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Afghanistan is ready to face Sri Lanka in the first match of the Asia Cup

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4 years ago

August 24, 2022

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The Afghanistan team is ready to challenge Sri Lanka in the first match of the tournament.

The 2022 Asia Cup is the perfect tournament for Afghanistan to showcase their talent. The squad has been searching for a crown in the world tournaments for quite some time now and thus the Asian tournament is a good haven for them.

The Afghanistan team lacked experience in the past. However, with many of their players playing in several T20 leagues around the world, they now have the experience to go the distance. Afghanistan, which will challenge Sri Lanka in the first match of the tournament, belongs to the first group. Three days later (August 30) they are scheduled to take on the team in Bangladesh.

The Afghanistan team is still acting like a rookie. But, there are a few players who can change the complexion of the match at any given time. Bowling has always been their strength. Spinner Rashid Khan’s bowling will make it difficult for any opposition player to get into his usual range.

However, there may be times when Rashid doesn’t always deliver what the team needs. Najibullah Zadran is likely to be their next trump card. Middle-order batting is likely to be a problem as skipper Mohammad Nabi is not among the best at the moment. If the team believes strongly in their bowling and the pitches are bowler-friendly, Afghanistan can make a big splash in Asia Cup 2022.

Team Squad : Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad , Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.

ආසියානු කුසලානයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමග පළමු තරගයට මුහුණ දීමට ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානට ඇති සූදානම

තරගාවලියේ පළමු තරගයේදීම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට අභියෝගයක් එල්ල කරීමට ඇෆ්ගනිස්තාන කණ්ඩායම සූදානමින් සිටී.

2022 ආසියානු කුසලානය ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානයට ඔවුන්ගේ දක්ෂතා පෙන්වීමට සුදුසුම තරඟාවලියයි. සංචිතය දැන් සෑහෙන කලක සිට ලෝක තරඟාවලි වල කිරුලක් සොයමින් සිටින අතර ඒ අනුව ආසියානු තරඟාවලිය ඔවුන්ට හොද තෝතැන්නක් වේ.

ඇෆ්ගනිස්තාන කණ්ඩායමට අතීතයේ අත්දැකීම් නොතිබුණි. කෙසේ වෙතත්, ඔවුන්ගේ බොහෝ ක්‍රීඩකයින් ලොව පුරා T20 ලීග කිහිපයක් ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමත් සමඟ, ඔවුන්ට දැන් දුරක් යාමට අවශ්‍ය අත්දැකීම් තිබේ. තරගාවලියේ පළමු තරගයේදීම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට අභියෝගයක් එල්ල කරන ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානය පළමු කාණ්ඩයට අයත් වේ. දින තුනකට පසුව (අගෝස්තු 30) ඔවුන් බංග්ලාදේශයට කණ්ඩායම හා තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය.

ඇෆ්ගනිස්තාන කණ්ඩායම තවමත් ආදුනිකයන් සේ ක්‍රියා කරයි. නමුත්, ඕනෑම අවස්ථාවක තරඟයේ ස්වරූපය වෙනස් කළ හැකි ක්‍රීඩකයින් කිහිප දෙනෙකු සිටී. පන්දු යැවීම සැමවිටම ඔවුන්ගේ ශක්තියයි. දඟ පන්දු යවන්නා වන රෂීඩ් ඛාන් ගේ පන්දු යැවීම ඕනෑම ප්‍රතිවාදී ක්‍රීඩකයෙකුට තම සුපුරුදු දක්ෂතා අතරට පිවිසීමට දුෂ්කර වනු ඇත.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, රෂීඩ්ට සෑම විටම කණ්ඩායමට අවශ්‍ය දේ ලබා දීමට නොහැකි අවස්ථා උදාවිය හැක. Najibullah Zadran ඔවුන්ගේ ඊලග තුරුම්පු වන බව නොවනුමානය. නායක මොහොමඩ් නබී මේ වන විට දක්ෂතා අතර නොසිටින බැවින් මැද පෙළ පිතිකරණය ගැටලුවක් වී ඇට්ග. කණ්ඩායම ඔවුන්ගේ පන්දු යැවීමට දැඩි ලෙස විශ්වාස තබන අතර තණතීරු දගපන්දු යවන්නන්ට හිතකර නම්, අෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායමට ආසියා කුසලාන 2022 දී විශාල පෙරලියක් ඇති කළ හැකිය.

කණ්ඩායම් සංචිතය : Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.

ஆசிய கோப்பையின் முதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கையை எதிர்கொள்ள ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் தயாராக உள்ளது

போட்டியின் முதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கைக்கு சவால் விட ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணி தயாராக உள்ளது.

2022 ஆசிய கோப்பை ஆப்கானிஸ்தானுக்கு அவர்களின் திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்த சரியான போட்டியாகும். இந்த அணி உலகப் போட்டிகளில் ஒரு கிரீடத்தை சில காலமாக தேடி வருகிறது, இதனால் ஆசிய போட்டி அவர்களுக்கு நல்ல களமாக உள்ளது.

ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணி கடந்த காலத்தில் அனுபவம் குறைந்த அணியாக இருந்தது. இருப்பினும், அவர்களது வீரர்கள் பலர் உலகெங்கிலும் உள்ள பல டி20 லீக்களில் விளையாடுவதால், அவர்கள் இப்போது அனுபவம் பெற்றுள்ளனர். தொடரில் முதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கைக்கு சவாலாக இருக்கும் ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் முதல் குழுவில் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளது. மூன்று நாட்களுக்குப் பிறகு (ஆகஸ்ட் 30) அவர்கள் வங்கதேசத்தில் அணியுடன் மோத உள்ளனர்.

ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணி இன்னும் புதுமுகம் போல் செயல்படுகிறது. ஆனால், எந்த நேரத்திலும் போட்டியின் போக்கை மாற்றக்கூடிய ஒரு சில வீரர்கள் உள்ளனர். பந்துவீச்சுதான் அவர்களின் பலம். சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ரஷித் கானின் பந்துவீச்சு எந்த ஒரு எதிரணி வீரரும் தனது வழக்கமான வரம்பிற்குள் செல்வதை கடினமாக்கும்.

இருப்பினும், அணிக்குத் தேவையானதை ரஷித் வழங்காத நேரங்கள் இருந்தது. நஜிபுல்லா சத்ரான் அவர்களின் அடுத்த துருப்புச் சீட்டாக இருக்க வாய்ப்புண்டு. கேப்டன் முகமது நபி தற்போது போர்ம்இல் இல்லாததால் மிடில் ஆர்டர் பேட்டிங்கில் சிக்கல் ஏற்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளது. அணி தங்கள் பந்துவீச்சை உறுதியாக நம்பினால் மற்றும் ஆடுகளங்கள் பந்துவீச்சாளர்களுக்கு ஏற்றதாக இருந்தால், 2022 ஆசிய கோப்பையில் ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் பெரிய மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்த முடியும்.

அணி அணி: முகமது நபி (கேட்ச்), நஜிபுல்லா சத்ரான், அஃப்சர் ஜசாய், அஸ்மத்துல்லா உமர்சாய், ஃபரித் அஹ்மத் மாலிக், ஃபசல்ஹக் ஃபரூக்கி, ஹஷ்மத்துல்லாஹ் ஷாஹிடி, ஹஸ்ரதுல்லாஹ் ஜசாய், இப்ராஹிம் சத்ரான், கரீம் ஜனத், முஜீப் நவ்ர்ரான், முஜீப் நவ்ரான், முஜீப் நவ்ரான், முஜீப் ஜனத். , ரஹ்மானுல்லா குர்பாஸ், ரஷித் கான், சமியுல்லா ஷின்வாரி.

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Croospulle’s Century Powers Sri Lanka ‘A’ to Comfortable Win

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April 8, 2026

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A brilliant century from Lasith Croospulle guided Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a convincing 44-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI played in Hambantota.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted a formidable 368/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Croospulle led the charge with a brilliant 103 off 76 balls, striking 13 fours and six sixes in an aggressive display. He was well supported by Sonal Dinusha, who hammered 93 off 77 deliveries, and captain Sahan Arachchige, who contributed a solid 74. The top order maintained a high scoring rate throughout, consistently putting pressure on the visiting bowlers. Despite a few wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts kept the momentum intact to reach an imposing total.

In response, New Zealand ‘A’ faced a revised target of 203 in 28 overs but managed only 158/3. Curtis Heaphy top-scored with an unbeaten 53, while Dale Phillips added 34. However, the required run rate proved too steep as Sri Lanka ‘A’ bowlers maintained control. Dilshan Madushanka struck early, and Milan Rathnayaka and Ravindu Fernando chipped in with key wickets to restrict the chase.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter

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April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.

Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.

In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan

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April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s journey back to cricketing excellence will require patience, planning, and sustained effort, according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, who addressed Parliament on the future of the sport.

Highlighting the challenges facing the national game, the minister noted that the decline in cricket along with other sports—has unfolded over more than a decade. As a result, he cautioned against expectations of a quick turnaround, emphasizing that meaningful progress will take time.

Building strong athletes and competitive teams is a gradual process. It’s not something that can be rushed or treated like a short-term project

Gamage revealed that the government has already put in place a comprehensive, structured programme designed to rebuild the foundations of Sri Lankan cricket. He stressed that the initiative is focused on long-term development rather than immediate results.

Responding to criticism from opposition groups, the minister dismissed claims questioning the effectiveness of the plan, insisting that the strategy is firmly on track.

He also expressed confidence in the country’s ability to reclaim its former cricketing stature, assuring that the efforts underway will ultimately deliver results.