Troops in Jaffna Play Cricket in Friendly Tournament

A cricket tournament, organized by the 3 Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) for the purpose of further promoting cooperation among members of the Security Forces in Jaffna and the Forward Maintenance Area North and its under commands units got underway and its final encounter kicked off on 27 February 2023 at the Sports Ground of the Security Forces Headquarters-Jaffna.

It was organized as per a conceptual notion of the Commander Security Forces-Jaffna, Major General Swarna Bothota. A total of 14 cricket teams vied in the tournament until the finalists, 3 Regiment Sri Lanka Signal Corps and 4 Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps were selected to face the final tussle, in which the 4 Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps became the champions in Men’s category. In the Women’s category, 7 Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps won the championship trophy and 4 Sri Lanka Medical Corps was awarded the trophy as the runner-up.

Major General Clifford De Zoysa, Commander Forward Maintenance Area-North, Brigadier General Staff, Brigadier Dammika Karunapala and Senior Officers participated in the certificate awarding ceremony. Officers and Other Ranks gave their maximum support for the success of the cricket tournament.