MAS Silueta beat Dimo to be crowned as the 26th Singer-MCA Premier Knock-Out Champions. The final was held at the MCA grounds in Colombo today.
New-comers to the top division, MAS Silueta were put in to bat after Dimo won the toss. Silueta, who won the ‘B’ Division title a year ago, had no problems easily compiling up 319 runs losing 9 wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
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All-rounders, left-hander Dananjaya Lakshan and right-hander Dushan Hemantha, scored identical scores of 82, top scoring in the Silueta inning. Charana Nanayakkara too contributed with a valuable 47 runs.
In bowling for Dimo, right-arm seamer Kavishka Anjula grabbed 3 wickets while Nisala Tharaka grabbed a couple.
Photo Album – 26th Singer-MCA Premier League – Knockout Finals – MAS Silueta vs Dimo
Nipun Karunanayake top scored with 42 runs for Dimo in their disastrous run-chase as left-arm spinner Avindu Theekshana ran through the Dimo batting line-up grabbing 7 wickets.
Dimo were bowled out for 151 runs in the 28th over handing Silueta an impressive and convincing 168-run win.
Batting all-rounder Dhananjaya Lakshan who bowls a very useful medium-pace and Avindu Theekshana, playing their first mercantile season after finishing an impressive school cricket career for Richmond College Galle just last year, impressed with their match-winning performances.
The T20 leg of the same tournament will commence on the 30th of October.
Full Scorecard
MAS Sileuta
319/9
(50 overs)
Result
Dimo
151/10
(27.2 overs)
MAS won by 168 runs
MAS Sileuta’s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Lakshan | b R Mendis | 82 | 85 | |||
| S Fernando | b K Anjula | 4 | 7 | |||
| S Cooray | c P Tharanga b S Ashan | 0 | 3 | |||
| I Samarasooriya | lbw by K Anjula | 30 | 33 | |||
| A Emmanuel | c C Kumarasinghe b N Tharaka | 16 | 19 | |||
| D Rajakaruna | c & b P Tharanga | 23 | 46 | |||
| N Subasinghe | c R Mendis b M Perera | 10 | 13 | |||
| D Hemantha | c DNM b N Tharaka | 82 | 85 | |||
| C Nanayakkara | c DNM b K Anjula | 47 | 32 | |||
| B Sanjeewa | not out | 1 | 2 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Tharaka | 10 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 7.40 |
| K Anjula | 10 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 7.10 |
| S Ashan | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 8.00 |
| T de Silva | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 |
| R Mendis | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
| M Perera | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 |
| H Ramanayake | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| P Tharanga | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5.00 |
Dimo’s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Karunanayake | lbw by A Theekshana | 42 | 56 | |||
| C Kumarasinghe | c & b A Emmanuel | 35 | 26 | |||
| L Abeyrathne | c DNM b A Emmanuel | 5 | 9 | |||
| T de Silva | c D Hemantha b A Theekshana | 4 | 8 | |||
| S Ashan | b A Theekshana | 0 | 1 | |||
| H Ramanayake | c DNM b D Hemantha | 14 | 21 | |||
| N Tharaka | c DNM b A Theekshana | 10 | 21 | |||
| R Mendis | st D Rajakaruna b A Theekshana | 7 | 6 | |||
| K Anjula | lbw by A Theekshana | 0 | 1 | |||
| M Perera | c DNM b A Theekshana | 24 | 9 | |||
| P Tharanga | not out | 4 | 7 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Sanjeewa | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
| D Lakshan | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
| N Subasinghe | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| A Theekshana | 9.2 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 4.57 |
| A Emmanuel | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2.50 |
| D Hemantha | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7.60 |