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Slimline
Ladies topple Army This is the second trophy that they have won within a week. Last Sunday they won the Mercantile Rugby 7's which was also played at Longden Place. The Plate final was won by HNB who defeated North Central Province 'B' by 5 points to nil and the Bowl was taken by Havelocks SC beat Tri Star 'A' 10-5. It was a fitting cup final with no quarters asked or given as both sides played rugby of high standard. With the score reading nil all at the breather. Army drew first blood when play resumed in the second half scoring a try in the third minute. But Slimline SC skipper and fly half Anusha Kodituwakku playing a tireless game equalled the score with a few seconds away from full time. When the scores were level the long whistle was blown. The game went to extra time with the team scoring first declared winners. In the first half of extra time neither side scored and in the second half it was skipper Anusha Kodituwakku again, receiving a pass from one of her team ran over 30 metres to give her side a thrilling win. For the Plate winners HNB Harshani Vijayalath scored the try while Nichola scored the try for Bowl winners Havies. Results: Finals - Cup - Slimline SC beat Army 10-5. Plate - HNB beat North Central Province 'B' 5-0. Bowl - Havelocks SC beat Tri Star 10-5. Aravinda
to miss first half of VB Series "Aravinda
has sent a letter to the selectors, requesting leave for the opening
part of VB Series," confirmed team manager Ajit Jayasekera
from Bloemfontein on Friday. Wicket-keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana is being seriously considered as de Silva's replacement. -Cricinfo Jayasuriya
disappointed with performance South Africa were scarcely troubled as they chased down Sri Lanka's 228 for eight with six wickets in hand and four overs and five balls to spare, Neil McKenzie finishing unbeaten on 70. The win gave South Africa a 4-1 victory in the series. After winning just one game against the South Africans, Jayasuriya said that despite one or two positive signs, it had been a disappointing series. "Some players are getting used to playing in these kind of conditions - people like Marvan (Atapattu) and (Kumar) Sangakkara who played well today. The problem is we are not consistent, we need someone to bat long innings. "There are plus points, but overall it was not that good," Jayasuriya said. Sri Lanka's coach Dav Whatmore was also frustrated at the way some of the batsmen gave their wickets away cheaply during the series. "It happens too often. Every game you hear Sanath say the same things and I repeat a few things myself too," he said. "You get situations where a lovely little gift is given to the opposition. Our batsmen have to work hard for their runs. They have to really get stuck in and not let up in the slightest," Whatmore said. South African coach Eric Simons was happy with a job well done. "We did set ourselves a five-nil target but I think we're very happy with what we've achieved," Simons said. "I certainly, as a coach learned a lot from what happened on Sunday (in South Africa's only defeat of the series in Benoni). I think the guys did as well and the way they've come back from that is really good. "We achieved a lot of targets that we set ourselves so that's good," Simons said. Upul
steers Saracens SC Saracens SC 199 for 9 in 45 overs (Maduranga Soysa 48, Sajith Dilantha 41, Mohamed Ikram 15, Kelum Kumara 17 n.o., Subash Perera 40 n.o.; S. Nanayakkara 3 for 47, L. Hewage 2 for 22, J. Kumara 2 for 22, S. Vishwajith 2 for 29) Navy SC 178 in 34 overs (K. Kumara 42, M.M. Perera 32, N. de Silva 14, S. Nanayakkara 31, P. Fernando 20; Upul Indrasiri 5 for 25, Mohamed Ikram 3 for 12, Dilshan Rupasinghe 2 for 37) Lankan CC
triumph Lankan CC 236 in 44.3 overs (C. Jayasinghe 67, C. Nirosh 64, J. Pradeep 47; S. Kahingala 3 for 47, C. Hettiarachchi 3 for 31, D. Perera 2 for 26) Kalutara TC 171 in 34 overs (D. Sampath 23, C. Hettiarachchi 77 n.o.; Selvin Perera 4 for 55, H. Gunawardena 2 for 4)-MSA |
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