A whirlwind knock of 121-runs in 57 balls, inclusive of 10 sixes and 10 fours by Sameera Premaratne, propelled Siam City Cement to a huge 117-run win over VS Information Systems in the ongoing Mercantile Cricket Association ( MCA) ‘F’ Division 25-over League Tournament 2022. The fourth edition, sponsored by Fairfirst Insurance is being played [...]

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A whirlwind knock of 121-runs in 57 balls, inclusive of 10 sixes and 10 fours by Sameera Premaratne, propelled Siam City Cement to a huge 117-run win over VS Information Systems in the ongoing Mercantile Cricket Association ( MCA) ‘F’ Division 25-over League Tournament 2022. The fourth edition, sponsored by Fairfirst Insurance is being played for the ‘Sanjeev Jha’ Challenge Trophy.

Premaratne along with Dhanushka Jayaweera (70) put on 125 runs in 65 balls for the fourth wicket which enabled Siam City to post 251-5 in 25 overs. The other notable performances with the bat and ball came from  Prasanna Jayamanne from Technomedics (73 vs Emerchemie NB), Tharindu Ariyawansa from NTB (53 vs DPGC ‘B’), Lahiru Ratnayake from Cargills Bank (52n.o. vs Mac Holdings), Ashen Fernando from NTB (5 for 21 vs DPGC ‘B’), Dhananjaya de Silva from Emerchemie NB (4 for 11 vs Technomedics) and Madushan Sanjaya from Ansel Textiles (4 for 20 vs Atire).

The tournament continues this week end with a card of 10 half-day matches.

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Results at a glance

  • At Reid Avenue: Ansell Textiles beat Atire by 42 runs

Ansell 167/6 (25); Atire 125 all out (23.5)

  • At Wijerama Mawatha : Cash X beat Dialog Axiata by 8 wickets

Dialog 95 all out (22.5);  Cash X 96/2 (16.1)

  • At Thurstan: Technomedics beat Emerchemie NB by 26 runs

Technomedics 122 all out (23.4); Emerchemie NB 96 all out (21.5)

  • At Reid Avenue: NTB beat DPGC ‘B’ by 77 runs

NTB 179/7 (25); DPGC ‘B’ 102 all out (21.5)

  • At Thurstan: Cargills Bank beat Mac Holdings by 7 wickets

Mac Holdings 138/8 (25); Cargills Bank 134/3 (18.1)

  • At Wijerama Mawatha: Siam City Cement beat VS Information by 117 runs

Siam City 251/5 (25); VSI 134/9 (25)

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