Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga raises his bat after completing a century during the first match of the Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, yesterday. Sri Lanka made 302 for 8 wickets in their 50 overs. Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar elected to field after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the opening qualifying match of the Champions Trophy tournament. (AFP)

Nalanda cricketer Gihan Rupasinghe is obviously jubilant with the trophies that he won at the Observer-Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All Island and was also picked as the Best Allrounder. picture by Kavindra Perera.