Sri Lanka softball cricket team take on Ratnapura

Sri Lanka National softball cricket team will play a 30-over match against Ratnapura District cricket team on August 4 (today) starting at 9.30am at the Seevali grounds, Ratnapura.

The 20-member national softball cricket squad was selected from the Dialog Cup 30-over-match district level tournament organized by the Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Federation recently.

"This is the beginning of a softball cricket season as we have planned to hold a series of Twenty20 matches between the national team and each district team in the country," said President of the Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Federation, Deputy Health Minister Lalith Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka national softball cricket team (from): Asitha Ranawaka, RD Udayamal (Hambantota-Tangalle Sports Club), HA Sadath (Kalpitiya Irapsan Sports Club), Arun Prasad, Sama Romesh, Siyam Sundaram (Batticaloa Disco Sports Club), Lalith Samantha, Duminda Silva, Sajith Kumara (Kalutara Pothupitiya Youth Sports Club), DT Sampath, Asanka Weerasekara (Kurunegala-Pannala Galant Sports Club), Nuwan Pradeep, Randika Akalanka (Gampaha-Kurana Twins Sports Club), Janithi Priyankara, Tilina Samaratunga (Colombo South-Kaduwela Deepthi Sports Club)

Ratnapura District team: Gayan Chinthaka, Sampath Senadheera, Ian Daniel (Balangoda Sports Club), Harsha Jayasundara (Young Legals Sports Club), Mohan Raj, Chamara Janith Lakmal, Sri Lal Ponnamperuma (Kahawatte Sports Club), R Vishwanathan (Suri Sports Club), S Shashidaran, P Vigneshwaran (Sunshine Sports Club), Kamal Wijeratne, Saman Shantha (Rantharu Sports Club), Priyantha Weerawardena, A Dushmantha, AP Rafeek (Kahawatte Youth Sports Club), B Chimila (Y Max Sports Club).