National Parliamentarians victorious

Wehelle Piyathilake - Maharagama Special Correspondent

An extraordinary 15 overs cricket match organised by the National Youth Services Council and the Youth Parliament between the National Parliament and the Youth Parliament was grandly held at Maharagama Sri Lanka Youth Grounds recently.

Man of the match MP Namal Rajapaksa goes for a boundary. Picture by Wehelle Piyathillake

The National Parliament team recorded victorious defeating the Youth Parliament by 17 runs.

The man of the match title was secured by the Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who scored 59 runs, captured four wickets and two hard catches.

The captain of the National Parliament team was the Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage while a number of Youth Parliament Kusal Fernando led the Youth Parliament team.

Winning the toss the National Parliament team decided to bat and they scored 134 runs for 9 wickets. In return the Youth Parliament team was able to score 117 runs for 8 wickets. The National Parliament team won the match by 17 runs.

The man of the match was Namal Rajapaksa while the best fielder was Premalal Gunasekara, the Best Bowler was Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Youth Parliamentarian S Jayasundara was the best batsman.

The match was umpired by former test cricketer Rawindra Pushpakumara and the Chairmanirector General of the NYSC Lalith Piyum Perera.

A popular Hindi cinema actor Vivek Obroy and the chief guest of the occasion former cricket captain and MP for Matara District Sanath Jayasuirya gave away the trophies and rewards to the winners.