Emar Pharma (Cricket ), Astron ( Netball, Athletics & Tug of War ) Are Champions

PPA 36th Outdoor Sports Festival 2024 – MCA Ground, Colombo, Western Province – concluded after 02 days

Tug of War ( Men ) – 06 Teams

Group Stage
SMM Halcyon ( Pvt ) Ltd. bt Morrison PLC 2 – 0
Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd. bt A. Baur & Co. Ltd. 2 – 0

Semi Finals
SMM Halcyon ( Pvt ) Ltd. bt Astron Ltd. 2 – 0
Sunshine Healthcare Lanka bt Darley Butler & Co. Ltd. 2 – 0

Final
Astron Ltd. bt Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd. 2 – 0

Runners Up : Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd.
Champions : Astron Ltd.

Athletics ( Women / Men )
Individual : Fastest – Female – Vibhashani Jayathunga Astron – 13.54 sec ( 100 M )
Fastest – Male – Kaveesh Madushanka Astron – 10.84 sec ( 100 M )

Team :
Runners Up – Female – A Baur & Co. Ltd.
Male – Morrison PLC

Champions –
Female – Astron Ltd.
Male – Astron Ltd.

Netball ( Women ) – 02 Teams
Runners Up : A Baur & Co. Ltd.
Champions : Astron Ltd. ( 7 – 6, 7 – 5 )
Best Centre Court Player : Amasha Mendis ( Astron Ltd. )
Best Defensive Player : Vibhashani Jayathunga ( Astron Ltd. )
Best Shooter : Genghadararaja Gayathri ( A Baur & Co. Ltd. )

Cricket ( Six a Side : Men ) 19 Teams
Quarter Finals
George Steuart Health electing to bat, 48 / 4 beat A Baur & Co. Ltd. 18 all out by 30 runs Emar Pharma put into bat, 73 / 2 beat Gamma Pharma 21 all out by 52 runs Sunshine Healthcare Lanka put into bat, 68 for no loss
beat Mansel Ceylon 25 / 3 by 43 runs Hemas Pharmaceuticals electing to bat, 66 / 4 beat Morrison plc 47 / 2 by 19 runs

Semi Finals
Emar Pharma electing to bat, 88/ 4 beat George Steuarts Health in reply, 68 / 4 by 20 runs Hemas Pharmaceuticals electing to bat, 77 / 4 beat Sunshine Healthcare Lanka 43 all out by 34 runs

Final
Hemas Pharmaceuticals electing to bat, 68 / 1 lost to Emar Pharma in reply, 72 / 4 by 01 wicket

Best Fielder :
Dinal Perera – 02 catches ( Ct. & Bwld. )
George Steuart Health ( Pvt ) Ltd.

Best Bowler : Malinda Perera – 06 wickets, 3x02w, BB 2 / 01
Best Batter : Lester Jayaweera – 116 runs, 14x6s, 04x4s HS 48 Emar Pharma ( Pvt ) Ltd.
Player of the Final : Thisara Wickramasekara – 38 runs & 0 / 10 Emar Pharma ( Pvt ) Ltd.
Player of the Tournament : Dinuka Herath – 47 runs & 03 wickets Hemas Pharmaceuticals ( Pvt ) Ltd .

Runners Up : Hemas Pharmaceuticals ( Pvt ) Ltd.
Champions : Emar Pharma ( Pvt ) Ltd.

Best Batting
48 : Lester Jayaweera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Darley Butler
43no : Gayana ( Morrison ) vs SLIM Pharma
38no : Deshan Fernando ( Emar Pharma ) vs Gamma Pharma
38 : Kavindu Bandara ( Hemas Pharma ) vs Morrison
38 : Thisara Wickramasekera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Hemas Pharma
35no : Gayana Kahawita ( Morrison ) vs SLIM Pharma
35 : Shalin De Mel ( George Steuart ) vs Emar Pharma

Most Sixes In An Inning
07 : Lester Jayaweera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Darley Butler
04 : Thisara Wickramasekera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Darley Butler
* same match

Best Bowling
2 / 01 : Malinda Perera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Gamma Pharma
2 / 02 : Malinda Perera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Darley Butler
2 / 02 : Amalka Weerasinghe ( Hemas Pharma ) vs Pettah Pharma
2 / 03 : Poorna Siribaddana ( Sunshine Healthcare) vs Mansel Ceylon
2 / 06 : Muditha Fernando ( Sunshine Healthcare) vs Avanierr
2 / 07 : Dinal Perera ( George Steuart ) vs Baur

Best Fielding
02 ct : Dinal Perera ( George Steuart ) vs Emar Pharma
02 ct : Amalka Weerasinghe ( Hemas Pharma ) vs Sunshine Healthcare

Highest Partnerships
85 runs unbroken for the 02nd wicket : Lester Jayaweera / Thisara Wickramasekera ( Emar Pharma ) vs Darley Butler 75 runs opening stand : Lester Jayaweera / Deshan Fernando ( Emar Pharma ) vs George Steuart 68 runs unbroken opening stand : Aloysius Ashlyshanth / Muditha Fernando ( Sunshine Healthcare ) vs Mansel Ceylon 67 runs unbroken opening stand : Gayana Kahawita / Tharindu Madushanka ( Morrison ) vs SLIM Pharma 63 runs opening stand : Kavindu Bandara / Dinuka Herath ( Hemas Pharma ) vs Pettah Pharma 61 runs unbroken opening stand : Chinthaka Bandara / Arjuna Epa ( Pettah Pharma ) vs Euro Asia Pharma Most Runs Conceded In An Over

31 ( 3×6, 2xwides ) : Tharaka Samaranayake ( Darley Butler ) vs Emar Pharma
24 ( 4xwides ) : Shehan Sasanka ( SMM Halcyon ) vs Mansel Ceylon
24 ( 4×6 ) : Rathnakumar Chandragassan ( Darley Butler ) vs Emar Pharma
24 ( 4×6 ) : Deshan Fernando ( Emar Pharma ) vs Gamma Pharma

Most Extras Conceded In An Inning
36 : Sunshine Healthcare vs Cliniqon Biotech * ( same match )
32 : Sunshine Healthcare vs Hemas Pharma
32 : Mansel Ceylon vs ABC Pharma
32 : Pettah Pharma vs Hemas Pharma
31 : SMM Halcyon vs Mansel Ceylon
31 : Cliniqon Biotech vs Sunshine Healthcare * ( same match )

No Extras Concede In An Inning
George Steuart vs CIC Health & Baurs
Hemas Pharma vs Sunshine Healthcare

Highest Totals
92 / 1 : Emar Pharma vs Darley Butler
88 / 4 : Emar Pharma vs George Steuart
77 / 4 : Hemas Pharma vs Sunshine Healthcare
73 / 1 : Hemas Pharma vs Pettah Pharma

Lowest Totals
18 all out : Baurs vs George Steuart
21 all out : Gamma Pharma vs Emar Pharma
25 all out : Darley Butler vs Emar Pharma

Chief Guest :
Opening Ceremony Mylvaganam Prathaban
Deputy Chairman / Group Chief Executive Officer Emerchemie NB ( Ceylon ) Ltd.
Patron, Pharma Promoters Association
President, Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry

Chief Guest : Closing Ceremony
Dinesh Athapaththu
Managing Director – Morrison Ltd.

Report assisted by slcscorers.lk & Kavan Gangoda