18 teams vie for MCA ‘E’ Division League

The MCA ‘E’ Division 25-Over League Cricket Tournament 2024 got off to a start last week in Colombo.

The group stage of the tournament, consisting 45 matches will go until January 14, 2024. The league stage will be followed by the knock-out stage, consisting seven matches, quarter-finals on January 20, semi-finals on January 27 and the final on February 3, 2024 at the MCA Grounds.

In last year’s final Hayleys Group ‘B’ beat Stafford Motor Company by three runs at the MCA Grounds.

The participating 18 teams have been pooled into three groups, as follows: 

(Group ‘A’): Emar Pharma (Pvt) Ltd, John Keells Group ‘B’, Slim Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Amana Takaful PLC, Brandix Essentials ‘A’ and Expo Lanka Freight.

(Group ‘B’): HSBC, Abans Group, PABC Bank, George Steuart Health (Pvt) Ltd, LOLC ‘B’ and Teejay Lanka PLC.

(Group ‘C’): Commercial Credit and Finance, Ceylinco Insurance PLC, MAS Silueta, Sanasa Life Insurance PLC, Akbar Brothers (Pvt) Ltd and Janashakthi Insurance PLC. 

(B.M)