Cricket Development Squads emerge victorious

Both Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squads hogged the limelight when their U-20 team, led by Ramitha Rambukwella beat the Sampath Bank team, the 2011 MCA League winner, by 32 runs while the U-19 team led by Akila Jayasundere beat the 2011 MCA Premier League K-0 winner Seylan Bank by 14 runs in the MCA “Centenary Year” 2011 Invitational T20 Super tournament on Wednesday. Defence Services, led by Seekuge Prasanna hunted down another fancied MCA Premier League team, Unichela, and ETI, MCA “B” division team beat the experienced HNB, yet another MCA Premier League team.

The first days batting honours went to Defence Services openerRishan Kavinga (50 Vs. Unichela) , HNB opener Damitha Hunukumbara (62 Vs. ETI) and Unichela opener and Malinda Warnapura (54 Vs. Defence Services). The best bowling came from SLC U-20 paceman, Lahiru Jayaratne (3 for 16 Vs. Sampath Bank) and Defence Services paceman Janith Silva (3 for 19 Vs. Unichela)

(Match reduced to 13 overs a side, due to wet ground conditions)

SLC U-20 : 99/8 (13) (Shehan Jayasuriya 37, Dhananjaya de Silva 22, Akshu de Silva 13, Nuwan Perera 2/14, Thilina Kandambi 2/3)

Sampath Bank : 67 all out (11.3) (Jeewan Mendis 13, Charitha Buddhika 17, Lahiru Jayaratne 3/16, Matheesha Perera 2/7, Akshu Fernando 2/1)