Southern Province will meet Western Province South in the final of the Super Under 19 Provincial Limited overs Cricket tournament 2017 at R. Premadasa International Cricket stadium Colombo today (7).
This tournament is conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket. Southern Province advanced to the semi final from group ‘B’ was runner-up with 3 wins. They beat North Central, WP , Central and Eastern in the first round and lost to WP North. Southern Province and beat North Western Province by 42 runs according D/L system in the semi final.
Western Province South advanced to the semi final from group ‘A’. WP South was runner-up with 3 wins beating Uva, Central and Northern in first round and lost to North Western.. Western Province South they beat Western Province North by 130 runs in the semifinal.
Dhananajaya Lakshan will lead Southern Province and Ravindu Sanjana will be his deputy while Nipun Deshan will skipper Western Province South and Tharusha Fernando will be the vice captain.
Teams.
Southern Provnce: (from) Dhananjaya Lakshan (Captain- Richmond Galle), Ravindu Sanjana (vice captain -St. Aloysius Galle), Avindu Theekshana (Richmond Galle), Raveen Yasas (Devapathiraja Rathgama), Dilum Sudeera (Karandeniya Central), Hansika Welihinda (Mahinda Galle), Dimuth Sandaruwan (Karandeniya Central), RavishkaWijesiri (Richmond Galle), Thaveesha Abhishek (Richmond ), Sandun Mendis(Richmond), Reshan Kavinda (Mahinda ), K.K. Kevin (Mahinda ),Kavindu Ediriweera (Mahinda ), Sasith Manuranga (Rahula Matara), RavinduRashantha (Dharmasoka), Thisara Dilshan (Devapathiraja ),Kavindu Shohan (Sri Devananda ), Hasitha Rajapaksha (Manager), Y.Nishantha Kumara (Schools Representative, MIC – Devapathiraja ),Bradman Ediriweera (Provincial Coach), Niel Kamal (District coach), Janaka Edirisinghe (Physio), P.I.W. Jayasekara (Coordinator)
Western Province South: (from) Nipun Deshan (Captain - Sri Sumangala Panadura), Tharusha Fernando (St. Sebastian’sMoratuwa), Nishan Madhushka (Moratu Vidyalaya), Kamil Mishara (MahanamaPanadura), Tashik Perera (St.Sebastian’s), Nuwanindu Fernando (St.Sebastian’sMoratuwa), Avindu Fernando (Prince of Wales ), Sanoj Darshika (Princeof Wales ), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa, Kalutara), Ashan Dilhara (St.John’s Panadura), Shehan Dilshan (Wadduwa Central), Chamod Sandaru (Piliyandala Central), Kavindu Umayanga (Holly Cross ), Poorna Prabath (Sripali Horana), Avishka Lakshan (Kalutara V.), Inshaka Maduvinda (KalutaraV), Hiran Gunasekara (Manager), Upul Gunathilake (School Representative, MIC – St. John’s College Panadura), Niroshan Bandarathilake(Provincial Coach), Ajith Weerasinghe (District Coach), Lasith Chaminda(District Coach), Chaminda Jayasinghe (District Coach), Wasantha Wijesooriya (District Coach), Sanjeewa Gamage (Physio) (YK)