Sri Lanka win six matches but misses out on tournament victory

Sri Lanka blind cricketers had a somewhat successful tournament in the World Cup. Sri Lanka beat South Africa, Nepal, Australia, Bangladesh, England and West Indies, but lost to India and Pakistan.India emerged champions beating Pakistan. India beat Pakistan in the final. Chandana Desapriya turned out to be the star in the Sri Lanka team, scoring two centuries and three half-centuries. Sri Lanka skipper Chandana Kumara Suriyarachchi scored two half-centuries and was picked as 'Man of the Match' in another game.India won the World Cup for the first time. Since the inception of the tournament.

Sri Lanka skipper Chandana Suriyarachchi scored two half centuries, Chandana Deshapriya was Man of the Match on two occasions and was picked as 'Man of the Match' in the game against the West Indeis.Dimuthu Ravindra was picked Man of the Match in the game against Nepal and R. Madushanker was Man of the match in the game against Bangladesh.

Besides the players, there were some officials who worked tirelessly during the tournament. Lal Dhammika Seneviratne officiated as umpire at several matches. D.S.K. Athulathmudali was match referee. The coach of the Sri Lanka team was Jagath Rajapaksa while Nobert Silva was the Manager. The Acting President of the Association U. Priyantha co-ordinated all the activities very effectively in Sri Lanka.