A 137 ball 124 with thirteen boundaries and three sixes by Pavan Pathiraja and a five wicket haul by Manasa Madubashana helped DFCC Bank overcome Golden Green Plantations by 50 runs in the MCA – Abans Premier League tournament match played at the DHH Sports Complex in Negombo on Sunday.
Inviting DFCC Bank to bat first, the Golden Green Plantation bowlers led by Heshan Madushanka (5/23) and skipper T M Sampath (2/27) were able to restrict them to 205/10. Pavan Pathiraja coming in to bat with score on 23/3, single-handedly anchored the innings with 124 runs to reach 205/10.
The victory target of 206 would have been a walk in the park for the strong Golden Green Plantations team having won both their previous games the last by chasing down 285 against tournament leaders David Pieris Group n Saturday. But it was not to be as the DFCC bowlers led by Mansa Madubashana’s five-fer and Nipun Premarathna’s 2/45 bowled them out for 155. Gimadu Malkam topped the score card with an unbeaten 45. – (P.D.DeS)
Scores:
n DFCC Bank 205/10 in 48.4 overs (Pavan Pathiraja 124; Heshan Madushanka 5-23. T M Sampath 2-27)
n Golden Green Plantations 155/10 in 35.3 overs (Gimadu Malkam 45*; Nipun Premarathne 2-45, Manasa Madubashana 5-24)