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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
LPL 2026 Player Draft Set for June 1 in Colombo
The much-anticipated Player Draft for the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 is scheduled to take place on June 1 in Colombo, marking a significant milestone ahead of Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 tournament.
A total of 421 cricketers including 179 Sri Lankan players and 242 overseas players will be available for selection during the draft process. The local player pool will consist of national representatives, domestic performers, and emerging talents, offering franchises a wide range of options as they finalize their squads for the upcoming season.
The draft will be conducted across several player categories, namely Platinum, Gold, Classic, Emerging, and Associate Stars.
Among the Sri Lankan contingent, 17 players have been listed in the Platinum category, while 34 players fall under Gold, 80 under Classic, and 48 under Emerging.
The overseas player lineup includes 31 Platinum players, 64 Gold players, 99 Classic players, and 48 players in the Associate Stars category.
The official draft proceedings will commence at 1.30 p.m. and are expected to draw the participation of all franchise owners and team management representatives.
Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will attend the event as the Chief Guest.
Several key cricket administrators and officials are also expected to be present, including Mr. Eran Wickramaratne, Chairman of the Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC), members of the Transformation Committee, Mr. Ashley De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket, and Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League.
The LPL has continued to grow in stature since its inception, providing a competitive platform for local talent while attracting international stars to Sri Lanka’s premier T20 competition.
Athletics
Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Championships
Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Tarushi Abisheka delivered an outstanding performance to claim the gold medal in the girls’ 1500 metres event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Abisheka crossed the finish line in 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, securing first place ahead of Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki, who finished second, while South Korea’s Song Dawson claimed the bronze medal.
The young Sri Lankan athlete is also competing in the 800m event at the continental championship, continuing to showcase her talent on the international stage.
The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted competitors from 40 countries, with athletes taking part in 46 events during the tournament.
Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member team for the competition, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.
News
India snap Sri Lanka winning streak
Sri Lanka’s impressive winning streak at the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers came to an end yesterday as they suffered a hard-fought 72-77 defeat against a strong Indian side at the Sugathadasa Stadium.
Coming into the match with two consecutive victories, the hosts displayed tremendous spirit and determination throughout the contest. Sri Lanka made an energetic start and matched the taller and more experienced Indian outfit in every department during the opening stages of the game.
The home team enjoyed an excellent first half and went into the breather with a narrow 43-40 lead after producing some attractive attacking basketball. Sri Lanka’s quick passing, aggressive drives to the basket and accurate shooting kept the Indian defence under constant pressure. The local cagers also showed great discipline in defence, forcing several turnovers and capitalising on fast-break opportunities.
However, India bounced back strongly after halftime with improved defensive work and better control in the final two quarters. Their experience and physical advantage gradually helped them regain momentum as they edged ahead during the decisive stages of the encounter.
Despite trailing in the closing minutes, Sri Lanka continued to fight bravely and reduced the margin with some spirited play. The hosts received strong support from the spectators who gathered at the stadium to cheer the young team.
India eventually held their nerve to secure a five-point victory and remain one of the strongest contenders in the tournament. Although Sri Lanka ended on the losing side, the performance of the young players earned praise for their fighting spirit and determination against a formidable opponent.
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