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After 17 years, the England team is on a Test tour of Pakistan

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England’s men’s Test team has arrived in Islamabad to participate in the first Test series in Pakistan after 17 years.

Captain Ben Stokes and the rest of his 15-man squad reached Pakistan on Saturday and were accorded a warm welcome by local authorities in Pakistan ahead of the three-match series starting on December 1 in Rawalpindi.

England played a 7-match T20I series in Pakistan before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and the three-match Test series will be the first time since 2005 that the two sides will play a red-ball match.

The series is part of the current World Test Championship season and Pakistan are still chasing a place in next year’s final at the Oval.

England squad: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood , Rehan Ahmed.

Match Schedule:
First Test, Rawalpindi, December 1-5
Second Test, Karachi, December 9-13
Third Test, Multan, December 17-21

වසර 17කට පසුව එංගලන්ත කණ්ඩායම පකිස්ථානු ටෙස්ට් සංචාරයක

වසර 17කට පසු පාකිස්ථානයේ පැවැත්වෙන පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරඟාවලියට සහභාගී වීමට එංගලන්තයේ පිරිමි ටෙස්ට් කණ්ඩායම ඉස්ලාමාබාද් නුවරට පැමිණ තිබේ.

නායක බෙන් ස්ටෝක්ස් සහ ඔහුගේ කණ්ඩායමේ සෙසු ක්‍රීඩකයින් 15 දෙනා සෙනසුරාදා පාකිස්තානයට ළඟා වූ අතර දෙසැම්බර් 1 වැනිදා රාවල්පින්ඩි හිදී ආරම්භ වන තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත තරගාවලියට පෙර පකිස්ථානයේ පළාත් පාලන ආයතන විසින් උණුසුම් පිළිගැනීමක් ලබා දෙන ලදී.

ICC පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලානයට පෙර එංගලන්තය පකිස්ථානයේදී තරඟ 7කින් යුත් T20I තරඟාවලියක් ක්‍රීඩා කළ අතර, මෙම තරඟ තුනකින් යුත් ටෙස්ට් තරඟාවලිය 2005 වසරෙන් පසු දෙපිල රතු-පන්දු තරඟයක් ක්‍රීඩා කරන පළමු අවස්ථාව වේ.

මෙම තරගමාලාව වත්මන් ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා කාලසීමාවේ කොටසක් වන අතර පාකිස්තානය තවමත් ඕවල් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේ දී ලබන වසරේ අවසන් මහා තරගයේ ස්ථානයක් දිනා ගැනීමේ අදහසින් පසු වේ

එංගලන්ත සංචිතය: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed.

තරග කාලසටහන:
First Test, Rawalpindi, December 1-5
Second Test, Karachi, December 9-13
Third Test, Multan, December 17-21

17 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு இங்கிலாந்து அணி பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு டெஸ்ட் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொள்ளவுள்ளது

17 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு பாகிஸ்தானில் நடைபெறும் முதல் டெஸ்ட் தொடரில் பங்கேற்பதற்காக இங்கிலாந்து ஆடவர் டெஸ்ட் அணி இஸ்லாமாபாத் வந்தடைந்துள்ளது.

கேப்டன் பென் ஸ்டோக்ஸ் மற்றும் அவரது மீதமுள்ள 15 பேர் கொண்ட அணி சனிக்கிழமை பாகிஸ்தானை அடைந்தது மற்றும் ராவல்பிண்டியில் டிசம்பர் 1 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்கும் மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடருக்கு முன்னதாக பாகிஸ்தானில் உள்ளூர் அதிகாரிகளால் அன்பான வரவேற்பு அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

ஐசிசி ஆடவர் டி20 உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு முன்பு பாகிஸ்தானில் இங்கிலாந்து 7 போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி20ஐ தொடரை விளையாடியது, மேலும் மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடர் 2005க்குப் பிறகு இரு அணிகளும் சிவப்பு பந்து போட்டியில் விளையாடுவது இதுவே முதல் முறையாகும்.

இந்தத் தொடர் நடப்பு உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் சீசனின் ஒரு பகுதியாகும், மேலும் பாகிஸ்தான் இன்னும் ஓவல் மைதானத்தில் அடுத்த ஆண்டு இறுதிப் போட்டியில் ஒரு இடத்தைத் துரத்துகிறது.

இங்கிலாந்து அணி: பென் ஸ்டோக்ஸ் (கேட்ச்), ஜேம்ஸ் ஆண்டர்சன், ஹாரி புரூக், ஜாக் க்ராலி, பென் டக்கெட், பென் ஃபோக்ஸ், வில் ஜாக்ஸ், கீட்டன் ஜென்னிங்ஸ், ஜாக் லீச், லியாம் லிவிங்ஸ்டோன், ஜேமி ஓவர்டன், ஒல்லி போப், ஆலி ராபின்சன், ஜோ ரூட், மார்க் வுட் , ரெஹான் அகமது.

போட்டி அட்டவணை:
முதல் டெஸ்ட், ராவல்பிண்டி, டிசம்பர் 1-5
இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட், கராச்சி, டிசம்பர் 9-13
மூன்றாவது டெஸ்ட், முல்தான், டிசம்பர் 17-21

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Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM

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The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully held its 70th Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Burgher Recreation Club.

Veteran sportsman Dennis de Rosayro presided over the meeting, where Ajith De Silva of Brown & Company PLC was elected as President for the 2026–2027 term.

He succeeds outgoing President Vengadasalam Balagobi of Deloitte Sri Lanka, who completed three successful terms.

🔹 Office Bearers – 2026/2027

Patron:
Rohitha Silva (IDAC Pvt Ltd)

Vice Patrons:
Deva Ellepola, Ramesh Schaffter, Tharaka Ranwala, Manjula Wijemanne, Iqram Cuttilan, Kumar De Silva, Juragen Majid, Vengadasalam Balagobi

Trustee:
Deva Ellepola

President:
Ajith De Silva (Brown & Company PLC)

Vice Presidents:
Sumith Jayasena, Chandana Weragama, Sadique M. Hanas, Charitha Senanayake

Honorary Secretary:
Yogendren Suganthan

Assistant Secretary:
Vishwa Prabhath

Honorary Treasurer:
Sameera Ushantha

Assistant Treasurer:
Deepika Kariyawasam

🔹 Executive Committee

M.J.M. Irshad, Thilina Perera, G. Jayaprakash, Priyan Senevirathna, Laknath Guruge, Inthiqhab Majid, Roger Vijayakumar, Janitha Jayawardana, Gihan Peiris, Marlon De Alwis

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Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy

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The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.

The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.

One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.

Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.

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Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour

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Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.

Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.

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