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Sri Lanka New Zealand Test Cricket History !!
The Test series consisting of 2 matches between the touring Sri Lankan team and the New Zealand team is going to start tomorrow. These 2 matches will become very important matches for the Sri Lankan team because these 2 matches must be won to qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship. Before the start of the tournament, we will make a note of the history of Test cricket between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
The Sri Lankan team and the New Zealand team have faced each other on 36 occasions in Test cricket. 19 Test matches between the two countries have been played in New Zealand, of which the host New Zealand team has won 11 matches. The Sri Lankan team has won only 2 Test matches in New Zealand. The last time Sri Lanka won a Test match in New Zealand was in 2006.
In the history of Test cricket between the two countries, the New Zealand team has managed to score the highest number of runs scored by a team in an inning. New Zealand scored 671 for 4 against Sri Lanka in Wellington in 1991. Stephen Fleming and Mahela Jayawardene are the players who have scored the most runs in the history of Test cricket between the two countries. Both of them have collected 1166 and 1028 points respectively. Muttiah Muralitharan has become the highest wicket-taker in New Zealand Sri Lanka Test cricket history. He has taken 82 wickets in 14 matches and New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has become the second with 53 wickets.
New Zealand Sri Lanka Test Cricket History
Matches played – 36
Matches won by New Zealand – 16
Matches won by Sri Lanka – 9
Matches played in New Zealand – 19
Matches won by New Zealand – 11
Matches won by Sri Lanka – 2
Highest score in an inning – 671/4 (New Zealand in 1991)
The lowest score in an inning – 93/10 (Sri Lanka in 1983)
Highest scorers
Stephen Fleming – 1166
Mahela Jayawardene – 1028
Kane Williamson – 992
Tom Latham – 927
Kumar Sangakkara – 887
Best innings – Martin Crowe 299 in 1991
Best batting average – Tom Latham 77.25
Highest century scorer – Tom Latham (4 centuries)
Most wicket-takers
Muttiah Muralitharan – 82
Tim Southee – 53
Daniel Vettori – 51
Trent Boult – 45
Chaminda Vas – 42
Best bowling in an inning – Daniel Vettori (7 for 130)
Best bowling average – Richard Hadlee (12.78)
Most 5 wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan (5 wickets)
Most Catches – Stephen Fleming (23 catches)
Best Partnership – Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones (467 points)
ශ්රී ලංකා නවසීලන්ත ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසය !!
සංචාරක ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම හා නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම අතර තරග 2කින් සමන්විත ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය හෙට දිනයේදී ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතය. මෙම තරග 2ක ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට අතිශය වැදගත් තරග 2ක් බවට පත් වනුයේ ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා තරගාවලියේ අවසන් මහා තරගයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමට මෙම තරග 2 නිසැකවම ජයගත යුතු බැවිනි. තරගාවලිය ආරම්භයට පෙරාතුව ශ්රී ලංකාව හා නවසීලන්ත අතර ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසය පිළිබඳව අප තබන සටහනක් මෙතැන් පටන්.
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම හා නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් පිටියේ දී අවස්ථාවන් 36කදී මුහුණට මුහුණ තරග වැදී ඇත. දෙරට අතර ටෙස්ට් තරග 19ක් නවසීලන්තය තුළදී ක්රීඩා කොට ඇති අතර ඉන් තරග 11ක්ම ජයග්රහණය කිරීමට සමත් ව ඇත්තේ සත්කාරක නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායමයි. ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම නවසීලන්තය තුළදී ජයග්රහණය කොට ඇත්තේ ටෙස්ට් තරග 2ක් පමණි. අවසන් වරට ශ්රී ලංකාව නවසීලන්තය තුළදී ටෙස්ට් තරගයක් ජයගෙන ඇත්තේ 2006 වසරේදීය.
දෙරට අතර ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසයේ ඉනීමක් තුළ කණ්ඩායමක් රැස්කළ වැඩිම ලකුණු ගණන රැස්කිරීමට සමත්ව ඇත්තේද නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායමයි. නවසීලන්තය 1991 වසරේ වෙලින්ග්ටන්හිදී ශ්රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව කඩුලු 4කට ලකුණු 671ක් රැස්කිරීමට සමත් විය. දෙරට අතර ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසය තුළ වැඩිම ලකුණු රැස්කොට ඇති ක්රීඩකයන් වනුයේ ස්ටෙපන් ෆ්ලෙමින් හා මහේල ජයවර්ධනයි. ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා පිළිවෙලින් ලකුණු 1166ක් හා 1028ක් බැගින් රැස්කොට ඇත. නවසීලන්ත ශ්රී ලංකා ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසය තුළ වැඩිම කඩුලු ලාභියා බවට පත් ව ඇත්තේ මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්ය. ඔහු තරග 14කදී කඩුලු 82ක් දවාගෙන ඇති අතර නවසීලන්ත වේගපන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක ටිම් සවුති කඩුලු 53ක් දවාගනිමින් එහි දෙවැන්නා බවට පත් ව ඇත.
නවසීලන්ත ශ්රී ලංකා ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ඉතිහාසය
ක්රීඩා කළ තරග – 36
නවසීලන්තය ජයගත් තරග – 16
ශ්රී ලංකාව ජයගත් තරග – 9
නවසීලන්තය තුළ ක්රීඩා කළ තරග – 19
නවසීලන්ත ජයගත් තරග – 11
ශ්රී ලංකාව ජයගත් තරග – 2
ඉනීමක වැඩිම ලකුණු – 671/4 (නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම 1991 වසරේදී)
ඉනීමක අඩුම ලකුණු – 93/10 (ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම 1983 වසරේදී)
වැඩිම ලකුණු ලාභීන්
ස්ටෙපන් ෆ්ලෙමින් – 1166
මහේල ජයවර්ධන – 1028
කේන් විලියම්සන් – 992
ටොම් ලේතම් – 927
කුමාර් සංගක්කාර – 887
හොදම ඉනීම – මාටින් ක්රෝව් ලකුණු 299යි 1991 වසරේදී
හොදම පිතිකරණ සාමාන්ය – ටොම් ලේතම් ලකුණු 77.25
වැඩිම ශතක ලාභියා – ටොම් ලේතම් (ශතක 4)
වැඩිම කඩුලු ලාභීන්
මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන් – 82
ටිම් සවුති – 53
ඩැනියෙල් විටෝරි – 51
ට්රෙන්ට් බෝල්ට් – 45
චමින්ද වාස් – 42
ඉනීමක හොදම පන්දු යැවීම – ඩැනියෙල් විටෝරි (ලකුණු 130ට කඩුලු 7)
හොදම පන්දු යැවීමේ සාමාන්ය – රිචඩ් හැඩ්ලී (12.78)
වැඩිම කඩුලු 5 අවස්ථා – මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන් (අවස්ථා 5)
වැඩිම උඩපන්දු රැකගත් ක්රීඩකයා – ස්ටෙපන් ෆ්ලෙමින් (උඩපන්දු 23)
හොදම සබදතාව – මාටින් ක්රෝව් හා ඇන්ඩෲ ජෝන්ස් (ලකුණු 467)
இலங்கை நியூசிலாந்து டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் வரலாறு !!
சுற்றுலா இலங்கை அணிக்கும் நியூசிலாந்து அணிக்கும் இடையிலான 2 போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடர் நாளை ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ளது. இந்த 2 போட்டிகளும் இலங்கை அணிக்கு மிக முக்கியமான போட்டிகளாக மாறும், ஏனெனில் உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பின் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு தகுதி பெற இந்த 2 போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெற்றாக வேண்டும். போட்டி தொடங்குவதற்கு முன், இலங்கை மற்றும் நியூசிலாந்து அணிகளுக்கு இடையேயான டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் வரலாற்றை குறித்து வைப்போம்.
இலங்கை அணியும் நியூசிலாந்து அணியும் டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் 36 முறை நேருக்கு நேர் மோதியுள்ளன. நியூசிலாந்தில் இரு நாடுகளுக்கும் இடையே 19 டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகள் நடைபெற்றுள்ளன, இதில் போட்டியை நடத்தும் நியூசிலாந்து அணி 11 போட்டிகளில் வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளது. நியூசிலாந்தில் இலங்கை அணி 2 டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளில் மட்டுமே வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளது. கடைசியாக 2006 ஆம் ஆண்டு நியூசிலாந்தில் இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெற்றது.
இரு நாடுகளுக்கு இடையிலான டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் வரலாற்றில், ஒரு இன்னிங்ஸில் ஒரு அணி எடுத்த அதிகபட்ச ரன்களை நியூசிலாந்து அணி பெற்றுள்ளது. 1991ல் வெலிங்டனில் நடந்த இலங்கைக்கு எதிராக நியூசிலாந்து 4 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 671 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது. இரு நாடுகளுக்கும் இடையிலான டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கட் வரலாற்றில் அதிக ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்ற வீரர்கள் ஸ்டீபன் பிளெமிங் மற்றும் மஹேல ஜெயவர்தன. இருவரும் முறையே 1166 மற்றும் 1028 புள்ளிகள் பெற்றுள்ளனர். நியூசிலாந்து இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் வரலாற்றில் அதிக விக்கெட் வீழ்த்திய வீரர் என்ற சாதனையை முத்தையா முரளிதரன் பெற்றுள்ளார். அவர் 14 போட்டிகளில் 82 விக்கெட்டுகளையும், நியூசிலாந்து வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் டிம் சவுத்தி 53 விக்கெட்டுகளுடன் 2-வது இடத்தையும் பிடித்துள்ளார்.
நியூசிலாந்து இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் வரலாறு
விளையாடிய போட்டிகள் – 36
நியூசிலாந்து வென்ற போட்டிகள் – 16
இலங்கை வென்ற போட்டிகள் – 9
நியூசிலாந்தில் விளையாடிய போட்டிகள் – 19
நியூசிலாந்து வென்ற போட்டிகள் – 11
இலங்கை வென்ற போட்டிகள் – 2
ஒரு இன்னிங்ஸில் அதிகபட்ச ஸ்கோர் – 671/4 (நியூசிலாந்து 1991)
ஒரு இன்னிங்ஸில் குறைந்த ஸ்கோர் – 93/10 (இலங்கை 1983)
அதிக மதிப்பெண் பெற்றவர்கள்
ஸ்டீபன் ஃப்ளெமிங் – 1166
மஹேல ஜயவர்தன – 1028
கேன் வில்லியம்சன் – 992
டாம் லாதம் – 927
குமார் சங்கக்கார – 887
சிறந்த இன்னிங்ஸ் – மார்ட்டின் குரோவ் 1991 இல் 299
சிறந்த பேட்டிங் சராசரி – டாம் லாதம் 77.25
அதிக சதம் அடித்தவர் – டாம் லாதம் (4 சதம்)
அதிக விக்கெட் எடுத்தவர்கள்
முத்தையா முரளிதரன் – 82
டிம் சவுத்தி – 53
டேனியல் வெட்டோரி – 51
டிரென்ட் போல்ட் – 45
சமிந்தா வாஸ் – 42
ஒரு இன்னிங்ஸில் சிறந்த பந்துவீச்சு – டேனியல் வெட்டோரி (130க்கு 7)
சிறந்த பந்துவீச்சு சராசரி – ரிச்சர்ட் ஹாட்லீ (12.78)
அதிக 5 விக்கெட்டுகள் – முத்தையா முரளிதரன் (5 விக்கெட்)
அதிக கேட்சுகள் – ஸ்டீபன் ஃப்ளெமிங் (23 கேட்ச்கள்)
சிறந்த பார்ட்னர்ஷிப் – மார்ட்டின் குரோவ் மற்றும் ஆண்ட்ரூ ஜோன்ஸ் (467 புள்ளிகள்)
Football
LPL Player Draft Set for Late May
The player draft for the upcoming season of the Lanka Premier League is expected to take place on 23 May, marking a key step in preparations for Sri Lanka’s flagship domestic T20 tournament.
Initially planned for March, the draft was postponed amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, prompting organisers to shift the timeline. Player registrations are now anticipated to begin shortly after the first week of May.
Despite the scheduling adjustment, organisers have reiterated that the tournament itself will go ahead as planned. The sixth edition of the LPL is scheduled to run from 8 July to 8 August 2026.
Excitement around the league remains strong, with notable international cricketers already signalling their interest in participating in the upcoming season.
Athletics
SLA Secretary Resigns Just Weeks After Appointment
Madhawa Bandara Senarath has stepped down from his role as Secretary of Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA), only about a month after assuming office. His resignation was submitted shortly before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, bringing an abrupt end to his brief tenure.
Sources indicate that internal disagreements within the newly appointed executive committee played a key role in his decision. The dispute is believed to have centered on the selection process for the National Junior Team set to compete at the upcoming Asian Junior Championship.
Sri Lanka Athletics is scheduled to hold its first executive committee meeting after the New Year on April 21. During this meeting, an acting secretary is expected to be appointed to temporarily fill the position. A permanent replacement will later be chosen at a special general meeting.
Cricket
Chamari Stays Grounded as Sri Lanka Chase Crucial Points in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu is blocking out the noise around her future and locking into the present as her team prepares for a high-stakes tour of Bangladesh, where World Cup qualification points and momentum are firmly on the line.
Even as conversations about how long she might continue in international cricket gather pace, Chamari is keeping her approach measured. A recent discussion with the new head coach included a request for her to extend her career, but the skipper is not ready to look that far ahead.
“He spoke to me about continuing for another one or two years, but I prefer to take it step by step,” she said before the team’s departure. “My focus is on staying fit and performing. I don’t want to think too much about the future when there’s so much to do right now.”
What lies directly ahead is a six-match series three ODIs in Rajshahi followed by three T20Is in Sylhet with the 50-over games carrying added weight. Sri Lanka are firmly in the race for automatic qualification to the next ICC Women’s World Cup, and the points available in Bangladesh could prove decisive.
“These matches are very important for us,” Chamari said. “If we can secure those ODI points, it gives us a direct path to the World Cup. The team is in a good space mentally, and we’re confident about what we can achieve.”
That confidence will be tested early, not just by the conditions but also by changes in the lineup. Young opener Vishmi Gunaratne has been ruled out through injury, forcing a reshuffle at the top of the order. Chamari admitted the absence is significant but believes it opens the door for another player to step in.
“Vishmi has been a key player for us, so it’s definitely a loss,” she said. “But Hasini has earned this chance. She’s been performing consistently in domestic matches and other tournaments, so now it’s about taking that next step.”
There is also a personal fitness concern hovering over the captain herself. Chamari is recovering from a hand injury that required nine stitches, leaving her availability for the opening matches uncertain.
“I’m still working on my recovery, and we’ll have to assess things day by day,” she said. “Hopefully I can be ready, but we won’t rush it.”
Despite these setbacks, the mood within the squad remains optimistic, helped in part by a fresh approach from the new coaching staff. Since taking over after the West Indies series, the head coach has placed a clear emphasis on sharpening Sri Lanka’s power-hitting ability an area Chamari admits needed attention.
“With big tournaments coming up, we identified power hitting and overall batting strength as areas to improve,” she explained. “We’ve been working hard on that, and also on raising our fielding standards.”
Beyond immediate results, Chamari sees encouraging signs in the wider development of the women’s game back home. The rise of younger players, particularly at Under-19 level, has added depth and energy to the system.
“It’s great to see so many young girls coming into the game and performing well,” she said. “Women’s cricket in Sri Lanka is growing, and a lot of people deserve credit for that from the board to the selectors and former players.”
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