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The Sri Lanka Army Sports Club qualifies for the finals of the Inter Club First Division One Day Tournament.

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Sri Lanka Army Sports Club qualified for the final after defeating ACE Capital Cricket Club by 123 runs in the second semi-final of the Inter-Club One Day Tournament yesterday (30) at the NCC Sports Club Ground.

Army Captain Thisara Perera won the toss and decided to bat first and although the Army batsmen got off to a successful start, the middle order batsmen failed to get between the runs and the Army score was 152 for six wickets. After that, Mahesh Kumara and Suminda Lakshan, who came together on the pitch, built a partnership of 74 runs for the seventh wicket, when all the players were dismissed in 48.2 overs, the Army Sports Club managed to score 246 runs. Sikkuge Prasanna hit 6 sixes and 6 fours with a quick 89 runs and Mahesh Kumar and Suminda Lakshan did well for the Army in batting. While bowling for ACE Capital Cricket Club, Chanaka Devinda, Tanuka Dabare, Pramud Hettiwatte and Captain Lasith Kauspul managed to take two wickets each.

The Army bowlers did not allow the ACE Capital batsmen who started the chase to raise their target of 246 and managed to score 123 runs in 27.4 overs by losing all the wickets. Oshadha Fernando scored 31 runs for ACE Capital and Sikkuge Prasanna and Suminda Lakshan took four wickets each for the Army team who did not give any other batsman a chance to cross the thirty-run mark.

Accordingly, the Army team managed to qualify for the finals with a huge victory of 123 runs.

Sri Lanka Army Sports Club 246/10 (48.2 Ov)
Sikku’s Prasanna 89 (66)
Mahesh Kumar 46 (68)
Suminda Lakshan 33 (51)
Pramud Hettiwatta 26/2 (10)
Lasith Kauspul 32/2 (10)
Chanaka Devinda 47/2 (10)
Tanuka Dabare 52/2 (9)

ACE Capital Cricket Club 123/10 (27.4 Ov)
Oshadha Fernando 31 (33)
Lasith Kauspul 23 (18)
Sikku’s Prasanna 26/4 (10)
Suminda Lakshan 42/4 (8.4)

ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුධ හමුදා ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය අන්තර් සමාජ පළමු පෙළ එක් දින තරඟාවලියේ අවසන් මහා තරගයට සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ගනි.

අන්තර් සමාජ පළමු පෙළ එක් දින තරඟාවලියේ ඊයේ (30) එන් සී සී ක්‍රීඩා සමාජ පිටියේ පැවති දෙවන අවසන් පූර්ව තරගයේදී ඒසීඊ කැපිටල් ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය ලකුණු 123 කින් පරාජයට පත් කීරීමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුධ හමුදා ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය අවසන් මහා තරගයට සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා.

කාසිය වාසිය ජයග්‍රහණය කරමින් ප්‍රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදීමට යුධ හමුදා නායක තිසර පෙරේරා තීරණය කල අතර යුධ හමුදා ආරම්භ පිතිකරුවන් සාර්ථක ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගත්තද මැද පෙල පිතිකරුවන් ලකුණු අතර පිවිසීමට අපොහොසත් වීම නිසා යුධ හමුදා ඉණිම කඩුළු හයකට 152ක් ලෙස දැක්විය. ඉන් අනතුරුව පිටියේ එක් වූ මහේෂ් කුමාර සහ සුමින්ද ලක්ෂාන් හත්වැනි කඩුල්ලට වටිනා ලකුණු 74ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැඟීම නිසාවෙන් පන්දුවාර 48.2 ක් තුළ සියළු ක්‍රීඩකයන් දැවී යනවිට යුධ හමුදා ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය ලකුණු 246ක් රැස් කිරීමට සමත්විය. සික්කුගේ ප්‍රසන්න හයේ පහර 6ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 6ක් සමගින් වේගවත් ලකුණු 89ක්ද මහේෂ් කුමාර සහ සුමින්ද ලක්ෂාන් පිතිකරණයේ දී යුධ හමුදාව වෙනුවෙන් දස්කම් දක්වමට සමත්විය. ඒසීඊ කැපිටල් ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය වෙනුවෙන් පන්දු යැවීමේදී චානක දේවින්ද, තනුක දාබරේ, ප්‍රමුද් හෙට්ටිවත්ත සහ නායක ලසිත් කෞස්පුල් කඩුළු දෙක බැගින් දවා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.

පිළිතුරු ඉණිම ආරම්භ කළ ඒසීඊ කැපිටල් පිතිකරුවන්ට හිස එසවීමට ඉඩ ලබා නොදුන් යුධ හමුදා පන්දු යවන්නන් සියළුම පිතිකරුවන් පන්දුවාර 27.4 ක් තුළ ලකුණු 123 කට දවා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඒසීඊ කැපිටල් කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් ඕෂධ ප්‍රනාන්දු ලකුණු 31ක් ලබා ගත් අතර වෙනත් කිසිදු පිතිකරුවෙකුට ලකුණු තිහේ සීමාව පසුකර යාමට අවස්ථාවක් ලබා නොදුන් යුධ හමුදා කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් සික්කුගේ ප්‍රසන්න සහ සුමින්ද ලක්ෂාන් පන්දු යැවීමේදී කඩුළු හතර බැගින් ලබා ගනිමින් දස්කම් දැක්වීය.

ඒ අනුව ලකුණු 123 දැවැන්ත ජයක් හිමිකර ගනිමින් අවසන් මහා තරගයට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ගැනීමට යුධ හමුදා කණ්ඩායම සමත් විය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුධ හමුදා ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය 246/10 (48.2 Ov)

සික්කුගේ ප්‍රසන්න 89 (66)
මහේෂ් කුමාර 46 (68)
සුමින්ද ලක්ෂාන් 33 (51)
ප්‍රමුද් හෙට්ටිවත්ත 26/2 (10)
ලසිත් කෞස්පුල් 32/2 (10)
චානක දේවින්ද 47/2 (10)
තනුක දාබරේ 52/2 (9)
ඒසීඊ කැපිටල් ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය 123/10 (27.4 Ov)
ඕෂධ ප්‍රනාන්දු 31 (33)
ලසිත් කෞස්පුල් 23 (18)
සික්කුගේ ප්‍රසන්න 26/4 (10)
සුමින්ද ලක්ෂාන් 42/4 (8.4)

இலங்கை இராணுவ விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் அணிகளுக்கிடையிலான முதலாவது பிரிவு ஒரு நாள் போட்டித் தொடரின் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளது.

NCC விளையாட்டுக் கழக மைதானத்தில் நேற்று (30) நடைபெற்ற அனைத்துக் கழகங்களுக்கிடையிலான ஒரு நாள் போட்டியின் இரண்டாவது அரையிறுதிப் போட்டியில் ACE Capital Cricket Clubஐ 123 ஓட்டங்களால் தோற்கடித்து இலங்கை இராணுவ விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றது.

நாணயச்சுழற்சியில் வெற்றிபெற்ற இராணுவத் தலைவர் திசர பெரேரா முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடத் தீர்மானித்தார், இராணுவத் துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்கள் வெற்றிகரமான தொடக்கத்தைப் பெற்ற போதிலும், மத்திய வரிசை துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்கள் ரன்களுக்கு இடையில் தோல்வியடைந்ததால் இராணுவத்தின் ஸ்கோர் 6 விக்கெட்டுக்கு 152 ஆக இருந்தது. அதன் பின்னர் களமிறங்கிய மகேஷ் குமார மற்றும் சுமிந்த லக்ஷான் ஜோடி ஏழாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 74 ஓட்டங்களின் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பை உருவாக்க, வீரர்கள் அனைவரும் 48.2 ஓவர்களில் ஆட்டமிழந்தபோது, ராணுவ விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் 246 ரன்கள் எடுக்க முடிந்தது. சிக்குகே பிரசன்னா 6 சிக்ஸர்கள் மற்றும் 6 பவுண்டரிகளுடன் 89 ரன்கள் விரைவுபடுத்தியதுடன், மகேஷ் குமார் மற்றும் சுமிந்த லக்ஷான் ஆகியோர் துடுப்பாட்டத்தில் இராணுவத்திற்காக சிறப்பாகச் செயல்பட்டனர். ACE Capital Cricket Club சார்பாக பந்துவீசும்போது, சானக தேவிந்த, தனுக தாபரே, பிரமுத் ஹெட்டிவத்த மற்றும் கேப்டன் லசித் கௌஸ்புல் ஆகியோர் தலா இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினர்.

246 என்ற வெற்றி இலக்கை துரத்த ஆரம்பித்த ACE Capital துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்களை இராணுவப் பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் அனுமதிக்கவில்லை. ஏசிஇ கெப்பிட்டல் சார்பாக ஓஷத பெர்னாண்டோ 31 ஓட்டங்களையும், முப்பது ஓட்டங்களைக் கடக்க வேறு எவருக்கும் வாய்ப்பளிக்காத இராணுவ அணி சார்பாக சிக்குகே பிரசன்ன மற்றும் சுமிந்த லக்ஷான் ஆகியோர் தலா நான்கு விக்கெட்டுக்களையும் கைப்பற்றினர்.

இதன்படி இராணுவ அணி 123 ஓட்டங்களால் அபார வெற்றி பெற்று இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு தகுதி பெற்றது.

இலங்கை இராணுவ விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் 246/10 (48.2 Ov)
சிக்குவின் பிரசன்னா 89 (66)
மகேஷ் குமார் 46 (68)
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Sri Lanka Set for White-Ball Leadership Change as Kusal Mendis Emerges Favourite

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Sri Lanka Cricket is reportedly preparing for a major leadership overhaul in the national white-ball teams, with Kusal Mendis tipped to become captain of both the ODI and T20I sides ahead of the upcoming West Indies tour.

According to a report by The Sunday Times, the experienced wicketkeeper-batter is expected to replace Charith Asalanka as ODI captain and take over the T20I leadership from Dasun Shanaka.

The reported decision comes as Sri Lanka seeks to strengthen its limited-overs structure and build momentum ahead of a packed international schedule. Cricket officials are believed to view Mendis as a dependable senior figure capable of guiding a relatively young squad through the next phase of development.

Having represented Sri Lanka for several years across all three formats, Mendis has established himself as one of the team’s key performers in white-ball cricket. His experience and consistency are expected to play a crucial role if the appointment is confirmed.

Meanwhile, the report stated that Dhananjaya de Silva will continue to lead the Test side, ensuring stability in the longer format.

Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to make an official announcement regarding the captaincy changes.

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Angelo Mathews sparks debate over England’s proposed Test tour reductions

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Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has strongly criticised reports that England may reduce future Test tours of Sri Lanka to a single match, warning that such a move risks undermining the fairness and integrity of the World Test Championship structure.

According to reports, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reviewing its Future Tours Programme, with discussions suggesting that overseas red-ball series against nations such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could be trimmed to just one Test, alongside white-ball fixtures. The shift is being linked to scheduling pressures and a push to prioritise longer home series against top-tier opposition.

However, Mathews has pushed back firmly against the idea, arguing that Test cricket must not be reshaped around commercial convenience or unequal participation between nations.
“We should not play one off test with anyone! If any country doesn’t want to play more than one so be it!” Mathews said, expressing clear frustration at the proposal.

He further stressed that all Test nations must be treated equally within the format, warning against creating an imbalance in match opportunities across the championship cycle.
“There’s nothing called bigger nations and test status is equal to all test playing nations,” he said.

Mathews also questioned the logic of restructuring series length while maintaining a unified global competition, pointing out the contradiction in workload and fairness.
“You can’t have 1 team playing 20 games and another playing 10 games in the same championship cycle!” he added.

His strongest criticism came when addressing the reasoning behind the proposed changes, which have been partly linked to revenue generation and broadcast appeal.

“Generating revenue and keeping test cricket alive is two different things and you should not mix up the two!” Mathews said, drawing a clear line between financial priorities and the preservation of the longest format.

The reported ECB discussions come amid wider debates within the International Cricket Council (ICC) over potential reforms to the World Test Championship, including proposals to expand participation and possibly allow single-Test series to contribute to standings for the first time.

The ICC is expected to review the proposals in upcoming meetings, with the future structure of Test cricket under increasing scrutiny as scheduling demands continue to grow across formats.

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Sri Lanka Juniors Ready for Billie Jean King Cup Challenge in Kazakhstan

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Sri Lanka’s emerging tennis players are set to represent the country at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors – Asia/Oceania under-16 Final Qualifying tournament, which will be held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from May 11 to 15, 2026.

The prestigious junior competition will bring together leading teams from across the region, including Australia, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, among others, all competing for regional supremacy and qualification progress.

Sri Lanka will be led by top-ranked junior player Annaya Norbet of Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya, who will take the position of number one player in the squad. She will be joined by Akeesha Silva of Newstead College, Negombo, selected as the second player, while Bovindee Jithsara from Bishop’s College completes the main trio.

Sandithi Usgoda Arachchi of Musaeus College has been named as the standby player, providing additional support to the team if required during the competition.

The squad will be coached by Anupa Maththamagoda, an experienced figure tasked with guiding the young team through the demanding international event.

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