Central Finance (2019 runners-up) snatched a dramatic last ball win, by one wicket, over Ansell Lanka in the first CBL Munchee Trophy, MCA D division 40-over League Tournament 2020 continued last weekend.
The brave Central Finance last pair of C. Jayanetti (16 n.o.) and J. Tishan (40 n.o.) held on grimly with an unbroken 61 runs stand and the remarkable double by Ansell Lanka’s Chathura Sanjeewa (46 n.o. & 6/15) was all in vain.
In two low scoring games, Hirdaramani beat MAS Bodyline by six wickets and Maliban beat first timers Mode Engineering by three wickets.
Half tons by Sohan de Mel (56) and Nemesh Fonseka (62) steered NDB to a fine 65 run win over Melwire Rolling.
Results: (5 matches).
NDB beat Melwire Rolling
NDB: 198/9 (Sohan de Mel 56, Rajantha Chandula 38, Nimesh Fonseka 62, Sheshan Kumar 4/31, Muththu Krishan 2/46)
Melwire Rolling: 133/9 (K. Sandaruwan 43, Charuka Raveen 3/17, Sohan de Mel 3/33, Sriger Anojaran 2/20)
Central Finance beat Ansell Lanka
Ansell Lanka: 203/9 (Sahan Harshana 58, Chathura Sanjeewa 46 n.o. Lalith Deshan 26, Pathum Ekanayake 22, Aruna Karunaratne 3/33)
Central Finance: 204/9 (Januk Tishan 40 n.o. Kishan Maduranga 33, Vikum Kosta 30, Koshan Silva 22, Chathura Sanjeewa 6/15)
Hemas beat Delmage
Hemas: 199 (Madusanka Fonseka 41, Darshana Perera 41, Iresha Vitharana 32, Kevinda Balagama 3/38, Rajitha Sandaruwan 2/19)
Delmege: 152 (Isuru Vindana 52, Chanuka Perera 48 n.o. Kavindu Vidanapathirana 21, Roshana Herath 2/31, Iresh Vitharana 2/32, Kishanka Croose 2/32, Pasindu Mahipala 2/33)
Hirdaramani beat MAS Bodyline
MAS Bodyline: 80 (Tharindu Thiwanka 34, Vishma Neranja 21, Krishantha Aruna 4/17, Mohammed Sahiran 3/9, Prashan Dinusha 3/23)
Hirdaramani: 81/4 (Damindu Neranjan 26 n.o.)
Maliban beat Mode Engineering
Mode Engineering: 84 (Malinga Kumarage 27, Chamara Ratnayake 3/19, Anjula Perera 2/8, Venura Gayashan 2/15, Kavindu Bandara 2/18 )
Maliban: 85/7 (Chathuranga Devapriya 31, Ahen Jayasuriya 3/15, Maheesh Theekshana 3/35)