NON BENDERS SHIELD GAME – Photos & Write up by Jon Karu The twice postponed (due to last 2 years of covid ), but eagerly anticipated cricket encounter between The Sri Lanka Lions (Invitational) Team & the Sydney Instant Cricketers, for the “NON BENDERS” shield, was finally played out, at The Kareela Reserve Doonside NSW, on Sunday 13th of February. Details of the game are as follows: Due to unforeseen circumstances both the Sri Lanka Lions (SLL) and the Sydney Instant Cricketers (SIC) teams, who boasted an interesting mix of “young at heart” senior strugglers and geriatric geniuses, had only10 players turning up to play for them. The game was played under special rules as noted below. 35 over per team game, only 5 overs per bowler, maximum 30 runs per batsman unless it was the last pair then there was no limit. The final team for both sides were: The ...

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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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