The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
Sampath first snared four wickets for just 10 runs and then hammered a brisk unbeaten 55 off just 36 balls with six sixes to seal the victory in just 11.4 overs.
ECB Blues, batting first, were restricted to 98 for nine with Sampath doing most of the damage. Samarathunga also chipped in with two wickets for 20 runs. Only Shoaib Sarwar (20 off 17 balls) and Wasim Bari (15 off 13 balls) offered some resistance to the disciplined Desert Cubs attack.
Brief scores: Desert Cubs Cricket Academy beat ECB Blues by 10 wickets: ECB Blues 98 for nine in 20 overs (Shoaib Sarwar 20, Wasim Bari 15; Indika Sampath 4-10, Samarathunga 2-20) Desert Cubs Cricket Academy 99 for no loss in 11.4 overs (Indika Sampath 55 not out, Niresh Fernando 44 not out). Man of the match: Indika Sampath of ECB Blues. Umpires: Tariq Butt and Mohammed Aslam.
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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