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According to Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, the Indian team won the match easily by 119 runs in the match held yesterday (27) at the Queen’s park oval as the last and third match of the three-match ODI series between the touring Indian team and the West Indies. In the Caribbean, India entered the record books with the highest margin of victory against the West Indies.

Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan, who won the toss, decided to bat first and in the 24th over was underway when the match was stopped due to rain, India lost one wicket and scored 115 runs and was in a strong position. Again in the 36th over match stopped due to rain, the umpires decided to end the Indian innings and at that time the Indian team had scored 225 runs with the loss of 3 wickets. Indian opening batsmen Shubman Gill made 98 not out and Shikhar Dhawan strengthened the Indian innings by scoring 58 runs and in bowling Hayden Walsh managed to take two wickets for 57 runs.

According to the Duckworth-Lewis method, West Indies needed to score 257 runs in 35 overs to win the match.

Mohammed Siraj started his spell very well by dismissing the first two wickets of the West Indians before scoring any runs, who entered the field chasing a target of 257 runs. The Indian team’s bowling unit, which did not stop, demolished the West Indian batting lineup and managed to restrict all the batters for 137 runs in 25 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets and Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur took two wickets each. Although Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King scored 42 runs each, it was not enough for the victory.

Shubman Gill, who scored 205 runs with two half-centuries, was awarded the man of the match and tournament.

Shubman Gill

சுற்றுலா இந்தியா அணிக்கு மூன்றுக்கு பூச்சியம் என்ற வகையில் தொடர் வெற்றி…

சுற்றுலா இந்திய அணிக்கும் மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணிக்கும் இடையிலான 3 போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடரின் கடைசி மற்றும் மூன்றாவது போட்டியாக நேற்று (27) குயின்ஸ் பார்க் ஓவலில் நடைபெற்ற ஆட்டத்தில் டக்வொர்த்–லூயிஸ்–ஸ்டெர்ன் முறைப்படி இந்திய அணி 119 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் எளிதாக வெற்றி பெற்றது. மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகளுக்கு எதிராக இந்தியா அதிக வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்று சாதனைப் புத்தகத்தில் நுழைந்தது.

டாஸ் வென்ற இந்திய கேப்டன் ஷிகர் தவான் முதலில் பேட் செய்ய முடிவு செய்தார், மழையால் ஆட்டம் நிறுத்தப்பட 24-வது ஓவரில் இந்தியா ஒரு விக்கெட்டை இழந்து 115 ரன்கள் எடுத்து வலுவான நிலையில் இருந்தது. மீண்டும் 36வது ஓவர் ஆட்டம் மழையால் நிறுத்தப்பட்டதையடுத்து, இந்திய இன்னிங்ஸை முடிக்க நடுவர்கள் முடிவு செய்தனர், அப்போது இந்திய அணி 3 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 225 ரன்கள் எடுத்திருந்தது. இந்திய தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர்களான ஷுப்மான் கில் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 98 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார் மற்றும் ஷிகர் தவான் 58 ரன்கள் எடுத்து இந்திய இன்னிங்ஸை வலுப்படுத்தினார்.

டக்வொர்த் லூயிஸ் முறைப்படி மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணி வெற்றி பெற 35 ஓவர்களில் 257 ரன்கள் எடுக்க வேண்டியிருந்தது.

257 ரன்கள் என்ற இலக்கை துரத்தி களம் இறங்கிய மேற்கிந்திய அணியின் முதல் இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுகளை ரன் ஏதும் எடுக்காமல் முகமது சிராஜ் சிறப்பாக ஆட்டமிழக்கத் தொடங்கினார். வெஸ்ட் இண்டிய பேட்டிங் வரிசையை நிலைகுலையச் செய்த இந்திய அணியின் பந்துவீச்சு பிரிவு, 25 ஓவர்களில் 137 ரன்களுக்கு அனைத்து வீரர்களையும் கட்டுப்படுத்த முடிந்தது. யுஸ்வேந்திர சாஹல் 4 விக்கெட்டுகளையும், முகமது சிராஜ், ஷர்துல் தாக்கூர் ஆகியோர் தலா 2 விக்கெட்டுகளையும் வீழ்த்தினர். நிக்கோலஸ் பூரன் மற்றும் பிராண்டன் கிங் ஆகியோர் தலா 42 ரன்கள் எடுத்தாலும், வெற்றிக்கு அது போதுமானதாக இல்லை.

இரண்டு அரை சதங்களுடன் 205 ரன்கள் குவித்த ஷுப்மான் கில் ஆட்டநாயகனாகவும் போட்டியின் ஆட்ட நாயகனாகவும் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார்.

සංචාරක ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමට තුනට බිංදුවක තරගාවලි ජයක්…

සංචාරක ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම සහ බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් දූපත් අතර පැවැත්වෙන තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත එක්දින තරගවලියේ අවසන් සහ තුන්වන තරගය ලෙස Queen’s park oval පිටියේ ඊයේ (27) පැවති තරගයෙන් ඩක්වර්ත් ලුවිස් නිය්‍යාට අනුව ලකුණු 119 ක පහසු ජයක් හිමි කර ගැනීමට ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම සමත්වුණා. කැරිබියන් දූපත්වල ඉන්දියාව කොදෙව්වන්ට එරෙහිව ලබාගත් ඉහලම ලකුණු පරතරය සහිත ජයග්‍රහණය ලෙස වාර්තා පොත් අතරට එක් විය.

කාසිය වාසිය ජයග්‍රහනය කල ඉන්දීය නායක Shikhar Dhawan ප්‍රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදීමට තීරණය කල අතර 24 වන පන්දු වාරය ක්‍රියාත්මක වන අතර වාරයේ වර්ෂාව ඇදවැටීම හේතුවෙන් තරගය නතර කරන විට එක් කඩුල්ලක් බිද වැටී ලකුණු 115 ක් ලබා ගෙන ප්‍රබල තත්වයක පසු විය. නැවතත් 36වන පන්දු වාරයේදී වර්ෂාව ඇදවැටීම හේතුවන් ඉන්දීය ඉණිම නිමා කීරිමට විනිසුරුවන් තීරණය කල අතර ඒ වන විට ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම කඩුලු 3ක් දැවී ලකුණු 225ක් රැස් කරගෙන සිටියා. ඉන්දීය ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවන් වන Shubman Gill නොදැවී ලකුණු අනුව 98 ක්දShikhar Dhawan ලකුණු 58 ක් ද රැස්කරමින් ඉන්දීය ඉනිම ශක්තිමත් කළ අතර පන්දු යැවීමේදී කොදෙව්වන් වෙනුවෙන් Hayden Walsh ලකුණු 57කට කඩුලු දෙකක් දවාගැනීමට සමත්වුණා.

ඩක්වර්ත් ලුවිස් න්‍යායට අනුව බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමට තරඟයේ ජයග්‍රහණය සඳහා පන්දුවාර 35 කදී ලකුණු 257ක රැස් කරගත යුතු විය.

ලකුණු 257ක ජයග්‍රහි ඉලක්කයක් හඹා යාමට පිටියට පිවිසි කොදෙව් පිතිකරුවන්ගේ ප්‍රථම කඩුලු 2ක කිසිදු ලකුණක් ලබා ගැනීමට පෙර දෙවන පන්දුවාරයේදී දවාගැනීමට Mohammed Siraj සමත්විය. ඉන් නොනැවතුණු ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමේ පන්දු යැවීමේ බලඇණිය කොදෙව් පිතිකරුවන් මෙල්ල කරමින් පන්දුවාර 25 ක් තුළදී ලකුණු 137 කට සියලු ක්‍රීඩකයන් දවා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා. Yuzvendra Chahal කඩුළු හතරක්ද Mohammed Siraj සහ Shardul Thakur කඩුලු 2 බැගින් දවා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා. කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමේ nicholas pooran සහ Brandon King ලකුණු 42 බැගින් රැස් කළද එය ජයග්‍රහණය සඳහා කිසිසේත් ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවීය.

තරගාවලිය පුරා පිත්තෙන් දස්කම් දක්වමින් අර්ධ ශතක දෙකක් සමගියෙන් ලකුණු 205 ක් රැස්කළ Shubman Gill තරඟයේ සහ තරගාවලියේ වීරයා ලෙස සම්මාන ලැබීය.

තරග පහකින් සමන්විත T20 තරගාවලිය ලබන 29 දා ආරම්භ වේ.

INDIA INNINGS 225/3 (Ov.36)
Shubman Gill 98* (98)
Shikhar Dhawan 58 (74)
Shreayas Iyer 44 (34)

Hayden Walsh 57/2 (8)

WEST INDIES INNINGS 137/10 (Ov. 26) (Target: 257 runs from 35 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 42 (32)
Brandon King 42 (37)

Yuzvendra Chahal 17/4 (4)
Mohammed Siraj 14/2 (3)
Shardul Thakur 17/2 (5)

India won by 119 runs (DLS)

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Sri Lanka Stunned by Zimbabwe Despite 178 as Bowling Falters in Colombo

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Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign suffered a major setback as they went down to Zimbabwe by six wickets at the R. Premadasa Stadium — a result few predicted before the first ball was bowled.

After winning the toss and opting to bat, Sri Lanka posted what appeared to be a competitive 178/7. But defensive bowling and a lack of control in key moments allowed Zimbabwe to chase down 179 with three balls to spare, finishing on 182/4 in 19.3 overs.

Where Sri Lanka Lost the Game

Strong Start, Poor Finish with the Bat

Sri Lanka flew out of the blocks, scoring 61 runs in the Powerplay.

  • Pathum Nissanka led the charge with a fluent 62 off 41 balls.
  • The opening stand raced to 54 inside five overs.

However, momentum dipped sharply in the middle overs:

  • Kusal Mendis struggled (14 off 20).
  • The run rate slowed between overs 7–14.
  • Despite a late push from Pavan Rathnayake (44 off 25), Sri Lanka managed only 28 runs in the final three overs.

From a position of dominance at 108/2, they could not push beyond the 185–190 mark — a total that, in hindsight, proved costly.

Failure to Strike Early with the Ball

Zimbabwe’s chase was built on a solid foundation:

  • 55 runs in the Powerplay without losing a wicket.
  • 69-run opening stand removed early pressure.

Sri Lanka never truly regained control.

The Raza–Bennett Counterattack

The turning point came when captain Sikandar Raza launched a brutal counterattack:

  • 45 off 26 balls
  • 4 sixes
  • 50-run partnership in just 27 balls

Brian Bennett anchored the chase superbly with an unbeaten 63 off 48.

Raza’s assault in overs 15–18 shifted the momentum completely, taking the game away from Sri Lanka just when it seemed evenly poised.

Bowling Concerns Under Lights

Sri Lanka’s bowling lacked penetration:

  • Maheesh Theekshana conceded 47 in 3.3 overs (13.42 economy).
  • No early breakthroughs from the seamers.
  • Only one Powerplay wicket across both innings combined.

On a Colombo surface that slowed slightly, Zimbabwe adapted better, rotating strike efficiently before accelerating at the death.

Key Numbers That Hurt Sri Lanka

  • Zimbabwe Powerplay: 55/0
  • Sri Lanka Powerplay wickets: 0
  • Zimbabwe scored 150 in just 16.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka conceded 9.33 runs per over in the chase

What This Means

Sri Lanka entered as favourites, especially batting first at home. But tactical lapses, middle-over stagnation, and expensive spells under pressure proved decisive.

Zimbabwe, disciplined with the ball and fearless in the chase, fully deserved their two points.

For Sri Lanka, questions now emerge:

  • Is the bowling attack lacking bite?
  • Are middle overs becoming a recurring concern?
  • Was 178 ever going to be enough on this surface?

With tougher fixtures ahead in the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka must regroup quickly — because performances like this could derail their campaign early.

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Sri Lanka Sweats on Pathirana Injury; Hasaranga Comeback on the Cards

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Sri Lanka’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign has suffered a major setback, with fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana likely to miss the remainder of the tournament due to injury.

The 23-year-old sustained a calf injury during Sri Lanka’s Group B encounter against Australia on Monday at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The incident occurred in his opening over when, after delivering the fourth ball, Pathirana suddenly pulled up clutching his left calf before collapsing to the ground in visible discomfort.

Team physiotherapists rushed onto the field as concerned teammates gathered around. The pacer was unable to leave the field without assistance, immediately raising concerns about the severity of the injury. Captain Dasun Shanaka completed the over in his absence.

Shortly after, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that Pathirana would take no further part in the match. In a brief statement, SLC said the bowler had experienced discomfort in his left calf and would undergo medical scans for a full assessment.

Major Blow to Pace Attack

Initial indications suggest the injury could rule Pathirana out for the rest of the World Cup — a significant loss for Sri Lanka’s bowling unit. Known for his slingy action and deadly yorkers, especially at the death, Pathirana has been one of Sri Lanka’s most reliable T20 strike bowlers.

If ruled out, team management is expected to consider Dilshan Madushanka or Nuwan Thushara as potential replacements. While both offer pace and variety, replacing Pathirana’s unique skillset will be a challenge.

Hasaranga Return Under Discussion

In a parallel development, Sri Lanka are reportedly exploring the possibility of bringing Wanindu Hasaranga back into the squad as he continues recovery from a hamstring injury.

Although Hasaranga has not yet regained full match fitness, officials are said to be evaluating whether he could feature later in the tournament — particularly if Sri Lanka qualify for the Super Eight stage.

With their final group match effectively a dead rubber, Sri Lanka have a short window to reassess their injury situation and make strategic decisions. The team management is likely to wait for clearer medical reports before confirming any squad changes.

As the tournament enters a decisive phase, Sri Lanka’s hopes may depend as much on fitness updates as on performances on the field.

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Colombo Set for High-Voltage India–Pakistan Night Battle

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Colombo is preparing for one of cricket’s biggest nights as India and Pakistan meet in a marquee clash of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Beyond tactics and statistics, this is a contest built on history and pride. With both teams in form and World Cup ambitions on the line, Sunday night promises a high-quality contest under the Colombo lights.

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