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Babar, Miller, Shakib, and Wade to play in the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League
Babar Azam, David Miller, Shakib Al Hassan and Mathew Wade are some of the prominent names to have been pre-signed by the franchise teams for the upcoming fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023.
Pakistan captain, Babar Azam and speedster Naseem Shah have been signed up by the newly branded ‘Colombo Strikers as their two direct overseas signings, while they will also have Matheesha Pathirana and Chamika Karunaratne as their local signings.
However, it is believed the Pakistan captain is likely to be available partially for LPL since the Men in Green are expected to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan during the second week of August.
Australian wicketkeeper batter Mathew Wade will feature for Dambulla Aura alongside Lungi Ngidi in their pre-overseas singings. At the same time, the top run scorer from the last edition of the LPL-Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis are their local signings.
Former national captain Angelo Mathews joins Wanindu Hasaranga at the Kandy Falcons, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fakhar Zaman as their overseas signings.
David Miller will strengthen defending champions Jaffna Kings, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz returning as the second overseas direct signing.
Thisara Perera, the most successful captain in the tournament’s history, takes up one of the local signing slots for Jaffna Kings, along with spinner Maheesh Theekshana.
Shakib Al Hasan and Tabraiz Shamsi have been signed by Galle Gladiators as their direct international signings, while their local signings are Bhanuka Rajapaksa and white ball skipper Dasun Shanaka.
The tournament will be played in three phases, starting in Colombo before moving to Kandy, and heading back to Colombo for the knockout stage.
“The window we have received this year is slightly shorter than last year, so that’s the reason we have decided to play in two venues,” LPL Tournament Director Samantha Dodanwela said.
“There were 500-plus players who registered (on the online registration portal) which clearly indicates the faith that overseas players and player managers have in this tournament.” Dodanwela further added.
Meanwhile, in a significant improvement, this year’s tournament will conduct a player auction for the first time in its history.
The player auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 will be held on 11 June, making this only the second franchise competition in the world to have an auction instead of a player draft.
Accordingly, the purse for the franchises will be set at USD 01 million.
According to SLC sources, over 500 names including top players such as Andrew Fletcher, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, and Kerion Pollard have also registered through the online registration portal.
The tournament will feature five teams and will run from 30 July to 20 August at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Pre Signings:
Colombo Strikers: Babar Azam, Matheesha Pathirana. Naseem Shah, Chamika Karunaratne
Dambulla Aura: Mathew Wade, Kusal Mendis, Lungi Ngidi, Avishka Fernando
Jaffna Kings: David Miller, Thisara Perera, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Maheesh Theekshana
Kandy Falcons: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wanindu Hasaranga, Fakhar Zaman, Angelo Mathews
Galle Gladiators: Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
බබාර්, මිලර්, ෂකීබ් සහ වේඩ් සිවුවැනි ලංකා ප්රිමියර් ලීග් තරගාවලියට ක්රීඩා කරයි
බබාර් අසාම්, ඩේවිඩ් මිලර්, ෂකීබ් අල් හසන් සහ මැතිව් වේඩ් 2023 ලංකා ප්රිමියර් ලීග් (එල්පීඑල්) එළැඹෙන සිව්වන සංස්කරණය සඳහා ෆ්රැන්චයිස් කණ්ඩායම් විසින් පූර්ව අත්සන් කර ඇති ප්රමුඛ නම් කිහිපයකි.
පකිස්ථාන නායක බබාර් අසාම් සහ වේග පන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක නසීම් ෂා අලුතින් හංවඩු ගසා ඇති ‘කොළඹ ස්ට්රයිකර්ස්’ විසින් ඔවුන්ගේ සෘජු විදේශ ගිවිසුම් දෙක ලෙස අත්සන් කර ඇති අතර, මතීෂ පතිරණ සහ චාමික කරුණාරත්න ඔවුන්ගේ දේශීය ගිවිසුම්කරුවන් ලෙස ද ඇතුළත් වේ.
කෙසේ වෙතත්, අගෝස්තු දෙවන සතියේ දී Men in Green ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානයට එරෙහිව තරඟ තුනකින් යුත් එක්දින තරඟාවලියක් ක්රීඩා කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන බැවින් පාකිස්තාන නායකයා LPL සඳහා අර්ධ වශයෙන් ලබා ගත හැකි යැයි විශ්වාස කෙරේ.
ඕස්ට්රේලියානු කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු මැතිව් වේඩ් දඹුල්ල අවුරා වෙනුවෙන් ලුංගි එන්ගිඩි සමඟින් ඔවුන්ගේ පෙර-විදේශ ගායනයේදී ක්රීඩා කරනු ඇත. ඒ අතරම, පසුගිය LPL තරඟාවලියේ වැඩිම ලකුණු ලාභියා – අවිශ්ක ප්රනාන්දු සහ කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස් ඔවුන්ගේ දේශීය ගිවිසුම්.
හිටපු ජාතික නායක ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස් වනිඳු හසරංග සමඟ මහනුවර ෆැල්කන්ස්හිදී එක්වන අතර, මුජීබ් උර් රහ්මාන් සහ ෆකාර් සමානන් ඔවුන්ගේ විදේශ ගිවිසුම් අත්සන් කර ඇත.
ඩේවිඩ් මිලර් විසින් වත්මන් ශූරයන් වන යාපනය කිංග්ස් ශක්තිමත් කරනු ඇති අතර රහ්මානුල්ලා ගුර්බාස් දෙවන විදේශීය සෘජු අත්සන් කිරීම ලෙස නැවත පැමිණේ.
තරඟාවලියේ ඉතිහාසයේ සාර්ථකම නායකයා වන තිසර පෙරේරා, දඟ පන්දු යවන මහීෂ් තීක්ෂණ සමඟින් යාපනය කිංග්ස් සඳහා දේශීය ගිවිසුම් අත්සන් කිරීමේ එක් ස්ථානයක් ගනී.
ෂකීබ් අල් හසන් සහ ටබ්රයිස් ෂම්සි ඔවුන්ගේ සෘජු ජාත්යන්තර ගිවිසුම් ලෙස Galle Gladiators විසින් අත්සන් කර ඇති අතර ඔවුන්ගේ දේශීය ගිවිසුම් භානුක රාජපක්ෂ සහ සුදු පන්දු නායක දසුන් ශානක වේ.
තරගාවලිය අදියර තුනකින් පැවැත්වෙන අතර එය මහනුවරට යාමට පෙර කොළඹින් ආරම්භ වී පිළිමළුන් පිටුදැකීමේ අදියර සඳහා කොළඹ බලා පිටත් වේ.
“මේ වසරේ අපට ලැබී ඇති ජනේලය පසුගිය වසරට වඩා මදක් අඩුයි. ඒ නිසා තමයි අපි ක්රීඩාංගණ දෙකක ක්රීඩා කරන්න තීරණය කළේ,” LPL තරඟාවලියේ අධ්යක්ෂ සමන්ත දොඩන්වෙල මහතා පැවසීය.
“(ඔන්ලයින් ලියාපදිංචි ද්වාරයෙහි) ලියාපදිංචි වූ ක්රීඩකයින් 500කට අධික සංඛ්යාවක් සිටි අතර, මෙම තරඟාවලිය තුළ විදේශීය ක්රීඩකයින් සහ ක්රීඩක කළමනාකරුවන් තබා ඇති විශ්වාසය පැහැදිලිව පෙන්නුම් කරයි.” දොඩන්වෙල වැඩිදුරටත් පැවසීය.
මේ අතර, සැලකිය යුතු දියුණුවක් සහිතව, මෙවර තරගාවලිය එහි ඉතිහාසයේ පළමු වරට ක්රීඩක වෙන්දේසියක් පවත්වනු ඇත.
Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 තරඟාවලියේ ක්රීඩක වෙන්දේසිය ජුනි 11 වන දින පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත අතර, මෙය ක්රීඩකයන්ගේ කෙටුම්පතක් වෙනුවට වෙන්දේසියක් පැවැත්වෙන ලොව දෙවන වරලත් තරඟය බවට පත් වේ.
ඒ අනුව බලයලත් ආයතන සඳහා මුදල් පසුම්බිය ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 01ක් ලෙස නියම කෙරේ.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසන පරිදි ඇන්ඩෲ ෆ්ලෙචර්, කාලෝස් බ්රැත්වේට්, ඩැරන් බ්රාවෝ සහ කෙරියන් පොලාඩ් වැනි ප්රමුඛ පෙළේ ක්රීඩකයින් ඇතුළු 500කට අධික සංඛ්යාවක් ද අන්තර්ජාල ලියාපදිංචි ද්වාරය හරහා ලියාපදිංචි වී ඇත.
මෙම තරඟාවලිය කණ්ඩායම් පහකින් සමන්විත වන අතර ජූලි 30 සිට අගෝස්තු 20 දක්වා R. ප්රේමදාස ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේ සහ පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
පූර්ව අත්සන් කිරීම්:
කොළඹ ස්ට්රයිකර්ස්: බාබර් අසාම්, මතීෂ පතිරණ. නසීම් ෂා, චාමික කරුණාරත්න
දඹුල්ල අවුරා: මැතිව් වේඩ්, කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්, ලුංගි න්ගිඩි, අවිශ්ක ප්රනාන්දු
යාපනය කිංග්ස්: ඩේවිඩ් මිලර්, තිසර පෙරේරා, රහ්මානුල්ලා ගුර්බාස්, මහේෂ් තීක්ෂණ
මහනුවර ෆැල්කන්ස්: මුජීබ් උර් රහ්මාන්, වනිඳු හසරංග, ෆකාර් සමාන්, ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්
Galle Gladiators: Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bhanuka රාජපක්ෂ
பாபர், மில்லர், ஷகிப் மற்றும் வேட் ஆகியோர் லங்கா பிரீமியர் லீக்கின் நான்காவது பதிப்பில் விளையாட உள்ளனர்
பாபர் அசாம், டேவிட் மில்லர், ஷாகிப் அல் ஹசன் மற்றும் மேத்யூ வேட் ஆகியோர் லங்கா பிரீமியர் லீக் (LPL) 2023 இன் வரவிருக்கும் நான்காவது பதிப்பிற்காக உரிமையாளர் அணிகளால் முன் கையொப்பமிடப்பட்ட சில முக்கிய பெயர்கள்.
பாகிஸ்தான் அணித்தலைவர் பாபர் அஸாம் மற்றும் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் நசீம் ஷா ஆகியோர் புதிதாக முத்திரையிடப்பட்ட ‘கொழும்பு ஸ்டிரைக்கர்ஸ் அவர்களின் இரண்டு நேரடி வெளிநாட்டு ஒப்பந்தங்களாக ஒப்பந்தம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர், அதே சமயம் அவர்கள் மதீஷ பத்திரன மற்றும் சாமிக்க கருணாரத்ன ஆகியோரையும் உள்ளூர் ஒப்பந்தங்களாகக் கொண்டுள்ளனர்.
இருப்பினும், ஆகஸ்ட் இரண்டாவது வாரத்தில் மென் இன் கிரீன் ஆப்கானிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிராக மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடரில் விளையாடும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுவதால், பாகிஸ்தான் கேப்டன் எல்பிஎல்-க்கு ஓரளவு கிடைக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளதாக நம்பப்படுகிறது.
ஆஸ்திரேலிய விக்கெட் கீப்பர் பேட்டர் மேத்யூ வேட், தம்புல்லா ஆராவுக்காக லுங்கி என்கிடியுடன் வெளிநாட்டுக்கு முந்தைய பாடல்களில் இடம்பெறுவார். அதே நேரத்தில், LPL-ன் கடைசிப் பதிப்பில் அதிக ரன்கள் எடுத்தவர்கள்-அவிஷ்கா பெர்னாண்டோ மற்றும் குசல் மெண்டிஸ் அவர்களின் உள்ளூர் ஒப்பந்தங்கள்.
முன்னாள் தேசிய அணித்தலைவர் ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் வனிந்து ஹசரங்கவுடன் கண்டி ஃபால்கன்ஸில் இணைந்தார், முஜீப் உர் ரஹ்மான் மற்றும் ஃபகார் ஜமான் ஆகியோர் வெளிநாட்டு ஒப்பந்தங்களாக உள்ளனர்.
டேவிட் மில்லர் நடப்பு சாம்பியன்களான யாழ் கிங்ஸை பலப்படுத்துவார், ரஹ்மானுல்லா குர்பாஸ் இரண்டாவது வெளிநாட்டு நேரடி ஒப்பந்தமாக திரும்புவார்.
போட்டியின் வரலாற்றில் மிகவும் வெற்றிகரமான கேப்டனான திசர பெரேரா, சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் மஹீஷ் தீக்ஷனாவுடன் இணைந்து யாழ்ப்பாண கிங்ஸ் அணிக்காக உள்ளூர் கையொப்பமிடும் இடங்களில் ஒன்றை எடுத்துக்கொள்கிறார்.
ஷகிப் அல் ஹசன் மற்றும் தப்ரைஸ் ஷம்சி ஆகியோர் காலி கிளாடியேட்டர்ஸால் நேரடியாக சர்வதேச ஒப்பந்தங்களாக ஒப்பந்தம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர், அதே நேரத்தில் அவர்களின் உள்ளூர் கையொப்பங்கள் பானுகா ராஜபக்ஷ மற்றும் வெள்ளை பந்து கேப்டன் தசுன் ஷனகா.
போட்டிகள் மூன்று கட்டங்களாக விளையாடப்படும், கண்டிக்கு செல்வதற்கு முன் கொழும்பில் தொடங்கி, நாக் அவுட் நிலைக்கு கொழும்பு திரும்பும்.
“கடந்த ஆண்டை விட இந்த ஆண்டு எங்களுக்கு கிடைத்த சாளரம் சற்று குறைவாக உள்ளது, எனவே நாங்கள் இரண்டு மைதானங்களில் விளையாட முடிவு செய்துள்ளோம்” என்று LPL போட்டியின் இயக்குனர் சமந்த தொடன்வெல கூறினார்.
“500-க்கும் மேற்பட்ட வீரர்கள் பதிவுசெய்துள்ளனர் (ஆன்லைன் பதிவு போர்ட்டலில்) இது இந்த போட்டியில் வெளிநாட்டு வீரர்கள் மற்றும் வீரர் மேலாளர்கள் வைத்திருக்கும் நம்பிக்கையை தெளிவாகக் குறிக்கிறது.” தொடன்வெல மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.
இதற்கிடையில், குறிப்பிடத்தக்க முன்னேற்றத்தில், இந்த ஆண்டு போட்டி வரலாற்றில் முதல் முறையாக வீரர்கள் ஏலம் நடத்தப்படும்.
லங்கா பிரீமியர் லீக் (LPL) 2023 இன் வீரர்கள் ஏலம் ஜூன் 11 ஆம் தேதி நடைபெறும், இது உலகின் இரண்டாவது உரிமையாளரின் போட்டியாக, வீரர் வரைவுக்குப் பதிலாக ஏலம் விடப்பட்டது.
அதன்படி, உரிமையாளர்களுக்கான பர்ஸ் 01 மில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டாலர்களாக அமைக்கப்படும்.
SLC ஆதாரங்களின்படி, ஆண்ட்ரூ பிளெட்சர், கார்லோஸ் பிராத்வைட், டேரன் பிராவோ மற்றும் கெரியன் பொல்லார்ட் போன்ற முன்னணி வீரர்கள் உட்பட 500 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பெயர்கள் ஆன்லைன் பதிவு போர்டல் மூலம் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.
ஐந்து அணிகள் பங்கேற்கும் இந்தப் போட்டியானது ஜூலை 30 முதல் ஆகஸ்ட் 20 வரை ஆர்.பிரேமதாச சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானம் மற்றும் பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறும்.
முன் கையொப்பங்கள்:
கொழும்பு ஸ்டிரைக்கர்ஸ்: பாபர் அசம், மதீஷா பத்திரனா. நசீம் ஷா, சாமிக்க கருணாரத்ன
தம்புள்ளை ஆரா: மேத்யூ வேட், குசல் மெண்டிஸ், லுங்கி என்கிடி, அவிஷ்க பெர்னாண்டோ
யாழ்ப்பாண கிங்ஸ்: டேவிட் மில்லர், திசர பெரேரா, ரஹ்மானுல்லா குர்பாஸ், மஹீஷ் தீக்ஷனா
கண்டி ஃபால்கன்ஸ்: முஜீப் உர் ரஹ்மான், வனிந்து ஹசரங்க, ஃபகார் ஜமான், ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ்
காலி கிளாடியேட்டர்கள்: ஷகிப் அல் ஹசன், தசுன் ஷனகா, தப்ரைஸ் ஷம்சி, பானுகா ராஜபக்ஷ
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Lifebouy Ball Blaster 2025 – Group B Wide Open as Royal, Aligar & Kalutara Battle for Top Spot
The race for qualification in Group B of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Tournament is heating up, with three top schools still in contention for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Royal College Leads the Pack
Royal College, Colombo currently sits on top of Group B after an impressive 5-0 victory, showcasing both dominance and attacking flair. With two crucial matches left, Royal remains the favorite to finish as group leaders — but the battle is far from over.
Aligar Central’s Mixed Fortunes
Aligar Central College, last year’s runners-up and inaugural Ball Blaster champions, have had a mixed campaign so far. After one win and one narrow loss — the latter coming from an unfortunate own goal — the team still remains firmly in the race for qualification.
Kalutara Muslim Still in the Hunt
Kalutara Muslim Central College, one of the most competitive sides in this year’s tournament, has only played one game so far — securing a 1-0 win. With two matches still to play, they remain a real threat to the current table leaders.
Maris Stella Struggling for Form
Maris Stella College, on the other hand, has had a tough run, losing both their opening fixtures and conceding nine goals in the process. They will now look to finish strong and disrupt the group standings in the remaining matches.
With the Group B stage still wide open, the coming matchdays promise thrilling encounters as Royal, Aligar, and Kalutara fight for the top two quarterfinal spots in the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025.
Football
Zahira College Colombo Dominate Group A — Gampola Zahira and Darussalam Battle for Second Spot
The Group A stage of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Championship is heating up, with Zahira College Colombo emerging as the clear frontrunner after an unbeaten run in their first two matches. With six points and an impressive 8–2 goal difference, Zahira are well on course to top the group and secure a direct berth to the quarterfinals.
Zahira’s attacking flair and tactical balance have made them one of the most complete teams in this year’s tournament. Their consistent performances have set the tone in Group A, making them strong contenders for the overall title.
Behind them, the battle for the second qualifying spot is intensifying between Darussalam College and Gampola Zahira College. Both teams currently sit on three points each, but Darussalam have played one match more, leaving Gampola Zahira with a crucial game in hand.
Kingswood College, despite showing moments of promise, have struggled to convert opportunities into results and remain winless after three outings.
With two group matches remaining, the race for quarterfinal qualification is expected to go down to the wire. Zahira Colombo, the current Group A leader, will likely face Vaddakkachchi Central College (D2) from Group D in the knockout stage, while the second-placed team will meet Hameed Al Husseinie College (D1) — setting up thrilling contests ahead.
School | M | W | L | D | GS | GA | GD | Points |
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Zahira College, Colombo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
Gampola Zahira College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Darussalam College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Kingswood College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0 |



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Hameed Al Husseinie and Vaddakkachchi Central March into Quarterfinals of Ball Blaster 2025
The Group D stage of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Championship concluded with Hameed Al Husseinie College and Vaddakkachchi Central College sealing their spots in the quarterfinals after a fiercely contested round of matches.
Hameed Al Husseinie topped the group with an unbeaten record, securing 7 points from three matches, including two wins and one draw. Their dominance was evident with a commanding 9 goals scored while conceding only one — showcasing a solid attacking unit and disciplined defense.
Vaddakkachchi Central College earned the second qualification spot with 5 points, winning one and drawing two matches. Despite a lower goal tally of five, their consistency and composure under pressure helped them edge out Baduriya College, who finished third with four points.
Al-Falah College, meanwhile, struggled to find rhythm throughout the group stage, finishing at the bottom without a win.
According to the tournament structure, Group D winner Hameed Al Husseinie College (D1) will face Group A runner-up (A2) in the quarterfinals, while Vaddakkachchi Central (D2) will meet Group A winner, most probably Zahira College Colombo (A1) — a clash that promises thrilling football action.
As the competition intensifies, both qualifying teams from Group D will be looking to carry their momentum into the knockout rounds and make a strong statement in their quest for the prestigious Lifebuoy Ball Blaster Championship 2025 title.
🏅 Final Group D Standings
School | MP | W | L | D | GS | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hameed Al Husseinie College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
Vaddakkachchi Central College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
Baduriya College | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
Al-Falah College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |








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