Unbeaten Airwomen Became The Premier League Champions 2011
6:51pm on Monday 15th August 2011
Sri Lanka Air Force women create SLAF history by winning the Premier League Cricket Division I Tournament 2011 at the Colts Cricket Grounds today (15th August 2011).
The tournament was organized by Sri Lanka Cricket Board. The unbeaten airwomen defeated Parlinks, Colts, Southern Ladies, Narammala Cricket Club and Colombo Cricket Club in the first round and qualified to play in the finals with Colombo Parlinks team.
In the finals, SLAF’s Chamari Senevirathna produced a magnificent spell capturing 4 wickets for 21 which restricted Parlinks to 129 runs for 8 wickets in their 50 overs. Nirosha Wickramasinghe and Chanika Nilukshi scored 44 runs and 38 runs respectively to offer a good target for the strong SLAF team to follow up.
In reply, the combined effort of Chamari Athapaththu (37 runs), Chamari Polgampola (35 runs not out) and Dhilani Manodara (35 runs not out) made it possible for the airwomen to pass the target in the 29th over with 7 wickets to spare. The Parlinks all-rounder, Chalika Nilukshi in addition to her batting performance attempted to control SLAF’s performance with a 3 wicket haul for 13 runs which was nevertheless insufficient for the task at hand.
Sri Lanka Air Force women’s team became the 2011 Premier League Division I Champions as an unbeaten team creating a historic event in the SLAF.
The Command Sports Officer, Air Commodore Harsha Fernando, Chairman SLAF Cricket Air Commodore Sanjaka Wijemanna, Secretary SLAF Cricket Wing Commander Migara Perera, Assistant Secretary SLAF Cricket Squadron Leader Suresh Jayasinghe, men and women of Air Force witnessed the event.
The tournament was organized by Sri Lanka Cricket Board. The unbeaten airwomen defeated Parlinks, Colts, Southern Ladies, Narammala Cricket Club and Colombo Cricket Club in the first round and qualified to play in the finals with Colombo Parlinks team.
In the finals, SLAF’s Chamari Senevirathna produced a magnificent spell capturing 4 wickets for 21 which restricted Parlinks to 129 runs for 8 wickets in their 50 overs. Nirosha Wickramasinghe and Chanika Nilukshi scored 44 runs and 38 runs respectively to offer a good target for the strong SLAF team to follow up.
In reply, the combined effort of Chamari Athapaththu (37 runs), Chamari Polgampola (35 runs not out) and Dhilani Manodara (35 runs not out) made it possible for the airwomen to pass the target in the 29th over with 7 wickets to spare. The Parlinks all-rounder, Chalika Nilukshi in addition to her batting performance attempted to control SLAF’s performance with a 3 wicket haul for 13 runs which was nevertheless insufficient for the task at hand.
Sri Lanka Air Force women’s team became the 2011 Premier League Division I Champions as an unbeaten team creating a historic event in the SLAF.
The Command Sports Officer, Air Commodore Harsha Fernando, Chairman SLAF Cricket Air Commodore Sanjaka Wijemanna, Secretary SLAF Cricket Wing Commander Migara Perera, Assistant Secretary SLAF Cricket Squadron Leader Suresh Jayasinghe, men and women of Air Force witnessed the event.
