With an unbeaten opening stand of 140 runs in just five overs, between Thilanka Abeysinghe (65) and Keshini Tissera (43) Prudential Shipping Lines (Pte) Limited defeated Greenlanka Shipping by 34 runs in the final to retain the CASA Challenge Cup for the fourth successive year at the NCC ground recently.
The tournament was played for the 14th consecutive year.
After Prudential Shipping batted first and posted a massive 140 runs, Greenlanka Shipping made a gallant effort to chase down the total but through Madhubashini Hewage and Mangalika Ranasinghe who were associated in an unbeaten 106 runs for the first wicket but fell short by 34 runs.
In the men’s final McCallum Shipping defeated Ceyline Shipping by a close five runs.
In the mini invitational tournament, South Asia Gateway Terminal defeated Colombo Dockyard by 29 runs.
Results finals
Men
McCallum Shipping beat Ceyline Shipping by five runs
McCallum 54 for 5 (L. Wijeratne 16, K. Abeysekera 13, N. Ranasinghe19, L. Sandaruwan 2 for 22)
Ceyline Shipping 49 for one (N. Dipukwalage 42 n.o)
Women’s final
Prudential Shipping beat Greenlanka Shipping by 34 runs
Prudential Shipping 140 for no wicket (Thilanka Abeysinghe 63 n.o., Keshini Tissera 43 n.o)
Greenlanka Shipping 106 for no wicket (Madu Hewage 37 n.o., Mangalika Ranasinghe 26 n.o) (BM) |
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