Grand Park Arena hosts Inter House Cricket Tournament
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Champions - GPA Gladiators
Grand Park Arena (GPA) hosted an Inter-House Cricket Tournament, in commemoration of its first year anniversary with the participation of four teams. The teams were GPA Vikings, GPA Gladiators, GPA Kings and GPA Warriors.
After the preliminary round matches, held over seven days, GPA Warriors and GPA Gladiators reached the finals at the Piliyandala Central College ground, with GPA Gladiators winning the title.
Shanil Perera of GPA Warriors was adjudged player of the tournament, while the title for best fielder was awarded to Thivisha Perera. Chelan Weerasinghe won the award for the best bowler while Kevin Gunaseela emerged the best batsman. The award for the best upcoming young cricketer was won by Inura Aken of GPA Vikings. All matches were played as 30-over per side games.
Grand Park Arenaisa is a state-of-the-art, modern indoor and outdoor sports complex located in the heart of the Piliyandala town.
Driven by their motto ‘Train Hard, Win Easy’, GPA is dedicated to champions who believe in the impossible. The facility opened doors on January 20 last year and has since been patronised by at least seven Division I Clubs, six Division III clubs, three schools, four cricket academies, nine Mercantile teams, two state service teams and four professional associations. The GPA Cricket Academy was launched on March 6, 2021 and attracted over 90 students in a span of 11 months.
Results:
Final: Gladiators beat Warriors by 6 wickets
Warriors 210 for 3 (28) (Kevin Gunaseela 66, Shanil Perera 60)
Gladiators 211 for 4 (27.4) (Yehen Anawaratnam 66, Kushen Perera 29)
Player of the Match: Yehen Anawaratnam
Preliminary Round:
Warriors beat Vikings by 41 runs
Warriors 220 for 5 (30) (Kevin Gunaseela 31n.o, Shanil Perera 31n.o, Chelan Weerasinghe22n.o, Gavin Sanuka 2/37)
Vikings 179 all out (26.4) (Kaveesha Nethsara 29, Shanil Perera 3/29)
Player of the Match: Shanil Perera
Gladiators beat Kings by 2 wickets
Kings 205 for 7 (30) (Nethun Vithanage 30n.o, Aken Ubayasiri 24n.o, Vinuka Perera 3/17)
Gladiators 208 for 8 (29) (Yehen Anawaratnam 30n.o, Kushen Perera 30n.o, Nadula 2/18, Nethun Vithanage 2/19)
Player of the Match: Kushen Perera
Gladiators beat Vikings by 13 runs
Gladiators 209 for 7 (30) (Yehen Anawaratnam 32n.o, Kushen Perera 23n.o, Senan Gunawardena 24, Gavin Sanuka 2/15, Hansaka Perera 2/25)
Vikings 196 all out (29) (Thaveesha Nethsara 30n.o, Hansaka Perera 33n.o, Duleen Hiruka 32n.o, Shawn Fernando 2/3)
Player of the Match: Duleen Hiruka
Warriors beat Kings by 8 wickets
Kings 152 all out (22) (Nethran 42n.o, Aken Ubayasiri 24, Chelan Weerasinghe 3/19, Shanil Perera 2/20)
Warriors 153 for 2 (19) (Kevin Gunaseela 31n.o, Shanil Perera 32n.o, Chelan Weerasinghe 32n.o)
Player of the Match: Chelan Weerasinghe
Vikings beat Kings by 100 runs
Vikings 252 for 2 (30) (Hansaka Perera 135n.o, Chamesh Gunawardena 20n.o)
Kings 152 all out (26) (Rojver Cooray 31, Gavin Sanuka 2/1, Hansaka Perera 2/23, Roven Chalin 2/20)
Player of the Match: Hansaka Perera
Shanil Perera - Player of the Tournament
Inura Aken - Best Upcoming Young Cricketer
Yehen Anawaratnam - Player of the Final