Sri Lankans has defeated england easily..........

Today Sri Lankans met England at the Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad, Andrapradesh.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

Sri Lanka scored 244/7 in 35 overs..

Piyal Munasingha 42
Asela de Silva 50
Nalin Weerakoon notout 28

England batting second all out for 121 in 27.2 overs

Gullick 4o
Newcomb 18

Manesh 01 for 18 in 7 overs
Tharanga 03 for 29 in 07 overs
Ranjan 04 for 24 including the 1st ever hatrick in the Lawyers cricket world cup in 4 overs.

Sri Lanka won the match by 123 runs.

Sri Lankan Team arrives Hyderabad

Sri Lankan Lawyers' Cricket team arrived to hyderabad yesterday (27/12/2007) around 8.00 p.m.

There was a grand welcome at the Hyderabad Airport. Many of the officials of the Indian bar were at the stadium.

Sri Lankan's will make a change

For the first time in history, a lawyers’ cricket world cup is been organized by the Lawyers’ Association of India to be held in Hyderabad from 30th December 2007 to 07th January 2008.Teams from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand and Kenya would take part in this tournament which will be worked off on league basis at leading cricket venues including the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The matches will be played as one dayers where all the respective teams are expected to play with each other with the top two teams going into the finals attended by the President of the International Cricket Council.The Bar Association of Sri Lanka is represented by a strong team comprising of practicing lawyers who have excelled in cricket in different levels including college and clubs. The team is captained by Lasantha Mudalige, former Captain of Holy Cross College, Kalutara and University of Colombo. His deputy will be Theja Silva, a former Anandian cricketer. Mr. Sureshchandra, a leading lawyer and a former cricketer turned commentator is the manager of the team.The team comprises of; Lasantha Mudalige (Captain), Theja Silva (Vice Captain), Piyal Munasinghe, Malika Gunasekera, Binara Gunasekera, Kaushalya Nawaratne, Asela Patabendi, Manesh Wevita, Suseela Sapuvida, Ayendra Wickremasekera, Kamran Aziz, Nalin Weerakoon, Sumudu Sandaruwan, Mahesh Kotuwella, Ranjan Ranathunga, Sanath Karunaratne, Sarath Suriyarachchi, Yushan Tharanga, Prasad Sirimanna and Dixon Gunawardana.

SURESHCHANDRA

Colombo, Western Province

Manager of the team. Represented Holy Cross College, kalutara, Thurstan College, Colombo and University of Colombo, National Cricket Commentator of Sri Lanka

Labour and Civil law Practitioner

BINARA GUNASEKARA

Captain of the Team
Colombo, Western Province Former captain. Right hand batsman and left arm medium pace bowler. Represented Nalanda College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner

THEJA SILVA

Colombo, Western Province
Wicket keeper and right hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and University of Colombo
Bank lawyer, in-house Counsel

PIYAL MUNASINGHE

Colombo, Western Province

Former captain. Right hand opening batsman and right arm off spinner. Represented Ananda College, Colombo, University of Colombo, Represented 1st Lawyers' World Cup in 2007

Labour law Practitioner

MALIKA GUNASEKERA

Colombo, Western Province
Right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Thurstan College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College.
Civil law Practitioner

KAUSHALYA NAWARATNE

Colombo, Western Province

Left hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented St. Thomas’ College, Matale, Matale Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Law College

Civil law Practitioner

SUSEELA SAPUVIDA

SUSEELA SAPUVIDA
Kurunegala, North-Western Province
Left arm fast bowler and right hand batsman. Represented St. Anne's College, Kurunegala and Sri Lanka Law College
District Judge, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province.

ASELA PATABENDI

Colombo, Western Province

Right hand top order batsman and right arm pace bowler. Represented Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, University of Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College. Became the Man of the Serious in the Inaugaral Lawyers Cricket World Cup 2007 held in Hyderabad, India

- Civil law Practitioner

MANESH WEVITA

Negombo, Western Province
Right arm fast bowler and right hand batsman. Represented St. Josephs’ College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner

KAMRAN AZIZ

Colombo, Western Province
Right hand middle order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Royal College, Colombo, University of Hull, England and Hull City Club, England
Civil law Practitioner

AYENDRA WICKREMASEKERA

Colombo, Western Province

Right hand opening batsman and right arm off spinner. Represented St. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, Sinhalese Sports Club and Sri Lanka Law College

Civil law Practitioner

MAHESH KOTUWELLA

Anuradhapura, North-Central Province
Right hand batsman and wicket keeper. Represented Nalanda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College and Attorney’s General’s Department, Sri Lanka
Criminal law Practitioner

Sumudu Sandaruwan Liyanaarachchi

Colombo, Western Province.

Right arm fast bowler and right hand batsman. Represented Richmond College, Galle and Sri Lanka Law College

Criminal and Civil law Practitioner

RANJAN RANATHUNGA

Kandy, Central Province

Left arm spinner and left hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College.
1st ever hattrick holder in a Lawyers' World Cup

Civil law Practitioner

SARATH SURIYARACHCHI

Panadura, Western Province

Right arm medium pace bowler and right hand batsman. Represented Moratu Vidyalaya, Moratuwa.

Civil and Criminal law Practitioner

SANATH KARUNARATNE

Colombo, Western Province

Right hand batsman and right arm leg spinner. Represented Royal College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College

Labour and Civil law Practitioner

NALIN WEERAKOON

Negombo, Western Province

Right hand middle order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Harischandra College, Negombo, Negombo Cricket Club, NCC, Gampaha District and Sri Lanka Law College

Civil law Practitioner

YUSHAN THARANGA

Matara, Southern Province

Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Rahula College, Matara, Sri Lanka Law College and Attorney General's Department, Sri Lanka

Working for Attorney General's Department, Sri Lanka

PRASAD SIRIMANNA

PRASAD SIRIMANNA

Colombo, Western Province

Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and University of Colombo

Criminal law Practitioner

DIXON GUNAWARDENA

Ambalangoda, Southern Province

Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Devananda Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda and University of Colombo

Criminal and Civil law Practitioner

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