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Brilliant bowling from Archer who entered the cricket field after some time

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England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been able to see again on the cricket field after some time during the SA20 tournament, the newest South African cricket league that started yesterday. Archer was seen playing for the Mumbai Cape Town team in that tournament.

In the first match between the Mumbai Cape Town team and the Pearl Royals team, Jofra Archer managed to take 3 wickets for 27 runs in four overs. Among those wickets was the wicket of legendary South African batsman David Miller.

Pearl Royals, who batted first in this match, scored only 142 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the scheduled twenty overs. Opener Jos Buttler scored 51 runs in 42 balls and David Miller scored 42 runs in 31 balls.

The Mumbai Cape Town team, which entered the field to chase the target, managed to win the match by losing only 2 wickets in 3 balls of 15 overs. Opener Deviled Brevis scored an unbeaten 70 off 41 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes while Ryan Rickleton scored 42 runs.

Jofra Archer has bowled 12 balls in his 4 overs in this match. Jofra Archer could not be seen on the cricket field after July 2021 due to an injury.

කලකට පසු ක්‍රිකට් පිටියට පිවිසි ආචර්ගෙන් දක්ෂ පන්දු යැවීමක්

එංගලන්ත වේගපන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක ජොෆ්‍රා ආචර් කලකට පසුව යළිත් ක්‍රිකට් පිටිය තුළ දැකගන්නට හැකිවී ඇත. ඒ ඊයේ දිනයේදී ආරම්භ වූ දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු නවතම ක්‍රිකට් ලීගය වන SA20 තරගාවලිය තුළදීය. එම තරගාවලියේ මුම්බායි කේප්ටවුන් කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් ආචර් ක්‍රීඩා කරනු දක්නට ලැබුණි.

මුම්බායි කේප්ටවුන් කණ්ඩායම හා පර්ල් රෝයල්ස් කණ්ඩායම අතර පැවති පළමු තරගයේදී ජොෆ්‍රා ආචර් පන්දුවාර හතර තුළදී ලකුණු 27කට කඩුලු 3ක් බිදහෙලන්නට සමත් විය. එම කඩුලු අතරට ප්‍රභල දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු පිතිකරු ඩේවිඩ් මිලර්ගේ කඩුල්ලද ඇතුළත් විය.

මෙම තරගයේ පළමුව පන්දුවට පහරදුන් පර්ල් රෝයල්ස් කණ්ඩායම නියමිත පන්දුවාර විස්ස තුළ කඩුලු 7ක් දැවී රැස්කළේ ලකුණු 142ක් පමණි. එහිදී ආරම්භක පිතිකරු ජෝස් බට්ලර් පන්දු 42කදී ලකුණු 51ක්ද ඩේවිඩ් මිලර් පන්දු 31කදී ලකුණු 42ක්ද රැස්කිරීමට සමත් විය.

ඉලක්කය හබායාමට පිටියට පිවිසෙන මුම්බායි කේප්ටවුන් කණ්ඩායම පන්දුවාර 15 පන්දු 3 කදී කඩුලු 2ක් පමණක් දැවී තරගයේ ජයග්‍රහණය හිමිකරගැනීමට සමත් විය. ආරම්භක පිතිකරු ඩෙවල්ඩ් බ්‍රෙවිස් පන්දු 41කදී හතරේ පහර 4ක් හා හයේ පහර 5ක් සමගින් නොදැවී ලකුණු 70ක් රැස්කළ අතර රයන් රිකල්ටන් ලකුණු 42ක් රැස්කලේය.

මෙම තරගයේදී ජොෆ්‍රා ආචර් සිය පන්දුවාර 4 තුළදී නිලකුණු පන්දු 12ක් යොමු කොට ඇත. ජොෆ්‍රා ආචර් 2021 වසරේ ජූලි මාසයෙන් පසුව ආබාධ තත්වය හේතුවෙන් ක්‍රිකට් පිටිය තුළ දැකගන්නට නොහැකි විය.

சிறிது நேரம் கழித்து கிரிக்கெட் களத்தில் நுழைந்த ஆர்ச்சரின் சிறப்பான பந்து வீச்சு

இங்கிலாந்து வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஜோஃப்ரா ஆர்ச்சர் சிறிது காலத்திற்கு பிறகு மீண்டும் கிரிக்கெட் களத்தில் காண முடிந்தது. நேற்று தொடங்கிய புதிய தென்னாப்பிரிக்க கிரிக்கெட் லீக் SA20 போட்டியின் போதுதான் அது நடந்தது. அந்த போட்டியில் மும்பை கேப்டவுன் அணிக்காக ஆர்ச்சர் விளையாடினார்.

மும்பை கேப்டவுன் அணிக்கும், பேர்ல் ராயல்ஸ் அணிக்கும் இடையிலான முதல் போட்டியில் ஜோஃப்ரா ஆர்ச்சர் நான்கு ஓவர்களில் 27 ரன்களுக்கு 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினார். அந்த விக்கெட்டுகளில் தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் புகழ்பெற்ற பேட்ஸ்மேன் டேவிட் மில்லரின் விக்கெட்டும் இருந்தது.

இந்த போட்டியில் முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய பேர்ல் ரோயல்ஸ் அணி நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட இருபது ஓவர்களில் 7 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 142 ஓட்டங்களை மாத்திரமே பெற்றது. தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் ஜோஸ் பட்லர் 42 பந்துகளில் 51 ரன்களும், டேவிட் மில்லர் 31 பந்துகளில் 42 ரன்களும் எடுத்தனர்.

வெற்றி இலக்கை துரத்த களம் இறங்கிய மும்பை கேப்டவுன் அணி 15 ஓவர்களில் 3 பந்துகளில் 2 விக்கெட்டுகளை மட்டும் இழந்து வெற்றி பெற்றது. தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் டெவல்ட் ப்ரீவிஸ் 41 பந்துகளில் 4 பவுண்டரிகள் 5 சிக்ஸர்களுடன் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 70 ரன்களையும், ரியான் ரிக்லெடன் 42 ரன்களையும் எடுத்தனர்.

இந்தப் போட்டியில் ஜோஃப்ரா ஆர்ச்சர் தனது 4 ஓவர்களில் 12 பந்துகளை வீசினார். ஜூலை 2021க்குப் பிறகு காயம் காரணமாக ஜோஃப்ரா ஆர்ச்சரை கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் காண முடியவில்லை.

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Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul

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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

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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

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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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