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Dimuth, Kusal Tons sees Sri Lanka take upper hand Vs Ireland

Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis put on a top performance with the bat to help Sri Lanka finished Day 1 with their score at 386 for the loss of four wickets in 88 overs in the first test against Ireland.
Karunaratne and Mendis put on 281 for the second wicket to keep the Irish bowlers at bay. The Sri Lankan skipper raced his way to a hundred off 139 balls, but would be a tad disappointed after getting out at the fag end of the day’s play.
Karunaratne departed in the 85th over after Mark Adair found his outside edge. The southpaw scored 179 off 235 balls with the help of 15 fours. Mendis, on the other hand, lent support to his captain by scoring 140 off 193 with 18 fours and one six.
George Dockrell dismissed the right-handed batter in the 74th over and also broke the ominous-looking partnership between Mendis and Karunaratne. Angelo Mathews would be gutted after he failed to open his account. Nishan Madushka promised after scoring 29 off 48 with four fours before Curtis Campher accounted for his wicket.
Dinesh Chandimal and night-watchman Prabath Jayasuriya are unbeaten on 18 and 12 respectively at Stumps on the first day.
Adair, Campher, Dockrell and Ben White picked up one wicket apiece for Ireland. Andy McBrine, who picked up a six-wicket haul against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, couldn’t make a single breakthrough.
දිමුත් සහ කුසල් ශතක හමුවේ අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඉදිරියෙන් සිටියි
දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න සහ කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස් පිත්තෙන් දස්කම් දැක්වූ ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම පළමු දිනය නිමා කළේ අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහි පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරගයේ දී ඕවර 88කදී කඩුලු 4ක් දැවී ලකුණු 386ක් ලබා සිටියදීය.
කරුණාරත්න සහ මෙන්ඩිස් දෙවැනි කඩුල්ල සඳහා ලකුණු 281ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැගූ අතර අයර්ලන්ත පන්දු යවන්නන් දැවී ගියේය. ශ්රී ලංකා නායකයා පන්දු 139 කදී සිය ශතකය කරා දිව ගිය නමුත් දවසේ තරගය අවසානයේ දැවී යාමෙන් පසු ඔහු තරමක් බලාපොරොත්තු සුන් වනු ඇත.
85 වැනි ඕවරයේදී මාර්ක් ඇඩෙයාර්ගේ පිටත දාරය සොයා ගැනීමෙන් පසු කරුණාරත්න නික්ම ගියේය. සවුත්පියා පන්දු 235කදී හතරේ පහර 15ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 179ක් රැස් කළේය.
අනෙක් අතට මෙන්ඩිස් සිය නායකයාට සහය ලබා දෙමින් ලකුණු 193 කදී හතරේ පහර 18 ක් සහ එක් හයේ පහරක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 140 ක් රැස් කළේය.
ජෝර්ජ් ඩොක්රෙල් 74 වැනි ඕවරයේදී දකුණත් පිතිකරුවා දැවී ගිය අතර මෙන්ඩිස් සහ කරුණාරත්න අතර අශුභවාදී සබඳතාවයක් ද බිඳ දැමීය. ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස් සිය ගිණුම විවෘත කිරීමට අපොහොසත් වීමෙන් දැවී යනු ඇත.
නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක කර්ටිස් කැම්පර්ගේ කඩුල්ල ලෙස දැවී යාමට පෙර ලකුණු 48 කින් හතරේ පහර 4 ක් සමඟ ලකුණු 29 ක් රැස් කිරීමෙන් පසුව පොරොන්දු විය.
දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල් සහ රාත්රී මුරකරු ප්රභාත් ජයසූරිය පිළිවෙළින් නොදැවී ලකුණු 18ක් සහ 12ක් ලබා පළමු දිනයේ කඩුල්ලට පිවිස සිටිති.
අයර්ලන්තය වෙනුවෙන් ඇඩෙයාර්, කැම්පර්, ඩොක්රෙල් සහ බෙන් වයිට් එක් කඩුල්ල බැගින් දවා ගත්හ. මීර්පූර්හි ෂර්-ඊ-බංගලා ජාතික ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී බංග්ලාදේශයට එරෙහිව කඩුලු 6ක් දවාගත් ඇන්ඩි මැක්බ්රීන්ට එකදු පෙරළියක් හෝ කිරීමට නොහැකි විය.
திமுத், குசால் சதங்கள் அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிராக இலங்கை முன்னிலை பெற்றுள்ளது
அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான முதல் டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் திமுத் கருணாரத்னே மற்றும் குசல் மெண்டிஸ் ஆகியோர் சிறப்பான ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்த, இலங்கை அணி 88 ஓவர்களில் 4 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 386 ரன்கள் எடுத்த நிலையில், முதல் நாள் ஆட்டத்தை நிறைவு செய்ய உதவியது.
கருணாரத்னே மற்றும் மெண்டிஸ் ஜோடி இரண்டாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 281 ரன்கள் குவித்து அயர்லாந்து பந்துவீச்சாளர்களைத் தடுத்தது. இலங்கை அணித்தலைவர் 139 பந்துகளில் சதமடித்தார்.
கருணாரத்னே 85வது ஓவரில் மார்க் அடயர் தனது வெளிப்புற விளிம்பைக் கண்டுபிடித்த பிறகு வெளியேறினார். சவுத்பா 235 பந்துகளில் 15 பவுண்டரிகளுடன் 179 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார்.
மறுபுறம், மெண்டிஸ் 193 பந்துகளில் 18 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் ஒரு சிக்சருடன் 140 ரன்கள் எடுத்து தனது கேப்டனுக்கு ஆதரவாக இருந்தார். ஜார்ஜ் டோக்ரெல் 74வது ஓவரில் வலது கை பேட்டரை அவுட்டாக்கினார், மேலும் மெண்டிஸ் மற்றும் கருணாரத்னே இடையேயான அசுரத்தனமான பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பை உடைத்தார்.
ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் தனது கணக்கைத் திறக்கத் தவறியதை அடுத்து அவர் களமிறங்கினார்.
நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா 48 பந்தில் 4 பவுண்டரிகளுடன் 29 ரன்கள் எடுத்திருந்த நிலையில், கர்டிஸ் கேம்பர் தனது விக்கெட்டைப் பறிகொடுத்தார். முதல் நாளில் ஸ்டம்பில் தினேஷ் சண்டிமால் மற்றும் இரவு நேர கண்காணிப்பாளர் பிரபாத் ஜெயசூர்யா முறையே 18 மற்றும் 12 ரன்களுடன் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் உள்ளனர். அயர்லாந்து தரப்பில் அடேர், கேம்பர், டோக்ரெல், பென் ஒயிட் ஆகியோர் தலா ஒரு விக்கெட் வீழ்த்தினர். மிர்பூரில் உள்ள ஷேர்-இ-பங்களா தேசிய ஸ்டேடியத்தில் வங்கதேசத்துக்கு எதிராக 6 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்திய ஆண்டி மெக்பிரைன், ஒரு சாதனை கூட செய்ய முடியவில்லை.
Athletics
Three Sri Lankan Athletes Qualify for World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
Colombo: In a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics, three national athletes have officially qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025, set to take place from May 21 to 23 in Nanjing, China. This marks Sri Lanka’s largest representation at the prestigious event in over two decades.
Sri Lankan Athletes Heading to Nanjing 2025
The three Sri Lankan athletes who secured their spots based on performances and world rankings are:
- Chamod Yodasinghe – 60m Sprint
- Kalinga Kumarage – 400m
- Kaveesha Bandara – 60m Hurdles
Their qualification comes after impressive performances at the inaugural National Short Course Championship, highlighting Sri Lanka’s growing potential in indoor athletics.
A Historic Moment for Sri Lanka
The last time Sri Lanka sent a team to the World Athletics Indoor Championships was in 2001 (Lisbon), where four athletes represented the nation. This latest qualification marks the largest contingent in over 20 years, showcasing significant progress despite limited indoor competition opportunities in Sri Lanka.
With preparations underway, these athletes will aim to make an impact on the global stage and elevate Sri Lanka’s presence in international athletics.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka’s journey to Nanjing 2025!
News
Chinese Government Pledges Support for Sri Lanka’s Sports and Youth Development
Colombo: In a significant move towards strengthening sports and youth development in Sri Lanka, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumar Gamage, and Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara today (26) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
During the meeting, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong congratulated the newly appointed ministers and reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s sports and youth programs. Discussions centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation and exploring actionable initiatives to uplift sports development in the country.
A key highlight of the discussions was China’s willingness to promote sports such as Tai Chi and Dragon Boat Racing in Sri Lanka. This initiative aligns with the broader vision of fostering international sports collaboration and expanding the sporting culture within the country.
This renewed partnership marks an important step in Sri Lanka’s sports development, paving the way for future investments and technical support to enhance local sporting infrastructure and training programs.
Stay tuned for more updates on this collaboration and its impact on Sri Lankan sports!
Football
Sri Lanka to Host the Prestigious 2025 SAFF Championship After 17 Years
Colombo: Sri Lanka has officially been granted the hosting rights for the 2025 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, set to take place in June 2025. The decision marks a historic moment for Sri Lankan football, as the nation last hosted the tournament in 2008 alongside the Maldives.
The SAFF Championship is widely regarded as the “World Cup of South Asia,” bringing together the best footballing nations from the region. The 2025 edition will feature seven teams:
- India (Defending champions and most successful team)
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka (Host nation)
With the backing of home supporters, Sri Lanka will look to capitalize on this opportunity and aim for a deep run in the competition.
SAFF Championship: A Look at Past Editions and Winners
The SAFF Championship, first held in 1993, has seen 14 editions so far. India has been the most dominant team in the tournament’s history, winning a record 9 titles. The Maldives and Bangladesh have each won the tournament twice, while Sri Lanka claimed their only title in 1995, when they hosted the event in Colombo.
Here is a look at the past winners:
- India – 9 titles (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
- Maldives – 2 titles (2008, 2018)
- Bangladesh – 2 titles (2003, 2023)
- Sri Lanka – 1 title (1995)
Sri Lanka’s return as the host nation in 2025 gives them a golden opportunity to reclaim the championship after 30 years.
If executed well, the 2025 SAFF Championship could mark the beginning of a new era for Sri Lankan football, helping the nation rise again in South Asian football.
Can Sri Lanka make the most of this historic opportunity? The countdown to SAFF 2025 begins!
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