Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- Sri Lanka may have discovered a batsman that is just the kind of stroke-maker who can open the innings as a solid hitter of the ball and a mainstay at the crease in Test or ODI cricket in the form of Lahiru Igalagamage who bowed out as the leading run-maker in the inter club championships.

Representing NCC the right hand opening batsman Igalagamage became the highest individual scorer of the recently concluded Premier League Tier A club cricket tournament with 1039 runs in nine matches with an average of 86.58. This was a remarkable achievement for the lesser known 26-year old who has now been drafted into a preliminary 23-member squad for an upcoming home Test series against Bangladesh.

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