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Chamari hero as Sri Lanka Women’s thump New Zealand Women’s by 10 wickets

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July 13, 2023

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The captain of the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket team, Chamari Athapaththu blasted 80 runs off 47 balls to steer Sri Lanka to a comfortable 10-wicket win over New Zealand women’s in the third and final T20 match at the P Sara Oval, on Wednesday.

The victory was a consolation for the hosts, who had lost the first two matches in the series.

Sri Lanka winning the toss and opting to ball first, paid immediate success when they were reduced to 3-73 inside the first 10 overs.

New Zealand lasses who had a torrid time in the middle with the bat were seen struggling to score runs where none of their batters poses a threat to the Lankan bowlers.

When the chips were down Inform batter Suzie Bates once again rescued New Zealand with 37 runs off 38 deliveries, including 6 fours while skipper Sophie Devine played a quickfire innings, contributing 46 runs off just 25 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes to help them post a decent score on the board at the end of the allotted 20 overs.

In the bowling front, Inoka Ranaweera took 3 wickets for 15 runs while Sugandika Kumari took two wickets.

During the chase, it was a dream start for the Chamari and co as they cruised to 64 runs within the powerplay without losing a wicket.

Interestingly Chamari did the bulk in the powerplay where she scored 45 runs of the 64 runs in the powerplay.

Athapaththu reached her half-century in just 25 balls which was registered as the fastest 50 scored by a Sri Lankan woman in T20is.

She finished off the game unbeaten with 80 runs, of which she scored 13 boundaries and two sixes.

Harshitha Samarawickrama also played handy innings with a fighting unbeaten 49 off 40 deliveries to take their team to a record win.

She smashed three consecutive boundaries in the 14th over to complete the chase in style with 33 balls to spare.

Chamari and Harshitha’s record-breaking 143-run partnership also created history as Sri Lanka’s highest partnership.

The dominant win also saw Sri Lanka create a new record for the highest 10-wicket run chase in women’s T20i history.

There is little doubt over Chamari Athapaththu being the greatest female batter in Sri Lankan history. She has scored the top ten individual scores for Sri Lanka Women and has been the backbone of women’s cricket.

After her record-shattering performance in the recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand Women, she scaled the top of the ICC rankings for batters in Women’s ODIs, an achievement that is in equal parts fitting and historic.

Athapaththu also became just the second Sri Lankan cricketer across gender to reach No.1 in the ICC ODI batters’ rankings. Sanath Jayasuriya remains the only other to have reached that mark. He was the No.1 ranked batter in Men’s ODIs between 2002 and 2003.

Scores: New Zealand 140/9 (Devine 46, Ranaweera 3-15, Kumari 2-23) lost to Sri Lanka 143 for 0 (Athapaththu 80 not out, Samarawickrama 49 not out) by 10 wickets.

චමරි ගේ අනර්ඝ ඉනිමෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිඩිකාවන්ට කඩුළු 10ක ජයක්

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ නායිකා චමරි අතපත්තු පන්දු 47කදී ලකුණු 80ක් රැස්කරමින් නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා පිලට එරෙහිව පී සරා ඕවල් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී බදාදා පැවැති තෙවැනි සහ අවසන් විස්සයි20 තරගයෙන් කඩුලු 10ක පහසු ජයක් අත්කර ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිලට හැකිවිය.

තරගාවලියේ පළමු තරග දෙක පරාජයට පත්ව සිටි සත්කාරක කණ්ඩායමට මෙම ජයග්‍රහණය අස්වැසිල්ලක් විය.

කාසියේ වාසිය දිනා පළමුව පන්දු යැවීමට තීරණය කළ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව විසින් නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් පළමු ඕවර 10 තුළ ලකුණු 3-73කට සීමා කළහ.

පන්දු 38 කදී හතරේ පහර 6 ක් ඇතුළුව ලකුණු 37 ක් රැස්කරමින් නවසීලන්ත ඉනිම ගොඩනැගූ සුසී බේට්ස් යළිත් වරක් නවසීලන්තය බේරා ගත් අතර නායිකා සොෆී ඩිවින් පන්දු 25 කදී හතරේ පහර 2 ක් සහ හයේ පහර 3 ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 46 ක් රැස් කළාය. නියමිත පන්දුවාර 20 අවසානයේ ඔවුන් සහනදායි ලකුණු පුවරුවක් ලබා ගත්හ.

පන්දු යැවීමේ පෙරමුණේ ඉනෝකා රණවීර ලකුණු 15කට කඩුලු 3ක් දවාගත් අතර සුගන්දිකා කුමාරි කඩුලු 2ක් දවා ගත්තාය.

හඹා යාමේදී කිසිඳු කඩුල්ලක් නොදැවී මුල් පන්දුවාර හය තුළ ලකුණු 64ක් ලබා සිටියදී චමරි ඇතුළු කණ්ඩායමට එය අගනා ආරම්භයක් විය.

සිත්ගන්නා කරුණ නම්, චමරි පවර්ප්ලේ තුළ විශාල ප්‍රමාණයක් කළ අතර එහිදී ඇය පවර්ප්ලේ හි ලකුණු 64 න් ලකුණු 45 ක් ලබා ගත්තාය.

අතපත්තු සිය අර්ධ ශතකය පන්දු 25කදී වාර්තා කළ අතර එය විස්සයි20 තරගවලදී ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩිකාවක් රැස් කළ වේගවත්ම ලකුණු 50 ලෙස සටහන් විය.

ඇය නොදැවී ලකුණු 80ක් ලබා තරගය නිමා කළ අතර ඉන් හතරේ පහර 13ක් සහ හයේ පහර 2ක් ඇය ලබා ගත්තාය.

හර්ෂිතා සමරවික්‍රම ද ප්‍රයෝජනවත් ඉනිමක් ක්‍රීඩා කරමින් පන්දු 40 කදී නොදැවී ලකුණු 49 ක් රැස්කරමින් තම කණ්ඩායම වාර්තාගත ජයග්‍රහණයක් කරා රැගෙන යාමට සමත් විය.

ඇය 14 වැනි ඕවරයේ පිට පිට හතරේ පහර 3ක් එල්ලකළ අතර පන්දු 33ක් ඉතිරිව තිබියදී එම හඹා යාම සාර්ථක කර ගත්තාය.

චමරි සහ හර්ෂිතාගේ වාර්තාගත ලකුණු 143 සබඳතාව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඉහළම සබඳතාව ලෙස ඉතිහාසයට එක්විය.

මෙම ප්‍රමුඛ ජයග්‍රහණයත් සමඟින් කාන්තා T20i ඉතිහාසයේ වැඩිම කඩුලු 10 ලකුණු හඹා යාමේ නව වාර්තාවක් බිහි කිරීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමත් විය.

චමරි අතපත්තු ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඉතිහාසයේ විශිෂ්ඨතම ක්‍රීඩිකාව වීම ගැන සැකයක් නැත. ඇය ශ්‍රී ලංකා කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් සිය දායකත්වය හොඳින්ම ලබා දෙන අතර කාන්තා ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාවේ කොඳු නාරටිය වූවාය.

නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා පිලට එරෙහිව පසුගියදා නිමාවට පත් වූ එක්දින තරගාවලියේදී ඇයගේ වාර්තා බිඳහෙළන දස්කම් දැක්වීමෙන් පසුව, කාන්තා එක්දින තරගවලදී පිතිකරුවන් සඳහා අයිසීසී ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල ඉහළින්ම වැජඹීමට ඇය සමත් වූවාය.

අතපත්තු ICC ODI පිතිකරුවන් ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල අංක 1 ස්ථානයට පැමිණි දෙවන ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩකයා බවට පත් විය. සනත් ජයසූරිය එම ලකුණට පැමිණි අනෙක් එකම පුද්ගලයා වේ. ඔහු 2002 සහ 2003 අතර පිරිමි එක්දින තරඟාවලියේ අංක 1 පිතිකරුවා විය.

ලකුණු: නවසීලන්තය 140/9 (ඩෙවින් 46, රණවීර 3-15, කුමාරි 2-23) ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කඩුලු 0කට 143 (අතපත්තු නොදැවී 80, සමරවික්‍රම 49) කඩුලු 10කින් පරාජයට පත් විය.

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IPL Temporarily Suspended, PSL Relocated Amid Rising Tensions Between India and Pakistan

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3 hours ago

May 9, 2025

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In a major development impacting global cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been temporarily suspended for a week, while the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been moved to the UAE due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

The decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to pause the IPL was announced on Friday, following heightened military activity along the border in the Kashmir region. The situation has raised significant safety concerns, leading to a precautionary suspension of one of the world’s most-watched sporting events.

“The well-being of players, officials, and fans is paramount. The resumption schedule will be shared after reviewing the evolving situation,” the BCCI said, emphasizing national security as the overriding concern.

This year’s IPL season, which began in March, still had 12 group-stage fixtures remaining before the playoffs. The final, initially scheduled for May 25 in Kolkata, may now face delays or venue changes.

The recent blackout during the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala, along with the closure of several airports in northern India, further complicated logistics. Punjab’s upcoming match against Mumbai Indians has already been shifted from Dharamshala to Mumbai as a precautionary measure.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the relocation of the remainder of the PSL season to Dubai. This move follows increased concerns from foreign players and support staff about their safety.

An incident involving a drone crash near the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium just hours before a scheduled PSL match has heightened security concerns. The match was to feature several international stars from countries including Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.

The ongoing crisis has put the cricketing world on alert, with both cricket boards closely monitoring the geopolitical situation. While cricket holds a significant place in both nations’ cultures, current developments have shifted priorities toward safety and stability.

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Bangladesh to Tour Sri Lanka for Full-Fledged Series in June-July 2025

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3 days ago

May 7, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that the Bangladesh National Men’s Team will tour the island from June 13 to July 16, 2025, for a multi-format bilateral series featuring 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is.

The tour kicks off with the Test series, which begins on June 17 at Galle International Stadium, followed by the second Test from June 25 to 29 at the SSC in Colombo. This red-ball series will offer crucial preparation and exposure for both sides ahead of the upcoming ICC events.

Sri Lanka holds a dominant record in Test encounters, having won 20 out of 26 matches against Bangladesh. Bangladesh has managed just one win, with five Tests ending in draws. Their last Test series in April 2024 saw Sri Lanka claim a clean sweep in Bangladesh, 2-0.

The limited-overs leg begins with ODIs on July 2 and 5 at R. Premadasa Stadium, before the third match takes place on July 8 at Pallekele — all day-night games starting at 2:30 PM.

The action continues with the T20I series, starting July 10 in Pallekele, followed by matches in Dambulla (July 13) and a final showdown at R. Premadasa Stadium on July 16.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Tour Fixtures – 2025:

June 17–21: 1st Test – Galle
June 25–29: 2nd Test – SSC, Colombo
July 2: 1st ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium
July 5: 2nd ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium
July 8: 3rd ODI – Pallekele
July 10: 1st T20I – Pallekele
July 13: 2nd T20I – Dambulla
July 16: 3rd T20I – R. Premadasa Stadium

This tour promises exciting cricket as both teams aim to fine-tune their squads across formats.

Football

Sri Lanka Announces U19 Football Squad for SAFF Championship 2025

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3 days ago

May 6, 2025

Editor

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka has officially announced the Under-19 national squad for the SAFF U19 Championship 2025, featuring a blend of local talent and international prospects. The squad, comprising 23 promising young footballers, will represent the nation in the prestigious South Asian regional tournament scheduled to take place later this year.

The squad showcases a mix of school football stars from leading institutions in Colombo, Galle, Kinniya, and Negombo, along with Sri Lankan-origin players currently based in Australia and the United Arab Emirates. This strategic inclusion of overseas talent is expected to strengthen Sri Lanka’s chances of a deep run in the championship.

Sri Lanka U19 Squad for SAFF Championship 2025

Vijayaratnam Haris – St. Joseph’s College, Colombo
Senapala Nadal Aaron – Gateway International, Colombo
Mohamed Hafeef Akram – T. B. Jayah MV, Colombo
Suthakar Roisan Bright – St. Joseph’s College, Colombo
Aidan Francis Perera – Gateway International, Colombo
Mohamed Rizwan Mohamed Aashif – Zahira College, Colombo
Mohamed Shiras Mohamed Shahid – Zahira College, Colombo
Krawege Hirun Mirasha – Mahinda College, Galle
Kalinga Anupa Pabasara – Mahinda College, Galle
Mohamed Rikas Muhammed – Zahira College, Colombo
Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Maziyad – Hameedia Al Husseine College
Abdul Hameed Mohammed Irfan – Al Ameen National School, Kinniya
Mohammadu Hussain Abdullah – Al Falah, Negombo
Silmy Mohamed Hussain – Hameedia Al Husseine College
Mohamed Ramlan Abdul Rahman – Hameedia Al Husseine College
Mohamed Faris Umar – Darussalam College
Kaleelullah Mohamed Katheem – Zahira College, Colombo
Edirisinghe Omith (Captain) – Australia
Nassim Abdallah Faiz – United Arab Emirates
Luckman Rashad Shihab – Royal College, Colombo
Zafarullah Zakariyya – Australia
Dassanayake Anuk Shahil – Gateway International College
Zawahir Ayman Riyas – Australia

Led by captain Edirisinghe Omith, the team will focus on showcasing Sri Lanka’s evolving football potential in a tournament that features South Asia’s best young talents. With preparations underway, the coaching staff is optimistic about the team’s chances to make a lasting impression.

Group Stage Fixtures (IST)

May 9, 7:30 PM – India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19

May 11, 7:30 PM – Sri Lanka U19 vs Nepal U19

Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for exclusive updates, match previews, and player highlights as Sri Lanka embarks on its U19 SAFF Championship journey.