The annual cricket game between Sri Lanka Lions Sports Club & Instant Cricketers for the “Non Benders” shield Click here or on the photos below to view the full set of photos on eLanka Facebook page  Click here or on the photos above to view the full set of photos on eLanka Facebook page    The annual cricket game between Sri Lanka Lions Sports Club & Instant Cricketers for the “Non Benders” shield was played on Sunday 10th of November  at  Ollie Webb Reserve, Parramatta, NSW. The game was played under the proposed IPL 2020 changes as widely speculated in the recent sports news section in the media. Ie a squad of 14 were declared as a team instead of the usual 11, at the beginning of the game. If interested in knowing more about IPL changes, check out the link https://www.wisden.com/indian-premier-league/ipl-2020-proposed-tweaks-what-mean. In addition, special rules of 36 overs per team, maximum of only six (6) overs per bowler and a Maximum of 30 runs ...

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Aussie deny Sri Lanka a birth in the semi-finals – Chitran Duraisamy (Photos thanks to Duke Suren Ramachandran) Superb batting, a strong display with the ball and some brilliant fielding has powered the Australian Over 50s side to an impressive victory over Sri Lankan. Winning the toss at the historical Old Kings Oval was crucial on this blazing hot day. Electing to bat, both openers quickly fell under the spell of Roshan Ismail’s bowling. Impressive batting followed thereafter between Peter Solway (151 not out) and Joe Santostefana (54) who raised the Aussie run rate merciless as much as the soaring mercury. Craig Gislingham chipped in with a valuable 25 not out towards the end as the Aussies posted a mammoth 281 for 6 (45 overs). Captain Marlon Von Hagt played a gutsy knock of 60 for the Lankans albeit struggled with a ‘hammie’.  When he was brilliantly run-out with a ...

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