Tekanda Girls
Cricket Academy
The Tekanda Girls Cricket Academy was established to provide girls aged 7-16 from rural communities the opportunity to access the game of cricket. Their participation in the cricket academy also allows easy access to the range of educational programs at our Empowerment Centre, Gamata Athak.
The principal aims
Engender healthy lifestyle choices and encourage vocational and educational ambition
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Provide a point of access for girls from rural communities across the region into cricket
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Create a fun, healthy and inclusive after school club for girls
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Identify and nurture talent who can then join existing elite player pathways
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Tekanda Girls Academy UK Cricket Tour
1st-14th June
In June 2026, a squad representing the Tekanda Girls Cricket Academy and The Tekanda Foundation undertook an unbeaten tour of the United Kingdom. The tour coincided with the start of the Womens T20 World Cup in the UK and represented an extraordinary undertaking for a team drawn from rural communities in Sri Lanka. The touring party was generously hosted by Marlborough College and supported by the MCC Foundation, Bat for a Chance and Gaiger Bros.
Fixture Results
4th June
Marlborough College
Tekanda won by 8 wickets
5th June
Potterne CC
Tekanda won by 7 runs
6th June
Combined Schools XI
Match abandoned due to rain
9th June
Bryanston School
Tekanda won by 7 wickets
11th June
St Edward’s, Oxford
Match abandoned due to rain
13th June
MCC Foundation XI
Tekanda won by 44 runs
Our UK tour sponsors
A heartfelt thank-you to our principal sponsors for their support. If you’d like to join our list of UK tour suppporters or get involved in any other way, please get in touch.
