MCA ‘C’ Division at final round
View(s):The 6th ‘BMW /Hyundai’ Trophy, MCA ‘C’ division 50 over League Tournament 2017 reached its quarter-finals as the league stage of the tournament came to a close.
In the last match in the league stage, Peoples Leasing Co. scored a comfortable six wickets win over JL Morisons at St. Benedict’s College Grounds, Kotahena.The high light in the last league game was the sparkling century scored by the PLC opening batsman, Krishan Rodrigo, who carried his bat out after scoring 108 in 87 balls, while hitting six sixes and ten fours; Rodrigo in the process was engaged in a 158 runs stand for the 4th wicket in 128 balls with Isuru Perera (51). -LR
Match Results and Updates:
JLM 185/9 (50) (S. Ahamed 46, K. Abeysinghe 31, C. Bandara 2/30, I. Gunasekera 2/10, T. Dassanayake 2/53, D. Kaushalya 2/42)
PLC 186/4 (27) ( Krishan Rodrigo 108 not out, Isuru Perera 51, H. Kularatne 2/37)
Ten teams played in two groups and the first four teams of each group qualified for the elimination stage.
League standings:
Group ‘A’: (1) Nations Trust Bank ‘A’ (unbeaten with 17 points), (2) LB Finance ‘B’ (14 points), (3) Commercial Credit ‘B’ (5 points), (4) Colombo Dockyard (5 points), (5) Commercial Leasing (4 points)
Group ‘B’: (1) Standard Chartered Bank (unbeaten with 19 points), (2) Peoples Leasing (14 points) (3) DHT Cement (10 points), (4) JL Morisons (5 points), (5) Airport & Aviation (00 points)Quarter
Final line-up:
Matches played yesterday: Nations Trust Bank ‘A’ Vs. JL Morison at FTZ Grounds, Katunayake; Peoples Leasing Vs.Commercial Credit ‘B’ at Army Grounds, Mattegoda.
Matches to be played today: LB Finance ‘B’ Vs.DHT Cement at FTZ Grounds Katunayake; Colombo Dockyard Vs. Standard Chartered Bank at Army Grounds, Mattegoda