The embassy of Sri Lanka in Austria together with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Austrian Cricket Association organized the first Embassy Cup cricket tournament with the participation of embassies of countries with full International Cricket Council membership based in Vienna on September 5.
Eight countries, Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and England fielded their embassy teams in the tournament.
The embassy of Pakistan and the embassy of Sri Lanka qualified for the final and Pakistan won the match. The tournament also featured friendly cricket matches for officials from the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture and the Civil Service.