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Royal has an edge over S. Thomas’

Skipper Dasis Manchanayake and Ramiru Perera put on a similar performance in the second innings to help Royal gain a healthy 341-run lead against arch-rivals S. Thomas’ at the end of day two in the 144th ‘Battle of the Blues’ being played at SSC ground.
Royal declared their inning at the overnight score of 326 for 8 and bundled out the Thomians for just 153 runs in 55 overs on day two. The Royalists went straight for the jugular with their bowlers ripping through the Thomian batting lineup, reducing them to 94-4 by lunch.
Apart from Senadhi Bulankulama (40) and Mahith Perera (30) none of the other batters was able to pose a threat to the Royalists, as they continued to dominate with the ball and eventually bowled out the Thomians for 153 runs.
Bulan Weeratunga was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 26, with Ranuka Malaviarachchi, Sandesh Ramanayaka and Sineth Jayawardena sharing two wickets apiece.
Royal with a comfortable lead of 173 runs, were off to a similar start in their second innings as in the first innings, losing openers Sineth Jayawardena (4) and Ovina Ambanpola (5) cheaply.
With Royal in some sort of trouble, skipper Dasis Manchanayake once again came to the rescue with another blistering 57 runs off 49 deliveries including 6 boundaries to review the innings to a certain extent.
With things going well for the Royalists, Akash Fernando got the breakthrough to send skipper Manchanayake back to the pavilion with a peach of a delivery to gain back the momentum towards the Thomians.
However, Ramiru Perera continued from where he left off in the first innings with another watchful unbeaten 46 runs off 34 deliveries including 3 boundaries and 2 sixes to steady Royal’s second innings.
With the scoreboard reading at 168-4 umpires called for stumps with Ramiru Perera on 46* and Sanvidu Senartharachchi on 11*.
Akash Fernando shone with the ball claiming all 4 Royal wickets that fell to end with figures of 4-59.
රාජකීය තෝමස්ට වඩා ඉදිරියෙන් සිටී
නායක දාසිස් මංචනායක සහ රමිරු පෙරේරා දෙවැනි ඉනිමේදී ද එවැනිම දස්කම් දැක්වීමට රාජකීය පිලට සහය වූයේ 144 වැනි ‘බ්ලූස් සටන’ තරගයේ දෙවැනි දිනය අවසානයේදී පරම ප්රතිවාදී එස්. තෝමස් පිලට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 341ක නිරෝගී ඉදිරියක් ලබා ගැනීමටය. SSC පිටියේදී.
ලකුණු 326කට කඩුලු 8කට ලකුණු 326ක් ලබා සිටියදී රාජකීය විදුහල සිය ඉනිම ප්රකාශ කළ අතර දෙවැනි දිනයේ දී තෝමස් පිලට ඕවර 55කදී ලකුණු 153කට දැවී ගියේය. රාජකීයයන් ඔවුන්ගේ පන්දු යවන්නන් සමඟ කෙලින්ම ජුගුලර් වෙත ගිය අතර, ඔවුන් දිවා ආහාරය වන විට ලකුණු 94-4 දක්වා පහත හෙලමින් තෝමියානු පිතිකරු පෙළ ඉරා දැමූහ.
සේනාධි බුලන්කුලම (40) සහ මහීත් පෙරේරා (30) හැරුණු විට සෙසු කිසිදු පිතිකරුවෙක් රාජකීයයන්ට තර්ජනයක් එල්ල කිරීමට සමත් නොවූයේ ඔවුන් දිගින් දිගටම පන්දුවෙන් ආධිපත්යය දැරූ අතර අවසානයේ තෝමස් පිල ලකුණු 153කට දවාලීමට සමත් විය.
පන්දු යැවීමේදී බුලාන් වීරතුංග ලකුණු 26 කට කඩුලු 3 ක් දවාගත් අතර රනුක මලවිආරච්චි, සන්දේශ් රාමනායක සහ සිනෙත් ජයවර්ධන කඩුලු 2 බැගින් බෙදී ගියහ.
ලකුණු 173ක පහසු ඉදිරියෙන් සිටි රාජකීය විදුහල පළමු ඉනිමේදී මෙන්ම දෙවැනි ඉනිමේදීද ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවෝ වන සිනෙත් ජයවර්ධන (4) සහ ඕවිනා අඹන්පොළ (5) අඩුවෙන් දැවී ගියහ.
රාජකීය විද්යාලය යම් අපහසුතාවයකට ලක්ව සිටියදී, නායක දාසිස් මංචනායක නැවතත් පන්දු 49 කදී හතරේ පහර 6 ක් ඇතුළුව ලකුණු 57 ක් ලබා ගනිමින් තවත් පිබිදීමක් ලබා ගනිමින් ඉනිම යම් දුරකට සමාලෝචනය කිරීමට සමත් විය.
රාජකීය ක්රීඩකයන්ගේ තත්ත්වය හොඳින් සිදු වීමත් සමඟ ආකාෂ් ප්රනාන්දු නායක මංචනායකව පීච් පහරක් සමඟින් නැවත මණ්ඩපයට යැවීමට පෙරළියක් ලබා ගත්තේ තෝමියානුවන් දෙසට වේගයක් ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා ය.
කෙසේ වෙතත්, රමිරු පෙරේරා ප්රථම ඉනිමේ නතර කළ ස්ථානයේ සිට තවත් අවධානයෙන් පසුවූයේ පන්දු 34 කදී හතරේ පහර 3 ක් සහ හයේ පහර 2 ක් ඇතුළුව නොදැවී ලකුණු 46 ක් ලබා ගනිමින් රාජකීය දෙවන ඉනිම ස්ථාවර කිරීමට ය.
ලකුණු පුවරුව 168-4ක් වෙද්දී විනිසුරුවන් කඩුල්ලට කැදවූ අතර රමිරු පෙරේරා ලකුණු 46කින් සහ සංවිදු සෙනාර්ථආරච්චි ලකුණු 11යි.
ආකාෂ් ප්රනාන්දු පන්දුවෙන් බැබළුණේ අවසානයේ වැටුණු රාජකීය කඩුලු 4ම 4-59 ලෙස සටහන් කරමිනි.
றோயல் தோமஸ் விட முன்னிலை.
அணித்தலைவர் தாசிஸ் மஞ்சநாயக்க மற்றும் ரமிரு பெரேரா ஆகியோர் இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸில் இதேபோன்ற ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினர், 144வது ‘பேட்டில் ஆஃப் தி ப்ளூஸ்’ போட்டியின் இரண்டாம் நாள் முடிவில், பரம எதிரிகளான எஸ். தாமஸுக்கு எதிராக ராயல் ஆரோக்கியமான 341 ரன்கள் முன்னிலை பெற உதவியது. SSC மைதானத்தில்.
8 விக்கெட்டுக்கு 326 ரன்கள் எடுத்திருந்த நிலையில் ராயல் இன்னிங்ஸை டிக்ளேர் செய்து, தோமியன்ஸை 55 ஓவர்களில் 153 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்கச் செய்தது. தோமியன் பேட்டிங் வரிசையை கிழித்தெறிந்த தங்கள் பந்துவீச்சாளர்களுடன் ராயல்ஸ்டுகள் நேராக ஜுகுலருக்குச் சென்றனர், மதிய உணவுக்குள் அவர்களை 94-4 ஆகக் குறைத்தனர்.
சேனாதி புலங்குளம (40) மற்றும் மஹித் பெரேரா (30) ஆகியோரைத் தவிர மற்ற துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்கள் எவரும் ராயல்ஸ்டுகளுக்கு அச்சுறுத்தலாக இருக்கவில்லை, அவர்கள் தொடர்ந்து பந்தில் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தி இறுதியில் தோமியன்ஸை 153 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்கச் செய்தனர்.
பந்து வீச்சில் புலன் வீரதுங்க 26 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினார், ரணுக மளவியராச்சி, சந்தேஷ் ராமநாயக்க மற்றும் சினெத் ஜயவர்தன ஆகியோர் தலா 2 விக்கெட்டுகளைப் பகிர்ந்தனர்.
173 ரன்கள் முன்னிலையுடன் ராயல், முதல் இன்னிங்ஸைப் போலவே தனது இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸிலும் தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர்களான சினெத் ஜெயவர்தன (4), ஓவினா அம்பன்பொலா (5) ஆகியோரை மலிவாக இழந்தது.
ராயல் ஒருவித சிக்கலில் சிக்கிய நிலையில், கேப்டன் தாசிஸ் மஞ்சநாயக்க மீண்டும் 49 பந்துகளில் 6 பவுண்டரிகள் உட்பட 57 ரன்கள் எடுத்து இன்னிங்ஸை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அளவிற்கு மதிப்பாய்வு செய்தார்.
ராயல்ஸ்டுகளுக்கு விஷயங்கள் நன்றாக நடந்ததால், ஆகாஷ் பெர்னாண்டோ, கேப்டன் மஞ்சநாயக்காவை மீண்டும் பெவிலியனுக்கு அனுப்பி, ஒரு பந்து வீச்சில் மீண்டும் தோமியன்களை நோக்கி வேகத்தை பெற செய்தார்.
இருப்பினும், ரமிரு பெரேரா முதல் இன்னிங்ஸில் 34 பந்துகளில் 3 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் 2 சிக்ஸர்கள் அடங்கலாக ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 46 ரன்கள் எடுத்து முதல் இன்னிங்ஸில் அவர் விட்ட இடத்திலிருந்து தொடர்ந்தார்.
ஸ்கோர்போர்டு ரீடிங் 168-4 என்ற நிலையில் நடுவர்கள் ஸ்டம்புகளுக்கு அழைப்பு விடுத்தனர், ரமிரு பெரேரா 46* ரன்களிலும், சன்விது சென்னார்தாராச்சி 11* ரன்களிலும் இருந்தனர்.
ஆகாஷ் பெர்னாண்டோ பந்தில் பிரகாசித்த 4 ராயல் விக்கெட்டுகளையும் 4-59 என்ற புள்ளிகளுடன் இறுதியில் வீழ்த்தினார்.
Football
Semi-Final Clash Set as Defending Champions Face Tough Challenges
The Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024 has reached its most exciting phase as the semi-finalists are now confirmed. The competition has been intense, with top teams battling it out in the Super Eight stage to secure their spot in the final four.
Semi-Final Fixtures
Defending Champions Alighar National College vs. Hameed Al Husseine College
Last Year’s Runners-Up Zahira College vs. St. Joseph’s College (Last Year’s 4th Place Team)
Tournament Recap & Key Highlights
Alighar National College, the defending champions, have once again proven their dominance, finishing at the top of their group. They now face Hameed Al Husseine College, a team that has shown excellent tactical discipline and resilience throughout the tournament.
Zahira College, who finished as runners-up last year, continue to impress with strong performances and now face a determined St. Joseph’s College, a team that has significantly improved since last season and will be looking to cause an upset.
Al Falah College, a newly promoted team to Division 1, has been one of the standout performers this year, proving that they can compete at the highest level despite not making the semi-finals.
Last year third place Darrusalam College unable to proceed to Semi Finals
What to Expect in the Semi-Finals
With four powerhouse teams ready to fight for a spot in the final, fans can expect high-intensity clashes, tactical battles, and unforgettable moments. The road to glory is not easy, and only the two best teams will advance to the grand finale.
Will Alighar National College successfully defend their title, or will we see a new champion emerge? Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for the latest updates, match previews, and expert analysis.
News
C.H. & F.C. and Army Sports Club Secure Victories in Mastercard Plate Championship
In the second week of the ongoing “Mastercard Plate Championship” Inter-Club Rugby Football Tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Rugby, C.H. & F.C. Club and Army Sports Club clinched impressive victories, strengthening their standings in the tournament.
C.H. & F.C. Dominate Sri Lions Club 47-20
C.H. & F.C. showcased their prowess by defeating Sri Lions Club with a decisive 47-20 victory in the 41st match at the Ratmalana Air Force Camp Ground. Despite trailing 14-17 at halftime, C.H. & F.C. surged ahead, scoring six goals and one try, while Sri Lions managed two goals, one try, and one penalty.
This win propelled C.H. & F.C. to the top of the “Palanga” championship standings among five competing clubs. The London-based club has played 10 matches since the preliminary round, securing five wins and accumulating 33 points, including eight bonus points.
Army Overpowers Navy 49-22
In the 42nd match at the Ratmalana Air Force Base, Army Sports Club secured a commanding 49-22 win over Navy Club. The Army team demonstrated their strength by scoring three goals, five tries, and one penalty. The Navy team responded with two goals, one try, and one penalty. The score was tied 10-10 at halftime, but Army’s aggressive play in the second half sealed the victory.
Current Standings in the Palanga Championship
- C.H. & F.C.: 33 points (8 bonus points, 5 wins from 10 matches)
- Army Sports Club: 24 points (4 wins from 9 matches)
- Police Sports Club: 21 points
- Sri Lions Club: 13 points
- Navy Club: 5 points
With these recent victories, both C.H. & F.C. and Army Sports Club are poised to maintain their momentum as the “Mastercard Plate Championship” progresses. Fans can look forward to more thrilling action as the tournament continues to unfold.
Football
Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024: Super Eight Round Concludes – Semifinalists Confirmed!
The Super Eight Round of the Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024 (Under 20 Division 1 Boys Football Tournament) has ended on a high note, producing four standout teams that will battle for a place in the final. Below is a comprehensive look at the match results, final points tables, and key highlights from the tournament so far.
Match Results Overview
- St. Joseph’s College 4-0 Darussalam College
- Kalutara Muslim Central 2-3 Alighar National School
- Hameed Al Husseine College 1-0 Al Falah College
- Zahira College 4-0 St. Patrick’s College
- St. Joseph’s College 1-1 Alighar National School
- Darussalam College 7-0 Kalutara Muslim Central
- Al Falah College 0-3 Zahira College
- St. Patrick’s College 0-4 Hameed Al Husseine College
- Alighar National School 5-1 Darussalam College
- St. Joseph’s College 1-0 Kalutara Muslim Central
- Zahira College 2-0 Hameed Al Husseine College
- Al Falah College 3-2 St. Patrick’s College
Group A Standings
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alighar National School | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
2 | St. Joseph’s College | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
3 | Darussalam College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
4 | Kalutara Muslim Central College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Top Two (Advancing to Semifinals):
- Alighar National School
- St. Joseph’s College
Group B Standings
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zahira College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
2 | Hameed Al Husseine College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Al Falah College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
4 | St. Patrick’s College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Top Two (Advancing to Semifinals):
- Zahira College
- Hameed Al Husseine College
Summary & Semi-Final Preview
- Alighar National School and St. Joseph’s College finished level on points at the top of Group A. Their draw against each other kept the race tight, but both teams delivered strong performances in the remaining matches to secure 7 points each.
- Zahira College dominated Group B with three consecutive wins, scoring 9 goals and conceding none. Hameed Al Husseine College followed suit, showcasing solid defense and earning 6 points to claim the second semi-final berth.
- Darussalam College, Kalutara Muslim Central, Al Falah College, and St. Patrick’s College showed fighting spirit but fell short in the quest for the knockout stage.
Semi Finals
- Alighar National School will face Hameed Al Husseine College in the Semi Finals
- Zahira College will face St. Joseph’s College in the Semi Finals
The semi-finals promise high-octane clashes as the top contenders face off. Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for exclusive match previews, live coverage, and post-match analysis as we approach the grand finale of the Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2025.
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