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Asia Cup will be shifted to UAE with Sri Lankan hosting Rights!!!

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The Asian Cricket Council has confirmed that the Asia Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates with Sri Lanka, the original hosts, retaining hosting rights.

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has seen the Asia Cup move out of the country although Sri Lanka will continue to retain the hosting rights. The tournament will now be held in UAE between August 27 and September 11.

“Every effort was made to host the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and the decision to shift the venue to the UAE was taken after much deliberation,” Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah said in a press release on Wednesday. “The UAE will be the new venue while Sri Lanka will continue to retain hosting rights.”

“This edition of the Asia Cup is extremely important as it will help Asian nations prepare for the ICC World Cup, and I thank the SLC and the Emirates Cricket Board for their understanding and cooperation.”.

The ACC also expressed its solidarity with Sri Lanka Cricket in the release.

“The ACC is mindful of the passionate Sri Lankan fans, hence the final decision to change the venue has been very difficult, but has been one that was deemed necessary. However, the thoughts of all ACC members remain in solidarity with the cricket-loving nation of Sri Lanka.”

The Asia Cup, which was last played in 2018, will be played in the T20 format, with nine teams participating. UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong will play a qualifying round with the winner joining India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the main tournament.

While Sri Lanka is hosting Pakistan currently and also successfully completed a series at home against Australia recently, the nine-team tournament poses a huge challenge in the current scenario. UAE has been a favoured backup country for hosting major tournaments, with India hosting the 2021 T20 World Cup in the country.

ආසියානු කුසලානය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සත්කාරක අයිතිය සමඟ UAE වෙත මාරු කෙරේ!!!

ආසියානු කුසලානය එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත බව ආසියානු ක්‍රිකට් කවුන්සිලය තහවුරු කර ඇත්තේ මුල් සත්කාරක ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සත්කාරක අයිතිය රඳවාගෙනය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථික අර්බුදය හේතුවෙන් ආසියානු කුසලානය රටින් පිටව ගොස් ඇති නමුත් සත්කාරක අයිතිය ශ්‍රී ලංකාව දිගටම රඳවා ගනු ඇත. තරඟාවලිය දැන් අගෝස්තු 27 සිට සැප්තැම්බර් 11 දක්වා එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.

ආසියානු ක්‍රිකට් කවුන්සිලයේ (ACC) සභාපති ජේ ෂා බදාදා මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ “ආසියානු කුසලානය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පැවැත්වීමට සෑම උත්සාහයක්ම ගත් අතර එම ස්ථානය එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයට ගෙනයාමට තීරණය කරන ලදී. “එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යය නව ස්ථානය වනු ඇති අතර ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සත්කාරක අයිතිවාසිකම් දිගටම රඳවා ගනු ඇත.”

“මෙම ආසියානු කුසලානයේ සංස්කරණය අතිශයින්ම වැදගත් වන්නේ එය ICC ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ආසියානු ජාතීන්ට සූදානම් වීමට උපකාර වන අතර, ඔවුන්ගේ අවබෝධය සහ සහයෝගීතාවය සඳහා මම SLC සහ එමිරේට්ස් ක්‍රිකට් මණ්ඩලයට ස්තූතිවන්ත වෙමි.”

ඒසීසීය ද ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයට සිය සහයෝගිතාව ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇත.

“ACC උද්යෝගිමත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය ක්‍රීඩා ලෝලීන් ගැන සැලකිලිමත් වන අතර, එම නිසා ස්ථානය වෙනස් කිරීමේ අවසාන තීරණය ඉතා අපහසු වී ඇත, නමුත් එය අවශ්‍ය යැයි සලකනු ලැබ ඇත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, සියලුම ACC සාමාජිකයින්ගේ සිතුවිලි ක්‍රිකට් ලෝලීන් සමඟ පවතී ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතිය සහයෝගයෙන්.”

අවසන් වරට 2018 වසරේ පැවැති ආසියානු කුසලානය විස්සයි20 ක්‍රමයට පැවැත්වෙන අතර ඊට කණ්ඩායම් 9ක් සහභාගී වේ. එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යය, කුවේට්, සිංගප්පූරුව සහ හොංකොං සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ වටයකට ක්‍රීඩා කරන අතර ජයග්‍රාහකයා ඉන්දියාව, පාකිස්තානය, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය සහ බංග්ලාදේශය සමඟ ප්‍රධාන තරගාවලියට එක්වේ.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව මේ වන විට පාකිස්තානයට සත්කාරකත්වය සපයන අතර පසුගියදා ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවට එරෙහිව සිය මව්බිමේදී තරගාවලියක් සාර්ථකව නිම කරන අතර, කණ්ඩායම් 9කින් සමන්විත මෙම තරගාවලිය වත්මන් තත්ත්වය තුළ දැවැන්ත අභියෝගයක් එල්ල කරයි. එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යය ප්‍රධාන තරඟාවලි පැවැත්වීම සඳහා අනුග්‍රහය දක්වන උපස්ථ රටක් වී ඇති අතර, ඉන්දියාව 2021 T20 ලෝක කුසලානය රට තුළ සත්කාරකත්වය දරයි.

ஆசிய கோப்பையை இலங்கை நடத்தும் உரிமையுடன் UAEக்கு மாற்றப்படும்!!!

ஆசியக் கோப்பை ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸில் நடைபெறும் என்று ஆசிய கிரிக்கட் கவுன்சில் உறுதி செய்துள்ளது.

இலங்கையில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள பொருளாதார நெருக்கடியால் ஆசியக் கிண்ணம் நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறிய போதிலும், இலங்கை தொடர்ந்து நடத்தும் உரிமையை தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ளும். இப்போட்டி ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸில் ஆகஸ்ட் 27 முதல் செப்டம்பர் 11 வரை நடைபெறும்.

ஆசியக் கோப்பையை இலங்கையில் நடத்துவதற்கான அனைத்து முயற்சிகளும் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு, அந்த இடத்தை ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸுக்கு மாற்ற முடிவு எடுக்கப்பட்டது என்று ஆசிய கிரிக்கெட் கவுன்சில் (ஏசிசி) தலைவர் ஜெய் ஷா புதன்கிழமை செய்திக்குறிப்பில் தெரிவித்தார். “ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் புதிய இடமாக இருக்கும், அதே நேரத்தில் இலங்கை ஹோஸ்டிங் உரிமைகளை தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ளும்.”

ஆசியக் கோப்பையின் இந்தப் பதிப்பு மிகவும் முக்கியமானது, ஏனெனில் இது ஆசிய நாடுகள் ஐசிசி உலகக் கோப்பைக்குத் தயார்படுத்த உதவும், மேலும் SLC மற்றும் எமிரேட்ஸ் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தின் புரிந்துணர்வு மற்றும் ஒத்துழைப்புக்காக நான் நன்றி கூறுகிறேன்.

“ஏசிசி ஆர்வமுள்ள இலங்கை ரசிகர்களை கவனத்தில் கொள்கிறது, எனவே இடத்தை மாற்றுவதற்கான இறுதி முடிவு மிகவும் கடினமாக இருந்தது, ஆனால் அவசியமாக கருதப்பட்டது. இருப்பினும், அனைத்து ஏசிசி உறுப்பினர்களின் எண்ணங்களும் கிரிக்கெட்டை விரும்புபவர்களுடன் ஒற்றுமையாக இலங்கை தேசம் இருக்கும்.”

கடந்த 2018-ம் ஆண்டு நடைபெற்ற ஆசிய கோப்பை டி20 முறையில் ஒன்பது அணிகள் பங்கேற்கும். ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ், குவைத், சிங்கப்பூர், ஹாங்காங் ஆகிய அணிகள் தகுதிச் சுற்றில் விளையாடும், அதில் வெற்றி பெறும் அணி இந்தியா, பாகிஸ்தான், இலங்கை, ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் மற்றும் வங்கதேசம் ஆகிய அணிகளுடன் முக்கிய போட்டியில் பங்கேற்கிறது.

இலங்கை தற்போது பாகிஸ்தான் தொடரை நடத்தும் அதே வேளையில், அண்மையில் அவுஸ்திரேலியாவுக்கு எதிராக சொந்த மண்ணில் ஒரு தொடரை வெற்றிகரமாக நிறைவுசெய்துள்ள அதேவேளை, தற்போதைய சூழ்நிலையில் ஒன்பது அணிகள் கொண்ட போட்டியை நடத்துவது பாரிய சவாலாக உள்ளது. 2021 டி20 உலகக் கோப்பையை இந்தியாவில் நடத்துவதுடன், ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் பெரிய போட்டிகளை நடத்துவதற்கு ஆதரவான நாடு.

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Croospulle’s Century Powers Sri Lanka ‘A’ to Comfortable Win

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A brilliant century from Lasith Croospulle guided Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a convincing 44-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI played in Hambantota.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted a formidable 368/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Croospulle led the charge with a brilliant 103 off 76 balls, striking 13 fours and six sixes in an aggressive display. He was well supported by Sonal Dinusha, who hammered 93 off 77 deliveries, and captain Sahan Arachchige, who contributed a solid 74. The top order maintained a high scoring rate throughout, consistently putting pressure on the visiting bowlers. Despite a few wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts kept the momentum intact to reach an imposing total.

In response, New Zealand ‘A’ faced a revised target of 203 in 28 overs but managed only 158/3. Curtis Heaphy top-scored with an unbeaten 53, while Dale Phillips added 34. However, the required run rate proved too steep as Sri Lanka ‘A’ bowlers maintained control. Dilshan Madushanka struck early, and Milan Rathnayaka and Ravindu Fernando chipped in with key wickets to restrict the chase.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.

Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.

In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan

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Sri Lanka’s journey back to cricketing excellence will require patience, planning, and sustained effort, according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, who addressed Parliament on the future of the sport.

Highlighting the challenges facing the national game, the minister noted that the decline in cricket along with other sports—has unfolded over more than a decade. As a result, he cautioned against expectations of a quick turnaround, emphasizing that meaningful progress will take time.

Building strong athletes and competitive teams is a gradual process. It’s not something that can be rushed or treated like a short-term project

Gamage revealed that the government has already put in place a comprehensive, structured programme designed to rebuild the foundations of Sri Lankan cricket. He stressed that the initiative is focused on long-term development rather than immediate results.

Responding to criticism from opposition groups, the minister dismissed claims questioning the effectiveness of the plan, insisting that the strategy is firmly on track.

He also expressed confidence in the country’s ability to reclaim its former cricketing stature, assuring that the efforts underway will ultimately deliver results.

We are committed to restoring Sri Lanka cricket to its rightful place, and we are confident in the path we have taken,

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