Ceylon Lions Sports Club wins Sri Lankan Cricket League

Champion Ceylon Lions Sports Club team celebrating with the trophies

The Sri Lankan Cricket League, the Sri Lankan cricket brand of United Arab Emirates, held its third edition of the Sri Lanka Cricket League Championship recently at the Bataya Stadium in Dubai.

Ceylon Lions Sports Club, led by Ajmalsha Naseem, clinched the title for the first time with a 38-run victory over two-time champions Sinha Sports Club in the final.

They got off to a great start by defeating Sri Lankan Warriors Sports Club by 104 runs in the first match of the month - long tournament. But they lost to Sinha Sports Club in the second match.

However, they didn't loose hope about the final.

In the first round final match against Sri Lankan Sports Club they won by 11 runs and advanced to the final.

The first match

Ceylon Lions Sports Club 191/5 - Samal Udawatte - 51, Tahir Mohammed-46,

Sri Lankan Warriors Sports Club 87/10 - Isham Gauss-31, Tahir Mohammad – 3/11

Second match

Ceylon Lions Sports Club 158/10 - Dhammka Sri Ranawaka-75, Mohambi Shiyam-26, Mohamed Sihan – 3/23

Sinha Sports Club 162/9 - Warren de Almeida-41, Sujath Wijesekera-31, Mohamed Faizan – 3/36

Third match

Ceylon Lions Sports Club 193/4 - Mohambi Shiyam-75, Dhammka Sri Ranawaka-63, Sumith Kumara – 2/41

Sri Lankan Sports Club 182/8 - Laxman Fernando-111, Sumith Kumara-23, Smooth Fernando – 3/42

The final

Ceylon Lions Sports Club 154/8 - Samal Udawatte - 43, Tahir Mohammed-29, Mohamed Sihan – 3/17

Sinha Sports Club 162/9 - Dylan George-42, Mohamed Amjad-15, Isitha Croos-5/18

Player Of the Tornemant - Mohamed Sihan (Lions Sports Club)

Best Batsman - Dhammka Sri Ranawaka (Ceylon Lions Sports Club)

Best Bowler - Mohamed Sihan (Lions Sports Club)

Final Man of the Match - Isitha Croos (Ceylon Lions Sports Club)

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