Sri Lanka Cricket donated a side practice wicket for Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidayalaya in Colombo to commence hard ball cricket.

The wicket was declared open recently, and the school plans to play U15 and U19 cricket. Dr. J. Sumedha Jayaweera, the principal of the school, thanked Sri Lanka Cricket for helping the school start playing the game.

Methmi Adithya, the captain of the school U19 team, said they are happy that the school got a practice wicket and will use it to build a good team, and the girls also aim to represent the national team in the future. Mr. Maurice De Zilva, School Cricket Coordinator of the SLC, took part in the opening ceremony of the practice wicket.