Pallekele Stadium geared up for World T20 tourney

by Upananda JAYASUNDERA- Kandy Sports Special Corr.

The Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota is getting ready to stage the first ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on Tuesday September 18. The first match to be played at the Pallekele International Stadium will be between Pakistan and New Zealand will be on September 23.

Then the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played on September 25 will also be at Pallekele. There will be more matches at Pallekele on September 27, September 29 and October 1. Kandy is very busy making preparations for this important tournament and Sri Lanka Cricket will get the services of around 350 volunteers to see that everything moves smoothly during the matches. A seminar has already been held to brief the volunteers about the arrangements for the matches.

A committee comprising Anura de Silva - Assistant Manager programmes, Janaka Pathirana - Venue Manager Volunteer, Roland Perera (Manager Logistics), Brian Amunugama (Retd SSP), and Inspector of Police Gamini Meegammana had a seminar and planned out the arrangements for the matches. Another seminar for the volunteers will be held soon before the teams come to Sri Lanka Kandy District Cricket Association members too will be enlisted to serve on the committee.