A fine and unbeaten 70 runs by Anura Dias and a notable bowling spell of 4 for 27 by Suranga Salinda propelled Commercial Credit to register a 4-wicket victory over Morison PLC in the MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over Cricket Tournament 2020 match at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa yesterday. Despite an unbeaten 65 by Heshan Madushanka, [...]

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A fine and unbeaten 70 runs by Anura Dias and a notable bowling spell of 4 for 27 by Suranga Salinda propelled Commercial Credit to register a 4-wicket victory over Morison PLC in the MCA ‘C’ Division 50-Over Cricket Tournament 2020 match at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa yesterday.

Despite an unbeaten 65 by Heshan Madushanka, Morison PLC failed to cope the bowling of Salinda and were dismissed for 174 in 44.5 overs. In reply Commercial Credit, spearheaded by by Dias’s knock, reached the target with ease with 13.2 overs to spare.

In another match played at the Sapper Park in Mattegoda, Commercial Bank ‘A’ outplayed Peoples Leasing by 87 runs. Put into bat Commercial Bank posted a respectable 279 for 6 wickets in 50 overs. Subuddhi Kaushalya top scored with 75 while Rahula Ekanayake, Gimhan Dissanayake, Chatura Wanniarachchchi and Lakshan Samarasena contributed mainly for bankers’ total.

A fine bowling combination of Gimhan Ashirwada, Rahula Ekanayake, Pubudu Gamage and Sachintha Gunawardene brought the downfall of People Leasing, dismissing them before they could convert their efforts into big scores.

Chief scores:
  •  At De Soysa Stadium: Commercial Credit beat Morison PLC by 4 wickets

Morison PLC 174 (44.5) (Heshan Madushanka 65*, Tharindu Lakshan 36, Janaka Wijeratne 21, Suranga Salinda 4/27)
Commercial Credit 175 for 6 (36.4) (Anura Dias 70*, Malith Fernando 40, Chalana Sankalpa 24*, Heshan Madushanka 3/26, Gahana Kahavita 3/61)

  •  At Mattegoda: Commercial Bank beat Peoples Leasing by 87 runs

Commercial Bank ‘A’ 279 for 6 (50) (Subuddhi Kaushalya 75, Rahula Ekanayake 51*, Gimhan Dissanayake 47, Chathura Wanniarachchi 40, Lakshan Samarasena 36, Chamila Bandara 2/55)
Peoples Leasing 192 (44) ( R. Mannan 28, Isuru Gunasenaru 26, Chamila Bandara 25, Gayath Mendis 22, Isuru Perera 21, Gimhan Ashirwada 3/40, Rahula Ekanayake 2/17, Pubudu Gamage 2/32, Sachintha Gunawardene 2/40)

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