A host of cricket stars of yesteryear will come out the contest the 19th edition of the ‘Tyrone de Silva’ Challenge Trophy 25-over cricket encounter between the MCA Committee and Ceylon Cavaliers that will take place today (13) at the MCA ground commencing 9.45 am.
The match inaugurated in 2004, during Tyrone de Silva’s tenure as MCA President has taken place annually except in 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic.
In the previous encounter played on March 19, 2022 at the MCA ground, the Lanka Cavaliers regained the trophy with a comprehensive 110 runs win over MCA to level the series at 8-8.
MCA Committee from:
Mahesh de Alwis (Capt.), Tarindra Kaluperuma, Sirosha Gunathilake, Thushan Amarasuriya, PK Abeygunasekara, Duminda Pinto, Lakmal de Silva, Mahesh Wijewardena, Roshan Iddamalgoda, Wasanthalal Fernando, Anush Perera, Samantha de Mel and Prasad Amarasinghe.
Lanka Cavaliers from:
Nalliah Devarajan (Capt), Waruna Waragoda, Manoj Perera, Asanga Perera, Vajira Wijegunawardene, Riaz Farouk, Mahesh Wijenayake, Sanjaya Attanayake, Krishan Dharmasena, Ravi Subasinghe, Renuka Nonis, Chaminda Rajapaksa, Wendell Labrooy, Niranjan Dabare and Sampath Wickramaarachchi. (TBR)