A team of northern youth led by Navaratnam Navatheepan thrashed a team led by parliamentarian Sanath Jayasuriya and comprised of ministers Dallas Alahapperuma and Chandrasiri Gajadheera by nine wickets at a softball cricket match played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara last Saturday (10).
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| Sanath Jayasuriya leads his vanquished Ministerial XI back losing by nine wickets |
Navatheepan would never have dreamt that he could claim the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya for 15 runs and Minister Chandrasiri Gajadheera for a duck! Vimalanandan Vinod sent Dallas Alahapperuma to the pavilion for just three runs.
The cricket match was possible thanks to the ministers of Prison Reforms and Rehabilitation and Youth Affairs and Skills Development who jointly hosted a group of 500 northern youth on a tour to the southern province last weekend. Anthony Edward Alvin thrashed the southern politicians for an unbeaten 34 comprising of four sixes and a boundary to see the visitors win by nine wickets with three overs to spare.
Ministers XI 63 for 6 wickets (10) (Sanath Jayasuriya 15, Weerasumana Weerasinghe 11, Manjula 10, Dallas Alahapperuma 3, Navaratnam Navatheepan 2/21)
Northern Youth 64 for 1 wicket (7) (Anthony Edward Alvin 34 n.o., Selvanadan Ainkaran 15 n.o., Vimalanandan Vinod 10, Weerasumana Weerasinghe 1/15) |
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