A power packed century by opening batsman, Dasun Maduranga Abeywardena (118 runs in 58 balls, inclusive of 13 sixes and 06 fours), and a hat-trick performed by opening bowler, Chamila Kithmal Wickramaratne (05 overs, 08 runs 04 wickets), gave HNB Assurance Group, led by Dulangana Prabath Wijesinghe, their maiden Mercantile Cricket Title, as they annihilated Access Group by 152 runs, in the Final of the 14th Stafford Motor Co. sponsored “Honda” Trophy – MCA “G” Division 25 over League Tournament 2025 , concluded on Saturday, 21st June, at the MCA Grounds.
HNB Assurance Group, who won the toss and batted, put up an impressive 229 for 6 in 25 overs, riding on the hurricane 165 runs stand for the 02nd wicket, in 98 balls between centurion, Dasun Maduranga Abeywardena & Linal Subasinghe ( 50 in 56 balls, inclusive of 04 sixes and a four)
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Access Group chasing a victory target of 230 runs in 25 overs (RPO 9.22) was never in the hunt, as they lost wickets on regular intervals and finally shot out for a paltry 77 runs in 17.5 overs.
MCA appointed Match Referee, Ajith Wasantha had no hesitation of naming Dasun Maduranga Abeywardena from HNB Assurance Group, as his Man of the Match
The other 03 special awards (based on performance up to the Semi Final stage), went to: Best Bowler – Nalinda Maddumage from D. Samson Industries (DSI); Best Batter – Chamath Yatawara from JF&I Packaging; & Man of the Series – Dulanjana Prabath Wijesinghe from HNB Assurance Group.
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Awards were given away by Kapila Gunatillake, General Manager, Motor Cycles & Power Products, & Damitha Jayasundara, General Manager, Administration (both from Stafford Motor Co.) & MCA Officials, Mahesh de Alwis, President, Lakmal de Silva, Chairman, Tournament Committee & Promodth Fernando, Secretary, Tournament Committee.
Brief Scores
HNB Assurance Group – 229/6 (25) Dasun Maduranga Abeywardena 118, Linal Subasinghe 50, Dulanjana Prabath Wijesinghe 36, Charith Sudaraka 2/34
Access Group – 77 (17.5) Umar Imran 25, Chamila Kithmal Wickramaratne 4/8, Chamod Piumal 2/11, Isuru Sampath 2/11
Result – HNB Assurance Group won by 152 runs
, and a hat-trick performed by opening bowler, Chamila Kithmal Wickramaratne (05 overs, 08 runs 04 wickets), gave HNB Assurance Group, led by Dulangana Prabath Wijesinghe, their maiden Mercantile Cricket Title, as they annihilated Access Group by 152 runs, in the Final of the 14th Stafford Motor Co. sponsored “Honda” Trophy – MCA “G” Division 25 over League Tournament 2025 , concluded on Saturday, 21st June, at the MCA Grounds. ){kind=link}