Men have stormed the women’s sport of netball and today Sri Lanka hosts the first international Netball tournament for men.

The Tri nation tournament featuring Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan gets underway today at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

Sri Lanka team: 1. Duminda de Silva (Captain), 2. Geeth Perera (Vice Captain), 3. H. L. Maxwell Saranapala, 4. P. T. A. Priyan Perera, 5. M. Roshan Hemendra, 6. W. M. Thusitha Wijekoon, 7. L. Manjula Jayaratne, 8. L. Hasitha Eranga Ranasinghe, 9. R. N. D. S. Gunasekera, 10. T. Manjula Wijesinghe, 11. Gayan Meedeniya, 12. Heshan Premachandra.

Sri Lanka President Team: 1. Priyantha Vidanage (Captain), 2. Navaratnam Thivaharan (Vice Captain), 3. D. Kapila Gamage, 4. Rakish Coushihon, 5. Hemantha Kumar, 6. Suranga Wickramaarachchi, 7. K. Dinusha Lakpriya Fernando, 8. H. W. Amal Prasanga, 9. Buddhika Sooriyabandara, 10. R. Ragavan, 11. Indika Mahesh, 12. T. H. D. Duminda Sanjeewa.

Pakistan team: 1. Abdul Razzaq Arian (President, Pakistan Federation of Netball), 2. Zafar Iqbal Awan (S.V. President, PFN), 3. Mudassar Arain (Secretary, PFN & Player), 4. Siddiq Patani (Official), 5. Aitibar Khan (Official), 6. Irfan Sheikh (Referee), 7. Saeed Ahmed (Player), 8. Maqbool Ahmed (Player), 9. Masood Akther (Player), 10. Mohammad Ali (Player), 11. J. A. Shahbaz (Player), 12. Irfan Ali (Player), 13. Maqsood Waseem (Player), 14. Yasir (Player), 15. Khalid Pervaiz (Player), 16. Arshad Ahmed (Player), 17. Faraz Ali (Player).

Match Schedules:

1. 15.12.2000 3.00 p.m. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, 4.30 p.m. Sri Lanka "B" vs India, Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

16.12.2000 3.00 p.m. Pakistan vs India, Peradeniya Gymnasium, Kandy.

17.12.2000 9.00 a.m. Sri Lanka vs India, Gatambe Public Grounds, Kandy, 10.00 a.m. Sri Lanka "B" vs Pakistan, Gatambe Public Grounds, Kandy.

19.12.2000 4.30 p.m. Finals, Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.