The invitational indoor cricket – club tournament between Sri Lanka and South Africa concluded last Saturday (27th) at the Austasia International Indoor Cricket Stadium, Thalawathugoda. The tournament was organized by ‘Indoor Cricket Event Management’.
This tournament facilitated five (05) categories of teams in which the two countries battled it out on the court, putting up an entertaining atmosphere throughout the four days. The tournament was played in five categories.
The primary objective of the tournament was to revive this sport which seems to have slightly lost its way, even though numerous tournaments have been carried out both in a local perspective as well as on an international level since the 2004 world cup held in Sri Lanka.
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Tournament Results
Men’s Open – Sri Lanka vs. South Africa
The Men’s Open final was concluded with the Sri Lankans winning the title convincingly with a score of 131 runs as opposed to the South African’s score of 92.
South Africa took the bat first hoping to put up a destructive score. However SA openers Jommy Strydom and Bamy Genis got off to a relatively disappointing start, only being able to put up 15 runs at the end of their 4 overs. SA’s second pair Swart and Da Silva got the South Africans back into the game putting up a destructive 41 runs, taking the score to 56 at the end of 8 overs. At the end of the 16 overs, the SA team had scored 92 runs.
The Sri Lankans were all on the money from the start of the second innings, with KolithaNayanananda and NiranjanRajapakse scoring a partnership of 30 runs. SL’s second pair DilshanWitharana and Ruwan Chandrakumara continued to put the South Africans on pressure by adding on another 36 runs at the end of their four overs, conceding no wickets to the opponents. Both other pairs of SL – Sanjaya Ganggodawila with Kamal Kuruppu and Tharindu Mendis partnered with Captain Chrisantha Pieris were also able to put up scores over 30 runs, taking the Sri Lankans to a much awaited win of 39 runs.
Best Batsmen [Men’s Open] – DilshanWitharana (Sri Lanka) – 68 runs
Best Bowler [Men’s Open] – Kamal Kuruppu (Sri Lanka) – 8 for 10
Player of the Final [Men’s Open]– ChrisanthaPeiris–22 runs, 1/6, +16
Men’s Under 25 – Colombo Warriors vs. South Africa under 25 men
The Men’s Under 25 final was concluded with the Colombo Warriors winning the title convincingly with a mammoth score of 101 runs as opposed to the South African under 25 men’steams’ score of 22.The Sri Lankans took the bat first, with Nipun and Madawa getting off to an ideal start with a partnership of 21 runs. Manoj and Rumesh was the next pair, taking the score to 57 runs at the end of their allotted four overs, scoring a partnership of 36 and conceding only one wicket for -5 runs. Andy and Yasitha also contributed with a bellicose 29 runs, taking the score to 101 at the end of the 16 overs.
Only the last pair of the South African team managed to score a positive score (+22), with all three other pairs recording minus run partnerships. The Colombo Warriors put up an amazing show both in terms of bowling and fielding, throwing themselves at every opportunity to limit the South Africans. Consequently the South Africans were able to put up only a disappointing 22 runs at the end of their allotted overs, giving the Sri Lankans a win to remember.
Best Batsmen [Men’s Under 25] – Rian Botha (South Africa) – Scoring 86 Runs
Best Bowler [Men’s Under 25] – Madawa Warnapura (Sri Lanka) – 10/18
Player of the Final [Men’s Under 25] – Manoj – 20 runs, 4/-7 +27
Masters – Yalta Masters vs. SA Masters
The Men’s Masters final was concluded earlier today with the South African Masters team winning the title with a score of 82 runs as opposed to the Sri Lankan Masters teams’ score of 68. The Sri Lankans took the bat first. Nishantha Saranasekera and Mahesh came in to bat second putting up an aggressive 29 runs at the end of their allotted overs. The South Africans came back destructively to limit the next SL pair ThiranThenabadu and Shammika Meegahapola to an aggregate score of -8 runs, capturing 6 wickets for -30 runs. As a result the score was brought down to 39 runs at the 12 over stage. The final SL pair Susantha De Mel and SarathRupasinghe were able to put up 29 runs on the board, taking their team to a formidable 69 run total at the end of the 16 overs.
The SF Masters took off to an aggressive start with the opening pair scoring a partnership of 29 runs. The second pair Andries Vermuulen and Japie Knoetze took the match away from the SL Masters putting up the highest partnership of the match with 40 runs. Even though the third pair was restricted to -3 runs, with 5 wickets for -30 runs, the South Africans cruised to take on the title at the end of the match.
Best Batsmen [Masters] – Thiran Thenabadu (Sri Lanka) – Scoring 43 Runs
Best Bowler [Masters] – Ian Taylor (South Africa) – 9/21
Player of the Final [Masters] – Andries Vermuulen- 29 runs, 1/14 +15
Ladies Open – SL Open Ladies vs. SA Ladies Open
The Ladies open Final was concluded with theSA Ladies open winning the title convincingly with a mammoth score of 109 runs as opposed to the SL Open Ladiesteams’ score of 25.
The SL Ladies took the bat first. The South Africans played impressive limiting the Lankans by aggressive bowling coupled with athletic fielding. The highest pairing Sri Lankan duo was Lorrain Mosses and Pujanee Prasadika, putting up a partnership of 18 runs.
The South Africans continued to dominate the game, with all their batswomen putting up runs on the board, to take their team to a colossal win over the Sri Lankans.
Best Batsmen [Ladies Open] – ElriessaTheuhissen (South Africa) – 88 runs
Best Bowler [Ladies Open] –ElriessaTheuhissen (South Africa) – 11 for -17
Player of the Final [Ladies Open] – Sonya Schaltz(South Africa) – 15 runs, 3/-8, +23
Ladies Over ‘30’ – Austasia Diva’s vs. SA Ladies over ‘30’
The Ladies over ‘30’ Final was concluded yesterday (27th) with theSA Ladies over ‘30’ team winning the title convincingly with aepic score of 125 runs as opposed to the Austasia Diva’s score of 54.
Best Batsmen [Masters] –NiluMendis (Sri Lanka) – 75 runs
Best Bowler [Masters] –Jane Le Grange (South Africa) – 9 for -6
Player of the Final [Masters] –Yolanda Cornelius (South Africa) – 24 runs, 3/-5, +29
