Lyceum Nugegoda defends U-13 cricket title beating Wattala counterparts
View(s):Defending champions Lyceum International School Nugegoda retained their championship at the Inter-International Schools Under-13 Cricket Tournament organised by Lyceum International School Wattala.
Lyceum Nugegoda defeated Leeds International School by 10 wickets in the quarter-finals to reach semi-finals and they have defeated Lyceum Ratnapura by 8 wickets to reach finals. They met Lyceum Wattala at the finals played at Lyceum International School ground in Wattala.
In the crucial game Lyceum Nugegoda skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. They made 204 for the loss of nine wicket with Senura Fonseka (43), Jason Cruse (44) and Lashawn de Mel (36). In reply Lyceum Wattala made only 97, leaving Lyceum Nugegoda victorious by 107 runs.
Lyceum Nugegoda bowlers did extremely well at the finals. Joshua Suppiah led the bowling attack by taking 3 for 31 and well contributed by Gaveshka Lakshan 2 for 14, Senura Fonseka (1 for 16) and Hemaka Gunasekara (1-21) contributed with their bats. Joshua Suppiah won the man-of the-match award together and also went on to clinch the best bowler’s awards respecttively. Lashawn de Mel was awarded with Best bilder of the tournament.
The team coached by Ravindra Weligoda and Mihiran Wickramasinghe while the teacher in cage was. Prasad Jeewantha.- NA
Lyceum Nugegoda Cricket Squad : Lashawn de Mel (Captain), Gaveshka Lakshan, Jason Cruse, Hemaka Gunasekera, Joshua Suppiah, Raveen Weeraratne, Saddiv Welihinda, Dhanuka Gurusinghe, Ishan Rahman, Danal Seneviratne, Danuja Aluwihare, Senuka Herath, Senura Hansaja, Sadushka Senarath, Sithija Kesara, Yukthila Chandrasekara, Thinal Pethiyagoda, Chanode Dewhan, Ometh De Silva.