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Combative first innings from the Sri Lankan youth team in the second four-day match!!!
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)
Football
Late heartbreak ends Sri Lanka’s semi-final hopes
Sri Lanka’s journey at the SAFF U-20 Championship 2026 came to a dramatic and painful end after a last-gasp goal handed Bhutan a 1-0 victory in their decisive group-stage clash in Malé, Maldives.

With a place in the semi-finals on the line, the match carried high stakes for both sides. Sri Lanka entered the contest knowing only a positive result would keep their campaign alive, and they responded with a disciplined and energetic performance. The young Sri Lankan side showed composure in defense while attempting to build attacking momentum against a well-organized Bhutan team.
Chances, however, were at a premium. Sri Lanka managed to create a few half-opportunities but were unable to convert, as the Bhutanese defense held firm. As the match wore on, tension grew, with both teams aware that a draw would not be enough to secure progression.
Just as it seemed the game would end in stalemate, Bhutan struck a decisive blow in stoppage time. Forward Dhendup Gyeltshen capitalized on a momentary lapse in the Sri Lankan defense to score in the 90+2 minute, silencing hopes of a late turnaround and sealing all three points for his side.
Cricket
Sri Lanka U19 Women’s Team Set for Australia Tour 2026 Tri-Nation Series
The Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s Cricket Team is set to tour Australia in April 2026 for an exciting tri-nation series that will also feature England. This tour represents an important opportunity for the young Sri Lankan players to gain international exposure and compete against strong opposition in both limited-overs formats. The team is scheduled to depart on 3rd April 2026 and will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two 50-over games and four T20 matches.
The series will begin on 7th April 2026 with a 50-over match against England at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, starting at 9:30 AM. Sri Lanka will then face Australia in another 50-over encounter on 8th April 2026 at the same venue and time. The action will shift to the Gold Coast for the T20 leg of the tour, where Sri Lanka will meet England on 12th April 2026 at Bill Pippen Oval at 9:00 AM, followed by a match against Australia on 13th April 2026 at the same ground and time. The final phase of the tour returns to Brisbane, with Sri Lanka playing England on 17th April 2026 and Australia on 18th April 2026 in two early morning T20 matches at Ian Healy Oval, both starting at 5:30 AM.
Match Schedule
• 7th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
• 8th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
• 12th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
• 13th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
• 17th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM
• 18th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM
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Jayawardena, widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s greatest sporting icons, brings a wealth of leadership experience to the prestigious role. A former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team, he earned global recognition for his sharp tactical insight, calm demeanor under pressure, and exemplary sportsmanship throughout his career.
During an international career spanning nearly two decades, Jayawardena featured in more than 650 matches and amassed over 25,000 runs across all formats of the game. Since retiring from international cricket, he has remained an influential figure in the sport, contributing through coaching, mentorship, and leadership roles at both domestic and international levels.
Founded in 1879, the Royal Colombo Golf Club stands among the oldest golf institutions in Asia and has played a central role in fostering the growth of golf in Sri Lanka.
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