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A challenging start from the England youth team in the second four-day match

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3 years ago

August 29, 2022

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The second four-day match between the Sri Lanka Youth Team and England Youth Team started yesterday. There the England youth team batted first and at the end of the first day, they scored 268 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and got a successful start to the innings.

With Sri Lanka winning the first four-day match, the England youth team must win this match if they want to stay in the tournament.

England won the toss and elected to bat first, with Matthew Hurst scoring 116 and Harry Singh scoring 98 for England’s first innings.

Although the Sri Lanka youth team managed to take the first 3 wickets of England’s innings within 60 runs, Singh and Hurst, who entered the pitch for the fourth wicket, held 202 runs in a precious match. That connection was able to strengthen the scoreboard in England’s first innings. In bowling, Vanuja Sahan managed to take 2 wickets for 48 runs.

At the end of the day, the England youth team scored 268 runs for 4 wickets.

✅ Matthew Hurst – 116
✅ Harry Singh – 98*
✅ Vanuja Sahan – 48/2

දෙවන සිව්දින තරගයේ එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිලෙන් අභියෝගාත්මක ආරම්භයක්

ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිළ හා එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිල අතර දෙවන සිව්දින තරගය ඊයේ දින ආරම්භ විය. එහිදී එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිළ පලමුව පන්දුවට පහර දුන් අතර පළමු දිනය නිමා වන විට ඔවුන් කඩුලු 4ක් දැවී ලකුණු 268 ලබා ගනිමින් ඉනිමට සාර්ථක ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගන්නා ලදී.

පලමු සිව්දින තරගය ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිළ ජය ගැනීමත් සමග එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිල තරගාවලියේ රැදී සිටීමට නම් මෙම තරගය ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීම අනිවාර්‍ය වේ.

එංගන්ත කණ්ඩායම කාසියේ වාසිය ලබා පළමුව පන්දුවට පහර දීමට තීරණය කළ අතර, එංගලන්ත පළමු ඉනිම වෙනුවෙන් මැතිව් හර්ස්ට් ලකුණු 116ක් ද හැරී සිං ලකුණු 98ක් ද ලබා ගත්හ.

එංගලන්ත ඉනිමේ මුල් කඩුලු 3න ලකුණු 60 ඇතුළත දවා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිළ සමත් වුවත් සිව්වන කඩුල්ල සදහා පිටියට පිවිසි සිං හා හර්ස්ට ලකුණු 202 අනර්ඝ සබදතාවක පැවැත්වීය. එම සබදතාවය එංගන්ත පළමු ඉනිමේ ලකුණු පුවරුව සවිමත් කිරීමට සමත් විය. පන්දු යැවීමේදී වනුජ සහන් ලකුණු 48 කට කඩුලු 2ක් බිද දැමීමට සමත් විය.

එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිල දිනය අවසාන වන විට කඩුලු 4ට ලකුණු 268යි.

✅ මැතිව් හර්ස්ට් – 116
✅ හැරී සිං – 98*
✅ වනුජ සහන් – 48/2

இரண்டாவது நான்கு நாள் ஆட்டத்தில் இங்கிலாந்து இளையோர் அணி சவாலான தொடக்கம்

இலங்கை இளைஞர் அணி மற்றும் இங்கிலாந்து இளைஞர் அணிக்கு இடையிலான இரண்டாவது நான்கு நாள் போட்டி நேற்று ஆரம்பமானது. அங்கு முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய இங்கிலாந்து இளையோர் அணி முதல் நாள் முடிவில் 4 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 268 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று வெற்றிகரமான தொடக்கத்தை பெற்றது.

முதல் நான்கு நாள் ஆட்டத்தில் இலங்கை வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ள நிலையில், இங்கிலாந்து இளையோர் அணி போட்டியில் நீடிக்க வேண்டுமானால் இந்தப் போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெற வேண்டும்.

இங்கிலாந்து அணியின் முதல் இன்னிங்சில் மேத்யூ ஹர்ஸ்ட் 116 ரன்களும், ஹாரி சிங் 98 ரன்களும் எடுக்க இங்கிலாந்து டாஸ் வென்று முதலில் பேட்டிங் செய்தது.

இலங்கை இளையோர் அணி இங்கிலாந்தின் இன்னிங்ஸின் முதல் 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை 60 ஓட்டங்களுக்குள் வீழ்த்திய போதிலும், நான்காவது விக்கெட்டுக்காக களம் இறங்கிய சிங் மற்றும் ஹர்ஸ்ட் ஜோடி 202 ஓட்டங்களை பெறுமதிமிக்க போட்டியில் தக்கவைத்தது. அந்த இணைப்பு எங்கண்ட முதல் இன்னிங்சில் ஸ்கோர்போர்டை பலப்படுத்த முடிந்தது. பந்துவீச்சில் வனுஜா சஹான் 48 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு 2 விக்கெட்டுகளைக் கைப்பற்றினார்.

நாள் முடிவில் இங்கிலாந்து இளைஞர் அணி 4 விக்கெட்டுக்கு 268 ரன்கள் எடுத்துள்ளது.

✅ மத்தேயு ஹர்ஸ்ட் – 116
✅ ஹாரி சிங் – 98*
✅ வனுஜா சஹான் – 48/2

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

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3 days ago

April 2, 2025

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Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:

✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys

🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:

U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.

🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:

U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.

👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇

#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed

Cricket

Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

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4 days ago

April 1, 2025

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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.

A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure

Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.

Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.

Challenges & Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.

With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!

Cricket

Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

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5 days ago

March 31, 2025

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.

The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.

Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role

Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.

“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.

The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.

“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”

CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match

Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,