Star Garments Group became champions of MCA Masters Cricket Sixes 2023

Star Garments Group (Pvt.) Ltd, Katunayake snatched a dramatic last ball win over Sri Lankan Airlines, in the final of the 04th Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Limited sponsored, “Maliban Smart Cream Cracker” Trophy – MCA Masters Cricket Sixes 2023 concluded at the MCA grounds on Sunday, 23rd July.

10 teams in three (03) groups, in two stages consisting of a total of 15 matches were played simultaneously at the MCA and DS Senanayake College grounds.

>>LPL Season 4 revs up excitement with a Mini Cooper Rally

In the final, Star Garments, forty-seven (47) year old captain, Asitha Palihakkara grabbed two wickets in his over and out Sri Lankan Airlines in turbulence: Sri Lankan Airlines, forty (43) year old captain, Nalaka De Zoysa steadied the flight by top scoring an unbeaten 25 runs, to finish 48 for 3 in five overs.

Sri Lankan Airlines fought back tooth and nail with two tight overs bowled by Nisantha Mendis and Malinda Fennando to restrict Star Garments to 39 for 3 in 04 overs.

>>SLC releases details on how to purchase LPL Tickets

Star Garments needed 10 runs in the last over, bowled by DA Chamara and two runs in the last ball: when Star Garment’s batsmen at the wickets were running for the second and winning run, a missed field occurred which gave them the win.

Brief Scores:
At MCA Grounds / 06 matches

HNB 90/1 (5)
Colombo Dockyard 28/4 (5)
Result – HNB won by 62 runs.

DPGC 64/4 (5)
Commercial Bank 59/1 (5)
Result – DPGC won by 5 runs.

Sampath Bank 91/1 (5)
Colombo Dockyard 33/3 (5)
Result – Sampath Bank won by 58 runs.

Sri Lankan Airlines 80/0 (5)
DPGC 30/5 (5)
Result – Sri Lankan Airlines won by 50 runs.

Sampath Bank 54/3 (5)
HNB 61/0 (5)
Result – HNB won by 5 wickets.

Sri Lankan Airlines 68/0 (5)
Commercial Bank 52/2 (5)
Result – Sri Lankan Airlines won by 16 runs.

At DSS Grounds / 06 matches
Sri Lanka Telecom 57/1 (5)
Hayleys Group 58/1 (2.5)
Result – Hayleys Group won by 4 wickets.

Hayleys Group 71 /2 (5)
Singer Sri Lanka 46/3 (5)
Result – Hayleys Group won by 25 runs.

Star Garments 61/4 (5)
Sri Lanka Telecom 49/4 (5)
Result – Star Garments won by 12 runs.

Singer Sri Lanka 61/3 (5)
Sri Lanka Telecom 62/1 (4.5)
Result – Sri Lanka Telecom won by 4 wickets.

Star Garments 48/5 (5)
Hayleys Group 49/1 (2.5)
Result – Hayleys Group won by 4 wickets.

At the completion of the league stage, HNB from Group “A”, Sri Lankan Airlines from Group “B” & Hayleys Group & Star Garments from Group “C” advanced to Semi-Finals.

Brief Scores :

Semi Final 1
HNB 51/3 (5)
Star Garments 53/1 (4.0)
Result – Star Garments won by 4 wickets.

Semi Final 2
Sri Lankan Airlines 66/3 (5)
Hayleys Group 65/5 (5)
Result – Sri Lanka Airlines won by 1 run.

Final
Sri Lankan Airlines – 48/3 (5) Nalaka de Zoysa 25*, Asitha Palihakkara 2/3
Star Garments 49/3 (5) Asitha Palihakkara 13, D. Madusanka 10, Malinda Fernando 1/6, DA Chamara 1/10
Result – Star Garments won by 2 wickets.

Special Awards :
Best Bowler – Manjula Sampath / Star Garments
Best Batsman – Anil Karunaratne / Star Garments
Most Sixes in the tournament – Hasantha Fernando, Sampath Bank
Most Senior Player – Neil Perera / Commercial Bank (58 years)
Man of the Final – Asitha Palihakkara / Star Garments

Chief Guest, Group HR & Admin Manager, Rohana Wijesuriya & Dep. Manager HR & Admin, DAG Dhanushika (both from Maliban Biscuits Manufactories Ltd) along with MCA Executive Committee Member & Chairman Information & Digital Committee Hasitha Dasanayake gave away the awards.