SLC opens two Astro Turf Wickets in Ambalangoda

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SLC Vice President Ravin Wickramaratne opening the Wickets

The Two Astro Turf Wickets along witrh the Bowling Machine built at the UC Grounds Ambalangoda

Sri Lanka Cricket recently declared open two Astro Turf Wickets (Practice Wickets) which were built on the Urban Council Ground, Ambalangoda.

The two practice wickets, built under the ‘Cricket Gamata’ program of the SLC, were declared opened by Vice President Ravin Wickramaratne.

The new wickets were built with the funding support Sri Lanka Cricket granted to the Rio Sports Club of Ambalangoda, amounting to a sum of Rs. 2 million.

Apart from the new Astro Turf Wickets, SLC also installed a new ‘Bowling Machine’ at the venue. Several clubs and schools in the area are expected to benefit from the new cricketing facilities. Rio Sports Club President Jayantha Jayaweera said the new facility will help build future stars from the Ambalangoda area, which has already produced several international cricketers, including two national captains.

In the meantime, Sri Lanka Cricket has approved a sum of Rs. 16 million to renovate the Ambalangoda Urban Council Ground into a fully-fledged cricket ground and the work towards it is already ongoing.

SLC Vice President Ravin Wickramaratne batting, following the opening of the new wickets