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Sri Lanka women’s cricket team’s medal dream faded away…

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3 years ago

August 3, 2022

Editor

The New Zealand women’s cricket team managed to win by 45 runs in the match held yesterday between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Group B of the Women’s T20 tournament held under the Commonwealth Games.

Batting first, the New Zealand women’s cricket team managed to score 147 runs by losing 7 wickets at the end of the twenty overs. Giving a successful start in batting, New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates stood out as they built a partnership of 51 runs in 36 balls for the first wicket.

The New Zealand bowlers managed to send both the opening batsmen of the Sri Lankan women’s team back to the stadium just for fourteen runs. At the end of the scheduled 20 overs, the Sri Lankan batsmen managed to score only 102 runs. Nilakshi de Silva scored 36 runs but it was not enough for victory. Hayley Jensen, who bowled excellently, managed to take 3 wickets for 5 runs in the 4 overs with one maiden over. Accordingly, the New Zealand women’s team won the match easily by 45 runs.

The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team had to be disqualified from the tournament after losing both the matches they participated in in the preliminary round. However, the final match Sri Lanka will participate in will be held tomorrow against the South African women’s team.

England and New Zealand women’s teams managed to secure semi-final spots from Group B with one game remaining each.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN • 147/7(20 Overs)
Suzie Bates 34 (32)
Sophie Devine 24 (23)

Inoka Ranaweera 3/30 (4)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 2/31 (4)

SRI LANKA WOMEN • 102/8(20 Overs)
Nilakshi de Silva 36 (35)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 18* (21)

Hayley Jensen 3/5 (4)
Eden Carson2/30 (4)

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ පදක්කම් සිහිනය බොඳ වී යයි.

පොදු රාජ්‍ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්‍රීඩා තරගාවලිය යටතේ පැවැත්වෙන කාන්තා T20 තරගාවලියේ බී කාණ්ඩයෙන් තරග වදින ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ නවසීලන්තය අතර ඊයේ පැවති තරගයෙන් නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 45ක පහසු ජයක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.

ප්‍රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදුන් නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම නියමිත පන්දුවාර විස්ස අවසානයේදි කඩුළු 7ක් දැවී ලකුණු 147ක් රැස් කිරීමට සමත් විය. පිතිකරණයේදී සාර්ථක ආරම්භයක් ලබාදෙමින් නවසීලන්ත නායිකා Sophie Devine සහ Suzie Bates පළමු කඩුල්ලට පන්දු 36 කදී ලකුණු 51ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැඟීම කැපී පෙනුණි.

පිළිතුරු ඉණිම ආරම්භ කළ ශ්‍රී ලංකා කාන්තා කණ්ඩායමේ ආරම්භක පිතිකාරිණියන් දෙදෙනාම ලකුණු දාහතරක් වනවිට නැවතත් ක්‍රීඩාගාරයට යැවීමට නවසීලන්ත පන්දු යවන්නියන් සමත් විය. ඉන් නොනැවතී නියමිත පන්දුවාර 20 අවසානයේදි ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිතිකාරිනියන් ලකුණු 102 ක ට සීමා කිරීමට සමත් විය. Nilakshi de Silva ලකුණු 36ක් ලබා ගත්තද එය ජයග්‍රහණය සඳහා කිසිසේත් ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවීය. විශිෂ්ඨ පන්දු යැවීමක නිරන වු Hayley Jensen එක් නිලකුණු පන්දුවාරයක්ද සමගින් නියමිත පන්දුවාර 4 තුළදී ලකුණු 5කට කඩුළු 3ක් දවා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඒ අනුව නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා කණ්ඩායමට ලකුණු 45ක පහසු ජයක් හිමි විය.

මූලික වටයේ සහභාගි වූ තරග දෙකම පරාජයට පත්වීම නිසා තවත් තරගයක් ඉතිරිව තිබියදීම ශ්‍රි ලංකා කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමට තරගාවලියෙන් ඉවත් වීමට සිදු වුණා. කෙසේ වෙතත් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහභාගි වන අවසන් තරගය හෙට දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කාන්තා කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව පැවැත්වේ.

තවත් එක් තරගය බැගින් ඉතිරිව තිබියදීම බී කණ්ඩයෙන් අවසන් පූර්ව වටයේ ස්ථාන වෙන් කර ගැනීමට එංගලන්ත සහ නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා කණ්ඩායම් සමත් විය.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN • 147/7(20 Overs)
Suzie Bates 34 (32)
Sophie Devine 24 (23)

Inoka Ranaweera 3/30 (4)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 2/31 (4)

SRI LANKA WOMEN • 102/8(20 Overs)
Nilakshi de Silva 36 (35)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 18* (21)

Hayley Jensen 3/5 (4)
Eden Carson2/30 (4)

இலங்கை மகளிர் கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் பதக்க கனவு கலைந்தது…

பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகளின் கீழ் நடைபெற்ற மகளிர் T20 போட்டியின் B குழுவில் இலங்கை மற்றும் நியூசிலாந்து அணிகளுக்கு இடையில் நேற்று இடம்பெற்ற போட்டியில் நியூசிலாந்து மகளிர் அணி 45 ஓட்டங்களால் வெற்றிபெற்றது.

முதலில் பேட் செய்த நியூசிலாந்து மகளிர் கிரிக்கெட் அணி இருபது ஓவர்கள் முடிவில் 7 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 147 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது. பேட்டிங்கில் வெற்றிகரமான தொடக்கத்தை அளித்த நியூசிலாந்து கேப்டன் சோஃபி டிவைன் மற்றும் சுசி பேட்ஸ் முதல் விக்கெட்டுக்கு 36 பந்துகளில் 51 ரன்கள் சேர்த்தனர்.

இலங்கை மகளிர் அணியின் ஆரம்ப துடுப்பாட்ட வீராங்கனைகள் இருவரையும் வெறும் பதினான்கு ஓட்டங்களுக்கு நியூசிலாந்து பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் மைதானத்திற்கு திருப்பி அனுப்பினார்கள். நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட 20 ஓவர்கள் முடிவில் இலங்கை அணியால் 102 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுக்க முடிந்தது. நிலக்ஷி டி சில்வா 36 ரன்கள் எடுத்தாலும் வெற்றிக்கு அது போதவில்லை. சிறப்பாக பந்துவீசிய ஹெய்லி ஜென்சன் ஒரு மெய்டன் ஓவரில் 4 ஓவர்களில் 5 ரன்களுக்கு 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினார். அதன்படி, நியூசிலாந்து மகளிர் அணி 45 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் எளிதாக வெற்றி பெற்றது.

இலங்கை மகளிர் கிரிக்கட் அணி ஆரம்ப சுற்றில் தாம் பங்குபற்றிய இரண்டு போட்டிகளிலும் தோல்வியடைந்ததையடுத்து போட்டியிலிருந்து தகுதி நீக்கம் செய்ய வேண்டியதாயிற்று. எவ்வாறாயினும், இலங்கை பங்கேற்கும் இறுதிப் போட்டி தென்னாபிரிக்க மகளிர் அணிக்கு எதிராக நாளை நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

இங்கிலாந்து மற்றும் நியூசிலாந்து மகளிர் அணிகள் தலா ஒரு ஆட்டம் எஞ்சியிருக்கும் நிலையில் பி பிரிவில் இருந்து அரையிறுதிக்கு முன்னேறின.

நியூசிலாந்து பெண்கள் • 147/7(20 ஓவர்கள்)
சுசி பேட்ஸ் 34 (32)
சோஃபி டெவின் 24 (23)

இனோகா ரணவீர 3/30 (4)
ஓஷதி ரணசிங்க 2/31 (4)

இலங்கை பெண்கள் • 102/8(20 ஓவர்கள்)
நிலாக்ஷி டி சில்வா 36 (35)
ஓஷதி ரணசிங்க 18* (21)

ஹேலி ஜென்சன் 3/5 (4)
ஈடன் கார்சன்2/30 (4)

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Sri Lanka Set to Face UAE in Crucial Rugby Clash Tomorrow in Colombo

Published

15 hours ago

July 4, 2025

Editor

The Sri Lanka national rugby team will lock horns with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a much-anticipated international rugby encounter set to take place today (July 4) at the iconic Racecourse Ground, Colombo.

As part of their final preparations, the Sri Lankan team held an intensive training session today under the watchful eyes of the coaching staff. The team looked sharp, focused, and ready to bring their A-game to home soil.

This clash promises to be a key test for the Tuskers as they look to strengthen their footing in the regional rugby scene and gain momentum ahead of upcoming international competitions. UAE, a rising force in Asian rugby, will also be eyeing a big performance away from home.

Both teams are expected to field strong lineups, and the match is anticipated to draw significant interest from local fans eager to witness top-tier rugby action.

📍 Match Info
🗓️ Date: July 4, 2025
📍 Venue: Racecourse Rugby Grounds, Colombo
🕒 Kick-off: TBA

Stay tuned for live updates, photos, and post-match coverage on Sri Lankan Sports TV.

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Sri Lanka Women Crushed 8-0 by Nepal in AFC Qualifiers – Tactical Collapse Raises Alarm

Published

2 days ago

July 2, 2025

Editor

Colombo, July 2 – Sri Lanka Women’s National Football Team suffered another brutal defeat in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, going down 8-0 to a confident and clinical Nepalese side. Coming just days after a 10-0 hammering by Uzbekistan, this latest loss highlights deeper tactical, technical, and structural issues within Sri Lanka’s women’s football system.

Full-Time Score: Sri Lanka 0 – 8 Nepal

Half-Time: 0 – 4
Venue: Group F – AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers

Key Match Statistics

Stat	Sri Lanka Women	Nepal Women
Possession	50%	50%
Total Shots	4	26
Shots on Target	3	18
Shots off Target	1	8
Expected Goals (xG)	0.60	3.76
Corners	0	14
Fouls	4	6
Cards	0	0
Offsides	0	3

Tactical Breakdown – Why Sri Lanka Lost 8-0

Despite the possession being even at 50%, Sri Lanka was thoroughly outplayed. This is a classic case where possession stats mislead the reality on the pitch.

1. Poor Defensive Organization

Sri Lanka conceded 14 corners and 18 shots on target, indicating that Nepal constantly penetrated both flanks and delivered into the box unchallenged.
There was no compact defensive line, and Nepal exploited space behind Sri Lanka’s fullbacks repeatedly.

2. Ineffective Midfield Structure

While Sri Lanka held possession equally, it was largely passive and in non-threatening zones.
Nepal, on the other hand, converted their possession into 3.76 xG, showing how effective and vertical their transitions were.

3. Repeated Failures in Closing Down Key Players

Sabitra Bhandari scored a hat-trick within 26 minutes (14’, 36’, 40’) and was left unmarked multiple times.
Nepal’s attackers were given space and time to shoot – evident from the 18 shots on target.

4. No Offensive Threat

Sri Lanka managed only 4 shots in the entire game, with an xG of just 0.60.
With no corners and no real pressing, the team offered nothing going forward, allowing Nepal to push numbers up comfortably.

Back-to-Back Heavy Losses: Structural Failures Exposed

This defeat comes after a 10-0 loss to Uzbekistan, meaning Sri Lanka has now conceded 18 goals in two matches without scoring once.

This isn’t just a reflection of players’ on-field performance — it’s a glaring indictment of:

FFSL’s failure to conduct any women’s football league in years
A rushed team selection based on a short trial, without competitive match practice
No structured coaching program or international exposure
Lack of scouting, fitness programs, and tactical planning

Nepal, though not an Asian powerhouse, had better coaching structure, player chemistry, and clear tactics, which led to their dominance.

What’s Next for Sri Lanka?

If the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) and the Ministry of Sports continue to ignore these warning signs, Sri Lanka risks becoming irrelevant in women’s football on the Asian stage.

What’s needed:

✅ A proper national women’s league
✅ Regular youth-level competitions and scouting
✅ Appointing qualified coaching staff with modern tactical knowledge
✅ Consistent international exposure for players

Conclusion

An 8-0 defeat to Nepal isn’t just a bad result — it’s a mirror held up to a broken system. Unless real change is implemented beyond symbolic participation, these results will become Sri Lanka’s norm in women’s football.

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Top International Referees to Officiate High-Profile Dialog Schools Rugby Matches in Sri Lanka

Published

2 days ago

July 2, 2025

Editor

Colombo – In a significant boost for school-level rugby in Sri Lanka, two internationally renowned referees from Hong Kong have been appointed to officiate key Dialog Schools A Division Rugby League matches this weekend.

Sunny Lee to Referee Pathana–Thomian Clash

Sunny Lee, a celebrated female international rugby referee from Hong Kong, will take charge of the much-anticipated encounter between S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia and Isipathana College, Colombo. The prestigious Rizvy Suhayb Memorial Trophy match is set for July 5 at S. Thomas’ College Grounds, Mount Lavinia.

Lee’s presence is expected to bring elite-level officiating standards to this traditional rivalry, enhancing the competitive environment and offering student-athletes a platform to perform under world-class match management.

Francisco Cammisa to Oversee Trinity vs Royal Clash

On the same day in Kandy, another experienced Hong Kong referee, Francisco Cammisa, will officiate the top-tier fixture between Trinity College, Kandy and Royal College, Colombo at the Pallekele Rugby Stadium.

International Support for Local Rugby

The arrival of these elite foreign referees is made possible through the efforts of Dilroy Fernando, former international referee and referee educator. With backing from Asian Rugby (covering airfares) and the host schools (providing accommodation and hospitality), this initiative aims to uplift officiating standards and offer young Sri Lankan players the opportunity to compete at a globally recognized level.

Long-Term Impact on School Rugby

This strategic move is expected to:

Enhance the quality and fairness of officiating in the Dialog Schools Rugby League
Give emerging players exposure to world-class rugby conditions
Strengthen partnerships between Sri Lankan rugby institutions and international bodies

The involvement of international referees like Sunny Lee and Francisco Cammisa also sends a strong message about gender inclusivity and professional standards in the sport