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Combative first innings from the Sri Lankan youth team in the second four-day match!!!

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The second four-day match between the England youth team and the Sri Lanka youth team started on the 28th. At the end of the first day’s match, the England team, playing its first innings, scored 268 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and was in a strong position.

However, yesterday (29), which was the second day of the match, the Sri Lanka youth team entered the match again, and the England team lost all out and scored 381 runs in the first innings. Duwidu Ranatunga and Sahan Mihira, who played excellent bowling for the Sri Lankan team, managed to take two wickets each.

Entering the field to play the reply innings, the Sri Lankan team could not get off to a successful start. The England bowlers managed to remove the opening batsman Asita Vanninayake from the field for 4 runs.

After that, Abhishek Liyanarachchi and Shevon Daniel, who entered the field, managed to hold a precious 116-run partnership for the second wicket.

By the end of the day, the Sri Lankan youth team has scored 203 runs with the loss of 2 wickets and is off to a successful start. Shevon Daniel remains unbeaten on 92 runs for the Sri Lankan team.

England Youth 381 all out in 122.2 overs – (Matthew Hurst 116, Harry Singh 104, Ben McKenney 22, James Sales 52, Stanley McAllendon 20, Duvindu Ranatunga 58/2, Sahan Mihira 58/2, Vanuja Sahan 67/2 , Ravin de Silva 56/2)

The Sri Lanka Youth team scored 203 for 2 in 55 overs in the first innings – (Shevon Daniyal 92 not out, Abhishek Liyanarachchi 49, Pawan Pathiraja 37 not out)

දෙවන සිව්දින තරගයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිළෙන් සටන්කාමී පළමු ඉනිමක්

එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිල හා ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිල අතර දෙවන සිව්දින තරගය ඉකුත් 28 දින ආරම්භ විය. පලමු දින තරගය නිමාවට පත්වන විට සිය පළමු ඉනිම ක්‍රීඩා කරමින් සිටි එංගලන්ත පිළ කඩුලු 4ක් දැවී ලකුණු 268 ලබා ප්‍රබල ස්ථානයක පසු විය.

කෙසේ වෙතත් තරගයේ දෙවන දිනය වූ ඊයේ දින (29) ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිල නැවතත් තරගයට අවතීර්ණය වූ අතර, එංගලන්ත පිල සියලු දෙනා දැවී පලමු ඉනිමට ලබා ගත හැකි වූයේ ලකුණු 381කි. ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් විශිෂ්ට පන්දු යැවීමක නිරත වූ දුවිදු රණතුංග හා සහන් මිහිර කඩුලු දෙක බැගින් බිද හෙලීමට සමත් විය.

පිළිතුරු ඉනිම ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට පිටියට පිවිසි ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිලට සාර්ථක ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගැනීමට නොහැකි විය. ආරම්භක පිතිකරු අසිත වන්නිනායක ලකුණු 4කට පිටියෙන් ඉවත් කිරීමට එංගලන්ත පන්දු යවන්නන් සමත් විය.

ඉන්පසු පිටියට පිවිසි අභිෂේක් ලියනාරච්චි හා ශෙවෝන් ඩැනියල් දෙවන කඩුල්ල වෙනුවෙන් අගනා ලකුණු 116 සබදතාවක් පැවැත්වීමට සමත් විය.

දිනය නිමා වන විට ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිළ කඩුලු 2ක් දැවී ලකුණු 203 ලබා සාර්ථක ආරම්භයල් ලබා සිටී. ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිළ වෙනුවෙන් ශෙවෝන් ඩැනියල් ලකුණු 92ක් ලබා නොදැවී කඩුල්ලේ රැදී සිටී.

එංගලන්ත යොවුන් පිල පන්දුවාර 122.2 කදී සියලු දෙනා දැවී ලකුණු 381 – (මැතිව් හර්ස්ට් 116, හැරී සිං 104, බෙන් මැක්කෙනි 22, ජේම්ස් සේල්ස් 52, ස්ටැන්ලි මැක්ඇල්න්ඩන් 20, දුවිඳු රණතුංග 58/2, සහන් මිහිර 58/2, වනුජ සහන් 67/2, රවීන් ද සිල්වා 56/2)

ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් පිල පළමු ඉනිම පන්දුවාර 55 කදී කඩුලු 2 ට නකුණු 203 යි – (ෂෙවෝන් ඩැනිනයල් නොදැවී 92, අබිෂේක් ලියනාරච්චි 49, පවන් පතිරාජ නොදැවී 37)

இரண்டாவது நான்கு நாள் ஆட்டத்தில் இலங்கை இளையோர் அணியிடமிருந்து போர் மிக்க முதல் இன்னிங்ஸ்

இங்கிலாந்து இளையோர் அணிக்கும் இலங்கை இளையோர் அணிக்கும் இடையிலான இரண்டாவது நான்கு நாள் ஆட்டம் கடந்த 28ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமானது. முதல் நாள் ஆட்ட நேர முடிவில் இங்கிலாந்து அணி தனது முதல் இன்னிங்சை விளையாடி 4 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 268 ரன்கள் எடுத்து வலுவான நிலையில் இருந்தது.

எவ்வாறாயினும், போட்டியின் இரண்டாம் நாளான நேற்று (29) இலங்கை இளையோர் அணி மீண்டும் போட்டிக்குள் பிரவேசித்ததுடன், இங்கிலாந்து அணி முதல் இன்னிங்ஸில் சகல விக்கெட்டுகளையும் இழந்து 381 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றுள்ளது. இலங்கை அணி சார்பாக சிறப்பாக பந்துவீசிய துவிது ரணதுங்க மற்றும் சஹான் மிஹிர ஆகியோர் தலா இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினர்.

பதில் இன்னிங்ஸை ஆட களம் இறங்கிய இலங்கை அணியால் வெற்றிகரமான தொடக்கத்தை பெற முடியவில்லை. ஆரம்ப துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர் அசித்த வன்னிநாயக்கவை 4 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு இங்கிலாந்து பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் களத்தில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றினர்.

அதனையடுத்து களம் இறங்கிய அபிஷேக் லியனாராச்சி மற்றும் ஷெவோன் டேனியல் ஜோடி இரண்டாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 116 ஓட்டங்களின் பெறுமதிமிக்க இணைப்பாட்டத்தைப் பேண முடிந்தது.

நாள் முடிவில் இலங்கை இளையோர் அணி 2 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 203 ரன்கள் எடுத்து வெற்றிகரமான தொடக்கத்தில் உள்ளது. இலங்கை அணி சார்பில் ஷெவோன் டேனியல் 92 ரன்களுடன் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் இருந்தார்.

இங்கிலாந்து யூத் 122.2 ஓவர்களில் 381 ஆல் அவுட் – (மேத்யூ ஹர்ஸ்ட் 116, ஹாரி சிங் 104, பென் மெக்கென்னி 22, ஜேம்ஸ் சேல்ஸ் 52, ஸ்டான்லி மெக்அலெண்டன் 20, துவிந்து ரணதுங்க 58/2, சஹான் மிஹிரா 58/2, வனுஜா 67/2 சில்வா 56/2)

இலங்கை இளையோர் அணி முதல் இன்னிங்சில் 55 ஓவர்களில் 2 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 203 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது – (ஷெவோன் டானியல் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 92, அபிஷேக் லியனாராச்சி 49, பவன் பதிராஜா ஆட்டமிழக்க 37)

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

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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

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Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

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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!

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Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

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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,

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