Shevon Daniel blitz gives CDB a resounding win over Fairfirst Insurance

New recruit Shevon Daniel, playing his maiden MCA match, top scored with a cameo 85 runs in 50 balls, inclusive of three sixes and 12 fours, as he propelled CDB Finance to a resounding seven-wicket win over Fairfirst Insurance in the ongoing 30th Singer – MCA Super Premier League 2023,continued on Wednesday (19).  

CDB top order batsman showed scant respect to the Fairfirst bowlers, as they chased down 245 runs under 30 overs.   

Daniel and Lasith Croospulle (58 in 31 balls inclusive of 2 sixes and 8 fours) set the pace with a belligerent 116 runs opening stand in 61 balls; Oshada Fernando (44 not out) and Lakshita Manasinghe (44 not out) put the frills, as CDB went home for tea scoring 248 for 3 in 29.3 overs; CDB’s bowling hero was Muditha Lakshan, who finished with impressive figures of 10-38-05.   

After 12 matches, HNB remained the only unbeaten team registering their three successive win, with a comfortable seven wickets win over BBK Partnership.  
The tournament will be continued on Saturday (22) with a card of four matches.

 (BM)

Chief Scores

At MCA - HNB beat BBK Partnership by seven wickets

BBK P – 157 (36.2) (Jehan Daniel 60, Madushka Liyanapathiranage 4/11)  
HNB – 163/3 (28) (Ruwin Perera 55 not out)  

At Katunayake – CDB beat Fairfirst Insurance by seven wickets

Fairfirst Insurance – 244 (49.1) ( K. Sanjula 55, Anuk Fernando 54, Muditha Lakshan 5/38, Lahiru Madusanka 3/31)  
CDB – 248/3 (29.3) ( Shevon Daniel 85, Lasith Croospulle 58, Oshada Fernando 44 not out, Lakshita Manasinghe 44 not out)  

At Dombagoda – Hayleys Group beat John Keells Group by 58 runs

Hayleys – 232 (48.2) (Ron Chandragupta 61, Avishka Fernando 52, Vimukthi Silva 3/52, Dunith Wellalage 3/32)  
JK – 174 (41.1) (Kaveen Bandara 42, Avishka Fernando 3/27, A. Bandara 3/49)  

At Panagoda – CL Synergy beat Mode Engineering by six wickets

Mode Eng. – 155 (40.5) (Dilum Sandeera 3/19)  
CLS – 158/4 (31.1) (Avishka Tharindu 65 not out, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 39)