitha Dilshan Assalarachchi (C) , Shiral Kumara Senaratne (VC), Shashika Thiwanka Fernando, Madhawa Sakuranga Fonseka, Ravindu Sanjeewa Soyza, Kasun Chamara Ranasinghe (WK), Harsha Devendra Fernando, Tharushan Iddamalgoda, Chanaka Devindra, Nishantha Sanith de Silva, Udith Madushan, Pramod Maduwantha, Charuka Dayananda, Chandula Weeraratne, Gayan Anton Panditharathne.
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