Sri Lanka Emerging-West Indies Academy commence series

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West Indies Academy Captain Rivaldo Clarke (left) and Sri Lanka Emerging Captain Dinura Kalupahana with the trophy that will be awarded to the winner of the two-match 4-day series

First 4-day game at Hambantota today

Sri Lanka Emerging and West Indies Academy will commence a two-match 4-day series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium from today.

Both teams are giving opportunities to emerging players to experience competitive international environments and further develop their technical, tactical and mental skills required to take the next step which is to the highest level of the game.

Sri Lanka Emerging is led by its former Under19 captain Dinura Kalupahana while West Indies Academy is captained by Rivaldo Clarke who scored consistently (42 & 36, 57*, 51 and 74) against Sri Lanka Emerging when they toured the West Indies in June 2025.

The teams:

SRI LANKA EMERGING

Pulindu Perera, Ravindu Rasantha, Asitha Wanninayake, Sahan Kosala, Sharujan Shanmuganathan (vice-captain/wk), Anjala Bandara (wk), Dinura Kalupahana (captain), Chamika Heenatigala, Tharinda Nirmal, Shakthi Udara, Chamod Battage, Mihiranga Silva, Nisala Abeyratne, Raveen de Silva, Akmal Fazly

WEST INDIES ACADEMY

Rivaldo Clarke (captain), Kevlon Anderson, Ryan Bandoo, Jediah Blades, Giovonte Depeiza, Mavendra Dindyal, Nathan Edward, Damel Evelyn, Amari Goodridge, Johann Jeremiah, Shaqkere Parris, Mbeki Joseph, Johann Layne, Zishan Motara, Kelvin Pitman, Raneico Smith