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EWS and HNB enter finals

EWS Marketing 'B' and HNB advanced to the finals of the Mercantile 'B' Division cricket final to be played on July 9. EWS Marketing 'B' defeated Commercial 'A' by three wickets in their semi final encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday while the semi final encounter between HNB 'B' and Unichela 'B' played at Braybrooke Place ended in a thrilling tie with the match ending with the score on 224. But HNB qualified as they were on a better position at the end of the league encounters.

Results:

At Reid Avenue
EWS Marketing 'B' 185 in 48.1 overs (Sachitra Serasinghe 32, Pradeep Nishantha 28, Chatura Athukorale 26, Chanaka Pradeep 25, Ranesh Perera 22.; Manoj Fernando 3 for 19, Hemal Peiris 3 for 42)

Commercial Bank 'A' 186 for 7 in 48.5 overs (Rally Tissera 45, Mangala Jayasena 42, Indika Konara 35, Damindu Kularatne 30.; Sachitra Serasinghe 2 for 25, Pradeep Nishantha 2 for 40)

At Braybrooke Place
HNB 'B' 224 in 47.4 overs (Suren Perera 85, Varuna Waragoda 57, Mevan Fernando 25.; Lassana Perera 4 for 35, Priyanga Koralagedera 2 for 35)
Unichela 'B' 224 in 50 overs (Manjula Fernando 85, Dhanusha Indunil 42, Malin Silva 37.; Hemantha Boteju 3 for 13, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 35)
-MSA