Colombo North Are Unbeaten Champs
SLC Sri Lanka Youth League ( Under 17 ) Championship 2023 – Maitland Place ( NCC ), Colombo – Final
Kandy put into bat, 155 all out ( 37.3 Overs ) Wathila Udara 41, Januka Rathnayake 31, Lakvin Abeysinghe 31, Extras 17 – Januka Rathnayake / Kavija Gamage 29 runs for the 03rd wicket, Januka Rathnayake / Wathila Udara 53 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 56 runs – Sethru Fernando 5 / 25, Kaveesha Mendis 2 / 37, Denura Demansith 03 victims & 01 run out assist.
Colombo North in reply, 93 / 1 – ( 21 Overs ) Thanuja Rajapksha 28, Kenath Liyanage 24no, Denura Demansith 24no, Extras 12 – Thanuja Rajapaksha / Kenath Liyanage 44 run opening stand, Kenath Liyanage / Denura Demansith 49 runs unbroken for the 02nd wicket – Charuka Ekanayake 1 / 18.
Player of the Final : Sethru Fernando – Colombo North
Best Bowler :
Jayavi Liyanagama – Kandy
Dulnith Sigera – Colombo North
Best Batter : Kavija Gamage – Kandy
Player of the Tournament :
Vishva Supun – Galle
Runners Up : Kandy
Captain : Kavija Gamage
Mentor : Amila Pinnaduwa
Coach : Harsha Edirisooriya
Assistant Coach : P K Anver Deen
Manager : Pasupathy Ganeshkumar
Champions : Colombo North
Captain : Samidu Maduranga
Mentor : Duminda Perera
Coach : Chandana Samarasinghe
Assistant Coach : Vipula Sittamige
Manager : Jaliya Jayantha
The match commenced after a late start, due to rain in the morning – reduced to 40 overs a side. It was further reduced to a 30 overs a side affair due to rain before the Colombo North reply innings commenced. The game was suspended due to bad light.
05 teams 11 matches
Preliminary Stage
21st August : Maitland Crescent ( CCC )
Colombo North 160 / 2 – ( 23.5 ) beat Colombo South 159 all out – ( 42 ) by 08 wickets
Braybrooke Place ( Moors )
Kandy 294 / 7 – ( 50 ) beat Galle 191 all out – ( 38.2 ) by 103 runs
22nd August :
Maitland Crescent ( CCC )
Colombo North 138 all out – ( 40.1 ) beat Kandy 121 all out – ( 39.2 ) by 17 runs
Maitland Place ( SSC )
Colombo South 147 all out – ( 40.1 ) beat Dambulla 137 all out – ( 36.1 ) by 10 runs
24th August : Maitland Crescent ( CCC )
Galle 209 / 8 – ( 43.3 ) beat Dambulla 208 all out – ( 49.4 ) by 02 wickets
Maitland Place ( SSC )
Kandy 205 / 6 – ( 41.5 ) beat Colombo South 203 all out – ( 46.5 ) by 04 wickets
25th August : Braybrooke Place ( Moors )
Colombo North 117 / 3 – ( 26.5 ) beat Galle 116 all out – ( 31.3 ) by 07 wickets
Reid Avenue ( Bloomfield )
Kandy 103 / 5 – ( 24 Overs ) beat Dambulla 102 all out – ( 21.3 ) by 05 wickets
27th August : Reid Avenue ( Bloomfield )
Galle 221 / 5 – ( 30.3 ) beat Colombo South 217 all out – ( 49.5 ) by 05 wickets
Braybrooke Place ( Moors )
Colombo North 201 / 8 – ( 50 ), Dambulla 58 / 4 – ( 17.3 ) : Match abandoned as Colombo North players fell ill.
Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy SLC Media