Kasun Vidura lit up the quarter final stage of the Mercantile Division B cricket tournament as MAS Silueta, Hayleys, Kanrich and LB Finance all made their way through to the semi-finals.
Mobitel vs MAS Silueta
Winning the toss and bowling first, MAS managed to restrict Mobitel to a below par 228 in 50 overs. , Buddika Sanjeewa (3/26), Kaveen de Silva (3/36) and Angelo Emmanuel (2/35) did the damage for MAS.
Dineth Hewathanthri 70, Eranga Rathnayake 30, Sithara Liyanage 28 were the stand out batsmen for Mobitel as they managed to drive them to their total.
In reply MAS reached 174 for 5 in 39 overs as the game was cut short by rain. The game did not resume following the rain delay and the result was decided using the D/L method, handing MAS a 5 wicket win. Ishan Nilaksha was the driving force of MAS as he fought his way to a well compiled 55.
Brief Scores:
Mobitel – 228 all out in 50 overs. (Dineth Hewathanthri 70, Eranga Rathnayake 30, Sithara Liyanage 28, Kaveen de Silva 3/36, Buddika Sanjeewa 3/26, Angelo Emmanual 2/35)
MAS Silueta – 174 for 5 in 39 overs. (Pabasara Waduge 43, Ishan Nilaksha 55, Mohammed Shiraz 2/27)
Result: MAS Silueta beat Mobitel by 5 wickets on D/L Method.
Hayleys vs John Keells
Lisulsa Weerasekara top scored with 84 as he led Hayleys to 269 for 7 in 50 overs after being put into bat by John Keells. Maduranga Soyza provided vital support scoring 56 while Pramodh Fernando scored 32 for Hayleys.
John Keells lead by Manoj Sarathchandra with the bat managed just 230, eventually falling short by 39 runs. Manoj Sarathchandra top scored with an unbeaten 86 while Samith Fernando (42) and Zineth Wickramasinghe (35) were the others to impress with the bat.
Chemila Obeysekara (3/34) and Ali Khan (3/41) managed 6 wickets between them as they ran through the Hayleys batting with relative ease.
Brief Scores:
Hayleys – 269 for 7 in 50 overs. (Lisulsa Weerasekara 84, Maduranga Soyza 56, Pramodth Fernando 32, Samith Fernando 3/04, Aktab Cader 2/62)
John Keells – 230 all out in 45 overs. (Manoj Sarathchandra 86*, Samith Fernando 42, Zineth Wickramasinghe 35, Tharindu Rathnayaka 33, Chemila Obeysekara 3/34, Ali Khan 3/41)
Result: Hayleys beat John Keells by 39 runs.
Seylan Bank vs Kanrich Finance
Following been put in to bat, Seylan Bank managed just 206 for 8 in 50 overs as the Kanrich bowling proved too good to handle for Seylan Bank. Chanaka Wijesinghe was the only batsman to get a score of any significance with 63. Thilina Kumarasinghe managed 27.
In reply Kasun Vidura (108*) lit up the Kanrich chase as he, along with Damith Priyadharshana (76*), ended the game handing Kanrich finance a comfortable win with 8 wickets in hand.
Brief Scores:
Seylan Bank – 206 for 8 in 50 overs. (Chanaka Wijesinghe 63, Thilina Kumarasinghe 27, Alankara Asanka 3/31, Dilesh Gunarathna 2/37, Roshan Laksiri 2/29)
Kanrich Finance – 207 for 2 in 35.1 overs. (Kasun Vidura 108*, Damith Priyadharshana 76*)
Result: Kanrich Finance beat Seylan Bank by 8 wickets.
LB Finance vs Singer
Winning the toss and inserting the opposition, Singer made good progress with the ball and managed to dismiss LB Finance for a reasonable 257 in 49.1 overs. National cap Kusal Mendis top scored for LB Finance with 72 as Shasheen Fernando (50) and Sahan Arachchige (35) were the other batsmen to make notable contributions.
Charith Sudaraka, 5/26 ran through the fragile Singer batting along with Keshan Wijerathna who managed 2/10 as he provided timely support to dismantle Singer for just 90 runs in 25.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
LB Finance – 257 all out in 49.1 overs. (Kusal Mendis 72, Shasheen Fernando 50, Sahan Arachchige 35, Chatura Lakshan 3/25, Amila Rathnayaka 3/26)
Singer – 90 all out in 25.2 overs. (Madawa Nimesh 19 Charith Sudaraka 5/26, Keshan Wijerathna 2/10)
Result: LB Finance beat Singer by 167 runs.
