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The team has good experienced players and even players who have played in the UAE in our team are a good strength for the team. The Afghanistan team is also an unreliable team. Before coming to UAE, we participated in some good training sessions as well as training matches. With our good preparation, we hope to give a good match to the Afghanistan team.

  1. Who will be playing XI in the first match?

The selectors have not said anything about it yet. Good things will happen as we expect. We hope to play the first match with 11 good players.

  1. What about your personal skills?

Actually, I think that I personally scored well in the last world cup. I was able to give my contribution to the team by scoring as many runs as needed as per a plan at the time the team needed. I have played many matches in UAE stadiums, including Sharjah Dubai. Most of the pitches are designed to suit the batsmen. The team is expected to score the required runs in this Asia Cup as well.

  1. What is the team plan?

Our team is in a positive mood. As a team, we hope to win by showing our talent again and again. In this tournament, we will be playing against first Afghanistan and then Bangladesh team. It is mandatory to be among the best in both these matches to stay in the tournament. There were no cricket tournaments in the last two or three months. No tournament was held after the Australian tour. So there is a little bit of panic as far as this series because after that we have the World Cup to play.

  1. What do you have to say to fans?

This is how we know that the audience will love us no matter where we are. We hope to show our best skills. So we request you to stay with us in this tournament as you have always stayed with us. We are doing our best in this tournament to raise the Sri Lankan flag high.

ආසියානු කුසලාන සූදානම ගැන භානුක කියයි…

කණ්ඩායමේ හොද අත්දැකීම් බහුල ක්‍රීඩකයන් සිටිනව.  UAE වල ක්‍රීඩා කල ක්‍රීඩකයින් පවා අප කණ්ඩාම තුළ සිටීම කණ්ඩායමට හොද ශක්තියක්.  ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම කියන්නෙත් විශ්වාස කළ නොහැකි කණ්ඩායමක්. UAE එන්න කලින් අපි හොද පුහුණු සැසි කිහිපයකට මෙන්ම, පුහුණු තරග වලටද සහභාගි වුනා. අපහේ හොද සූදානමත් එක්ක හොද තරගයක් ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායමට දීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනව. 

  1. පළමු තරගයේ ක්‍රීඩා කරන 11 දෙන්නා කවුරුන්ද? 

ඒ පිළිබදව තේරීම්කරුවන් කිසි දෙයක් පවසල නෑ තවම. ඒ දේවල් අපි බලාපොරොත්තු වෙන විදිහට හොද දේවල් සිද්ධ වෙයි. අපි බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනව හොද ක්‍රීඩකයන් 11 දෙනෙකු සමග පලමු තරගය ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට. 

  1. ඔබගේ පුද්ගලික දස්කම් ගැන කතා කලොත්?

ඇත්තටම මම හිතනව පසුගිය  world cup එකේ පෞද්ගලිකව මම හොදට ලකුණු රැස් කලා කියල. කණ්ඩායමට අවශ්‍ය වෙලාවෙ සැලසුමකට අනුව අවශ්‍ය වෙලාවෙ අවශ්‍ය විදියට ලකුණු රැස්කර දීමත් සමග මගේ දායකත්වය කණ්ඩායමට ලබා දීමට හැකියාව ලැබුනා. මම ගොඩක් තරග UAE ක්‍රීඩාංගන  වන සාජා ඩුබායි ක්‍රීඩා කරල තියෙනව. බොහොමයක් තණතීරු පිතිකරුවන්ට උචිත වන අන්දමට තමා සකසල තියෙන්නේ. මේම ආසියානු කුසලානයෙත් කණ්ඩායමට අවශ්‍ය විදිහට ලකුණු රැස් කරදීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා. 

  1. කණ්ඩායම් විදිහට තිබෙන සැලසුම කුමක්ද? 

අපගේ කණ්ඩායම හොද මානසික මට්ටමක සිටිනවා. කණ්ඩායමක් විදිහට අපගේ දක්ෂතා නැවත නැවත පෙන්වීම තුළින් ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනව. මෙම තරගාවලියෙත් මුලින්ම ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම හා ඉන් පසු බංගලාදේශ කණ්ඩායම් හා තරග වැදීමට නියමිතව තිබෙනව. මෙම තරග දෙකෙත් උපරිම දක්ෂතා අතරට පැමිණීම අනිවාර්‍ය වෙනව තරගාවලියේ රැදී සිටීමට නම්. පසුගිය මාස දෙකේ තුනේ ක්‍රිකට් තරගාවලි පැවතුනේ නෑ. ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු තරග සංචාරයෙන් පසුව තරගාවලියක් පැවැත්තුනේ නෑ. ඉතින් මේ තරගාවලිය3 තරම් දුරට පොඩි තැතිගැන්මක් තිබෙනව, ඉන් පසුව අපිට ලෝක කුසලානය ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට තිබෙන නිසා. 

  1. ප්‍රේක්ෂකයන්ට පැවසීමට තිබෙන දේ? 

මෙහෙමයි අපි දන්නව අපි කොතන කොහොම හිටියත් ප්‍රේක්ෂකයෝ අපිට අදරෙයි කියල. අපි අපේ උපරිම දක්ෂතා දක්වන්න තමා බලාපොරොත්තුව. ඉතින් ඉල්ලා සිටිනවා අපිත් සමග හැමදාම රැදී සිටිය වගේ මේ තරගාවලියෙත් අපිත් සමග රැදී සිටින ලෙස. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ධජය ඉහලින්ම එසවීමට අපි මේ තරගාවලියේ උපරිම උත්සහයෙන් ක්‍රියා කරනව. 

ஆசியக் கோப்பைக்கான ஏற்பாடுகள் குறித்து பானுகா கூறியபோது…

அணியில் நல்ல அனுபவம் வாய்ந்த வீரர்கள் உள்ளனர். ஐக்கிய அரபு அமீரகத்தில் விளையாடிய வீரர்கள் கூட எங்கள் அணியில் இருப்பது அணிக்கு நல்ல பலம். ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணியும் நம்பகத்தன்மையற்ற அணி. ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸுக்கு வருவதற்கு முன்பு, நாங்கள் சில நல்ல பயிற்சி அமர்வுகள் மற்றும் பயிற்சி ஆட்டங்களில் பங்கேற்றோம். எங்களின் நல்ல தயாரிப்புடன், ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணிக்கு நல்ல போட்டியை வழங்குவோம் என நம்புகிறோம்.

  1. முதல் போட்டியில் விளையாடும் XI யார்?

இதுபற்றி தேர்வாளர்கள் இதுவரை எதுவும் கூறவில்லை. நாம் எதிர்பார்த்தபடி நல்லதே நடக்கும். முதல் போட்டியில் 11 நல்ல வீரர்களுடன் விளையாடுவோம் என நம்புகிறோம்.

  1. உங்கள் தனிப்பட்ட திறமைகள் பற்றி கூறினால்?

உண்மையில், கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையில் நான் தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் நன்றாக அடித்தேன் என்று நினைக்கிறேன். அணிக்கு தேவையான நேரத்தில் ஒரு திட்டத்தின் படி தேவையான புள்ளிகளை சேகரித்து அணிக்கு எனது பங்களிப்பை வழங்க முடிந்தது. ஷார்ஜா துபாயில் உள்ள ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் மைதானங்களில் பல போட்டிகளில் விளையாடியுள்ளேன். பெரும்பாலான ஆடுகளங்கள் பேட்ஸ்மேன்களுக்கு ஏற்றவாறு வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த ஆசிய கோப்பையிலும் அணி தேவையான புள்ளிகளை பெறும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

  1. அணியின் திட்டம் என்ன?

எங்கள் அணி நல்ல மனநிலையில் உள்ளது. ஒரு அணியாக, மீண்டும் மீண்டும் திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்தி வெற்றி பெறுவோம். இந்தப் போட்டியில் முதலில் ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணியுடனும், பின்னர் வங்கதேச அணியுடனும் மோதவுள்ளது. போட்டியில் நீடிக்க இந்த இரண்டு போட்டிகளிலும் சிறந்து விளங்குவது கட்டாயமாகும். கடந்த இரண்டு மூன்று மாதங்களாக கிரிக்கெட் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறவில்லை. ஆஸ்திரேலிய சுற்றுப்பயணத்திற்கு பிறகு எந்த போட்டியும் நடத்தப்படவில்லை. அதனால் இந்த தொடர் கொஞ்சம் கடினமாய் உள்ளது, ஏனென்றால் அதன் பிறகு நாம் உலகக் கோப்பை விளையாட வேண்டும்.

  1. பார்வையாளர்களுக்கு என்ன கூற விரும்புகிறீர்கள்?

நாம் எங்கிருந்தாலும் பார்வையாளர்கள் நம்மை நேசிப்பார்கள் என்பது இப்படித்தான் தெரியும். எங்களின் சிறந்த திறமைகளை வெளிப்படுத்துவோம் என நம்புகிறோம். எனவே நீங்கள் எப்போதும் எங்களுடன் தங்கியிருந்ததைப் போல இந்த போட்டியிலும் எங்களுடன் இருக்குமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறோம். இந்தப் போட்டியில் இலங்கைக் கொடியை உயர்த்துவதற்கு எங்களால் முடிந்த அனைத்தையும் செய்து வருகிறோம்.

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Sri Lanka A Cruise to 140-Run Win as Three Half-Centurions Shine

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Sri Lanka A delivered a dominant all-round performance to secure a comprehensive 140-run victory over New Zealand A, powered by three impressive half-centuries and a clinical bowling display in the first unofficial One day worked off at Galle International cricket stadium on Sunday.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka A posted a competitive 261 in 49.2 overs, with their top and middle order laying a solid foundation. Kamil Mishara set the tone early with a fluent 71 off just 49 balls, striking 12 fours and a six to give his side early momentum. Despite a few quick wickets in the first half, the innings was stabilized by skipper Sahan Arachchige, who compiled a composed 66 from 81 deliveries, anchoring the middle phase.

The innings gained further depth through Milan Rathnayaka, who added a crucial 53 off 89 balls. His patient knock ensured Sri Lanka A batted deep and pushed towards a strong total. Contributions from the lower order and useful extras helped the hosts cross the 260-mark, giving their bowlers a solid platform to defend.

In response, New Zealand A never found rhythm in their chase and were bundled out for just 121 in 28.4 overs. The Sri Lankan bowlers dominated from the outset, with Wanuja Sahan producing a match-winning spell. He claimed an outstanding five-wicket haul, dismantling the opposition’s batting lineup with accuracy and control.

Support came from Sonal Dinusha, who picked up two key wickets, while the rest of the attack maintained consistent pressure. Apart from a brief counterattack by Dale Phillips, New Zealand A struggled against disciplined bowling and regular breakthroughs.

Overall, it was a commanding performance from Sri Lanka A, highlighted by the half-centuries of Mishara, Arachchige, and Rathnayaka, complemented by Sahan’s brilliant five-for to seal an emphatic win.

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Pant Powers Lucknow to Win

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Lucknow Super Giants secured a composed five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a well-contested encounter, chasing down 157 with one ball to spare. After being put in, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 156/9 in their 20 overs, recovering from a disastrous start thanks to a strong middle-order effort.

The innings began poorly as Mohammed Shami struck early, removing Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head cheaply. Sunrisers slipped to 11/3 before Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy led a remarkable recovery. Klaasen scored a fluent 62 off 41 balls, while Reddy counterattacked brilliantly with 56 off 33 deliveries, lifting the scoring rate. However, late wickets from Avesh Khan and Prince Yadav restricted Hyderabad to a below-par total.

In reply, Lucknow Super Giants got off to a steady start through Aiden Markram, who played an aggressive knock of 45 from 27 balls. Despite a few middle-order hiccups, captain Rishabh Pant anchored the chase with a composed unbeaten 68 off 50 balls. He found support from Abdul Samad, whose quick 16 proved valuable in maintaining momentum.


Sunrisers bowlers showed glimpses of fight, particularly Harsh Dubey, who picked up two key wickets. However, Pant’s calm finishing ensured Lucknow crossed the line at 160/5 in 19.5 overs.

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Sanga’s Royals win the last-over thriller to register back-to-back victory

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Rajasthan Royals held their nerve in a high-scoring contest to edge past Gujarat Titans by six runs, successfully defending 210 in a last-over thriller.

Batting first, Rajasthan posted an imposing 210/6, powered by a superb knock from Dhruv Jurel, who smashed 75 off 42 balls. He was well supported by Yashasvi Jaiswal (55 off 36) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (31 off 18), as the Royals maintained a strong run rate throughout the innings. Late cameos from Shimron Hetmyer and others ensured a challenging total. For Gujarat, Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets.

In reply, Gujarat Titans mounted a spirited chase led by Sai Sudharsan, who scored a fluent 73 off 44 balls. Contributions from Jos Buttler and Rashid Khan kept the chase alive, while a late flourish from Rabada brought the equation down to the wire.

However, the turning point came through Ravi Bishnoi, who delivered a match-winning spell of 4/41, derailing the middle order at a crucial stage. Despite needing just a handful in the final over, Rajasthan held their composure to restrict Gujarat to 204/8.

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