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Batsmen should be careful from Wanindu Hasaranga. – Muttiah Muralitharan

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The debate over who is the greatest, Muttiah Muralitharan or Shane Warne has been going on since the time they played together. Sri Lankan legend Muralitharan has expressed his views on the matter saying that Warne is a better bowler than him and the Australian legend has given him a lot of knowledge.

“I think he’s smarter than me, I watched him when I played and learned things from him. We will all miss him,” Muralitharan told reporters at the Legends League Cricket 2022 press conference in Kolkata on Thursday.

Murali is of the opinion that the World Cup held in Australia will be a good opportunity for the spinners. He is of the opinion that Australian pitching conditions will favour the leg spinners more than the off-spinners.

Muralitharan has warned the batsmen going to the Twenty20 World Cup to be careful against Sri Lankan leg-spinner Vanindu Hasaranga.

“He is a great T20 bowler. He has done very well in the last 2-3 years. He is a young man,” Muralidaran said talking about Hasaranga.

“In Australia, definitely the off-spinners will get more chances than the leg-spinners. Batsmen will certainly find it difficult to bat against him. You have to be very careful against him. “

Talking about Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup triumph, Muralitharan said: “We had a very young team in the last few years and we played brilliantly in the Asia Cup. They look like the best team and deserve to win the Asia Cup. Joining Namibia, United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, Sri Lanka will have to enter the T20 World Cup qualifiers. The top two teams advance to the main round – Super 12.

වනිදු හසරංග ගෙන් පිතිකරුවන් ප්‍රවේශම් විය යුතුයි. – මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්

මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන් හෝ ෂේන් වෝන් ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨතමයා කවුරුන්ද යන විවාදය ඔවුන් එකට ක්‍රීඩා කරන කාලයේ සිටම පැවතුනි. වෝන් තමාට වඩා දක්ෂ පන්දු යවන්නෙකු බවත් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ක්‍රීඩක පුරාවෘත්තය තමාට බොහෝ දැනුමක් ලබා දුන් බවත් පවසමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනප්‍රිය ක්‍රීඩක මුරලිදරන් මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිය අදහස් ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇත.

“මම හිතන්නේ ඔහු මට වඩා දක්ෂයි, මම ක්‍රීඩා කරන විට මම ඔහු දෙස බලා ඔහුගෙන් දේවල් ඉගෙන ගත්තා. අපි හැමෝටම ඔහු නැතුව පාලුයි, ”මුරලිදරන් බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා කොල්කටා හි ලෙජන්ඩ්ස් ලීග් ක්‍රිකට් 2022 මාධ්‍ය හමුවේදී වාර්තාකරුවන්ට පැවසීය.

ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පැවැත්වෙන ලෝක කුසලානය දඟපන්දු යවන්නන්ට හොද අවස්ථාවක් වනු ඇති බව මුරලිගේ අදහසයි. ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු තණතීරු තත්වයන් පිට දඟ පන්දු යවන්නන්ට වඩා පා දඟ පන්දු යවන්නන්ට ඉවහල් වනු ඇතැයි ඔහුගේ අදහසයි.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක වනිඳු හසරංගට එරෙහිව ප්‍රවේශම් වන්නැයි මුරලිදරන් විස්සයි20 ලෝක කුසලානයට යන පිතිකරුවන්ට අනතුරු අඟවා තිබේ.

“ඔහු විශිෂ්ට T20 පන්දු යවන්නෙක්. පසුගිය වසර 2-3 තුළ ඔහු ඉතා හොඳින් කටයුතු කළේය. ඔහු තරුණයෙක්, ”මුරලිදරන් හසරංග ගැන කතා කරමින් පැවසීය.

“ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ, අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම පිට දඟ පන්දු යවන්නන්ට පා දඟ පන්දු යවන්නන්ට වඩා වැඩි අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙනු ඇත. ඔහුට එරෙහිව පන්දුවට පහර දීමට පිතිකරුවන්ට නිසැකවම අපහසු වේ. ඔබ ඔහුට එරෙහිව ඉතා පරිස්සම් විය යුතුයි. ”

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආසියානු කුසලාන ජයග්‍රහණය ගැන කතා කරමින් මුරලිදරන් මෙසේ පැවසීය: “පසුගිය වසර කිහිපය තුළ අපට ඉතා තරුණ කණ්ඩායමක් සිටියා, අපි ආසියානු කුසලානයේ දක්ෂ අන්දමින් ක්‍රීඩා කළා. ඔවුන් හොඳම කණ්ඩායම ලෙස පෙනෙන අතර ආසියානු කුසලානය දිනා ගැනීමට සුදුසුයි. නැමීබියාව, එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යය සහ නෙදර්ලන්තය සමඟ එක්වන විස්සයි20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ මාවතට පිවිසීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සිදුවනු ඇත. ඉහළම කණ්ඩායම් දෙක ප්‍රධාන වටයට පැමිණේ – Super 12.

வனிது ஹசரங்கவிடம் இருந்து பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் கவனமாக இருக்க வேண்டும். – முத்தையா முரளிதரன்

முத்தையா முரளிதரன் அல்லது ஷேன் வார்னே யார் பெரியவர் என்ற விவாதம் இருவரும் இணைந்து விளையாடிய காலத்திலிருந்தே நடந்து வருகிறது. வார்னே அவரை விட சிறந்த பந்துவீச்சாளர் என்றும், ஆஸ்திரேலிய ஜாம்பவான் அவருக்கு நிறைய அறிவை கொடுத்துள்ளார் என்றும் இலங்கை ஜாம்பவான் முரளிதரன் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

“அவர் என்னை விட புத்திசாலி என்று நான் நினைக்கிறேன், நான் விளையாடியபோது அவரைப் பார்த்து, அவரிடமிருந்து விஷயங்களைக் கற்றுக்கொண்டேன். நாங்கள் அனைவரும் அவரை இழப்போம், ”என்று முரளிதரன் வியாழக்கிழமை கொல்கத்தாவில் லெஜண்ட்ஸ் லீக் கிரிக்கெட் 2022 செய்தியாளர் கூட்டத்தில் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் கூறினார்.

ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடைபெறும் உலக கோப்பை சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர்களுக்கு நல்ல வாய்ப்பாக அமையும் என முரளி கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார். ஆஸ்திரேலிய பிட்ச் சூழ்நிலைகள் ஆஃப் ஸ்பின்னர்களை விட லெக் ஸ்பின்னர்களுக்கு சாதகமாக இருக்கும் என்று அவர் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இலங்கையின் லெக் ஸ்பின்னர் வனிந்து ஹசரங்கவுக்கு எதிராக இருபதுக்கு 20 உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு செல்லும் பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் கவனமாக இருக்குமாறு முரளிதரன் எச்சரித்துள்ளார்.

“அவர் ஒரு சிறந்த டி20 பந்துவீச்சாளர். கடந்த 2-3 வருடங்களில் சிறப்பாகச் செயல்பட்டுள்ளார். அவர் ஒரு இளைஞன்,” என்று ஹசரங்கைப் பற்றி முரளிதரன் கூறினார்.

“ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில், நிச்சயமாக லெக் ஸ்பின்னர்களை விட ஆஃப் ஸ்பின்னர்களுக்கு அதிக வாய்ப்புகள் கிடைக்கும். அவருக்கு எதிராக பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் பேட்டிங் செய்வது நிச்சயமாக கடினமாக இருக்கும். நீங்கள் அவருக்கு எதிராக மிகவும் கவனமாக இருக்க வேண்டும். “

இலங்கையின் ஆசிய கோப்பை வெற்றி குறித்து பேசிய முரளிதரன், “கடந்த சில ஆண்டுகளில் நாங்கள் மிகவும் இளம் அணியைக் கொண்டிருந்தோம், நாங்கள் ஆசிய கோப்பையில் அற்புதமாக விளையாடினோம். சிறந்த அணியாக தோற்றமளிக்கும் அவர்கள் ஆசிய கோப்பையை வெல்ல தகுதியானவர்கள். நமீபியா, ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் மற்றும் நெதர்லாந்து அணிகளுடன் இணைந்து, டி20 உலகக் கோப்பை தகுதிச் சுற்றுக்கு இலங்கை நுழைய வேண்டும். முதல் இரண்டு இடங்களை பிடிக்கும் அணிகள் பிரதான சுற்றுக்கு முன்னேறும் – சூப்பர் 12.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Strong Showing at Billie Jean King Cup in Kuala Lumpur

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Sri Lanka will begin its campaign at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Asia/Oceania Group II tournament when the prestigious regional team event serves off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 15.

The competition, which runs for six days at the National Tennis Centre, will bring together ten nations from across the Asia-Oceania region. Joining Sri Lanka in the battle for honours are Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, hosts Malaysia, Pacific Oceania, the Philippines, Singapore and Uzbekistan.

Teams have been drawn into two groups of five and will contest round-robin matches from June 15 to 19. The tournament will conclude with decisive play-off encounters on June 20 to determine promotion and relegation.

With two places available in the 2027 Asia/Oceania Group I competition, the stakes are high for all participating teams. Nations finishing at the bottom of the standings will face relegation to Group III.

Sri Lanka has entrusted a youthful squad with the responsibility of carrying the national flag at the tournament. The team includes Dinara De Silva (St. Bridget’s Convent), Yuhansa Peiris (Bishop’s College), Akeesha Silva (Newstead Girls’ College, Negombo), Annaya Norbet (Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya) and Sandithi Usgoda Arachchi (Musaeus College).

Guiding the side will be experienced coach Dineshkanthan Thangarajah, who has been appointed captain for the tournament. His role will be crucial as the young Sri Lankan players seek to make an impact against some of the region’s strongest teams.

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Vision Care Colombo Championship Set to Serve Off on 19 June

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The 111 Vision Care Colombo Championship 2026, one of Sri Lanka’s most prestigious and long-standing ‘A’ Grade tennis tournaments, will get underway on 19 June at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) Playing Section courts in Colombo.

Held on six iconic clay courts, this year’s championship is expected to attract a record number of entries from across the country. The tournament will also offer its largest-ever prize pool of Rs. 3 million, underlining its growing status on the local tennis calendar.

Organizers say the increased investment reflects a long-term commitment to nurturing local tennis talent and raising the standard of competition. Last year’s event featured a prize purse of Rs. 2.5 million, with the amount steadily increasing over recent years.

Tournament officials expressed their ambition of developing the championship into a future ‘Colombo Open’ capable of attracting leading players from across South Asia. They emphasized that the event is not only about tennis but also about building a strong sporting identity for Sri Lanka.

The championship will feature Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles events, as well as Mixed Doubles. Junior competitions will be conducted for boys and girls from Under-12 to Under-18 age categories, while senior events will cater to players in the Over-35, Over-45, Over-55 and Over-65 divisions.

Vision Care continues its longstanding support as title sponsor for the 12th consecutive year. Wilson has come on board as the Official Ball Partner.

The sponsorship handover ceremony was attended by Vision Care Managing Director Janaka Fonseka, SLTA Playing Section President Sriya Munasinghe, Captain Prasantha Dissanayake, and other officials representing both the SLTA and Vision Care.

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Wyatt-Hodge Century Powers England Women to Crushing Win Over Sri Lanka

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England Women produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Sri Lanka Women by 87 runs in their opening game of the ICC T20 Cricket world cup 2026 posting a formidable 219 for 1 from their 20 overs.

Opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge starred with a magnificent unbeaten 105 off 62 balls, striking 13 fours and a six at a blistering strike rate of 169.35. She shared a match-defining 135-run opening partnership with Amy Jones, who contributed a fluent 53 from 38 deliveries. England accelerated further in the closing overs through captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, whose unbeaten 46 from just 22 balls helped the hosts finish with an imposing total.

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Sri Lanka’s bowlers struggled to contain England’s aggressive batting, with Malki Madara claiming the only wicket while conceding 51 runs from her four overs.

Chasing 220, Sri Lanka never recovered from an early collapse. Lauren Bell dismissed Vishmi Gunaratne before Charlie Dean removed captain Chamari Athapaththu, leaving the visitors under pressure. Harshitha Samarawickrama offered brief resistance with a quick-fire 29 off 18 balls, while Nilakshika Silva top-scored with 39 from 33 deliveries.

England’s bowlers maintained control throughout the innings. Freya Kemp delivered the standout performance, taking 4 wickets for 22 runs, including three wickets in the space of four balls to derail Sri Lanka’s middle order.

Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean chipped in with two wickets each as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 132 on the final ball of the innings.

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