‘AS EVRY’ team which features several Sri Lankans emerged champions of France Cricket League – Regional T20 championship as they defeated ‘UIF EVRY’ team in the final of the tournament worked off yesterday (25th).
‘UIF EVRY’ team batted first and posted 139 runs for 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. ‘AS EVRY’ team chased down the target in 18.5 overs losing only 4 wickets. The skipper of ‘AS EVRY’ team Deshan Jayasinghe played a match-winning knock scoring 55 runs off 30 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Mahesh Kumara of ‘AS EVRY’ team a product of Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda became the top run-scorer of the tournament scoring 241 runs in 6 innings.
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Tharanga Prasad, another Sri Lankan from Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda secured fourth place in the top-run getters chart scoring 211 runs in 6 innings.
Meanwhile, Roshan Pradeep a past pupil of Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda picked up 9 wickets in 4 innings securing 7th place among the top wicket-takers of the tournament. Pradeep’s best bowling figures stand as 4 wickets for 20 runs.
Prasad who impressed with the bat has been exceptional on the field as he managed to hold onto 9 catches leading the chart for the most catches of the tournament. Dulan Perera, a product of St. Thomas College, Matara was also impressive on the field where he caught 7 catches and effected a stumping reaching second place on the chart for the most catches.
Sri Lankan team reaches the final of the France Cricket League
The tournament organized annually featured 18 teams under three groups.
GROUP A – AULNAY, TUSKERS ASNIERES, USCA, FRANCE STAR, SARCELLES, BENGAL TIGERS
GROUP B – DREUX, PARIS KNIGHT RIDERS, ROYALS 94, COLOMBES, UIF EVRY, FRANCE GYMKHANA
GROUP C – VIPERS GRIGNY, FRIENDS CLUB AUBERVILLIERS, VILLIERS LE BEL, FRANCILIEN, RISING STARS AUBERVILLIERS, AS EVRY
‘AS EVRY’ team which emerged champions of the tournament features several Sri Lankans.
‘AS EVRY’ Team – Deshan Jayasinghe (Captain), Mahesh Kumara, Tharanga Prasad, Roshan Pradeep, Dulan Perera, Sidath Priyantha, M. Dinesh, Amanda Nirmal, Trevin Keller, Pasindu Tharaka, Russel Bernard, Malith Hasintha
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