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Bens, Wesley clash for Cartman Cup on Friday and Saturday
St. Benedict’s College will meet Wesley College in their annual Cartman Cup Under 19 cricket encounter on Friday and Saturday at Campbell Park.
Last week the two schools announced that the teams will also meet in a limited overs encounter for the Luke Shield. Both matches will be organised and hosted by the Bens-Wesley Joint Committee under the patronage of the two schools. The trophies are named after two famous Principals of St. Benedict’s College and Wesley College. Cartman Cup has been named in memory of former Principal of Wesley College Rev. James Cartman and Luke Shield is in memory of former Director of St. Benedict’s College Rev. Bro. Luke Gregory FSC.
Bens are led by fourth year coloursman and wicketkeeper batsman Pasan Suwahas. He scored 150 runs against S. Thomas’ in their 50 over tournament encounter, which the Bens won at Kotahena. Benedictines also in the same tournament had the better of St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa and prior to that beat St. Anne’s College Kurunegala in their traditional two day encounter.
Other seniors in the side are batting all rounder fourth year coloursman Ashen de Zoysa, third year coloursman Yohan Soyza, bowling all rounder Sachin Senannayake and fast bowler Aneesha Madumalka. Left arm spinner Chamath Chaturiya and young batting prodigy Sharujan Shanmuganathan are the players to watch out for.
The two captains, Pasan Suwahas (left – St. Benedict’s) and Sahil Dias (Wesley) with the two trophies in the background.
Wesley are captained by fifth year coloursman and all rounder Sahil Dias. Sahil already has a century under his name against S. Thomas’ College. Anudith Wickramasinghe (V. Capt.), Semila Liyanage, Tilshan Senanayake and Rakith Fernando are the fourth year coloursmen of the side. Wesley College enjoyed early success this year when they beat S. Thomas’ College after 50 years. You can expect Wesleyites to come hard in this year’s annual encounters.
The teams first met on a cricket pitch more than a century ago in 1896 and the encounter celebrates this 126 year legacy. The two-day encounter for the Cartman Cup will be played at Campbell Park, while the one-day encounter for the Luke Shield will be played on April 2, at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium.
The Joint Committee has made arrangements for crowds to be present at both the two-day Cartman Cup encounter and the one-day Luke Shield encounter.
In addition to this, both matches will be telecast live on TV 1.
Further, both encounters will be live streamed through Quadrangle’s YouTube channel, a popular schools focused digital platform. As this encounter celebrates the sporting histories of the two schools and their shared bonds of brotherhood, the Joint Committee, together with the two schools, have made arrangements to attract students both past and present to witness this encounter live, online, or through the live telecast so that they can be a part of this celebration from anywhere in the world.
The Sri Lanka women’s volleyball team, powered by Dialog Axiata is set to depart the country today to compete in the 2026 Central Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship, which will be held from 22 to 29 May with the participation of eight nations from across the region.
The tournament will be played in two preliminary groups, with the Sri Lankan side, captained by Ashani Chamodika, drawn in Group ‘B’ alongside Kazakhstan, Iran and Bangladesh. Group ‘A’ will feature India, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives and hosts Nepal.
Sri Lanka Head Coach Amila Wijepala believes the team is well prepared to face the challenge despite being drawn in a highly competitive group.
“Our group is comparatively more challenging than Group ‘A’. Kazakhstan recently secured third place at the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship after defeating China, making them our toughest challenge. We are confident of overcoming Bangladesh, while I also believe our players possess the ability to defeat Iran. Our objective is to win at least two matches and qualify for the semi-finals,” he said.
Vice President of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation, Mahinda Bandara, expressed confidence in the squad and praised the players for their commitment during the preparation period.
“We are fielding a very strong side for this tournament. The players have undergone close to two months of residential training at the Watupitiwala Indoor Stadium. We are grateful to the Ministry of Sports for its invaluable assistance in facilitating this tour. We also sincerely appreciate the continued sponsorship and commitment shown by Dialog Axiata towards Sri Lanka’s national sport and this international campaign,” he said.
The Sri Lanka squad for the Central Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship includes high-ball hitters Dilukshi Harshani, Nimeshika Sewwandi, Preethika Pramodani, Timi Mary, Arana Sanjeewani and Shalu Thilakshana. Short-ball hitters are Sanjeewani Karunaratne, Dilki Nethsara, Sesandi Ruwanya and Piumi Bhashini.
Naduni Nimansala and Kavindi Asanthika will serve as liberos, while captain Ashani Chamodika and Dilki Charuka have been named as setters.
The support staff includes Head Coach Amila Wijepala, Assistant Coach Udaya Rukmal, Trainer Upendra Perera, Women’s Team Officer Renuka Nilmini and Team Manager Mahesh Kariyawasam.
15TH STAFFORD MOTORS – MCA G DIVISION T20 LEAGUE CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Dayan Indunil starred with both bat and ball [86 off 48 balls and 4-10 in 4 overs] to power Brandix Apparel to a 70 run win over Stafford Motors at the Nalanda College grounds on Sunday [17] and qualify for the final of the Stafford Motors sponsored MCA G division T20 cricket tournament.
Invited to bat first on a cloudy day, Brandix were 108/1 at the halfway stage of their innings but were unable to keep up the run rate after the fall of the second wicket and were bowled out for 151. Chasing 152 to qualify for the final, Stafford Motors fell victim to the Brandix bowlers led by Dayan Indunil and Sampath Jayalath and were bowled out for 81 runs in 14.3 overs.
Brandix will meet Maliban Biscuits ‘B’ at the MCA ground next Sunday for the final.
Brief scores:
Brandix Apparel
151/10 in 19.1 overs [Dayan Indunil 86, Sampath Jayalath 14, Sasitha Ashan 13; Janith Maduwantha 3-29, Shanaka Sampath 2-25, Vihanga Malith 1-36, Sanjaya Fernando 1-17, Asanka Kumarage 3-20]
Stafford Motors
81/10 in 14.3 overs [Gajindu Yasas 24, Vihanga Malith 10, Vishwa Rajapaksha 27; Janaka Weerapokuna 1-20, Dayan Indunil 4-10, Sampath Jayalath 3-18, Akila Dhanuddara 2-14]
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