MCA Committee Masters beat Singer Sri Lanka Masters-by Herbert Perera

Source:Dailynews

Mahesh Wijewardene, Group CEO – Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC (second from left) seen handing over the Singer – MCA Challenge Trophy to Nalin Wickramasinghe, President MCA (second from right) while Shanil Perera, Director Marketing – Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC (extreme left) and Sirosha Gunathilake, Vice President MCA (extreme right) look on. PICTURE BY – HERBERT PERERA

A thundering century in 49 balls, inclusive of 6 sixes and 12 fours, by dashing batsman Namal Seneviratne and a mesmerizing spell of brilliant leg spin bowling by Mahesh de Alwis, 4 overs 14 runs and 4 wickets guided the MCA

Committee Masters to a comprehensive 81 runs win over Singer Sri Lanka Masters in the Inaugural Annual Twenty 20 Cricket Encounter, played for the “Singer-MCA” Challenge Trophy, concluded at the MCA grounds recently.

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Namal Seneviratne was engaged in an aggressive 115 runs stand for the second wicket in 73 balls with Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera (42 in 38 balls, inclusive of 4 fours) which propelled the MCA Masters total to 188 for 2 wickets in 20 overs.

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Samantha de Mel (medium pace bowler 3 overs 19 runs and 2 wickets) initially and Mahesh de Alwis putting the final touches, restricting them to 107 for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

All three special awards were bagged by the MCA Masters – Mahesh de Alwis (Best Bowler), Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera (Best Batsman) and Namal Seneviratne (Man of the Match).

Chief Scores:

MCA Masters – 188 for 2 in 20 overs (Namal Seneviratne 100 rtd. not out,Tarindra Kaluperuma 18, Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera 42 rtd not out)

Singer SL Masters – 107 for 8 in 20 overs (Manjula Silva 21, Sujith Sirimanne 12, Buddhika Perera 21 rtd hurt, Jude Francis 18, Anush Perera 2 for 17, Samantha de Mel 2 for 19, Mahesh de Alwis 4 for 14)