Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara bag the top prizes at Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards

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Sri Lanka Captain Angelo Mathews was crowned as the Dialog Cricketer of the Year 2014 at the glamorous Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards held at Waters Edge Grand Ballroom on Wednesday night.

The legendary Kumar Sangakkara bagged the Dialog People’s Player of the Year once again for the 3rd consecutive time and he won the same award for the 5th occasion in the short 6-year history of this national cricket awards ceremony. That is just the people’s choice locally.  The left-handed batting maestro Sangakkara has also won the ICC’s People’s Choice award in 2011 and 2012.

An awards ceremony filled with entertainment,  a distinguished gathering and the national heroes all under one roof was an epic night  to recognize the best cricketers of Sri Lanka for their performances internationally and domestically. The period of consideration for the awards was September 2013 to August 2014.

Year of 2014 has been a superb and a successful year for Sri Lanka Cricket winning the Asia Cup, ICC World T20 and registering crucial wins in England. 

Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara were adjudged joint winners of the Best Test batsman’s recognition while Rangana Herath won the Best Test bowler’s award for his 60 wickets in 10 matches. 

Sri Lanka’s newest edition to the Test team, Niroshan Dickwella was named the Emerging Player of the Year as he had a brilliant entry into the Test team and for his excellent performances in the domestic circuit. 

Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards – Emerging Player of the Year – Niroshan Dickwella : Pic by Mudith Jayasekara ©ThePapare.com

Angelo Mathews who has been scoring heavily as much as 723 runs in 20 ODIs, bagged the Best Batsman’s award and the Best All-rounder’s award for his contributions with the bat and ball.  Sri Lanka pace sensation Lasith Malinga won the Best ODI Bowler’s award for the second consecutive year as he picked up 29 wickets in 17 matches during the period of consideration.

Dashing left-handed opening batsman Kusal Janith Perera was named the Best T20 Batsman while the ICC World T20 winning skipper, Lasith Malinga won the Best Bowler’s award for his excellent spells of fast bowling in T20 cricket.

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The awards list as follows

Women s’ Cricket      
  Division II Best Batter Nilu Mendis – Lanka Women’s
    Best Bowler Gayani Bandara – Army SC
    Best All rounder Nilu Mendis – Lanka Women’s
    Runner Up Army SC
    Winner Air Force SC
  Division I Best Batter Chamari Atapattu – Air Force SC
    Best Bowler Nilakshi Silva – Army SC
    Best All rounder Eshani Lokusooriya – Navy SC
    Joint Champions Navy SC & Air Force SC
       
Under 23      
  Division II Best Batsman R E Gamage – Old Dharmapalian
    Best Bowler Anuk de Alwis – SLPA 
    Best All rounder Dhanushka Gunathilaka – SSC
    Runner Up Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC
    Winner SSC
  Division I Best Batsman Rumesh Buddika – Tamil Union
    Best Bowler Dilanka Auwardt –  Navy SC
    Best All rounder K P Gajasinghe – Moors SC
    Runner Up Moors SC
    Winner Tamil Union C & AC
       
All Island Div III – for Daily News Trophy   Runner Up Cricket Seenigama
    Winner Old Thurstanites SC
       
Donovan Andree Tournament   Best Batsman Chathuranga Dewapriya – Rio SC
    Best Bowler Prasan Malaka – Hambantota CC
    Best All rounder Chathura Bandara – Uva SC
    Runner Up Kandy CC
    Winner Hambantota CC
       
P Saravanamuttu trophy – League   Best Batsman Nalaka Tenuwara – Ambalangod Singha
    Best Bowler Danushika Bandara – Antonian SC
    Best All rounder Nadun Basnayake – Kandy YCC
    Runner Up Moratuwa SC
    Winner Wattala Antonian SC
       
Emerging League Tournament    Best Batsman Pubudu Ranaweera – Sebastinites C
    Best Bowler Dilanka Auwardt – Navy SC
    Best All rounder Pubudu Ranaweera – Sebastinites C
    Runner Up Galle CC
    Winner Saracence SC
       
Premier Limited Over   Best Batsman Niroshan Dikwella – NCC
    Best Bowler Nilanka Premarathna – Ragama CC
    Best All rounder  Sachith Pathirana – Colts CC
    Runner Up NCC
    Winner SSC
       
Premier League   Best Batsman Jehan Mubarak – NCC
    Best Bowler Lakshan Sandakan – CCC
    Best All rounder Jeewan Mendis – Tamil Union
    Runner Up Moors SC
    Winner NCC
       
Womens ODI      
    Best Batter Chamarai Atapattu
    Best Bowler  Shashikala Siriwardena 
    Best All rounder  Shashikala Siriwardena
       
Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award     Niroshan Dickwella
       
Mens TEST      
    Best Batsman Kumar Sangakkara & Angelo Mathews
    Best Bowler  Rangana Herath
       
Mens ODI      
    Best Batsman Angelo Mathews
    Best Bowler  Lasith Malinga
    Best All rounder ODI Angelo Mathews
       
Mens T20s      
    Best Batsman Kushal Janith Perera
    Best Bowler  Lasith Malinga
       
DIALOG Cricketer of the Year     Angelo Mathews
       
DIALOG People’s Player of the year     Kumar Sangakkara