Sri Lanka News Round-up (11 Dec 1997)

Thursday 11, December 1997

Sports in brief

Daily News

Washed off

Sri Lanka's opening match of the 1997 Women's World Cup tournament against India was washed off by rain in Gauhati. The two teams will be awarded three points.

Sri Lanka's next match of the tournament, played for the Hero Honda trophy, will be against the West Indies in New Delhi today.

Negombo CC 2 wins

Negombo Cricket Club registered two victories in their division three Gampaha District Cricket tournament match played recently.

Beat Sun S.C. by 73 runs

Mervan Fernando excelled for Negombo C.C. captured 4 wickets for 21 runs and Rahim Dole top scored with an unbeaten 48 runs.

Negombo C.C. 214 for 6. (Rahim Dole 48 n.o., Ashoka Jayamanne 42, Achala Jayalath 30, Lioyd Croos 22, N. Lethuman 3 for 41, P. Selliah 3 for 21).

Sun S.C. all out 151. (M. Shibly 36, N. Lethuman 22 n.o., Mevan Fernando 4 for 21).

Beat Negombo Moors by 9 wickets

L. Victor of Negombo C.C. captured 4 wickets for 23 runs and Kasun Bulathsinghe top scored with an unbeaten 58 runs.

Negombo Moors all out 116. (M. Rishan 26, M. Zulfi 27, L. Victor 4 for 23).

Negombo C.C. 118 for 1. (Kasun Bulathsinghe 58 n.o., Achala Jayalath 30).

Tea Board beat Kelaniya University

A superb spell of 6 for 36 off seven overs including a hat-trick by Gamini Mallikarachchi guided Sri Lanka Tea Board to a 20-run win over university of Kelaniya in a Group `A' match of the Nationalised Services `E' Division limited-over tournament match at University grounds.

In reply to Tea Board's 171 all out, Kelaniya University team was shot out for 151.

Tea Board 171 all out (P. D. S. Alwis 30, B. K. R. Asokalal 40, L. G. Munasinghe 22, R. R. Nelson 2 for 25 in 7 overs).

University of Kelaniya 151 all out (S. Fernando 58 n.o., R. Wijesundara 25, Manampitiya 22, S. Gamage 3 for 23 in eight overs, G. S. Mallikarachchi 6 for 36 in seven overs).

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)