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Chamari, Oshadi’s heroics steer Sri Lanka to a thumping 58 runs win over Bangladesh
Bangladesh Women’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2023
Chamari Athapatthu’s half-century and Oshadi Ranasinghe’s fifer script Sri Lanka’s comfortable 58-run victory over Bangladesh women in the rain-shortened second ODI worked off at SSC, Colombo on Thursday.
Star batter Chamari compiled a brilliant 64 runs from just 60 deliveries as Sri Lanka posted a healthy total of 186-5, and Bangladesh never looked likely to reach the target as spinner Oshadi Ranasinghe (5/34) collected career-best figures to ensure the visitors were bowled out for just 128 in 29.5 overs.
After rain forced the match to start 3 hours late, the game was reduced to 30 overs per side. Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss and was off to a decent start with a 50-run partnership for the first wicket between Chamari and Vishmi Gunaratne until the latter fell in the 10th over for 17 runs.
After a positive start, the Lionesses continued their domination when vice-captain Harshitha Samarawickrama joined skipper Chamari in the middle and added another 53-run partnership for the second wicket.
The veteran opener hit 6 boundaries and four massive sixes during her blistering knock of 64 runs to steal the show, as the dynamic left-hander continued her rich vein of form in devastating style.
With Sri Lanka at a decent position at the end of the 15th over, there was a mini middle order collapse when they lost the wickets of Chamari, Nilakshi de Silva (11) and Anushka Sanjeewani (12) to reduce them from 1-100 to 4-146.
With wickets falling at regular intervals, it needed a valiant effort from the highly talented Harshitha Samarawickrama (45*) to revive the Sri Lankan innings to a decent position at the end of the allotted overs.
In reply, Bangladesh were never in the hunt during the chase as they were bundled out for 128 runs. Oshadi Ranasinghe was the architect of the collapse as she ripped through the visitor’s batting lineup to end with figures of 5-34.
Skipper Nigar Sultana was the only batter to impress with a fighting 37 runs off 51 deliveries, while none of the other batters could go past the 30-run mark, the following best being Fargan Hoque with 24.
The victory also saw Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the series 1-0 with one more game to be played on ( ).
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka: 186-5 (30) (Chamari Athapatthu 64, Harshitha Smarawickrama 45*, Sultana Kathun 1-22)
Bangladesh: 128 all out (29.5) (Nigar Sultana 37, Fargan Hoque 24, Oshadi Ranasinghe 5-34)
චමරි සහ ඕෂදීගේ සුපිරි ක්රීඩාවෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාව බංග්ලාදේශයට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 58ක විශිෂ්ට ජයක්
බංග්ලාදේශ කාන්තා ශ්රී ලංකා සංචාරය 2023
චමරි අතපත්තුගේ අර්ධ ශතකය සහ ඕෂදී රණසිංහගේ පිතිකරණය හේතුවෙන් බංග්ලාදේශ කාන්තා පිලට එරෙහිව වර්ෂාවෙන් බාධා එල්ල වූ දෙවැනි එක්දින තරගයෙන් ලකුණු 58 ක පහසු ජයක් ශ්රී ලංකාව බ්රහස්පතින්දා කොළඹ එස්.එස්.සී.
සුපිරි පිතිකරු චමරි පන්දු 60කදී විශිෂ්ට ලකුණු 64ක් රැස්කරමින් ශ්රී ලංකාව ලකුණු 186-5ක් ලෙස සෞඛ්ය සම්පන්න මුළු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාවක් ලබා ගත් අතර, දඟපන්දු යවන ඕෂදී රණසිංහ (5/34) සිය වෘත්තීය දිවියේ හොඳම ලකුණු රැස්කිරීම නිසා බංග්ලාදේශය කිසිවිටෙකත් එම ඉලක්කය කරා ළඟා වීමට ඉඩක් නොපෙනුණි. නරඹන්නන් ඕවර 29.5කදී සියල්ලන් දැවී ලකුණු 128ක් පමණි.
වර්ෂාවෙන් පැය 3ක් ප්රමාද වී තරගය ආරම්භ කිරීමට සිදුවීමත් සමඟ තරගය එක් පිලකට ඕවර 30කට සීමා විය. කාසියේ වාසිය දිනා පළමුවෙන් පන්දුවට පහර දීමට තීරණය කළ ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම පළමු කඩුල්ලට 10 වැනි ඕවරයේදී ලකුණු 17කට දැවී යන තෙක්ම චමරි සහ විශ්මි ගුණරත්න අතර පළමු කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 50ක සබඳතාවයක් සමඟින් යහපත් ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගත්හ.
ධනාත්මක ආරම්භයකින් පසුව සිංහ ක්රීඩකයින් සිය ආධිපත්යය දිගටම පවත්වා ගෙන ගිය අතර උපනායක හර්ෂිත සමරවික්රම නායිකා චමරි සමඟින් එක්ව දෙවැනි කඩුල්ලට තවත් ලකුණු 53ක සබඳතාවක් එක් කරන ලදී.
ප්රවීණ ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවා හතරේ පහර 6ක් සහ දැවැන්ත හයේ පහර 4ක් එල්ල කරමින් ලකුණු 64ක් ලබාගෙන තරගය සොරා ගැනීමට සමත් වූ අතර, ගතික වමතින් පිත්ත හසුරුවන ක්රීඩිකාව විනාශකාරී විලාසයෙන් ඇගේ පොහොසත් ස්වරූපය දිගටම කරගෙන ගියහ.
15 වැනි ඕවරය අවසානයේ ශ්රී ලංකාව යහපත් තත්ත්වයක පසුවූ අතර, චමරි, නිලක්ෂි ද සිල්වා (11) සහ අනුෂ්කා සංජීවනී (12) ලකුණු 1-100 සිට 100 දක්වා පහත හෙළීමත් සමඟ කුඩා මැදපෙළ බිඳ වැටීමක් සිදුවිය. 4-146.
නියමිත කාල පරතරයන්හිදී කඩුලු බිඳ වැටීම හේතුවෙන්, නියමිත පන්දුවාර අවසානයේ ශ්රී ලංකා ඉනිම යහපත් තත්ත්වයකට ගෙන ඒම සඳහා අති දක්ෂ හර්ෂිත සමරවික්රම (45*) ගේ අභීත උත්සාහයක් අවශ්ය විය.
පිළිතුරු ලෙස බංගලාදේශය ලකුණු 128කට දැවී ගිය බැවින් හඹා යාමේදී කිසිවිටෙකත් දඩයම් කිරීමට නොහැකි විය. ඕෂදී රණසිංහ, ආගන්තුකයන්ගේ පිතිහරඹය බිඳ හෙළමින් ලකුණු 5-34ක් ලෙසින් අවසන් වන විට කඩා වැටීමේ නිර්මාතෘ විය.
නායක නිගාර් සුල්තානා පන්දු 51කදී සටන්කාමී ලකුණු 37ක් රැස්කළ එකම පිතිකරුවා වූ අතර අනෙක් කිසිඳු පිතිකරුවෙකුට ලකුණු 30 සීමාව පසු කිරීමට නොහැකි වූ අතර පහත දැක්වෙන හොඳම පිතිකරුවා වූයේ ෆර්ගන් හෝක් ලකුණු 24ක් රැස් කිරීමයි.
මෙම ජයග්රහණයත් සමග ශ්රී ලංකාව තරගාවලිය 1-0ක් ලෙස ඉදිරියෙන් සිටින අතර තවත් තරගයක් () පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව ඇත.
කෙටි ලකුණු:
ශ්රී ලංකාව: 186-5 (30) (චමරි අතපත්තු 64, හර්ෂිතා ස්මරවික්රම 45*, සුල්තානා කතුන් 1-22)
බංග්ලාදේශය: සියලුම දෙනා දැවී 128 (29.5) (නිගර් සුල්තානා 37, ෆර්ගන් හෝක් 24, ඕෂදී රණසිංහ 5-34)
சாமரி, ஓஷாதியின் அதிரடி ஆட்டத்தால் இலங்கை வங்கதேசத்தை 58 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் அபார வெற்றி பெற்றது.
பங்களாதேஷ் பெண்கள் இலங்கை சுற்றுப்பயணம் 2023
சாமரி அத்தபத்துவின் அரை சதம் மற்றும் ஓஷதி ரணசிங்கவின் பந்து வீச்சால், வங்காளதேச மகளிர் அணிக்கு எதிரான இரண்டாவது ஒருநாள் போட்டியில், மழையால் குறைக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டாவது ஒருநாள் போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணி 58 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது.
நட்சத்திர பேட்டர் சாமரி வெறும் 60 பந்துகளில் 64 ரன்களை எடுத்தார், இலங்கை ஆரோக்கியமான மொத்தமாக 186-5 ரன்களை எடுத்தது, மேலும் வங்காளதேசம் சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஓஷதி ரணசிங்க (5/34) சிறந்த எண்ணிக்கையை சேகரித்ததால் இலக்கை எட்ட வாய்ப்பில்லை. பார்வையாளர்கள் 29.5 ஓவர்களில் 128 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழந்தனர்.
மழையால் ஆட்டம் 3 மணி நேரம் தாமதமாக தொடங்கப்பட்டதால், ஆட்டம் ஒரு அணிக்கு 30 ஓவர்களாக குறைக்கப்பட்டது. டாஸ் வென்று பேட்டிங் தேர்வு செய்த இலங்கை, சாமரி மற்றும் விஷ்மி குணரத்னே இடையேயான முதல் விக்கெட்டுக்கு 50 ரன்கள் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பில் ஒரு நல்ல தொடக்கத்தில் இருந்தது, 10வது ஓவரில் 17 ரன்களுக்கு வீழ்ந்தது.
ஒரு நேர்மறையான தொடக்கத்திற்குப் பிறகு, துணைக் கேப்டன் ஹர்ஷித சமரவிக்ரம நடுவில் கேப்டன் சாமரியுடன் இணைந்து இரண்டாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு மற்றொரு 53 ரன் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பைச் சேர்த்தபோது சிங்கங்கள் தங்கள் ஆதிக்கத்தைத் தொடர்ந்தனர்.
மூத்த தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் 6 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் நான்கு பாரிய சிக்ஸர்களை அடித்து 64 ரன்களை குவித்து நிகழ்ச்சியைத் திருடினார், ஏனெனில் டைனமிக் இடது கை ஆட்டக்காரர் தனது செழுமையான நரம்பை அழிவுகரமான பாணியில் தொடர்ந்தார்.
15வது ஓவரின் முடிவில் இலங்கை அணி சிறப்பான நிலையில் இருந்த நிலையில், சாமரி, நிலக்ஷி டி சில்வா (11), அனுஷ்கா சஞ்சீவனி (12) ஆகியோரின் விக்கெட்டுகளை இழந்து மினி மிடில் ஆர்டர் சரிவை ஏற்படுத்தியது. 4-146.
சீரான இடைவெளியில் விக்கெட்டுகள் வீழ்ந்ததால், இலங்கை இன்னிங்ஸை குறிப்பிட்ட ஓவர்கள் முடிவில் ஒரு நல்ல நிலைக்கு மீட்டெடுக்க மிகவும் திறமையான ஹர்ஷித சமரவிக்ரம (45*) ஒரு துணிச்சலான முயற்சி தேவைப்பட்டது.
பதிலுக்கு, வங்கதேசம் 128 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழந்ததால், துரத்தலின் போது ஒருபோதும் வேட்டையில் ஈடுபடவில்லை. ஓஷதி ரணசிங்க, பார்வையாளர்களின் பேட்டிங் வரிசையை கிழித்து 5-34 என்ற புள்ளிகளுடன் முடிவடைந்ததால், சரிவின் கட்டிடக் கலைஞர் ஆவார்.
கேப்டன் நிகர் சுல்தானா மட்டும் 51 பந்துகளில் 37 ரன்களுடன் போராடி 30 ரன்களைத் தாண்ட முடியவில்லை, மேலும் ஃபர்கன் ஹோக் 24 ரன் எடுத்தார்.
இந்த வெற்றியின் மூலம் இலங்கை 1-0 என்ற கணக்கில் தொடரில் 1-0 என முன்னிலை பெற்றுள்ளது, மேலும் ஒரு ஆட்டம் () அன்று நடைபெற உள்ளது.
சுருக்கமான மதிப்பெண்கள்:
இலங்கை: 186-5 (30) (சாமரி அதபத்து 64, ஹர்ஷிதா ஸ்மரவிக்ரம 45*, சுல்தானா கதுன் 1-22)
பங்களாதேஷ்: 128 ஆல் அவுட் (29.5) (நிகர் சுல்தானா 37, ஃபர்கான் ஹோக் 24, ஓஷாதி ரணசிங்க 5-34)
Cricket
Sri Lanka Name Strong Squad for Bangladesh Tour 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a strong women’s squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, with Chamari Athapaththu appointed as captain for both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 Internationals (T20Is). The tour will feature three ODIs and three T20Is, providing valuable international exposure ahead of a busy season.
The ODI series is scheduled to be played in Rajshahi on April 20, 22, and 25, while the T20I matches will take place in Sylhet on April 28 and 30, and May 2.
The squad includes experienced players such as Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, and Nilakshika Silva, alongside promising talents like Kaveesha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari. The selectors have also included emerging players such as Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, and Kaushini Nuthyangana to strengthen the lineup.
Notably, the ODI and T20I squads remain largely consistent, with a few changes including the inclusion of Rashmika Sewwandi, Mithali Ayodhya, and Nimesha Madushani for the shorter format.
ODI Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Piumi Wathsala, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Kawya Kavindi, Chethana Vimukthi, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari
T20I Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Nimesha Madushani
Cricket
Dinesh Chandimal Joins Quetta Gladiators as Replacement for Bevon Jacobs in PSL Boost
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal is set to join the Quetta Gladiators, stepping in as a replacement for Bevon Jacobs, who has departed the squad to fulfill national team commitments. The experienced cricketer brings valuable international exposure and stability to the Gladiators as they prepare for the next phase of the Pakistan Super League.
Chandimal is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan shortly, with expectations high that he will integrate quickly into the team environment. His inclusion comes at a crucial time in the tournament, where consistency and depth in the batting lineup can make a significant difference.
Known for his composure under pressure and ability to anchor innings, Chandimal is likely to strengthen both the batting order and the wicketkeeping department. The Gladiators will be hoping his presence adds balance to the squad as they aim to improve their standing in the competition and push for a strong finish in the league.
Cricket
Benedictines retain the Luke Shield for the fifth consecutive year
St.Benedict’s College maintained stranglehold on the prestigeousLUKE SHIELD beating Wesley College by four wickets at the Singhalese Sports Club grounds recently.
This limited over encounter between 2 of the Oldest and Prestigeous Christian Schools in the country has been vigorously fought over , since it’s inception in 2022 and the Benedictines have won it each time , indicating it’s clear superiority over Wesley in this format of the game.
The match winner for St.Benedict’s was undoubtedly their opening batsman Tehan Bitar, who played a brilliant chanceless innings of 111 not out and steered his team to victory in the penultimate over of the game.He deservedly won the Best Batsman’s Award and coveted Player of the Match Award , which included a handsome cash prize.Batting first , Wesley were restricted to 193 runs, thanks mainly to a tight and accurate spell of 3 wickets for 25 runs in 10 overs by left arm spinner Vihanga Ratnayake .This effort earned him the Best Bowlers Award.
The fielding of Benedictines was neat, with wicket keeper Mario Fernando being exceptional.Wesley captain Rashmika Ameraratne top scored for Wesley , with a fighting knock of 43 not out , unfortunately missing out on a well deserved half century.The Best Fielder’s Award was won by S.Thilakasan of Wesley College and the Best Emerging Player Award went to R.Pieris of St.Benedict’s College.
The Benedictines were captained by 5th year ColoursmanMevan Dissanaike and coached by former Benedictine Opener S.K.Perera and guided by energetic Master in Charge Mr.AsankaWanninayake.This annual encounter is being played in true spirit of sportsmanship and enjoyed by students, staff and old boys of both Schools.This eagerly awaited event each year has become a meeting point and a place of celebration, revelry and cameraderie for Old Boys of both Schools with hundreds turning up from all parts of the world , specially for this friendly encounter.Annual Bens Wesley are also staged in many cities like Melbourne, Sydney , Auckland , London , Toronto and in the United Arab Emirates .
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