Commercial Credit’s Men’s and Women’s teams emerge Mercantile Basketball champs

Commercial Credit’s Men’s and Women’s teams emerged winners in the recently concluded 25th Mercantile Services Basketball Association League Tournament 2015 held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

Pictured above left is the champion Men’s Team. From left to right are Thimothi Nithushan, Gihan de Silva, Lasantha Gunawardena, Gayan Croos, Kanishka Perera, Tharindu Rupasinghe (Hony Secretary, MSBA), Faizal Deva (President, MSBA), Gayan Meedeniya, Clinton Thevakumar, Sanjeewa Kulamina, Sanitha de Mel and Melvin Pollocks (Team Manager)

Pictured above right is the winning Women’s Team. From left to right are Sanduni Perera, Dewni Himansani, Kaushika Warnasooriya, Thushani Rajapakse, Prasadi Fonseka, Asanga Amarathunga (President Sri Lanka Basketball Federation) and Nishantha Wickramage (Patron, MSBA). Not present in the photograph are Erandi Rajapaksha and Vindya Jayasinghe.

This significant dual victory by Commercial Credit’s Men’s and Women’s teams has been hailed as a benchmark in basketball in Sri Lanka. Both teams have a very good track record and in fact early last year emerged winners in the Mercantile 5 a side Basketball Championships 2014.