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Buddhika and Dahamdi emerge amateur chess champions
Winners with officials and guests of honour.
Buddhika Amarasinghe (SJP Chess Club) and Dahamdi Sanudula (Museaus College) excelled at the Sri Lanka National Amateur Chess Championship 2020 concluded on Sunday.
The top seed of the open section, Buddika Amarasinghe scored eight points in nine games and conceded just a solitary defeat at the hands of first runner up Y. Jayaweera on his way to winning the championship along with Rs. 40,000.00.
Half-a-point behind him was Y. Jayaweera (Kandy YMCA Chess Club) and youngster Mohamed Nabil Nazir (Gateway College – Dehiwala) tied for the second place on 7.5 points. Ultimately Jayaweera came out on top by virtue of a superior performance in the tie break to walk home with the silver. Nabil settled for the bronze. Both receiving a shared cash award of Rs. 20,000.00.
In the women’s section, Dahamdi Sanudula emerged victorious as she remained unbeaten to score nine points. She was awarded the Trophy, gold medal and a cash award of Rs. 25,000.00.
Tharushi Sandeepani of Devi Balika Vidyalaya clinched the silver medal and a cash award of Rs. 15,000.00. She scored 7.5 points. Tharuli Vihasna Ranganath (Yoshida Shokanji International School) with 6.5 points was the second runner up. She received the bronze and Rs. 10,000.00.
Sri Lanka National Amateur Chess Championships was conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka for the players who are below the 2000 mark in FIDE ratings and players not bearing any FIDE titles greater than CM. The event was held from October 1 to 4 at the Sanhida Reception Hall on the Swiss System in nine rounds. A total of 170 players, 119 men and 51 women participated.
Up to 15 players from the open category and 10 from the women’s category walked home with cash prizes.
The Prize Distribution was held just after the event attended by Malith Akalanka, the Secretary and other officials of the CFSL.
Colombo Kaps defended 197 runs to win the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League by restricting Dambulla Sixers to 176/8 at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday [25] night.
SCORES:
Colombo Kaps 197/5 in 20 overs [Rubin Hermann 39, Sadeera Samarawickrema 16, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 12, Kamindu Mendis 88*, Ben McDermott 14, Janith Liyanage 17; Fazalhaq Farooki 1-41, Dushmantha Chameera 1-41, Ramesh Mendis 1-05, Gulabdin Naib 1-15]
Dambulla Sixers 176/8 in 20 overs [Pavan Rathnayake 50, Marques Ackerman 40, Gulabdin Naib 28, Maheesh Thhekshana 13; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-20, Wanuja Sahan 1-34, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-33, Malsha Tharupathi 1-26, Milan Rathnayake 1-26]
Kandy Royals’ bowlers led by Nuwan Thushara were able to defend their score of 165 to win the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League by defeating Galle Gallants by 11 runs at Dambulla on Saturday.
SCORES:
Kandy Royals 165/6 in 20 overs [Lahiru Udara 16, Dale Phillips 34, Wanidu Hasaranga 16, Moeen Ali 41, Angelo Mathews 28, Vijay Shankar 15; Pramod Madushan 2-41, Akif Javed 2-26, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2-36]
Galle Gallants 154/8 in 20 overs [Sam Harper 14, Charith Asalanka 14, Chamika Karunarathne 52, Dasun Shanaka 57*; Nuwan Thushara 3-33, Asitha Fernando 2-33, Moeen Ali 1-11, Wanidu Hasaranga 1-26]
Innovative Production Group (IPG), the tournament rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), in consultation with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), has terminated the franchise agreement with Sports Commune, which was granted franchise rights of the Jaffna Kings.
The termination follows the franchisee’s inability to fulfil its financial obligations under the terms of the franchise agreement. As a result, all rights relating to the Jaffna Kings franchise have reverted to IPG, which, together with Sri Lanka Cricket, has assumed full operational control of the team.
IPG confirms that the 6th edition of the LPL will proceed as scheduled and Jaffna Kings will continue to participate in the tournament under the same nomenclature, with no changes to the squad, tournament format, or match schedule.
To ensure the uninterrupted operation of the franchise, IPG and Sri Lanka Cricket have taken complete responsibility for all player, coaching staff, and support staff contracts. The organizers also confirm that all logistical arrangements for the team have been secured, ensuring the squad is intact for the tournament.
Furthermore, approximately 90% of all player and staff payments have already been completed, with the remaining payments to be settled in accordance with contractual commitments.
IPG and Sri Lanka Cricket remain committed to delivering a successful sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and transparency for players, teams, commercial partners, and fans.
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