Sri Lanka Cricket recognized and honored the outstanding performers of the cricketing field at the Annual Cricket Awards 2025 celebrating their excellence across domestic and international cricket, recognizing outstanding performances during the season. Awards were presented to leading performers in men’s and women’s cricket, while several distinguished individuals were also recognized for their longstanding contributions to Sri Lankan cricket and sports journalism. At the prestigious awards night, Pathum Nissanka was crowned ‘Men’s Cricketer of the Year’, while Chamari Athapaththu was named ‘Women’s Cricketer of the Year’. Kamil Mishara was honoured as the Men’s Emerging Player of the Year, while Imesha Dulani received the award for Women’s Emerging Player of the Year. Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, attended the event as the Chief Guest. Mr. Aruna Bandara, Secretary to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, and Mr. Eran Wickramaratne, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee, were also present, along with Cricket Transformation Committee Members Mr. Sidath Wettimuny and Mr. Roshan Mahanama. Mr. Ashley de Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket; Mr. Supun Weerasinghe, Director and Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata PLC; and Mr. Gihan De Silva, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, also attended the event.
Awards List Domestic Cricket Awards Major Club Women’s 50 Over Tournament Best Bowler – Inoka Ranaweera Best Batter – Harshitha Samarawickrama Most Valuable Player – Chamari Athapaththu Runners-Up – Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Champions – Navy Sports Club Major Club Men’s T20 Tournament Best Bowler – Sampath Nishshanka Best Batter – Vishen Halambage Best All-Rounder – Dushan Hemantha Most Valuable Player – Vishen Halambage Runners-Up – Panadura Sports Club Champions – Colombo Cricket Club Major Club Men’s 50 Over Tournament Best Bowler – Movin Subasinghe Best Batter – Sangeeth Cooray Best All-Rounder – Thanuka Dabare Most Valuable Player – Nishan Madushka Runners-Up – Police Sports Club Champions – Colombo Cricket Club Major Club 3-Day Tournament Best Bowler – Dilum Sudeera Best Batter – Lahiru Udara Most Valuable Player – Wanuja Sahan Runners-Up – Ace Capital Cricket Club Champions – Colts Cricket Club Match Officials Award Umpire of the Year – Ravindra Kottahachchi Lifetime Achievement Awards Sri Lanka Cricket also recognized individuals for their distinguished and longstanding contributions to cricket and sports journalism. Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism – Mr. Reemus Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism – Mr. Kelum Srimal Special Lifetime Achievement Award – Mr. Michael Tissera Special Lifetime Achievement Award – Mr. Anura Tennekoon International Cricket Awards Women’s T20 International Best Bowler – Kaveesha Dilhari Best Batter – Chamari Athapaththu Best All-Rounder – Chamari Athapaththu Women’s One Day International Best Bowler – Chamari Athapaththu Best Batter – Harshitha Samarawickrama Best All-Rounder – Chamari Athapaththu Men’s T20 International Best Bowler – Dushmantha Chameera Best Batter – Pathum Nissanka Best All-Rounder – Dasun Shanaka Men’s One Day International Best Bowler – Asitha Fernando Best Batter – Charith Asalanka Best All-Rounder – Wanindu Hasaranga Test Cricket Best Bowler – Prabath Jayasuriya Best Batter – Pathum Nissanka Best All-Rounder – Dhananjaya de Silva Emerging Players of the Year Women’s Emerging Player of the Year – Imesha Dulani Men’s Emerging Player of the Year – Kamil Mishara Cricketers of the Year The premier individual honours of the evening were awarded to: Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Chamari Athapaththu Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Pathum Nissanka The post Sri Lanka Cricket Honors Top Performers at Annual Cricket Awards 2025 appeared first on Newswire.
