Hayleys maintain unbeaten record

CDB defeated Hayleys Group A by seven wickets at the Colts Ground in a league-stage match of the 33rd Singer-MCA Super Premier League. The Island places the game on Sunday the 11th and says the teams had both been unbeaten before meeting.

Hayleys Group A were all out for 163 in 42.5 overs. Ahan Wickremasinghe made 36 and Ravindu Fernando scored 33. CDB’s bowlers included Muditha Lakshan, who took three wickets, and Lahiru Madushka and Tharindu Rathnayake, who took two each, according to The Island.

CDB reached 164 for three in 26.2 overs. Lasith Croospulle made 77 not out and Nipun Dhanjaya 40 not out; the team won with 142 balls to spare. The result ended Hayleys Group A’s unbeaten run. ThePapare’s Sinhala-language report says CDB secured its fourth tournament win, though it does not provide further details in the supplied text.

The Island also reports that HNB ‘A’ beat BBK Partnership by six wickets and Fairfirst Insurance defeated SLC Youth by eight wickets in other Sunday league matches. Separate ThePapare listings preview Hayleys ‘A’ against Fairfirst Insurance on the 15th, but the supplied reports do not give a next fixture for CDB.