NDB rewards Best Player of the Match at the Bradby Shield Encounter

Royal College Skipper Kaveen Sasanga was awarded an NDB Zee Youth Account by NDB Bank CEO Dimantha Seneviratne (left) at the 1st Leg, while Shaveen Premaratne of Trinity College, Kandy emerged the Player of the Match at the 2nd leg held in Kandy and was awarded an NDB Zee Youth Account by Senior Vice President Sanjaya Perera 

NDB Bank recently rewarded two players from Royal and Trinity College respectively with two NDB Zee accounts for emerging as the ‘Player of the Match’ at the 1st and 2nd legs of the 76th Bradby Shield encounter.

Continuing its strong association with the Bradby, Royal College Skipper Kaveen Sasanga was awarded an NDB Zee Youth Account by NDB Bank CEO Dimantha Seneviratne at the 1st Leg, while Shaveen Premaratne of Trinity College, Kandy emerged the Player of the Match at the 2nd leg held in Kandy and was awarded an NDB Zee Youth Account by Senior Vice President Sanjaya Perera. Both players were selected by thepapare.com commentators during the game.

Specially designed for youth between 18 to 28 years of age, the NDB Zee Digital Youth Account offers a seamless digital experience for the user, enabling them to indulge in their day-to-day banking activities on a truly digital platform.

 From opening an account through the video Know-Your-Customer (vKYC) process to mobile banking via the NEOS app, NDB Zee facilitates a wide spectrum of banking services aspired by this tech-savvy ‘GenZee’ customer who values convenience, speed of service and individuality much more than previous generations.  NDB Zee Digital accountholders are also entitled to education and career advisory services as well as education loans and salary advances. They will also receive an attractive debit card with the ‘welcome pack’ including a mobile top-up.

As a responsible local bank with its roots in the community, NDB Bank continues its efforts to empower the future of sports in line with its brand promise “The Future is Banking on us” by partnering with Royal Rugby as the Main Event sponsor for the Bradby Shield as well as the Main Team Sponsor for Trinity College for the year 2022. 

Royal College hosted the first leg of the 76th Bradby Shield Encounter played against Trinity College, Kandy and won 29-0. 

In the 2nd Leg, Trinity College defeated Royal College 26-21 but Royal took custody of the Bradby Shield going by the aggregate in both legs. Royal finished with an aggregate of 50 points compared to Trinity’s 26.

The Bradby Shield Encounter – commonly known as «The Bradby» – is the blue ribbon of Sri Lanka›s school rugby union season. It is played annually between traditional rivals Royal College, Colombo, and Trinity College, Kandy.