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'Swarnavahini' wins bid to telecast Sharjah tourney
Daily News - 20 July 1999

'Swarnavahini' who telecast live the World Cup cricket tourney from England have won the bid to telecast live the Sharjah Coca Cola tourney beginning in October.

Swarnavahini have also won the rights to telecast the World Cup rugby tourney.

Sri Lanka along with Pakistan and the West Indies will battle it out in the three-nation tournament to be played from October 13 to 22. The three teams will play each other twice each before the best two teams advanced to the final to be played on October 22.

All matches are day/night affairs and the play commences at 10.30 hours GMT and ends at 18.15 hours GMT with a 45-minute break from 1400 hours GMT.

The fixtures:

Oct. 13 & 17 - Sri Lanka v West Indies

October 15 & 18 - Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Oct. 14 & 19 - Pakistan v West Indies

Oct. 22 - Final


Source: The Daily News