Eight schoolboys have been picked to play against veterans and professionals in what is being called the four-team Super Provincial One Day (cricket) Tournament scheduled to begin on May 2 at three venues in Colombo.
The schoolboys are Nipun Malinga (Mahinda College), Kamindu Mendis (Richmond College), Dhananjaya Lakshan (Richmond College), Ashen Bandara (St. Aloysius College), Hasitha Boyagoda (Trinity College), Jehan Daniel (St. Joseph’s College), Nishan Madushka (Moratu Vidyalaya) and Rashmika Dilshan (Trinity College).
The four teams are called Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Dambulla that will feature in 13 matches including the final on May 20.
Colombo squad: Dinesh Chandimal (Captain), Thisara Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilhan Cooray, Shehan Jayasuriya, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Abeyratne, Chamara Silva, Angelo Perera, Samith Dushantha, Nisal Fransisco, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando, Kaveeshka Anjula, Dilshan Munaweera,Vikum Sanjaya, Sachintha Peiris, Thikshila de Silva, Nipun Malinga (U19), Kamindu Mendis (U19)
Galle squad: Upul Tharanga (Captain), Dasun Shanaka, Lahiru Milantha, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Chathura Randunu, Shammu Ashan, SL Fernando, Ramith Rambukwella, Chathuranga de Silva, Janith Liyanage, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sadeera Samarawickrema, Madawa Warnapura, Mohammad Dilshad, Suranga Lakmal, Malinda Pushpakumara, Nisala Tharaka, Nishan Peiris, Irosh Samarasuriya, Deshan Dias, Andy Solomons, Dhananjaya Lakshan (U19), Ashen Bandara (U19)
Kandy squad: Angelo Mathews (Captain), Niroshan Dickwella, Pathum Nissanka, Priyamal Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asela Gunaratne, Tharanga Paranavithana, Minod Bhanuka, Chamara Kapugedara, Pramod Madushan, Jeewan Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Ramesh Mendis, Mahela Udawatte, Sachith Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Nipuna Kariyawasam, Avishka Fernando, Adeesha Nanayakkara, Charith Asanlanka, Isuru Udana, Hasitha Boyagoda (U19), Jehan Daniel (U19)
Dambulla squad: Kusal Perera (Captain), Milinda Siriwardena, Nipun Karunanayake, Sangeeth Cooray, Kusal Mendis, TN Sampath, Sachithra Serasinghe, Lahiru Gamage, Dimuth Karunaratne, Ashan Priyanjan, Lahiru Madushanka, Mahesh Priyadharshana, Amila Aponso, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sachithra Senanayake, Shehan Madushanka, Lasith Malinga, Ruvindu Gunasekara, Kosala Kulasekara, DA Ratnayake, Sahan Nanayakkara, Nishan Madushka (U19), Rashmika Dilshan (U19)