The ‘A’ Division final in the Inter Regiment Cricket Tournament (50 overs), organized by the Army Cricket Committee got underway on 08 April 2021 at the “Muthukumaru” Stadium, Panagoda.
The Sappers cricket team was formed in the year 2013 with a majority of soft ball players and played for the Inter Regiment ‘B’ division where they could not register a single win. In the later years they developed rapidly and became the champions of ‘B’ division in year 2018. From year 2019 Sappers qualified to play Inter Regiment ‘A’ division tournament.
Ten Regimental teams where some of them consisted of national players vied for supremacy, beginning 23 August 2020 by meeting their rivals at “Muthukumaru” Army cricket ground at Panagoda, Sappers Cricket Stadium at Mattegoda and Sri Lanka Ordinance Corps International Cricket Stadium at Dombagoda.
Sri Lanka Engineering Corps (SLE) and Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) teams entered the final defeating Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment and Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment teams respectively.
In the final the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment won the toss and elected to bat first. Tight bowling and good fielding of Sappers restricted SLSR to 190 runs in 49.1 overs. Left arm leg spinner Sapper Hashan Sandeepana took 5 wickets for 38 runs, Lieutenant Omesh Vidyarathne took 2 wickets for 33 runs were the key bowlers to restrict SLSR batsmen
In replying the SLSR total the Sri Lanka Engineering Corps scored 191 runs in 44.4 overs losing only four wickets to notch up a grand victory in the SLE Cricket history.
Sapper Sithumina Ekanayake score 64 runs in 119 balls with one six and four fours. Sapper Heshan Hettiarachchi scored quick 35 runs off 25 balls with a six and three fours. :
Chief scores:
SLSR – 190 (49.1 overs): Lance Corporal Hemal Korathota 70, Rifleman Mayura Wijesinghe 29, Sapper Hashan Sandeepana 5/38, Lieutenant Mesh Vidyaratne 2/33.
SLE – 191/4 (44.4 overs): Sapper Sithumina Ekanayake 64*, Sapper Heshan Hettiarachchi 35*, Lieutenant Omesh Vidyarthne 29, Rifleman Mayura Wijesinghe 3/21,
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