Ratnayake MMV cricket champs

Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr

Walala A Ratnayake MMV emerged champions at the under 15 quadrangular 20 overs cricket tournament organized by the Kandy Cricket Academy recently at the Walala A Ratnayake MMV grounds.

The participating teams were Walala A Ratnayake MMV, Greenhill International School, Kandy, Kandy Cricket Academy Junior ‘A’ team and ‘B’ team.

In the finals Walala A Ratnayake MMV beat Kandy Cricket Academy ‘A’ team by 40 runs.

Walala A Ratnayake MMV 159 for 8 in 20 overs.

Suresh Atula Seneviratne 57, Gihan Akila 35, Pulina Jayaweera 17, Milinda Bandara 2 for 25, Dilhan Nawaratne 3 for 30. Kandy Cricket Academy 119 all out in 19.1 overs.

Milinda Bandara 43, Dilhan Nawaratne 10, Kevin Rizo 19, Suresh Atula Seneviratne 5 for 19, Nimantha Herath 2 for 20, Heshan Lasith 3 for 9. In this quadrangular cricket tournament in the 1st match A Ratnayake MMV beat Kandy Cricket Academy ‘B’ to enter the finals. In the 2nd match Kandy Cricket Academy ‘A’ team beat Greenhill Int. to enter the finals.