The Sri Lanka Junior Baseball Team, led by Royal College’s Daniru Dissanayake, left the island last night to take part in the BFA XI U-15 Baseball Asian Championship, scheduled to take place in Weihai City in Shandong, China from August 20 to 26.
The 18-member team’s vice captain is Sudeera Lakshan, a student from Ranabima Royal College in Kandy.
The championship lineup features formidable contenders, with Group A comprising Japan, China, Pakistan, and Hong Kong. Group B promises exhilarating clashes among Chinese Taipei, Korea, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is scheduled to headline the curtain-raiser match against Korea on August 20.
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