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A big defeat for the Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket team by ten wickets!!!
The South African Women’s cricket team managed to win by ten wickets in the match held on 04th August between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Group B of the Women’s T20 tournament of the Commonwealth Games.
South African captain Sune Luus, who won the toss, decided to bowl first and the bowlers managed to fulfil their responsibility well. Apart from Chamari Athapaththu, no other Sri Lankan batsman got a chance to cross the 10-run mark. In bowling, Nadine de Klerk took three wickets and Shabnim Ismail took two wickets. Accordingly, the Sri Lanka women’s cricket team was able to score only 46 runs in 17.1 overs after the struggle.
Chasing an easy target of 46 runs, the South African opening batsmen managed to pass the winning runs without losing any wicket in 6.1 overs.
Accordingly, India, Australia, England and New Zealand women’s cricket teams are going to compete in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games.
SRI LANKA WOMEN INNINGS 46/10 (17.1 Overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 15 (29)
Nadine de Klerk 7/3 (4)
Shabnim Ismail 7/2 (3)
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN INNINGS 49/0 (6.1 Overs) (Target: 47 runs from 20 overs)
Tazmin Brits 21* (21)
Anneke Bosch 20* (16)
ශ්රී ලංකාවට කඩුළු දහයක දැවැන්ත පරාජයක්
පොදු රාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා තරගාවලිය යටතේ පැවැත්වෙන කාන්තා T20 තරගාවලියේ බී කාණ්ඩයෙන් තරග වදින ශ්රී ලංකාව සහ දකුණු අප්රිකාව අතර අද (04) පැවති තරගයෙන් දකුණු අප්රිකානු කාන්තා ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම කඩුළු දහයක පහසු ජයක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.
කාසිය වාසිය ජයග්රහණය කළ දකුණු අප්රිකානු නායිකා Sune Luus ප්රථමයෙන් පන්දු යැවීමට තීරණය කල අතර පන්දු යවන්ණියන් තම වගකීම මනාවට ඉටු කිරීමට සමත්විය. Chamari Athapaththu හැර වෙනත් කිසිදු ශ්රී ලංකා පිතිකාරිණියෙකුට ලකුණු 10 සීමාව පසුකිරීමට අවස්ථාවක් හිමි නොවීය. පන්දු යැවීමේදී Nadine de Klerk කඩුළු තුනක් ද Shabnim Ismail කඩුළු දෙකක් දවා ගනිමින් විශිෂ්ඨ පන්දු යැවීමක නිරන විය. ඒ අනුව ශ්රී ලංකා කාන්තා ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායමට පන්දුවාර 17.1 කදී සියල්ලන් දැවී රැස්කිරීමට හැකිවූයේ ලකුණු 46ක් පමණි.
ලකුණු 46ක පහසු ඉලක්කයක් හඹා යාමට පිටියට පිවිසි දකුණු අප්රිකානු ආරම්භ පිතිකාරණියන් පන්දුවාර 6.1කදී කිසිදු කඩුල්ලක් නොදැවී ජයග්රාහී ඉලක්කය පසුකර යාමට සමත් විය.
ඒ අනුව පොදු රාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා තරගාවලියේ අවසන් පූර්ව වටයේදී ඉන්දීයාව, ඕස්ට්රේලියාව, එංගලන්තය සහ නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම් තරග වැදීමට නියමිතයි.
SRI LANKA WOMEN INNINGS 46/10 (17.1 Overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 15 (29)
Nadine de Klerk 7/3 (4)
Shabnim Ismail 7/2 (3)
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN INNINGS 49/0 (6.1 Overs) (Target: 47 runs from 20 overs)
Tazmin Brits 21* (21)
Anneke Bosch 20* (16)
பத்து விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் இலங்கை அணிக்கு மிகப்பெரிய தோல்வி
பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகளின் பெண்கள் T20 போட்டியின் B குழுவில் இலங்கை மற்றும் தென்னாபிரிக்கா அணிகளுக்கு இடையில் ஆகஸ்ட் 04 ஆம் திகதி நடைபெற்ற போட்டியில் தென்னாபிரிக்க மகளிர் கிரிக்கெட் அணி பத்து விக்கெட்டுகளால் வெற்றிபெற்றது.
நாணயச்சுழற்சியில் வெற்றி பெற்ற தென்னாபிரிக்க அணித்தலைவி சுனே லூஸ் முதலில் பந்துவீச தீர்மானித்ததோடு, பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் தமது பொறுப்பை சிறப்பாக நிறைவேற்றினர். சாமரி அதபத்துவைத் தவிர வேறு எந்த இலங்கை பேட்ஸ்மேனும் 10 ரன்களைக் கடக்க வாய்ப்பில்லை. பந்துவீச்சில் நடின் டி கிளர்க் மூன்று விக்கெட்டுக்களையும், ஷப்னிம் இஸ்மாயில் இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுக்களையும் கைப்பற்றினர். அதன்படி, இலங்கை மகளிர் கிரிக்கெட் அணியால் 17.1 ஓவர்களில் 46 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுக்க முடிந்தது.
46 ரன்கள் எடுத்தால் வெற்றி என்ற எளிய இலக்கை துரத்திய தென்னாப்பிரிக்க தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர்கள் 6.1 ஓவர்களில் விக்கெட் இழப்பின்றி வெற்றி இலக்கை கடந்தனர்.
அதன்படி, காமன்வெல்த் போட்டியின் அரையிறுதியில் இந்தியா, ஆஸ்திரேலியா, இங்கிலாந்து, நியூசிலாந்து ஆகிய அணிகள் பலப்பரீட்சை நடத்த உள்ளன.
இலங்கை பெண்கள் இன்னிங்ஸ் 46/10 (17.1 ஓவர்கள்)
சாமரி அதபத்து 15 (29)
நாடின் டி கிளர்க் 7/3 (4)
ஷப்னிம் இஸ்மாயில் 7/2 (3)
தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா பெண்கள் இன்னிங்ஸ் 49/0 (6.1 ஓவர்கள்) (இலக்கு: 20 ஓவர்களில் 47 ரன்கள்)
டாஸ்மின் பிரிட்ஸ் 21* (21)
அன்னேக் போஷ் 20* (16)
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Competing against an elite field, Tharanga outshone some of the sport’s biggest names, including Olympic champion Thomas Röhler and Kenya’s celebrated Olympic silver medallist and world champion Julius Yego. His victory marks one of the most significant achievements in Sri Lankan athletics in recent years.
The triumph is further highlighted by Tharanga’s consistency, as this is his second throw exceeding 89 metres within a month. Such performances signal his growing dominance and position him firmly among the world’s top javelin throwers this season.
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Seneviratne, who also heads the Sri Lanka Baseball Softball Association, secured a clear majority with 16 votes. His closest contender, Jaswar Umar, garnered 11 votes, while Shirantha Peiris received 2.
The election outcome places Seneviratne at the helm of the country’s premier Olympic body as Sri Lanka intensifies preparations for a series of upcoming regional and international competitions.
His appointment is expected to play a key role in shaping the direction of national sports development and strengthening the country’s presence on the global stage.











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The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is set to take place from July 10 to August 5, 2026, promising another exciting season of top-quality Twenty20 cricket. As Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 competition with a strong international presence, the tournament continues to attract both local and overseas talent.
This year’s matches will be held across four venues: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS), and Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS). These iconic grounds are expected to provide a vibrant atmosphere and excellent playing conditions throughout the competition.
The online registration portal for foreign players will officially open on May 4, 2026, allowing international cricketers to sign up and participate in the league. This step ensures the continuation of LPL’s global appeal, as overseas players add competitiveness and diversity to the tournament.
The event will be organized by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the official owner of the league, in partnership with The IPG Group, which holds the event rights. Their collaboration has been instrumental in maintaining the league’s high standards since its inception.
Launched in 2020, the LPL has rapidly grown in popularity among cricket fans. Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, an Executive Committee Member of SLC, will continue in his role as Tournament Director, ensuring smooth organization and execution.
With thrilling matches and star players expected, LPL 2026 is set to deliver another unforgettable cricketing spectacle.
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