Eastern Leopards bt Elite Western Warriors by 13 runs in a low scoring but keenly contested encounter – Squads for upcoming Indoor Cricket World Cup in Colombo also announced
CICA ELITE WARRIORS Indoor Cricket National Championship 2025 – U Pro Colombo Courts, Thalawathugoda, Colombo District, Western Province – Knockout Stage – Final
Elite Western Warriors put into bat, 56 ( 01 Skin ) Kaushalya Thennakoon 12, Naveen Vaas 11, Chandima Lakshan 10. Best Skins : 20 runs ( 01st Pair ) – Lakmal Wijeratne / Kaushalya Thennakoon, 15 runs ( 02nd Pair ) – Kolitha Hapuaarachchi / Hirusha Piumal, 15 runs ( 04th Pair ) – Chandima Lakshan / Pesandu Weerasinghe. Muditha Dissanayake 4 / -14, Rusanda Gamage 3 / 00, Kasun Kavinda 2 / 12.
Eastern Leopards 69 ( 03 Skins ) Muditha Dissanayake 17, Maanasa Madhubaashana 13, Kasun Kavinda 12, Neranjan Rajapakse 11, Kaven Pathirana 11. Best Skins : 24 runs ( 04th Pair ) – Kaven Pathirana / Maanasa Madhubaashana, 23 runs ( 02nd Pair ) – Neranjan Rajapakse / Kasun Kavinda, 22 runs ( 01st Pair ) – Muditha Dissanayake / Rusanda Gamage. Pesandu Weerasinghe 3 / 01, Naveen Vaas 2 / 04, Kaushalya Thennakoon 2 / 06, Chandima Lakshan 2 / 08.
Best Team Player of the Final : Kaushalya Thennakoon Elite Western Warriors
Game Changer of the Final : Maanasa Madhubaashana Eastern Leopards
Player of the Final : Muditha Dissanayake – Eastern Leopards
Emerging Player of the Tournament : Muditha Dissanayake Eastern Leopards
Best Batsman of the Tournament : Rusanda Gamage Eastern Leopards
Best Bowler of the Tournament : Chandima Lakshan Elite Westen Warriors
Most Valuable Player of the Tournament : Tharusha Amarasinghe Elite Western Warriors
Runners Up : Elite Western Warriors
Owners : Elite Warriors ( Dubai )
Manager : Russel Van Rooyan
Coach / Captain : Kolitha Hapuaarachchi
Champions : Eastern Leopards
Owner : Neranjan Rajapakse
Manager : Dhandika Weerasekera
Coach : Chryshantha Pieris
Captain : Muditha Dissanayake
06 Teams, 18 Matches, 07 Days, 01 Venue
Most Runs
122 : Rusanda Gamage – Eastern Leopards
118 : Muditha Dissanayake – Eastern Leopards
104 : Savindu Arandara – Southern Sharks
Best Batting
35 : Isuru Rajapaksha – North Western Vipers
32 : Arul Pragasan – Elite Western Warriors
30 : Rusanda Gamage – Eastern Leopards
Most Wickets
19 : Kasun Kavinda – Eastern Leopards
17 : Chandima Lakshan – Elite Western Warriors
12 : Suchira Malinda – Northern Knights
Best Bowling
5 / – 09 : Kasun Kavinda – Eastern Leopards
4 / – 15 : Omesh Harshan – Eastern Leopards
4 / – 14 : Muditha Dissanayake – Eastern Leopards
Highest Skins
51 runs ( 02nd Pair ) : Vinuda Liyanage / Arul Pragasan Central Kings
50 runs ( 02nd Pair ) : Isuru Rajapaksha / Vishwa Madhumalka North Western Vipers
47 runs ( 01st Pair ) : Muditha Dissanayake / Rusanda Gamage Eastern Leopards ( most consistent / successful batting pair of the tournament )
Highest Totals
131 : Central Kings ( 03 Skins ) vs Elite Western Warriors
128 : Northern Knights ( 02 Skins ) vs Central Kings
126 : Eastern Knights ( 03 Skins ) vs Southern Sharks
119 : Northern Knights ( 02 Skins ) vs Elite Western Warriors
Lowest Totals
14 : Southern Sharks ( 00 Skin ) vs Elite Western Warriors
35 : Northern Knights ( 00 Skin ) vs Elite Western Warriors
Report / Photos courtesy Priyantha Wickramanayake
This tournament was held especially to form pools to prepare for the upcoming WICF Indoor Cricket World Cup to be hosted by CICA in Sri Lanka, during September / October. Accordingly, a pool of 29 players for the Men’s Open ( National Team ) category & a pool of 22 players for the Under 22 Men’s category was announced after the awards presentation. Selections were made by Asela Pathirana, National Coach – Indoor Cricket, Sri Lanka.
The final was streamed live on LiveAction YOUTUBE & C Sports Network FACEBOOK PAGE by Roshantha Wasalathanthri & Pubudu Fernando.