Sri Lanka team for SAARC Twenty20 Cup
Bhanuka Rajapakse
Irosh Samarasooriya
Shehan Jayasuriya
Sanitha Vidanalage
Umesh Tennakoon Mudiyanselage
Akila Daramura Hettige
Ramith Rambukwella
Danishka Mestiyage Don
Angelo Perera
Udara Madurawalage Jayasundara
Lahiri Pallepola Gedara
Kasun Hewa Uluwaduge
Denuwan Dadallage
Rumesh Muthukumarana Landage
Sumithra Warnakulasuri, Manager cum Coach
Ajantha Madurasinghe Patabendige, Physio
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Paras Khadka ( Capt)
Gyanendra Malla (V.Capt)
Amrit Bhattarai
Rahul Kumar Vishwakarma
Prithu Baskota
Avinash Karn
Bhuban Karki
Naresh Bahadur Budha Ayer
Krishna Karki
Pradeep Airee
Anil Kumar Mandal
Sharad Vesawkar
Mahesh Kumar Chhetri
Binod Bhandari
Pubudu Bhathiya Dassanayke, Coach
Girija Nandan Mishra, Manager
Udaya Prakash Shah, Physio
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Jigme Singye
Kencho Norbu
Susil Sharma Luitel
Thinley Tenzin
Thinley Jamtsho
Sonam Darjey
Nar Bahadur Burathoki Mongar
Sisir Raj Gurung
Nima Gurung
Tandin Wangchuk
Tandin Wangchuk
Manoj Adhikari
Sonam Tobgay
Tashi Yoedzer Tshering
Damber Singh Gurung, Coach
Sonam, Manager
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SAARC Twenty20 Cup Draw Held
President Nasheed Speaking at the Ceremony
The official draw of the SAARC Twenty20 Cup was held in Male’ on 20 October, in a glittering ceremony attended by His Excellency President Mohamed Nasheed, senior Government officials, officials of foreign missions in Maldives, Cricket Board officials, players and other stakeholders.
Speaking at the ceremony President Mohamed Nasheed said that the SAARC Under 25 Cricket Tournament to be held in Fuvahmulah Maldives, would showcase the brightest young talents of South Asian cricket and commended the hard work of the Cricket Board of Maldives, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SAARC Taskforce and other contributing parties to make the event a success.
Hosts Maldives was drawn together with Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group A. Group B comprises of Sri Lanka, Nepal, India and Pakistan.
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka has nominated their U25 teams for the tournament. Maldives will be represented by their U25 team as well.
Maldives Cricket revealed that a team from Karnataka Institute of Cricket has been invited by the Maldives Foreign Ministry to represent India. A board official told maldivescricket.org that the BCCI was unable to send an U25 team to the tournament due to other commitments. However, as it is a SAARC Summit sideline event, the Maldives government wanted all SAARC member states to be represented in the tournament in some capacity. Maldives Cricket also revealed that Bangladesh Cricket Board had a similar problem due to tour commitments by their national side and A team and the ongoing first class cricket. As such the Maldives government is trying to find a representative team from Bangladesh for the tournament.
Groups and tentative schedule
Group 2
(A) Maldives
(B) Bhutan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Bangladesh
Group 2
(E) Sri Lanka
(F) Nepal
(G) India (KIC)
(H) Pakistan
Tentative Schedule
31 Oct Maldives vs Bhutan / Sri Lanka vs Nepal
1 Nov Afghanistan vs Bangladesh / India (KIC) vs Pakistan
2 Nov Sri Lanka vs India / Maldives vs Afghanistan
3 Nov Nepal vs Pakistan / Bhutan vs Bangladesh
4 Nov Maldives vs Bangladesh / Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
5 Nov Bhutan vs Afghanistan / Nepal vs India
6 Nov Group 1 winners vs Group 2 Runners-up / Group 2 winners vs Group 1 Runners-up
Fuvahmulah Ground :: From woodland to cricket ground
Work is progressing apace at the new Fuvahmulah cricket grounds. The ground is being readied for the SAARC U19 Cricket tournament scheduled to start in 31 October 2011.
The tournament is an initiative of the Government of Maldives as a means to foster greater relations among SAARC nations in the field of sports. It is one of the events held in conjunction with the SAARC Summit which is scheduled to be held in Addu City in Maldives during that period. The Government of Maldives is funding the development of new infrastructure needed for the tournament, which includes the development of ground and practice facilities. The cost of accommodation and other costs related to the hosting of the tournament are also borne by the Maldives government.
The Fuvahmulah ground project include the preparation of a cricket ground, with a pavilion and 4 slopes for spectators that can accommodate 1500 people. This is the first time that such a huge sports project is being undertaken outside the capital Male’.
CBM will conduct cricket development activities in Fuvahmulah to take advantage of the new facilities and to promote the game in the region. CBM will be organising a Level 0 coaching, umpiring and scoring programme. A coaching camp will also be held for 400 students, including girls and boys from 5 schools.
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