The two neighbouring Cricket Academies, NCC and CCC stole the honours at the 13th MCA Inter Academy Junior 30-Over League Tournaments 2018, concluded on December 22 at the MCA ground.
U-13 Final
MCA‘Blue’: 146 (30) (Akash Mendis 15, Nathen Caldera 32, Eshika Bhanuka 24, Pavan Jayawardena 15, Rukshan Fernando 24 n.o. T. Nanayakkara 3/19, P. Gamaathige 2/30)
CCC: 147/2 (26) (P. Williams 41, Sahan Dabare 58 n.o. S. Shanmuganathan 28)
Player of the final: Sahan Dabare (CCC)
Best Bowler: Anuk Bosilu (13/75) from Kirindiwela CA
Best Batsman: Thanujaya Weerasuriya (4 innings 318 runs) from SPS Rambukkana
Highest scorer of the tournament: Thanujaya Weerasuriya from SPS Rambukkana (175 in 79 balls, 18 sixes and 11 fours vs HRCA)
Most disciplined Team: MCA ‘Red’
Best captain: Kavishan Nadeesha from SNCA
Player of the tournament: Chamika Heenatigala from NCC (153 runs 10/110)
U-15 Final
HRCA: 152 (28.2) (Hansaja Bandara 69, M. Peiris 20, M. Nabeel 28, Nadil Jayakody 2/15, Nimdinu Edirimanne 2/10, Shivanka Jayasinghe 2/30, Viranga Yeshan 2/40)
NCC: 155/4 (28.4) (Rahul Radeesh 18, Mineth Premaratne 62 not out, Viranga Yeshan35, M. Aseem 2/27)
Player of the Final: Mineth Premaratne from NCC.
The rest of the awards: (Up to the Quarter-Finals)
Best Bowler: Kaveesha Treshan from Ragama CA (12/109)
Best Batsman: Lester Jayaweera from Ragama CA (5 innings / 275 runs)
Best disciplined team: Colombo Premier CA
Best captain: Ashen Silva from Ragama CA
Player of the Tournament: Niman Umesh from Kingfisher CA (5 innings, 150 runs 12/85)