The Mercantile Cricket Association Committee Team will take on the Lanka Cavaliers Team for the 21st time at the Mercantile Cricket Association ground tomorrow (25) and the winners will walk away with the prestigious Tyrone de Silva Challenge Trophy.
First played in 2004, Lanka Cavaliers lead the series 10 wins to 8. In 2006 the match ended in a tie while in 2014 the match was declared as a joint win. The 2021 encounter was not played due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
In 2025, Lanka Cavaliers defeated the MCA Committee by 17 runs and are the present holders of the trophy.
The Lanka Cavaliers Team is led by Mahesh Wijenayake and will be selected from Renuka Nonis (V Cap), Sanjaya Attanayake, Selvin Perera, Thusitha Karunarathne, Riaz Farouk, Mohamed Ikram, Vajira Wijegunawrdena, Susaan Bandara, Niranjan Dabare, Dinesh Panditharathne, Manura Neomal, Chaminda Rajapakshe, Marlon Fernando, Suranga Pinto, Chamara Dilruk
The MCA Committee Team is led by incumbent MCA President Sirosha Gunathilake and will be selected from Tarindra Kaluperuma, Thushan Amarasuriya, Ashley Rathnayake, Roshan Iddamalgoda, Mahesh De Alwis, Wasanthalal Fernando, Lakmal De Silva, Samantha De Mel, N. Deverajan, Lakshan Perera, Anush Perera, Widara Abeywardene, Imran Thahir, P.K. Abeygunasekera, Manjula Silva, Prasad Amarasinghe, Chamara Perera.