Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Sports Foundation regains Warnapura Trophy

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Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Sports Foundation (CHSOMSF) regained the Bandula Warnapura Memorial Challenge Trophy, beating the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) Committee Veterans by four wickets with seven balls to spare in their fourth annual T20 red-ball Cricket Encounter 2025, concluded at the MCA grounds on 29 March.

The series, inaugurated in 2022, now stands at 3 to 1 in favour of the CHSOMSF, who hosted the match this year, sponsored for the first time by Citizens Development Business (CDB).

Arjuna Ranatunga led the CHSOMF team for the fourth successive year.

Hemali Warnapura graced the post-match awards presentation as Chief Guest, with CHSOMSF President Bimal Wijesinghe, MCA President Mahesh de Alwis, CBD Asst. General Manager – Marketing and Sustainability Suneth Sanadeera, and Head of Brands Mevan Ranasinghe also attending the event.

Chief scores:

MCA Committee Veterans 137-5 (Vidara Abeywardena 25, Sanjaya Attanayake 31, Sampath Wickramarachchi 37*, Mahesh Wijenayake 14*, Priyantha Uyanahewa 3/11)

Olcott Sports Foundation 141-6 (18.5) (Thilan Wijesinghe 24, P.K. Abeygunasekera 16, Jeevantha Kulathunga 27, Sujith Sirimanne 25*, Sampath Wickramarachchi 3/23)