da fezbet： The Under 23 Youth Cricket Tournament conducted by the Board of Control forCricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) gets underway this weekend with 20 teamscompeting for honours in the Premier Division
Charlie Austin31-Aug-2001The Under 23 Youth Cricket Tournament conducted by the Board of Control forCricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) gets underway this weekend with 20 teamscompeting for honours in the Premier Division.This time the twenty clubs will be spilt into four groups of five in thepreliminary round. Two teams from each group will qualify for thequarterfinals.The matches leading up to the quarterfinals will be two days affairs andfrom then on it will change into a three-day contest. A total number of 47matches will be played in the tournament altogether, with the finalscheduled on 26th, 27th and 28th of October at the Sinhalese Sports ClubGrounds.This year, two key players have shifted clubs. Promising batsman Ian Danielhas moved from Sinhalese Sports Club to Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Clubwhile fast bowler Prabath Nissanka has left Matara and joined Bloomfield.The tournament features quite a few youngsters, who are pushing for placesin the national squad, including, Kaushalya Weeraratne, MuthumudaligePushpakumara, Michael Vandort and Jehan Mubarak.Bloomfield look to be one of the strongest sides with Ian Daniel, RashanPieris Prabath Nissanka and Kaushalya Lokuarachi teaming up for them.Last year Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the tournament.