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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 |
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
Cricket
Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.
The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match
Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,
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