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HNB Millennium Trophy winner Thusith Wijesinghe receiving his award from HNB Managing Director/CEO, Jonathan Alles (L), and RCGC Captain, Dr. Rohitha Silva (R).

12th HNB Millennium Trophy Golf Tournament

The HNB Millennium Trophy and the HNB Stableford Golf Tournament, one of Sri Lanka’s premier golfing events for enthusiasts and loyal HNB customers, concluded in grand style at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), marking its 12th year of successful partnership between HNB and the RCGC.

Sponsored by one of Sri Lanka’s leading private sector banks and facilitated by the RCGC the tournament was open to all members of the club and HNB customers, and attracted an unprecedented participation of over 225 players.

Thusith Wijesinghe with a Nett score of 62 over the two days was crowned the champion of the HNB Millennium Trophy while Kashav Algama emerged the Runner-Up. Ladies Silver Division Winner, Dinuka Boralessa emerged as champion of the HNB Stableford Tournament.

Addressing a sizeable gathering at the tournament’s prize-giving ceremony, HNB DGM – Retail and SME Banking, stated: “This is a proud moment for both HNB and RCGC to celebrate the return of the Millennium Trophy Golf Tournament after a lapse of three years due to COVID. Through the past 12 iterations of the tournament, the relationship we have built is tremendous, and we will continue to support the trophy through its coming editions as well.

Speaking on behalf of the RCGC, Captain Dr. Rohitha Silva said “We are proud to have successfully held the Millennium Trophy Golf Tournament after a three-year hiatus, for our 23rd year, and foresee many more with the trust of HNB. At RCGC we not just play golf, but build relationships that extend to our workplaces, businesses, and even to our social and family lives.”

Suresh Subramanium and Noordeen Sethwala emerged as winner and runner-up, respectively, in the HNB Customer – Best Nett Score category, while Lalith Pinto clinched the Masters Division championship with 42 points, followed closely by Reyaz Mihular with 41 points. Chandra Ediriweera won the Senior Division with a score of 38 points, beating the runner-up Kumar Boralessa who scored 34 points. Sachin De Silva was awarded the Best Gross Score title with a Nett score of 72, narrowly edging out Noordeen Sethwala who was named the Runner-Up with a Nett score of 73. In the women’s competitions, Kalyani Ranasinghe was awarded winner of the Bronze Division, with a net score of 40 points.



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Asalanka’s ton and Theekshana’s four, down Australia

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Charith Asalanka scored 127 out of Sri Lanka's 214 [Cricinfo]

A captain’s innings of 127 off 126 balls by Charith Aslanka and a four wicket haul by Maheesh Theekshana helped Sri Lanka to defeat Australia in the first ODI played at the Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 214 in 46 overs [Charith Aslanka 127, Dunith Wellalage 30, Kusal Mendis 19; Spencer Johnson 2-44, Aaron Hardie 2-13, Sean Abott 3-61, Nathan Ellis 2-23] beat Australia 165 in 33.5 overs [Alex Careyb 41, Aaron Hardie 32, Sean Abott 20; Asitha Fernando 2-23, Maheesh Theekshana 4-40, Dunith Wellalage 2-33] by 49 runs

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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI against Australia

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando

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The board's chargesheet to Shanaka includes the allegation that first-class match referee Wendell Labrooy had been led to believe Shanaka had a concussion, in order to approve a substitute [Cricinfo]

Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct an inquiry over allegations that Dasun Shanaka left a first-class match in Colombo hours early, in order to play for the Dubai Capitals in the UAE that same evening  on February 2.

The board’s chargesheet to Shanaka includes the allegation that first-class match referee Wendell Labrooy had been led to believe Shanaka had a concussion, in order to approve a substitute. This is according to SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, who told ESPNcricinfo “SSC [Shanaka’s first-class club] would probably be conducting their own inquiry as well”.

Shanaka, however, told ESPNcricinfo that de Silva and others had been aware that he would have to leave the first-class match early. According to Shanaka, he had left the ground soon after being dismissed on the third morning of the the three-day match. He said he visited a doctor at a nearby hospital first, to inspect a blow to the neck he had sustained while playing a sweep shot that morning, and then headed off to Dubai to play that evening’s T20, after a separate physiotherapist had cleared him to play.

“SLC and the club knew I had to leave,” Shanaka said. “I only came back because there was a request from the SSC to play this first-class match. But my other team wanted me back, as I’d helped win two games for them earlier in the tournament.”

For SLC, however, exiting a league game early, particularly with suspect reasons, is problematic, not that it has yet been established if there actually was any pretense involved. The board CEO de Silva explained that while Lasith Malinga had also famously played a Mumbai Indians match and then broken records in a domestic match in a match at Pallekele the next day, Malinga had played until both those matches reached their conclusion.

On the surface, though, Shanaka’s looks like a spectacular cricketing feat. He had been among the three players called back from the ILT20 by the SSC for their fixture against Moors Sports Club in the Major League Tournament, as SSC strove to avoid relegation. Shanaka had played the first two days of this three-dayer, bowling 21 overs and taking a wicket in Moors’ innings, before finishing on 39 not out at the end of day two.

Day three is when the absconding is alleged to have occurred, but before he left, Shanaka crashed a further 84, hitting 123 off 87 balls in total, 88 of those runs coming in boundaries. Though SSC’s innings ended not long after he got out, Shanaka did not bowl an over in the next Moors innings (the third of the match), and played no further part in the game.

What is clear is that several hours later, he appeared for the Capitals in Dubai, and struck 34 off 12 at No. 5, helping his team to 217 against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. He didn’t bowl in the Knight Riders’ innings either, however.

Capitals would go on to win the ILT20,  Shanaka playing three further games for them. He has not appeared for SSC since February 2.

[Cricinfo]

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