Inaugural Red Bull Campus Women’s Cricket kicks off
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The inaugural Red Bull Campus Cricket Women’s Championship kicked off last Wednesday at the Thurstan ground on Colombo. Four teams are in contention in the first ever competition namely Esoft Metro Campus, National Youth Corps, Sky Academy and Wadduwa Central College.
The matches are scheduled from Wednesday through the weekend with a game scheduled on each day. with teams vying for glory at the Twenty20 championships. In the first game played on Wednesday Esoft Metro Campus beat Wadduwa Central by 4 wickets.
Batting first Wadduwa Central were skittled out for 65 in 17.5 overs with fast bowlers Nethmi Poorna taking 3 for 8 and Janadi Anali claiming 3 for 11. In response Esoft Metro Campus were 24 for the loss of 6 wickets in 10 overs when rain interrupted play and the winner was decided on better run rate.
Matches scheduled for the remaining days are between Wadduwa Central and Sky Cricket, National Youth Corps vs Wadduwa Central, with the final scheduled to be played between Esoft Metro Campus and Sky Cricket.
The Red Bull Campus Cricket is a T20 tournament organised for university students, providing a platform for youngsters to pursue
their sporting dreams while also not having to sacrifice their education.
Having been launched in 2012, the tournament has seen many players who went on to represent their national teams compete in the nine previous editions of the Men’s Tournament. This year, Red Bull hopes, by organising a Women’s Championship for the very first time, that they may promote the sport further and bring much needed excitement and attention to the women’s game in Sri Lanka. This is also the first stage in Red Bull’s plans to conduct a World Finals as well.
This project is part of Red Bull’s long standing commitment to providing a platform for young and aspiring female cricketing talent, thereby Red Bull will provide the similar opportunities to aspiring professionals.
Red Bull athlete and
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team captain Chamari Athapaththu has been a vocal advocate for the growth of women’s sport in the island. Her movement #BigGirlsCan which was addressing barriers faced by sportswomen was an inspiration and Red Bull Campus Cricket Women’s edition is an amalgamation of what she initiated.
Esoft Metro Campus
Wadduwa Central