Windies CA Matale tour Malaysia
Individual honours (from left): Abdul Rahman (best batsman and player of the series), Faizan Mohamed (best bowler), Ruzni Mohamed (best fielder), Thidas Herath (emerging player)
The Under-15 Cricket team of Windies Cricket Academy in Matale ended their recent tour of Malaysia successfully.
Out of the four Twenty20 cricket fixtures they played on their first overseas tour from April 13 to 19, they won three and lost one to win the title.
The tournament was organised by Navco Services in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team led by Matale Greenwood International School allrounder Abdul Rahman and coached by Ravi Punchihewa as the head coach, excelled to bag almost all individual honours that were on offer for the best batsman, best bowler, best fielder, emerging player and player of the series.
Best batsman and player of the series: Abdul Rahman of Windies CA
Best bowler: Faizan Mohamed of Windies CA
Best fielder: Ruzni Mohamed of Windies CA
Emerging player: Thidas Herath of Windies CA
Match results
Windies CA beat Kajan HS ‘A’ by 21 runs
Windies CA 108 for 5 wickets (20) (Abdul Rahman 52, Ruzni Mohamed 10, Mohamed Faizan 8, Savanth Herath 6n.o.)
Kajan HS ‘A’ 87 for 5 wickets (20) (Sachin 21, Ruwesh 13, Ammer 10, M. Faizan 2/2)
Windies CA beat Kajan HS ‘B’ by 9 wickets
Kajan HS ‘B’ 65 for 4 wickets (20) (Thuquib 12, Madi 12, A. Rizwan 2/2, M.R. Abhishek 1/10)
Windies CA 69 for 1 wicket (6.5) (Kavindu Nimsara 28n.o, Sanoj Saraweshwaran 18n.o.)
Windies CA beat Bioymas Oval ‘B’ by 11 runs
Windies CA 121 for 8 wickets (20) (Abdul Rahman 50, Kavindu Nimsara 14n.o, Sanicha 2/33)
Bioymas Oval ‘B’ 110 for 5 wickets (20) (Ammer 50, Samra 40, Dilmith Widarshana 2/22, S. Saraweshwaran 1/15)
Bioymas Oval ‘A’ beat Windies CA by 8 wickets
Windies CA 36 all out (14) (Chathura Wijayapala 11, Rahul 3/10, Tharan 2/6)
Bioymas Oval ‘A’ 40 for 2 wickets (4) (Damithra 10n.o, M. Faizan 2/8)