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Asia Cup Final Preview!!!

After defeating Pakistan by five wickets in the final match of the Super 4 round, Sri Lanka will face the Pakistan team for the real battle this time. The Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka team will face Babar Azam-led Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 final on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Sri Lanka, who have won the Asia Cup trophy five times in their history, started the match disappointing against Afghanistan. But since then, the team has won four games in a row, all in the chase. Two-time winners Pakistan also lost their series opener against India, but then made three wins. Both teams are looking to clinch the Asian crown, so it will likely be an exciting and heated final.
T20 results so far
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have clashed against each other in 22 T20 matches so far and Sri Lanka has won 9 matches and Pakistan 13. Talking about their encounters in Asia Cup (ODI & T20), both have played 16 matches so far, Sri Lanka has 11 wins and Pakistan only has 5 wins.
ආසියානු කුසලාන අවසාන මහා තරගයේ පෙරදැක්ම!!!
සුපර් 4 වටයේ අවසන් තරගයේදී පාකිස්තානය කඩුලු පහකින් පරාජය කළ ශ්රී ලංකාව මෙවර සැබෑ සටන සඳහා පකිස්ථානු කණ්ඩායමට මුහුණ දෙයි. දසුන් ශානකගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම 2022 වසරේ සැප්තැම්බර් 11 වැනි ඉරිදා දින ඩුබායි හි ඩුබායි ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වෙන ආසියානු කුසලාන 2022 අවසන් අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී බබාර් අසාම්ගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් පාකිස්තානය සමඟින් තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය.
සිය ඉතිහාසයේ පස් වතාවක් ආසියානු කුසලාන කුසලානය දිනාගත් ශ්රී ලංකාව තරගය ආරම්භ කළේ ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානය හමුවේ බලාපොරොත්තු සුන් කරමිනි. නමුත් එතැන් සිට, කණ්ඩායම පිට පිට තරග හතරක් ජයගෙන ඇති අතර, ඒ සියල්ල හඹා යාමේදීය. දෙවතාවක් ජයග්රාහකයන් වූ පකිස්තානය ද ඉන්දියාවට එරෙහිව තරඟාවලියේ ආරම්භක තරඟයේදී පරාජයට පත් වූ නමුත් පසුව ජයග්රහණ තුනක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. කණ්ඩායම් දෙකම ආසියානු කිරුළ ඩැහැගැනීමේ අපේක්ෂාවෙන් සිටින බැවින් උද්වේගකර සහ උණුසුම් අවසන් තරගයක් බලා ගැනීමට හැකියාව උදා වේ.
මෙතෙක් විස්සයි 20 තරග ප්රතිඵලය
ශ්රී ලංකාව සහ පකිස්තානය මෙතෙක් විස්සයි20 තරග 22කදී එකිනෙකාට එරෙහිව ගැටී ඇති අතර ශ්රී ලංකාව තරග 9ක් සහ පාකිස්තානය 13ක් ජයගෙන ඇත. ආසියානු කුසලාන (එක්දින සහ විස්සයි20) ඔවුන්ගේ හමුවීම් ගැන කතා කළහොත්, දෙදෙනාම මේ දක්වා තරග 16කට ක්රීඩා කර ඇති අතර, ශ්රී ලංකාව ජයග්රහණ 11 හිමිකර ගෙන ඇති අතර පාකිස්තානය ජයග්රහණ 5 ක් පමණි.
ஆசிய கோப்பை இறுதிப் போட்டியின் முன்னோட்டம்!!!
சுப்பர் 4 சுற்றின் இறுதிப் போட்டியில் பாகிஸ்தானை ஐந்து விக்கெட்டுக்களால் தோற்கடித்த இலங்கை, இம்முறை பாகிஸ்தான் அணியை நிஜப் போரில் எதிர்கொள்ளவுள்ளது. தசுன் ஷனகா தலைமையிலான இலங்கை அணி, துபாயில் உள்ள துபாய் சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை, செப்டம்பர் 11, 2022 அன்று ஆசிய கோப்பை 2022 இறுதிப் போட்டியில் பாபர் அசாம் தலைமையிலான பாகிஸ்தானை எதிர்கொள்கிறது.
ஆசியக் கோப்பை வரலாற்றில் ஐந்து முறை கோப்பையை வென்றுள்ள இலங்கை அணி, ஆப்கானிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிரான ஆட்டத்தை ஏமாற்றத்துடன் தொடங்கியது. ஆனால் அதன்பிறகு, அந்த அணி தொடர்ச்சியாக நான்கு ஆட்டங்களில் வெற்றி பெற்றது, எல்லாமே சேஸிங்கில். இரண்டு முறை வெற்றி பெற்ற பாகிஸ்தானும் இந்தியாவுக்கு எதிரான தொடரின் தொடக்க ஆட்டத்தில் தோல்வியடைந்தது, ஆனால் பின்னர் அதை மூன்று வெற்றிகளாக மாற்றியது. இரு அணிகளும் ஆசிய மகுடத்தை வெல்வதற்கு முனைப்பதால், பரபரப்பான மற்றும் பரபரப்பான இறுதிப் போட்டியாக இது இருக்கும்.
இதுவரை டி20 முடிவுகள்
இலங்கையும் பாகிஸ்தானும் இதுவரை 22 டி20 போட்டிகளில் மோதியுள்ளதுடன், இலங்கை 9 போட்டிகளிலும், பாகிஸ்தான் 13 போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளன. ஆசிய கோப்பையில் (ODI & T20) அவர்கள் சந்தித்ததைப் பற்றி பேசுகையில், இருவரும் இதுவரை 16 போட்டிகளில் விளையாடியுள்ளனர், இலங்கை 11 வெற்றிகளையும், பாகிஸ்தான் 5 வெற்றிகளையும் பெற்றுள்ளது.
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
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
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
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,
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