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Can the Sri Lankan team qualify for the Super 12?
The Sri Lankan team still has the possibility of entering the Super 12 round. It is with the result of the decisive match against the Netherlands team that will be held tomorrow.
The Netherlands, Namibia and Sri Lanka still have a chance to make it to the Super-12 from Group A. Tomorrow will not be a day of decisive matches. Sri Lanka has to win the first match between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands by a big margin. The second match will be between the Namibia team and the United Arab Emirates and it is also a crucial match for the Namibia team. In order for them to be selected for the Super 12 round, they must win by a big margin.
Sri Lanka – 2 points, NRR +0.6
Sri Lanka was expected to make it to the Super 12 round with ease, but a 55-run loss to Namibia in the tournament opener made qualifying for the Super 12 a bit complicated. However, the Sri Lankan team came back into the tournament very strong and the situation was somewhat restored with a 79-run victory over the United Arab Emirates.
The Sri Lankan team must definitely beat the Netherlands. If they do, Namibia vs UAE result won’t matter to them because of their strong NRR. And if the remaining two matches of Group A end without results due to rain or any other reason, Sri Lanka will not be able to enter the next round.
Group Stage A statistics chart is as follows
# | Teams | Matches | Win | Lost | NRR | Point |
1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.149 | 4 |
2 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.277 | 2 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.600 | 2 |
4 | UAE | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.028 | 0 |
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට සුපිරි 12 වටයට පිවිසිය හැකිද?
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට තව දුරතත් සුපිරි 12 වටයට පිවිසීමේ හැකියාව පවතී. ඒ හෙට දින පැවැත්වෙන නෙදර්ලන්තය කණ්ඩායම හා පැවැත්වෙන තීරණාත්මක තරගයේ ප්රතිඵලයත් සමගය.
නෙදර්ලන්තය, නැමීබියාව සහ ශ්රී ලංකාව A කාණ්ඩයෙන් සුපිරි-12 බවට පත්වීමේ අවස්ථාව තවමත් පවතී. හෙට දින තීරණාත්මක තරග පැවැත්වෙන දිනයක් නොවනුමානය. ශ්රී ලංකාව සහ නෙදර්ලන්තය අතර පැවැත්වෙන පළමු තරගය විශාල තරග පරතරයකින් ජය ගැනීමට ශ්රී ලංකාවට සිදු වේ. දෙවන තරගය නැමීබියා කණ්ඩායම හා එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යය අතර පැවැත්වෙන අතර එයද නැමීබියා කණ්ඩායමට තීරණාත්මක තරගක් වේ. ඔවුන් හටද සුපිරි 12 වටයට තේරී පත්වීමට නම් විශාල තරග පරතරයකින් ජය ගැනීම අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම කල යුතුය.
ශ්රී ලංකාව – ලකුණු 2ක්, NRR +0.6
ශ්රී ලංකාව ඉතා පහසුවෙන් සුපිරි 12 වටයට පිවිසෙනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කරන ලද නමුත් තරඟාවලියේ ආරම්භක තරඟයේදී නැමීබියාවට ලකුණු 55 කින් පරාජය වීම සුපිරි 12 වටයට තේරීම තරමක් සංකීර්ණ කිරීමට හේතු විය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම නැවතත් ඉතා ශක්තිමත් ලෙස තරගාවලියට අවතීර්ණය වූ අතර එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 79ක ජයග්රහණයක් සමඟින් තත්වය තරමක් දුරට යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් විය.
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම නෙදර්ලන්තය පරාජය කළ යුතුයි. ඔවුන් එසේ කරන්නේ නම්, ඔවුන්ගේ ශක්තිමත් NRR නිසා Namibia vs UAE ප්රතිඵලය ඔවුන්ට වැදගත් නොවේ. තවද වර්ශාව හෝ වෙනත් හේතුවක් මත A කාණ්ඩයේ ඉතිරි තරග දෙක ප්රතිඵලයකින් තොරව අවසන් වුවහොත් ශ්රී ලංකාවට මීළඟ වටයට පිවිසීමට නොහැකි වනු ඇත.
Group Stage A ලකුණු සටහන පහත පරිදිය
# | Teams | Matches | Win | Lost | NRR | Point |
1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.149 | 4 |
2 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.277 | 2 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.600 | 2 |
4 | UAE | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.028 | 0 |
இலங்கை அணி சூப்பர் 12 சுற்றுக்குள் நுழைய முடியுமா?
சுப்பர் 12 சுற்றுக்குள் நுழையும் வாய்ப்பு இலங்கை அணிக்கு இன்னும் உள்ளது. நாளை நடைபெறவுள்ள நெதர்லாந்து அணிக்கு எதிரான தீர்க்கமான போட்டியின் முடிவுடன்.
குரூப் ஏ பிரிவில் இருந்து சூப்பர்-12க்கு முன்னேற நெதர்லாந்து, நமீபியா மற்றும் இலங்கைக்கு இன்னும் வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது. நாளை என்பது தீர்க்கமான போட்டிகளின் நாளாக இருக்காது. இலங்கை மற்றும் நெதர்லாந்து அணிகளுக்கு இடையிலான முதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணி அபார வெற்றிபெற வேண்டும். இரண்டாவது போட்டி நமீபியா அணிக்கும் ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் அணிக்கும் இடையில் நடைபெறவுள்ளதோடு, நமீபியா அணிக்கு இது முக்கியமான போட்டியாகவும் அமைந்துள்ளது. அவர்கள் சூப்பர் 12 சுற்றுக்கு தேர்வு செய்யப்படுவதற்கு, அவர்கள் அதிக வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற வேண்டும்.
இலங்கை – 2 புள்ளிகள், NRR +0.6
இலங்கை சுப்பர் 12 சுற்றுக்கு எளிதாக நுழையும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டது, ஆனால் போட்டியின் தொடக்க ஆட்டத்தில் நமீபியாவிடம் 55 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் தோல்வியடைந்தது சூப்பர் 12 க்கு தகுதி பெறுவது சற்று சிக்கலானது. எவ்வாறாயினும், இலங்கை அணி மிகவும் வலுவாக மீண்டும் போட்டிக்கு வந்ததுடன் ஐக்கிய அரபு இராச்சியத்தை 79 ஓட்டங்களால் வெற்றியீட்டியதன் மூலம் நிலைமை ஓரளவு மீண்டது.
இலங்கை அணி கண்டிப்பாக நெதர்லாந்தை வீழ்த்த வேண்டும். அவர்கள் அவ்வாறு செய்தால், அவர்களின் வலுவான NRR காரணமாக நமீபியா vs UAE முடிவு அவர்களுக்கு முக்கியமில்லை. மேலும் A குழுவின் எஞ்சிய இரண்டு போட்டிகள் மழை அல்லது வேறு ஏதேனும் காரணங்களால் முடிவு இல்லாமல் முடிவடைந்தால், இலங்கை அடுத்த சுற்றுக்குள் நுழைய முடியாது.
குழு நிலை A மதிப்பெண் விளக்கப்படம் பின்வருமாறு
# | Teams | Matches | Win | Lost | NRR | Point |
1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.149 | 4 |
2 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.277 | 2 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.600 | 2 |
4 | UAE | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.028 | 0 |
Cricket
KSCA Officials Resign Over Chinnaswamy Stampede; RCB Faces FIR in Tragic Victory Celebration Fallout
In a tragic turn of events following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) historic IPL 2025 title win, a deadly stampede at the celebratory event held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives and injured several others. The aftermath has sparked controversy and accountability issues, leading to major resignations and legal action.
Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jairam resigned on Friday, citing “moral responsibility” for the incident. Their resignations were submitted to KSCA president Raghuram Bhat, as questions mount over mismanagement and negligence at the overcrowded venue.
The Bengaluru Police have filed an FIR listing RCB, DNA Entertainment (event partner), and KSCA as accused parties. Police confirmed that the event had not been granted official permission. In a swift move, Nikhil Sosale, RCB’s head of marketing and revenue, was arrested—raising further scrutiny over organizational lapses.
KSCA has filed a writ petition calling the FIR a “knee-jerk” reaction under political pressure. They argued that crowd control and gate management were the responsibilities of RCB and the event organizers, not KSCA.
RCB has announced INR 10 lakh compensation for each victim and committed to covering all medical expenses of the injured. However, the franchise has yet to make a comprehensive public statement.
This incident raises serious concerns about sports event management and safety standards, casting a shadow over what was supposed to be a moment of celebration in Indian cricket
Football
Asia Leads the Charge as 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Begin to Take Shape
The road to the historic 2026 FIFA World Cup is gaining momentum, and Asia is already making its mark on football’s grandest stage. With an expanded format featuring 48 teams and co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, this edition promises to be the most inclusive and diverse yet — and Asia is stepping up early.
🇯🇵 Japan Sets the Benchmark for Asia
Japan was the first nation worldwide to book their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, underscoring their dominance in Asian football. Unbeaten in their qualifying campaign with six wins and one draw, the Samurai Blue continue to be the standard-bearers for the continent.
🇮🇷 Iran Continues Consistent Form
Iran soon followed Japan, securing their seventh overall World Cup appearance and fourth consecutive berth. The team remained undefeated in their group, showcasing the experience and tactical depth that has made them a fixture on the world stage.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Makes Historic Debut
In one of the most emotional stories of the qualifiers so far, Uzbekistan qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup. A gritty 0-0 draw against the UAE was enough for the Central Asian side to clinch a spot, sparking nationwide celebrations. Their rise highlights the growing strength of second-tier Asian nations on the global stage.
Asia’s Presence Grows in 2026 Format
Asia is guaranteed eight slots in the 2026 World Cup — a significant jump from previous editions — allowing the region to showcase more talent, depth, and emerging football powerhouses. With teams like South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Australia still in the hunt, the continent could make a serious impact come 2026.
Global Context
The tournament’s expanded format and host countries in North America mark a new era for international football. With 104 matches, 16 host cities, and an increased number of participants, it will be a celebration of global diversity — and Asian nations are ready to shine.
Countries Qualified So Far
- Asia: 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
- Oceania: 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- South America: 🇦🇷 Argentina
(Additional qualifiers from other confederations are ongoing.)
As the countdown to 2026 begins, all eyes are on Asia’s rising stars — ready to challenge the world and redefine the future of football.
Cricket
Sachithra Senanayake Indicted in Landmark Match-Fixing Case Under Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Law
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake has been formally indicted before the Hambantota High Court, marking a historic first in Sri Lanka’s efforts to criminalize corruption in sports. The charges stem from an alleged match-fixing attempt during the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL), making Senanayake the first player to face prosecution under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Offences Related to Sports Act No. 24 of 2019.
Senanayake, currently out on bail, is accused of attempting to influence Colombo Kings player Tharindu Ratnayake to underperform during the tournament. The incident reportedly occurred via a WhatsApp message, which was later flagged by a local anti-corruption officer, prompting an official investigation in 2020.
The case falls under the landmark legislation introduced in 2019 by then Sports Minister Harin Fernando, which criminalizes match-fixing and related offenses in the country. If convicted, Senanayake could face a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine reaching Rs. 100 million, or both.
The indictment signals a serious shift in Sri Lanka’s approach to tackling corruption in sports. Authorities hope this high-profile case will serve as a strong deterrent against similar offenses in the future.
Senanayake, once a celebrated off-spinner and a member of Sri Lanka’s victorious 2014 ICC T20 World Cup squad, now faces the grim prospect of being remembered not for his achievements on the field, but for his role in one of Sri Lanka’s most significant match-fixing scandals.
As the case unfolds, it casts a spotlight on the broader issue of corruption in sports and reinforces the urgent need for integrity, vigilance, and transparent governance across all levels of competition in Sri Lanka
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