MAS Active will be looking to complete a ‘Double’ when they take on Commercial Credit & Finance PLC in the final of the 23rd Singer –MCA Premier League Knock-out Tournament 2016, on Saturday 31st October at the MCA grounds.
MAS Active led by Jehan Mubarak has already pocketed the prestigious ‘League’ title, dethroning the 2015 winner, MAS Intimates Unichela.
MAS Active Trading & MAS Intimates Unichela, finished with equal points at the completion of the Premier League on 17th October as the deciding match ended without a result due to bad weather on even date at the MCA Grounds.
As the two teams had to be satisfied with 02 points each MAS Active piped MAS Unichela, having a superior net run – rate to clinch the league title, which they last won in 2013 for the first time & retained it in 2014.
So far in the Knock-out tournament, MAS Active has not played a single game yet. They received a bye into the semi-finals and qualified to the final with a no result against Sampath Bank by virtue of being the league winner.
Commercial Credit had to pull out from the league tournament after playing two matches, due to five of their regulars being drafted to the Sri Lanka ‘A’ side that toured to New Zealand. Presently, they are back in full strength and restarted their campaign by eliminating the 2015 league winner, MAS Unichela by 03 wickets in the quarter-finals and went on to eliminate the 2015 knock-out runners-up, John Keells by a whopping 142 runs in the semi-finals.
MAS Active’s star bowling duo, Lasith Malinga and Sachithra Senanayake will be sorely missed as they will be representing Sri Lanka in the ODI series against West Indies.
Commercial Credit’s spin-twins, Suraj Randiv & Chathuranga De Silva will once again hold the aces against a strong MAS Active batting line-up.
An exciting final can be expected between these two quality sides.
MAS Active squad: Jehan Mubarak (Captain), Dilshan Munaweera, Udara Jayasundera, Kithruwan Vithanage, Sachithra Serasinghe, Dananjaya de Silva, Sachith Pathirana, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Sameera Soyza, Angelo Perera, Andy Solomans, Charith Jayampathi & T.M. Sampath
Commercial Credit squad: Upul Tharanga (Captain), Chamara Kapugedera, Suraj Randiv, Imesh Udayanga, Chathuranga de Silva, Vishwa Fernando, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Lahiru Gamage, Kusal Mendis, Manoj Sarathchandra, Dilhan Cooray, Prasad Dias, Sanitha De Mel & Kavinda Silva
