The Cricket Academy U-15 team of the Mercantile Cricket Association, led by Vishan Gunasekera emerged as unbeaten champions in the second International Cricket Council Academies (ICCA) Champions Trophy tournament 2023 concluded in Colombo.
In the final played on December 27 at the MCA ground, the MCA Cricket Academy beat Karnataka Institute of Cricket, Bangalore, India by 27 runs.
Opting to bat first the MCA CA, finished with 171 runs in 48.5 overs, helped by two good innings by Binoth Sandil who scored a quick fire 63 runs in 48 balls with four sixes and three fours and a patient 40 in 86 balls with two fours by Dewmith Thaksilu.
The Karnataka team was bamboozled by the MCA’s two left arm leg spinners, Lesan Perera (3/23) and Shan Induwara (6/33) to get them all out for 144 runs in 46.1 overs.
