DIMO and Textured Jersey have made it to the finals of the MCA B Division final, which is set to take place on the 7th of November 2015, at the MCA grounds, commencing at 10.00 am.
The tournament is sponsored by Emerald Ceylon Tea for the 3rd consecutive year.
Road to the Finals
The weather Gods seemed to be on DIMO’s side as they walked into the finals courtesy of their league record, having finished at the top of group A, when both their quarterfinal and semifinal fixtures were abandoned due to inclement weather. They were set to face Commercial Bank ‘A’ in the quarter finals and Mobitel in the Semifinals.
DIMO suffered a surprise loss to Kanrich Finance ‘A’, but recorded easy wins over Mobitel, John Keells ‘B’, Singer Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Hayleys Group in the league round, enabling them to finish at the top of their group.
Textured Jersey, on the other hand, suffered a heavy defeat to LB Finance ‘A’ but came back to secure wins over MAS Linea Aqua, Commercial Bank ‘A’ and MAS Silueta, in the league round. Their game against Raigam Marketing was rained off.
They cruised into the finals with comfortable wins over Kanrich Finance ‘A’ in the quarterfinals and John Keells ‘B’ in the semifinals.
Key Players
All rounder, Matheesha Perera will lead DIMO, and will take the field alongside National player, Dinesh Chandimal, hard hitting batsmen such as Jason Perera, Nipun Karunaratne and Pulina Tharanga as well as reliable fast men Nisala Tharaka and Heshan Ramanayake.
In form batman Nilushan Nonis will take the reins for Textured Jersey and will be assisted by teammates Ramesh Mendis, Rangeeth Peiris, Lakshan Sandakan, Amith Eranda and Nipuna Karunaratne.
The Teams
DIMO: Matheesha Perera (Captain) , Jason Perera, Pasindu Madushan, Nipun Karunanayake, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Abeyratne (WK), Pulina Tharanga, Heshan Ramanayake, Nisala Tharaka, Aravinda Premaratne, Nuwan Karunaratne, Lakkana Jayasekera & Rajeev Pandithage.
Textured Jersey: Nilushan Nonis (Captain), Amith Eranda, Kavindu Kulasekera, Gihan Rupasinghe, Ramesh Mendis, Rangeeth Peiris (WK), Nipuna Karunaratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Kosala Jayasekera, Udara Jayakody, Nalaka Amarakoon, Randika Perera, Nuwan Alahakoon, Chalitha Halabage, Madushan Ekanayake & Tharaka Dinesh.
Overall, although DIMO seems to have the stronger lineup, they may rue their lack of match practice with both their elimination round matches having been washed out.
