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21st July 2016 00:02:12 Hours

2 SF Team Champions ‘Inter Battalion 20/20 Softball Tournament’

The fourth ‘Inter Battalion 20/20 Softball Tournament’ organized by the Sri Lanka Army Cricket Board commenced on June 15.

A total of 203 Army cricket teams from all corners of the country participated in the tournament. The first round of the tournament was reserved for players in all Security Force Headquarters.

2 Special Force (SF) team of the Security Force Headquarters – Mullaittivu, together with 14 Engineer Service Regiment (ESR) team of the Security Force Headquarters – West was selected to the finals in the tournament. It was held at the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna premises on Tuesday (19).

In the finals, the SF team won the championship and 14 ESR was adjudged the runner-up.

Corporal K. P Nishshanka, 2 SF became the Best Bowler of the tournament. The Best Batsman of the tournament was Corporal A. A. R Perera of 9 Gemunu Watch and the Man of the Finals was Sergeant M. W. M Nilanjith of 2 SF.

The awarding ceremony was held headed by Major General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander, Security Forces – Jaffna and Major General P. W. B Jayasundara, General Officer Commanding, 52 Division, Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery and the Vice President of Sri Lanka Army Cricket Board.