A three wicket haul from Dilip Sandaruwan and notable contributions from Mohamed Shilmi [47] and Chathurabga Dewapriya [30] helped  Maliban Biscuits defeat HNB  Assurance by seven wickets while   power hitting by Chathra Anuradha [50] and Isuru Gunasekera [39]  eclipsed an unbeaten 70 off 20 balls  from Isuru Jasinghe to  help Peoples Leasing PLC defeat Hayleys Group B by seven wickets  to qualify for the Tier B final of the CDB sponsored MCA T10 Cricket Tournament to be played under lights at the CCC  ground on Sunday [28].

In the quarter-finals played at the MCA ground, HNB Assurance edged out HNB by 25 runs while an unbeaten 47 from Mohamed Shilmi helped Maliban Biscuits defeat English Tea Shop by five wickets.

At the D S Senannayaka College ground Peoples Leasing defeated Camera LK by eight wickets while Hayleys defeated Power Hand Plantations by five wickets to qualify for the semis.

At the MCA Grounds:

Quarterfinals:

HNB Assurance edge out  HNB by 25 runs
HNB Assurance 112/7 in 10 overs [Dulanjana Wijesinghe 46, Linal Subasinghe 38*; Mahen Silva 4-19, Ikram Razik 2-17, Thushan Udayanga 1-19]
HNB 87/5 in 10 overs [Dinesh Panditharathne 29, Ashen Fernando 17, Jeyakumar Kishanthujan 20, Ikram Razick 12; Chamod Piyumal 18, Linal Subasinghe 1-17, Taaariq Naziar 1-15, Dulanjana Wijesinghe 2-25]

Shilmi propels Maliban Biscuits to 5 wicket win
English Tea Shop 66/8 in10 overs [Lahiru Gamage 10, Semila Liyanage 26; Chathuranga Dewapriya 1-13, Chamara Rathnayake 2-06]
Maliban Biscuits 72/5 in 9.2 overs [Mohomad Shilmi 47*, Tharindu Siriwardena 10; Gaveen Gunarathna 1-13, Semila Liyanage 1-15, Ramesh Fernando 2-14]

Semifinal

Sandaruwan, Shilmi and Chathuranga propel Maliban Biscuits to 7 wicket win and  the final
HNB Assurance 93/5 in 10 overs [Lahiru Sithpriya 26, DasunAbeywardena 27, Pasindu Pathum 24*, Tharindu Guruge 12; Dilan chathuranga 1-15, Dilip Sandaruwan 3-17, Chamara Rathnayaka 1-33]
Maliban Biscuits 94/3 in 7.overs [Mohammed Shilmi  47, Chathuranga Dewapriya 30; Chamod Piyumal 2-19]

At the D S Senanayake College grounds:

Quarterfinals:

Esitha and Arjuna power Peoples Leasing to semis
Camera LK 128/4 in 10 overs [Anjana Orton 23, Anushka Gunasinghe 45, Kasun Madushanka 18, Sineth Malwattage 31*; Ruwan Fernando 1-29, Arjuna Perera  2-22]
Peoples Leasing PLC 129/2 in 8.0 overs [Esitha Gimhana 67*, Isuru Gunasekera 12, Arjuna Perera 34*; Anushka Gunasinghe 1-37, Anjana Orton 1-30]

Hayleys  defeat Power Hand Plantations by 5 wickets
Power Hand Plantations 87/10 in 10 overs [Kasun Vidura 20*, Hirusha Dulanja 15, Sanjeewa Dalpathadu 24; Sanuja Niduwara 2-07, Senal de Silva 2-15, Vanith de Silva 1-17, Daham Nirmal 1-12]
Hayleys  Group ‘B’ 88/5 in 9.1 overs [Kashyapa Dissanayake 22, Jithesh Wasala 12, SanujaNiduwqra 21, Yasiru Jasinghe 20*; Tharindu Silva 1-34, Waruna Mayantha 2-03, Pasindu Munasinghe 2-07]

Semifinal

Peoples Leasing overcome Hayleys Group ‘B’ by seven wickets
Hayleys Group ‘B’  125/5 in 10  overs[Lahiru Dawatage 31, Ryan Fernando 11, Yasiru Jasinghe 70*; Sanath Dasanayake 1-20, Ruwan Fernando 1-18,Arrokkiyanathar Vinoshan 1-10]
Peoples Leasing PLC  126/3 in 9.2 overs [Chathura Anuradha 50, Isuru Gunasekera 39, Arrokiyanathar Vinoshan 22*; Kashyapa Dissanayake 1-08, Ryan Fernando 1-25, Yasiru Jasinghe 1-12]