Sri Lanka News Round-up (24 March 1999)

24 March 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Several files belonging to the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka have been removed by some of its officials on Sunday night.

According to reliable sources the disappearance of these files are in fear of the change of positions due to take place at the Board of Control for Cricket shortly.

The 'Island' and 'Divaina' newspapers today reported a totally distorted version of what I was made to understand to be a friendly chat the writer of the said article had with me. It is a fact that I became ill during the Asian Test Championship and that I have been medically advised to rest for a while in view of the fact that I have been playing cricket continuously for a long duration and especially in view of the forthcoming World Cup.

I wish to inform the cricket loving public that the writer who called me under the guise of inquiring about my health has quoted me totally out of context and in a manner calculated to make out that I have a dispute with the BCCSL and the selectors over my non-inclusion in the team participating in the Indian Tour.

The Lanka Women's XI snatched a seven wicket win over Netherlands in their first One-Day International at St. Thomas College Grounds, Mount Lavinia and dominated the game from the beginning. After winning the toss, they invited the Dutch team to play only to bundle them out for 84 runs in 47 overs with Rasanjali Silva leading the attack.

Netherlands: 84 all out in 47 Overs (Jiski Howord 18, Caroline Solomons 18, Rasanjali Silva 3 for 13, Chamani Seneviratne 2 for 19 Ramani Perera 2 for 6)

Sri Lanka Women's XI: 88 for 3 in 21.4 Overs (Hiruka Fernando 23, Champa Sugathadasa 22, Ramdaldo 2 for 24).

Umpires - Run De Leeun (Netherlands), D. N. Pathirana (Sri Lanka).

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