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Two female cricket umpires promoted to Level-3 Source:-www.dailynews.lk The umpires who have been promoted to Level-3. (Pic courtesy of SLC) In a landmark achievement, three promising female umpires received promotions to higher grades from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) during a ceremony held at the SLC Headquarters in Maitland Place. Out of the three umpires, former Sri Lanka batter Dedunu de Silva has made vast strides in the field and have being promoted to Level-3 along with former Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team all-rounder Nimali Perera. In addition, former Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club batter Sanduni Lakshika has been promoted to Level-4 among the panel of umpires. In fact, Deduni is the most experienced out of the three female umpires, having officiated in the Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket Tournament which was held in Sri Lanka in October, last year. The 42-year-old had the opportunity of officiating ...