Hiruni steers Galle U-19 Girls’ to title win

Champion Galle U-19 Girls’ Team celebrate after receiving the trophy (Pic courtesy SLC) 

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine all-round performance by Hiruni Hansika - who bagged four scalps and cracked an unbeaten 41 in 37 balls with six boundaries - paved the way for Galle Under-19 to record a convincing 10-wicket win over Kandy Under-19 in the Sri Lanka Youth League Girls’ T20 Cricket Tournament played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

Kandy Under-19 Girls’ taking first lease of the wicket were restricted for 87 runs and Hiruni along with Sanjana Kavindu - who made 27 – figured in an unbroken opening wicket stand of 88 runs as they reached the target in the 12th over to emerge champions.

The champion Galle Under-19 Girls’ remained unbeaten and the other two teams that participated in this tournament were Dambulla Under-19 Girls’ and Colombo Under-19 Girls’.

Galle Under-19 Girls’ apart from emerging champion also bagged three of the four individual awards that were on offer for the Best Batter (Sanjana Kavindi), Best Bowler (Shehara Iduwari) and Player-of-the-Final (Hiruni Hansika) while Dhahami Senethma of Colombo Under-19 Girls’ was adjudged as the Player-of-the-Tournament.

Chief scores: 
Kandy Under-19 Girls’: 87/9 in 20 overs (Hiruni Hansika 4/12, Chamodi Munasinghe 3/16)
Galle Under-19 Girls’: 88/0 in 11.5 overs (Hiruni Hansika 41 n.o, Sanjana Kavindi 27 n.o).