Effortless win over MAS Silueta by Kanrich Finance in the semi-finals

Kanrich Finance claimed victory over MASSilueta by 8 wickets at the Mercantile League Cricket Tournament 2016 which took place at the Free trade zone grounds,katunayake.

Electing to bat first, the MAS team was restricted to 177 runs in the face of a fantastic bowling effort by Alankara Asanka (3/17) and Prabath Jayasuriya (2/41).Middle order batsman Denuwan Rajakaruna for MAS was the only batsman to get a 30+ score whilst Pabasara Waduge (27) contributed to the team’s effort.

KasunVidura (108*) propelled theKanrich Finance chase with Shehan Fernando (37) with a total of 181 runs in just 21overs leading to a comfortable win with 8 wickets in hand. 

Remarkably, Kanrich Finance has carried through with their momentum thus far at the Mercantile League Cricket Tournament as they dismantled and dismissed Seylan Bank, Singer, Mobitel and Commercial Bank simultaneously. Kanrich Finance’s next encounter will be with LB Finance in the final which will be played at the Mercantile Cricket Association Grounds in October first.