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Changes on the Sri Lankan team for the next match!!!

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3 years ago

August 30, 2022

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The next match that the Sri Lankan team will face in the Asia Cup is scheduled to start on the first of September in Dubai against Bangladesh.

Sources say that in this match there will be a lot of change on the Sri Lankan team. After the defeat against the Afghanistan team, it became clear to the selection committee that the team should win. The match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh to be held today (30) will be decisive for the Sri Lankan team.

A question was raised about the weak batting of the batsmen and the skills of the bowlers in the Afghanistan match. Because of that, there is a high chance that there will be a lot of players who will lose the opportunity to play against Bangladesh. The playing eleven will be decided after the training session to be held tomorrow (31).

Fast bowler Asitha Fernando is more likely to be included in the team, while Dhananjaya de Silva or Ashen Bandara are more likely to be included in the team to strengthen the batting. Dhananjaya de Silva, who is the most experienced player of these batsmen has played 23 T20Is and has accumulated 412 runs.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමෙන් මීලග තරගයේ වෙනස්කම් රැසක්!!!

ආසියානු කුසලාන තරගාවලියේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම මීලගට මුහුණදීමට නියමිත තරගය බංගලාදේශ කණ්ඩායම හා එලැබෙන සැප්තැම්බර් පලමුවනදා ඩුබායි හිදී ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතය.

මෙම තරගයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ වෙන්ස්කම් රාශ්‍රියක් සිදු වීමට ඇතැයි ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසනවා. ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම හමුවේ ලැබූ පරාජයත් සමග කණ්ඩායමේ වෙන්ස්කම් සිදු විය යුතු බවට තේරීම් කමිටුවට පසක් වී හමාරය. අද දින (30) පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය හා බංගලාදේශය අතර තරගය ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට තීරනාත්මක වේ.

ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන තරගයේ පිතිකරුවන්ගේ දුර්වල පිතිකරණය හා පන්දු යවන්නන්ගේද දක්ෂතා පිළිබද ප්‍රශ්නාර්ථයක් මතු විය. ඒ හේතුවෙන් බොහෝ දුරට බංගලාදේශ තරගාවලිය සදහා ක්‍රීඩක වෙන්ස්කම් රාශියක් සිදු වීමට ඉඩකඩ වැඩිය. හෙට දින (31) පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත පුහුණු සැසියෙන් අනතුරුව කණ්ඩායම තීරණය කිරීමට නියමිතය.

ක්‍රීඩක වෙන්ස්කම් ලෙස වේග පන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක අසිත ප්‍රනාන්දු කණ්ඩායමට ඇතුළත් වීමට වැඩි ඉඩක් පවතින අතර, පිතිකරණය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට ධනංජය ද සිල්වා හෝ අශේන් බණ්ඩාර කණ්ඩායමට ඇතුළත් වීමට වැඩි ඉඩ කඩක් ඇත. මෙම පිතිකරු ක්‍රීඩක ආදේශයේ වැඩිම අත්දැකීම් බහුල ක්‍රීඩකයා වන ධනංජය ද සිල්වා විස්සයි 20 තරග 23 ක්‍රීඩා කර ලකුණු 412ක් රැස් කර සිටී.

அடுத்த போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணியில் இருந்து பல மாற்றங்கள்!!!

ஆசியக் கிண்ணத் தொடரில் இலங்கை அணி எதிர்கொள்ளும் அடுத்த போட்டி எதிர்வரும் செப்டம்பர் மாதம் முதலாம் திகதி துபாயில் பங்களாதேஷ் அணிக்கு எதிராக நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

இந்தப் போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணியின் வெங்கம் பேரணி இடம்பெறும் என தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணிக்கு எதிரான தோல்விக்குப் பிறகு, அந்த அணி வெற்றி பெற வேண்டும் என்பது தேர்வுக் குழுவுக்கு தெளிவாகிவிட்டது. இன்று (30) நடைபெறவுள்ள ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் மற்றும் பங்களாதேஷ் அணிகளுக்கு இடையிலான போட்டி இலங்கை அணிக்கு தீர்க்கமானதாக அமையவுள்ளது.

ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் போட்டியில் பேட்ஸ்மேன்களின் பலவீனமான பேட்டிங் மற்றும் பந்து வீச்சாளர்களின் திறமை குறித்து கேள்வி எழுப்பப்பட்டது. அதன் காரணமாக பங்களாதேஷ் போட்டிக்கு நிறைய வீரர்கள் இழப்புகள் ஏற்பட அதிக வாய்ப்புகள் உள்ளன. நாளை (31) நடைபெறும் பயிற்சிக்குப் பிறகு அணி முடிவு செய்யப்படும்.

வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் அசித்த பெர்னாண்டோ வெங்கமாக அணியில் இணைத்துக் கொள்ளப்பட அதிக வாய்ப்புகள் உள்ள நிலையில், துடுப்பாட்டத்தை வலுப்படுத்தும் வகையில் தனஞ்சய டி சில்வா அல்லது அஷேன் பண்டார அணியில் இணைத்துக் கொள்ளப்படுவதற்கான வாய்ப்புகள் அதிகம். இந்த பேட்ஸ்மேனுக்கு பதிலாக அனுபவம் வாய்ந்த வீரரான தனஞ்சய டி சில்வா 23 டி20 போட்டிகளில் விளையாடி 412 ரன்கள் குவித்துள்ளார்.

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

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3 days ago

April 2, 2025

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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

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5 days ago

April 1, 2025

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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

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6 days ago

March 31, 2025

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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,