They were helped by 2 productive partnerships- an opening stand of 80 runs in 53 balls between skipper, Arudin and Ainool Hakim (36), and 80 runs stand for the 5th wicket in 69 balls, between Syahadat and Tariq Aziz (40). MCA President’s Skipper Punnyakantha Abeygunasekera of Ceylon Cold Stores, used 9 bowlers, including himself. The most impressive were Ruwan Fernando [Peoples Leasing (7-0-58-3)] and Asher Warnakulasuriya [Pyramid Wilmer (7-1-24-1)]. The MCA President’s team, with seasoned batsmen up to No.11, threw away their wickets and folded up for 187 runs in 26.4 overs. The 2 special awards on offer went to Syahadat Ramli ( Visitors' Man of the Match) and Chathuranga Dikkumbura (MCA Man of the Match).

Source: Sunday Times March 11, 2018 12:00 UTC