David Pieris Motor Co. A Are Champions

MCA 03rd CBL MUNCHEE D Division 40 Overs League Championship 2022 / 2023 – MCA Ground,Colombo – Final

Airport & Aviation put into bat, 206 all out – ( 39.4 Overs ) Skipper Tharaka Dushantha 73, Kalpa Bandaranayake 50, Chaminda Dilhara 21 – Chaminda Dilhara / Nuwan Yapa involved in a 37 run opening stand, Tharaka Dushantha / Kalpa Bandaranayake put on 96 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 27 runs – Manjula Gannile 5 / 35, Akila Elabodage 3 / 34, Madushan Dilakshana 02 victims & 01 run out assist.

David Pieris Motor Co. A in reply, 211 / 8 – ( 37.4 Overs ) Madushan Fernando 89, Skipper Manjula Gannile 26, Akila Elabodage 21no, Extras 15 – Madushan Fernando / Savindu Rodrigo added 47 runs for the 02nd wicket, Madushan Fernando / Chamath Dilsara put on 41 runs for the 04th wicket – then lost 05 wickets for the addition of 60 runs – Akila Elabodage / Nalinda Channa involved in a 27 run unbroken partnership for the 09th wicket – NuwanYapa 3 / 31, Chinthaka Karunaratne 2 / 31, Chaminda
Dilhara 02 victims.

Individual Award Winners
Player of the Final : Madushan Fernando David Peiris Motor Company A
Best Batsman of the Tournament : Madushan Fernando David Peiris Motor Co. A
Best Bowler of the Tournament : Nimesh Malinda Perera Melwire Rolling
Player of the Tournament : Nimesh Malinda Perera Melwire Rolling

Runners Up : Airport & Aviation
Captain : Tharaka Dushantha
Coach / Manager : Buddhika Ranasinghe

Champions : David Pieris Motor Co. A
Captain : Manjula Bandara Gannile
Coach : Kasun Chamara
Manager : Sameera Mendis

Quarter Finals :
Thurstan Ground – Central Finance vs MAS Bodyline Abandoned – Wet Ground
MCA Ground – MAS Bodyline 88 / 3 – ( 23.2 Overs ) beat Central Finance 83 / 10 – ( 31.3 Overs ) by 07 wickets
MCA Ground – David Pieris Motor Co. A 273 / 10 – ( 39.4 Overs ) beat Trelleborg Lanka 139 / 10 – ( 32.3 Overs ) by 134 runs
MCA Ground – MAS Unichela 71 / 2 – ( 10.1 Overs ) beat Colombo Dockyard 69 / 10 – ( 23.4 Overs ) by 08 wickets

Semi Finals :

MCA Ground – Airport & Aviation beat MAS Bodyline by by 67 runs

Airport & Aviation 192 / 9 – ( 40 Overs ) Nuwan Yapa 49, Anupa Wimalachandra 36, Kalpa Bandaranayake 30, Sumanadasa Vithanage 4 / 23, Isuru Chandrasiri 3 / 50, Nadeera Maduwantha 03 victims.
MAS Bodyline 125 all out – ( 34.5 Overs ) Ravindu Chanaka 23, Isuru Chandrasiri 23, Anupa Wimalachandra 3 / 22, Chinthaka Karunaratne 2 / 18, Kalpa Bandaranayake 03 catches.

MCA Ground – David Pieris Motor Co. A beat MAS Unichela by 04 wickets

MAS Unichela 116 all out – ( 34.4 Overs ) Sukitha Prasanna 28, Ramith Gunaratne 23, Bihanga Mendis 20, Lakshan De Silva 4 / 09, Lakmal De Silva 3 / 44 & 03 catches, Madushan Dilakshana 03 victims.

David Pieris Motor Co. A 119 / 6 – ( 25.1 Overs )
Akila Elabodage 27no, Skipper Manjula Gannile 25no – the pair were involved in an unbroken 53 run partnership for the 07th wicket – Ruchira Pupulewatte 4 / 34, Kalana Sandeep 2 / 34, Sukitha Prasanna 02 victims.

Most Runs
370 – Madushan Fernando – David Pieris Motor Co. A
254 – Bihanga Mendis – MAS Unichela A
230 – Ramith Gunaratne – MAS Unichela A
212 – Tharaka Dushantha – Airport & Aviation

Best Batting
143 – Madushan Fernando – David Pieris Motor Co. A
105no – Sukitha Manoj – MAS Unichela A
93 – Tharaka Dushantha – Airport & Aviation
90no – Ramith Gunaratne – MAS Unichela A

Most Wickets
21 – Malinda Perera – Melwire Rolling
15 – Ruchira Pupulewatte – MAS Unichela A
14 – Lahiru Silva – MAS Unichela A

Best Bowling
7 / 14 – Malinda Perera – Melwire Rolling
6 / 29 – Dinesh Liyanage – Teejay Lanka B
5 / 04 – Anjana Ranasinghe – Virtusa

Most Catches
08 – Udara Danthanarayana – Trelleborg Lanka
07 – Lakmal De Silva – David Pieris Motor Co. A
06 – Bawantha Hettiarachchi – Airport & Aviation
06 – Bihanga Mendis – MAS Unichela A

Best Fielding
04 ct – Bihanga Mendis – MAS Unichela
03ct – Rajantha Chandula – National Development Bank
03 ct – Udara Danthanarayana – Trelleborg Lanka
03ct – Madusha Rajarathna – Hemas Group
03 ct – Akash Nanayakkara – Airport & Aviation

Most Victims
15 victims : 13ct, 02 st – Dilakshana Fernando David Pieris Motor Co A
13 victims : 13 ct – Nadeera Maduwantha MAS Bodyline
11 victims : 07 ct, 04 st – Sukitha Prasanna MAS Unichela A

Best Wicket Keeping
04 vic – Ashen Perera – Colombo Dockyard
04 vic – Nadeera Maduwantha – MAS Bodyline
03 vic – Sukitha Prasanna – MAS Unichela A
03 vic – Lakmal Prabashwara – Central Finance
03 vic – Pasindu Rajamunindra – Melwire Rolling
03 vic – Madushan Dilakshana – David Pieris Motor Co A

Highest Totals
273 all out ( 39.4 Overs ) – David Pieris Motor Co A vs Trelleborg Lanka
268 / 4 – ( 40 Overs ) – MAS Unichela A vs Airport & Aviation
234 / 8 ( 40 Overs ) – Airport & Aviation vs Central Finance

Lowest Totals
27 all out ( 13.2 Overs ) – Hemas Group vs Melwire Rolling
59 all out ( 29.5 Overs ) – Delmege Group vs MAS Bodyline
69 all out ( 23.4 Overs ) – Colombo Dockyard vs MAS Unichela A

Report assisted by SLC scorers.com

Photos courtesy John & Co.