Dialog powers SLC National Super League Limited over Tournament

Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC has come forth as the title sponsor for ‘Dialog – SLC National Super League’ Limited over Tournament which will be played on a standard 50 over format from January 24 to February 19.

The ‘Dialog – SLC National Super League’ will be broadcast LIVE on Dialog Television Channel 140 and will also be live streamed on SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket) YouTube Channel.

The five teams, ‘Kandy,’ skippered by Kamindu Mendis, ‘Colombo,’ skippered by Dasun Shanaka, ‘Jaffna,’ skippered by Dhananjaya De Silva and ‘Galle,’ skippered by Angelo Mathews, and ‘Dambulla,’ skippered by Ashan Priyanjan will be competing for top honours in the tournament. The Dialog – SLC NSL will be Sri Lanka’s ‘Elite Domestic Cricketing Competition,’ which, once in operation, will act as the primary competition for National Selections, and the country’s top 100 cricketers will be in action

The Dialog – SLC National Super League will see each team playing eight games in the initial round, whilst the top two teams will qualify for the finals to be played on February 19 at the picturesque Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. The Tournament will be played in accordance with international standards, with the first game starting at 09.45 AM at parallel venues. The inaugural game of the league will take place between the Galle and Colombo at SSC and Jaffna and Dambulla at P Sara Oval.

The entry of Dialog Axiata PLC to power with the latest competition comes on the back of its long-standing partnership and much broader engagement with the SLC as the ‘Official Sponsor of the National Cricket Team.

“The Sri Lanka national and the junior national team have performed well in the past few outings and high intense tourneys such as the National Super League play a clear role in providing an excellent platform to discover and groom new talent that one will don the national journey,” Mohan de Silva, Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket said.

“I take this opportunity to thank our partner Dialog Axiata for coming forward once again to power a major tournament such as the Dialog – SLC National Super League which will provide four weeks of excellent sporting action to Sri Lanka’s cricket loving spectators.”

“As the Official Sponsor of the National Cricket Team, we are pleased to have partnered with Sri Lanka Cricket to come forth as the title sponsor of the ‘Dialog – SLC National Super League,’ which would help identify fresh talent into the National pool ahead of the upcoming tournaments. I wish the ‘Dialog – SLC National Super League’ a successful tourney,” said Harsha Samaranayake, Senior General Manager – Brand and Media, Group Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC.

Dialog Axiata is the official sponsor of the National Cricket team, and also the sponsors of volleyball and netball teams. The Company also has a close association with the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, national junior and senior netball tourneys, beach volleyball, schools rugby, premier football, beach soccer, schools’ cricket, junior volleyball and Paralympic sports – whilst also powering the Army Para Games, National Para Games and the Sri Lanka contingent to the World Paralympic Games.