Young Sri Lankan team brings the Blue Mountain – Achilleion Cup home

The Sri Lankan team started out by successfully securing the test series of the Zimbabwe tour, comfortably beating the host in both Tests in Harare at the start of November. The young team was then able to add another trophy to their collection by convincingly beating Zimbabwe by chasing a target of 161 with more than 12 overs to spare. Although mavericks Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal missed the tour due to injuries, Sri Lanka rarely felt their absence, losing just one game in the process of clinching the tri-series against the West Indies.

The real estate giant Blue Mountain’s latest seven-star luxury apartment project, Achilleion secured the rights for Title Sponsorship for the Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2016 & the Tri-Nation series in Zimbabwe, making it the first partnership between a local real-estate company and Sri Lanka Cricket. 

Commenting on the Sri Lankan tour of Zimbabwe, Blue Mountain Group Chairman Dr. Hiran Hettiarachchi said: “Our partnership with Sri Lankan Cricket as the Title Sponsor for the Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwehas proved to be immensely rewarding, not only because cricket is a national passion but also because we are seeing first-hand the commitment of young people to a sport and their belief in themselves and their team. This kind of spirit embodies the Blue Mountain brand, and these values synergise well with our vision for Achillieon to be symbol of success."

"We believe Achillieon heralds a turning point in the Sri Lankan real-estate industry, and Sri Lankans all over see this series as a turning point for Sri Lankan cricket to witness a bold young team conquer the Zimbabwe and West Indies. All of us at Blue Mountain Apartments would like to congratulate the Sri Lankan team for their outstanding performance during the tour," he added.