MUSCAT: Sri Lankan and Omani national cricket teams played their first ever ODI cricket match ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on 7 October at Al Amerat cricket ground in Muscat, Oman with the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Oman, which falls this year.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Oman Ameer Ajwad and the Chairman of Oman Cricket (OC) Pankaj Khimji together with the members of Oman Cricket Board inaugurated this first international cricket match between the two national cricket teams by ceremonially cutting a cake to mark the milestone in relations between the two friendly nations.
Sri Lankan and Omani national team squads led by their respective Captains Dasun Shanaka and Zeeshan Maqsood together with Sri Lankan cricket manager Manuja Kariyapperuma and Oman’s chief cricket development officer and national team coach Duleep Mendis, who was the former Sri Lanka cricket captain, were also present at the commemoration ceremony.
Ambassador Ameer Ajwad presented 40th Anniversary memorial logo pins to the Chairman of Oman Cricket and the members of the Oman Cricket Board to mark this momentous occasion in the history of cricket between Sri Lanka and Oman. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Ameer Ajwad said that the rise of Oman’s cricket and the amazing development of its cricket infrastructure is remarkable and that the cricket could play a significant role in further enhancing Sri Lanka and Oman relations.
