DFCC Bank sponsors DFCC Bank Cup New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka

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From left: New Zealand Cricket Coach Gary Stead, New Zealand Cricket Captain Kane Williamson, Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva, Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Selector Ashantha de Mel, DFCC Bank Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Silva

From left: DFCC Bank Cards Marketing Manager Sapumal Perera, DFCC Bank Senior Vice President Corporate Banking Shamindra Marcelline , DFCC Bank Chief Operating Officer Achintha Hewanayake, Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne, DFCC Bank Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Silva, DFCC Bank Deputy Chief Executive Officer Thimal Perera, DFCC Bank Vice President Marketing Nilmini Gunaratne, DFCC Bank Senior Vice President Treasury & Resource Mobilisation Kapila Nanayakkara

DFCC Bank PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s renowned commercial banks, recently announced the Title Sponsorship of New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka 2019 for the DFCC Bank Cup.

From left: Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne, DFCC Bank Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Silva, New Zealand Cricket Captain Kane Williamson

The New Zealand team arrived on our shores last week to take part in the international series with the Sri Lankan cricket team over August and September 2019.

The New Zealand-Sri Lanka cricket series includes two test matches and three T20 internationals. The first test match will be played at the Galle International Stadium from 14-18 August and the second test match at the P. Sara Oval, Colombo, from 22-26 August. The three T20 international matches will be held at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy on 1, 2 and 6 of September.

In addition to the title sponsorship, DFCC Bank will present the Man of the Match awards at the two test matches and three T20 internationals, as well as the Man of the Series award for the Test and T20 International series.

Commenting on this partnership, DFCC Bank Director/ Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Silva stated, “We are honoured to be the Title Sponsor for New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka 2019. As a responsible full service commercial bank in Sri Lanka, we need to make available products and services that cater to all segments of the society and cricket is a sport that appeals to a broad segment of the people in Sri Lanka. Being a Bank for everyone, we are delighted of this opportunity to partner this series and look forward to an enthralling contest which will entertain this cricket loving nation. I also take this opportunity to wish both teams the best of luck for the upcoming matches.”