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Athapaththu moves into the top 10 of Women’s T20I Rankings
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has progressed two places to ninth position in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after a consistent run in a three-match series against Bangladesh that Sri Lanka won 2-1.
The left-handed opener scored 38, 33 and 32 for an aggregate of 103 runs to advance along with compatriots Harshita Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva. Samarawickrama has moved up 12 places to 27th position, scoring 125 in the three matches while De Silva, who slammed 63 not out in the final match, has moved up nine places to 51st.
Left-arm bowlers Inoka Ranaweera (up five places to 12th), Sugandika Kumari (up 20 places to 33rd) and Udeshika Prabodhini (up 21 places to 38th) have moved up in the bowling rankings. Inoka finished with four wickets in the series, while Prabodhini and Sugandika took five each.
For Bangladesh, skipper Nigar Sultana has moved up four places to 18th after aggregating 113 runs in the series, while leg-spinner Fahima Khatun’s five wickets have lifted her 29 places to 56th position.
අතපත්තු කාන්තා T20I ශ්රේණිගත කිරීම්වල පළමු 10 දෙනා අතරට පැමිණේ
ශ්රී ලංකා නායිකා චමරි අතපත්තු බංග්ලාදේශයට එරෙහි තරඟ තුනකින් සමන්විත තරඟාවලිය 2-1ක් ලෙස ජයගත් MRF ටයර් ICC කාන්තා T20I ක්රීඩිකාවන් ශ්රේණිගත කිරීම්වල ස්ථාන දෙකක් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ 9 වැනි ස්ථානය දක්වා පැමිණ තිබේ.
වමත් ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවා ලකුණු 103කට ලකුණු 38, 33ක් සහ 32ක් ලබා ගනිමින් සගයන් වන හර්ෂිතා සමරවික්රම සහ නිලක්ෂි ද සිල්වා සමඟින් ඉදිරියට ගියේය. සමරවික්රම තරග තුනේදී ලකුණු 125ක් රැස්කරමින් ස්ථාන 12කින් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ 27වැනි ස්ථානයට පත්ව ඇති අතර අවසන් තරගයේදී නොදැවී ලකුණු 63ක් රැස්කළ ද සිල්වා ස්ථාන 9ක් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ 51වැනි ස්ථානයට පත්ව තිබේ.
වමතින් පන්දු යවන්නන් වන ඉනෝකා රණවීර (ස්ථාන පහකින් ඉහළ ගොස් 12 වැනි ස්ථානය දක්වා), සුගන්දිකා කුමාරි (ස්ථාන 20කින් ඉහළ ගොස් 33 වැනි ස්ථානය දක්වා) සහ උදේශිකා ප්රබෝධිනී (ස්ථාන 21කින් ඉහළ ගොස් 38 වැනි ස්ථානය දක්වා) පන්දු යැවීමේ ශ්රේණිගත කිරීම්හි ඉදිරියට පැමිණ ඇත. ඉනෝකා තරගමාලාවේ කඩුලු 4ක් දවාගත් අතර ප්රබෝධිනී සහ සුගන්දිකා කඩුලු 5 බැගින් දවා ගත්හ.
බංග්ලාදේශය වෙනුවෙන්, නායිකා නිගාර් සුල්තානා තරගාවලියේ ලකුණු 113 ක් රැස්කරමින් ස්ථාන 4 ක් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ 18 වැනි ස්ථානයට පත්ව ඇති අතර, පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ෆාහිමා ඛාටූන්ගේ කඩුලු 5 ඇයගේ ස්ථාන 29 ක් දක්වා ඉහළ ගොස් ඇත.
அதபத்து மகளிர் டி20 தரவரிசையில் முதல் 10 இடங்களுக்குள் முன்னேறினார்
இலங்கை அணித்தலைவர் சாமரி அத்தபத்து, பங்களாதேஷுக்கு எதிரான மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரை 2-1 என இலங்கை வென்றதன் பின்னர் MRF டயர்ஸ் ICC மகளிர் T20I வீரர்கள் தரவரிசையில் இரண்டு இடங்கள் முன்னேறி ஒன்பதாவது இடத்திற்கு வந்துள்ளார்.
இடது கை தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் ஹர்ஷிதா சமரவிக்ரம மற்றும் நிலக்ஷி டி சில்வாவுடன் இணைந்து 103 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு 38, 33 மற்றும் 32 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றார். சமரவிக்ரம 12 இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 27வது இடத்திற்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளார், மூன்று போட்டிகளில் 125 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார், இறுதிப் போட்டியில் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 63 ரன்கள் எடுத்த டி சில்வா 9 இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 51வது இடத்திற்கு வந்துள்ளார்.
பந்துவீச்சு தரவரிசையில் இடது கை பந்துவீச்சாளர்களான இனோகா ரணவீர (5 இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 12வது இடத்திலும்), சுகந்திகா குமாரி (20 இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 33வது இடத்திலும்), உதேஷிகா பிரபோதினி (21 இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 38வது இடத்திலும்) முன்னேறியுள்ளனர். இந்த தொடரில் இனோகா நான்கு விக்கெட்டுகளையும், பிரபோதினி மற்றும் சுகந்திகா ஆகியோர் தலா ஐந்து விக்கெட்டுகளையும் கைப்பற்றினர்.
வங்காளதேசத்தைப் பொறுத்தவரை, கேப்டன் நிகர் சுல்தானா இந்தத் தொடரில் 113 ரன்களை குவித்த பிறகு நான்கு இடங்கள் முன்னேறி 18-வது இடத்திற்கு வந்துள்ளார், அதே நேரத்தில் லெக்-ஸ்பின்னர் ஃபஹிமா காதுனின் ஐந்து விக்கெட்டுக்கள் அவரது 29 இடங்களை உயர்த்தி 56-வது இடத்திற்கு வந்துள்ளன.
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana
Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.
The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.
This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.
Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)
📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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