Dilshan, Mubarak & Malinga dazzle at Mercantile Cricket

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As the climax is nearing in the MCA Premier League Tournament 2015/16, MAS Active and MAS Unichela still hold the advantage winning all their games up to now.

TM Dilshan has been middling the ball well and scoring runs frequently for MAS Unichela while Test discard Jehan Mubarak has been the lead run-getter for MAS Active alongside Lasith Malinga who has been in the wickets regularly.

On Wednesday, MAS Active defeated John Keells Holdings by 9 runs (D/L method) in a rain-affected encounter at NCC grounds.

On Tuesday, MAS Unichela recorded a convincing 8-wicket win over Seylan Bank at Moratuwa meanwhile MAS Active crushed Sampath Bank by 5 wickets at FTZ grounds in Katunayake.

MAS Active vs Sampath Bank

Sampath Bank – 151 all out in 46.2 overs: Charitha Buddika 31, Hasantha Fernando 27, Sacithra Sennanayake 3/22.
MAS Active – 152/5 in 27 overs: Dilshan Munaweera 70, Jehan Mubarak 33.

MAS Active vs John Keells Holdings

John Keells – 245/7 in 38 overs: Harsha Cooray 113, Lahiru Milantha 79, Lasith Malinga 4/53, Dilshan Munaweera 2/24.
MAS Active – 130/3 in 20.2 overs: Jehan Mubarak 72*, TN Sampath 43.

MAS Unichela vs Seylan Bank

Seylan Bank – 103 all out in 37.5 overs: Hashan Dumindu 46, Sahan Nanayakkara 3/14, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 3/23, Lahiru Jayarathne 2/8.
MAS Unichela – 104/2 in 8.4 overs: T M Dilshan 77*.

In ‘B’ division games, LB Finance has been in the forefront of their group when they defeated Raigam Marketing by 167 runs at MCA grounds on Monday.

On Wednesday, MAS Linea Aqua clinched an important 4-wicket win over MAS Silueta at Surrey Village grounds in Maggona. On the same day, Commercial Bank defeated Raigam Marketing by 1 run according to D/L method at Moratuwa.

Commercial Bank vs Raigam Marketing

Raigam Marketing – 180 all out in 44.4 overs: Vishwamal Fernando 86, Chamila Jayasinghe 24, Anurudda Rajapakshe 3/27, Achala Ranasinghe 3/34.
Commercial Bank – 136/6 in 35 overs: Achala Ranasinghe 40*, Chathura Wanniarachchi 32, Romesh Jayasekara 2/08.

MAS Linea Aqua vs MAS Silueta
MAS Silueta – 211 all out in 44.5 overs: Kaveen De Silva 64, Sangeeth Cooray 21, Chalana De Silva 4/44, Devind Padmanathan 3/32.
MAS Linea Aqua – 213/6 in 42.4 overs: Imal Liyanage 68, Thikshana De Silva 58, Dinuk Wickramanayake 38, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3/50.

LB Finance vs Raigam Marketing
LB Finance – 285/6 in 36 overs: Sadeera Samarawickrama 128*, Lahiru Udara 57, Anushka Perera 57, Dhanushka Madushanka 3/36.
Raigam Marketing – 118 all out in 34.2 overs: Vishwamal Fernando 38, Sumalka Perera 21, Chamath Gunasinghe 3/26, Yashan Samasinghe 2/07, Charith Sudaraka 2/22.