Rangana, Sanga win key Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards 2013

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Top spinner Rangana Herath last night grabbed the coveted Dialog Cricketer of the Year and Kumar Sangakkara took home the Dialog People’s Player of the Year at the colourful Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards 2013 ceremony held at the Water’s Edge. Herath, (35), slow left arm orthodox bowler hails from Kurunegala and has 200 test wickets to his credit from 47 matches and 51 ODI scalps from 52 matches. In ODis his tally is six and in T20 the figure is 45. He made his Test debut against Australia in Galle in 1999. This year’s awards competition was promised with a new look and more pomp hence lived up to its assurances. Held on an annual basis and organised jointly by Sri Lanka Cricket and the Players Association, over 60 award categories in all formats were up for grabs.

Sri Lanka Cricket Awards is the administration’s most glamorous annual event that looks to felicitate the contributions made by both junior and senior men’s and women’s players towards the overall performance of the national sides. Last year Kumar Sangakkara carried away the coveted Cricketer of the Year for the third consecutive time in addition to Peoples Player of the Year’ and ‘Best Test Batsman.’ Following are the list of winners in the Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards 2013. DIALOG AWARDS 2012/2013 Under 23 Division II Award winners 2012/13 Winner – Ambalangoda Singha SC Runner up – Negombo CC Best Batsman- Tharindu Madushanka - Sebastinites Best Bowler- Mohomed Aslam - Saracens SC Best All-rounder- Kalpa Bandaranayake - Old Vidyalaya Under 23 Division I Award winners 2012/13 Winner – Tamil Union Runner up – Moors SC Best Batsman -Shihan Kamaleen - Colts Best Bowler -Dulanjana Mendis - Navy Best All-rounder – Shehan Jayasuriya - Moors Women s’Div II

Winner- Army SC Runner up- Air Force SC Best Batter- Shiromi Athukorala - Shakthi Best Bowler - Ama Kanchana - Air force Best All-rounder- Ayesha Sandamali - Army Women s’Div I Winner- Navy SC Runner up- Air force SC Best Batter- Yashoda Mendis - Air Force Best Bowler - Inoka Ranaweera - Navy Best All-rounder Shashikala Siriwardana - Navy All Island Div III Winner - Horana CC Donovan Tournament Winner- Negambo CC Runner Up- Narammala CC Best Batsman- Gihan Nimsala (Old Seravation SC) Best Bowler- Nipuna Ranasinhe (Narammala SC) Best All-rounder- Chanaka Wijewardene (Col -University) Sara League Winner- Kalutara TC Runner Up- Police SC Best Batsman- Shehan Aravinda - Antonian SC Best Bowler- Buddika Sanjeewa - Kalutara Town Club Best All-rounder- Thilina Herath - Kurunegala SC Club T 20 Winner- BRC Runner up- Colts Best Batsman- Sujith Nikethana - Moors Best Bowler- Aravinda Premarathna - Kurunegla YCC

Best All rounder-Kaushalya Lokuaratchi - SSC Premier Limited Over Winner- Ragama / Runner Up- SSC Best Batsman- Kusal Janith Perera (Colts) Best Bowler- Ajantha Mendis (Army) Best All-rounder- Geeth Kumara (Chilaw) Premier League Winner- SSC Runner Up- Moors Best Batsman- Kaushal Silva (SSC) Best Bowler-Malinda Pushpakumara (Moors) Best All-rounder–Dilruwan Perera (Panadura SC) International Awards - 2012 Best Bat Women- Deepika Rasangika Best Bowler- ChamaniSeneviratne Best All rounder -Shashikala Siriwardene Dialog Women’s Cricketer of the Year - Shashikala Siriwardene Emerging Cricketer of the year Winner - Dinesh Chandimal Men’s TEST Awards Best Batsman - Kumar Sangakkara Best Bowler- Rangana Herath Men’s ODI Awards Best Batsman - T. M. Dilshan Best Bowler- Lasith Malinga Best All Rounder ODI – Angelo Mathews Leading Umpires In each Panel Premier A Panel-Raveendra Wimalasiri Premier B Panel - Nilan de Silva Sara Panel - Chrishantha Rodrigo Dialog Cricketer of the Year - Rangana Herath Dialog Peoples player of the year - Kumar Sangakkara