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Dambulla thrash Jaffna to clinch the title
National Super League 2023 Final
Team Dambulla outplayed team Jaffna by wickets to clinch the National Super League 50-Over Tournament 2023 in an interrupted final worked-off on Thursday (6) at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.
Opting to bat first, Team Jaffna was restricted to a below-par score of 160 runs and in reply team, Dambulla reached the target in just 39 overs.
Earlier Jaffna was off to a decent start with a quick 31-run partnership for the first wicket, but it was cut short by pacer Asitha Fernando when he bamboozled Nishan Madushka with a peach of a delivery to get the initial breakthrough.
Navod Paranavithana then joined Kasun Abeyratne in the middle and shared a decent 37-run stand for the 2nd wicket, but it too didn’t last long as Kasun (17) bit the dust when he trapped LBW off Sonal Dinusha’s bowling.
Sonal Dinusha once again delivered when he got the all-important wicket of skipper Janith Liyanage (16) to make things worse for Team Jaffna.
With the scoreboard reading 3-97, Team Jaffna witnessed a nightmare where they lost 6 wickets for 48 runs to reduce them to 116-7 before rain halted play in the 33rd over.
After a break of about an hour, play resumed and Jaffna’s low-order batters managed to add 44 more valuable runs before being bowled out for a below-par score of 160 runs.
Paranavithana was the only batter to impress with a fighting 72 ball 51 runs including 6 boundaries, while none of the other batters was able to go past the 30-run mark.
Dambulla spinners Lakshan Sandakan, Dushan Hemantha and Sonal Dinusha were the architects of Jaffna’s collapse as they produced an outstanding bowling performance sharing 3 wickets each.
In reply, it was a walk in the park for Dambulla as they achieved the target in just 39 overs.
Though they got off to a poor start losing 2 top-order wickets for 29 runs inside the first 10 overs, Pavan Rathnayake and former under-19 skipper Ashan Priyanjan revived their innings with a 73-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to virtually seal the match.
Rathnayake top scored with 62 runs off 80 deliveries including 6 boundaries and a six, while all-rounder Sonal Dinusha also contributed with a useful unbeaten 42 runs to take their team home quite comfortably.
The win also saw Team Dambulla completing the double, where they also won the NSL 4-Day tournament a month ago.
Brief Scores
Team Jaffna: 160 (47.3) Navod Paranavithana 51, Jeffrey Vandersay 26*, Dilum Sudeera 23, Lakshan Sandakan 3/22, Dushan Hemantha 3/22, Sonal Dinusha 3/33)
Team Dambulla: 163/5 (39) Pavan Rathnayake 62, Sonal Dinusha 42*, Ashan Priyanjan 33, Binura Fernando 2/17, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/48)
Special Award Winners
Player of the Tournament – Ashen Bandara (Team Colombo)
Player of the Final – Sonal Dinusha (Team Dambulla)
Best Batter – Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Team Galle)
Best Bowler – Lahiru Samarakoon (Team Dambulla)
දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම යාපනය පරදවා ශූරතාව දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් විය
ජාතික සුපර් ලීග් 2023 අවසන් තරගය
බ්රහස්පතින්දා (6) දින කොළඹ ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැති අවසන් තරගයේදී දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම, 2023 ජාතික සුපර් ලීග් ඕවර 50-ඕවර 50 තරගාවලිය ජය ගැනීමට යාපනය කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව කඩුලු දැවී ගියේය.
ප්රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහර දීමට තීරණය කළ යාපනය කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 160 ට අඩු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාවකට සීමා වූ අතර පිළිතුරු ලෙස දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම පන්දුවාර 39 කදී එම ඉලක්කය පසුකර ගියේය.
යාපනයේ පළමු කඩුල්ල සඳහා වේගවත් ලකුණු 31ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැගූ නමුත් එය ආරම්භක පිතිහරඹය සඳහා නිශාන් මධුෂ්කගේ පන්දුවකට කඩුල්ල මුවා කිරීමේ වරදට හසුකරගත් වේග පන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක අසිත ප්රනාන්දු විසින් එය කපා හැරියේය.
අනතුරුව නවෝද් පරණවිතාන කසුන් අබේරත්න සමග එක්ව දෙවැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 37ක යහපත් සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැගූ නමුත් එයද වැඩි වේලාවක් නොපැමිණියේ කසුන් (17) සොනාල් දිනූෂගේ පන්දුවකට එල්බීඩබ්ලිව් දවාලීමට සමත් වූ බැවිනි.
නායක ජනිත් ලියනගේ (16) ගේ සියලු වැදගත් කඩුල්ල දවා ගැනීමත් සමඟ සොනාල් දිනූෂ යළිත් වරක් දැවී ගියේ යාපනය පිලේ තත්ත්වය වඩාත් නරක අතට හරවමිනි.
ලකුණු පුවරුව 3-97ක් ලෙස සටහන් වෙද්දී 33 වැනි ඕවරයේදී වර්ෂාවෙන් තරගය නතර කිරීමට පෙර ඔවුන් ලකුණු 48කට කඩුලු 6ක් දැවී ලකුණු 116-7කට සීමා කිරීමට යාපනය කණ්ඩායම බියකරු සිහිනයක් දුටුවේය.
පැයක පමණ විවේකයකින් පසුව නැවතත් තරගය ආරම්භ වූ අතර යාපනයේ පහත පෙළ පිතිකරුවන් තවත් අගනා ලකුණු 44ක් එක් කිරීමට සමත් වූ අතර ඊට පෙර ලකුණු 160ට අඩු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාවක් ලබා ගත හැකි විය.
පන්දු 72කදී හතරේ පහර 6ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 51ක් රැස්කළ පරණවිතාන එකම පිතිකරුවා වූ අතර සෙසු කිසිඳු පිතිකරුවෙකුට ලකුණු 30 සීමාව පසු කිරීමට නොහැකි විය.
දඹුල්ලේ දඟපන්දු යවන්නන් වන ලක්ෂාන් සඳකැන්, දුෂාන් හේමන්ත සහ සොනාල් දිනූෂ කඩුලු 3 බැගින් බෙදී ගනිමින් කැපී පෙනෙන පන්දු යැවීමක නිරත වෙමින් යාපනයේ කඩා වැටීමේ නිර්මාපකයන් විය.
පිළිතුරු ඉනිම ක්රීඩා කළ දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම පන්දුවාර 39කදී එම ඉලක්කය සපුරා ගත්හ.
පළමු ඕවර 10 තුළදී ලකුණු 29කට මුල්පෙළ කඩුලු 2ක් බිඳ වැටී දුර්වල ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගත්තද, පවන් රත්නායක සහ වයස අවුරුදු 19න් පහළ හිටපු නායක අශාන් ප්රියංජන් තුන්වැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 73ක සබඳතාවක් පවත්වමින් සිය ඉනිමට පණ දුන්හ. තරගය.
රත්නායක පන්දු 80කදී හතරේ පහර 6ක් සහ හයේ පහරක් සමගින් ලකුණු 62ක් ලබා ගත් අතර තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩක සොනාල් දිනූෂ නොදැවී ලකුණු 42ක් ලබා ගනිමින් කණ්ඩායම ඉතා පහසු ලෙස රැගෙන යාමට දායක විය.
මෙම ජයග්රහණයත් සමඟ දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම ද්විත්ව ශූරතාව සම්පූර්ණ කරන ලදී, එහිදී ඔවුන් මාසයකට පෙර NSL 4-දින තරඟාවලියද ජය ගත්තේය.
කෙටි ලකුණු
යාපනය කණ්ඩායම: 160 (47.3) නවෝද් පරණවිතාන 51, ජෙෆ්රි වැන්ඩර්සේ 26*, දිලුම් සුදීර 23, ලක්ෂාන් සඳකැන් 3/22, දුෂාන් හේමන්ත 3/22, සොනාල් දිනූෂා 3/33)
දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම: 163/5 (39) පවන් රත්නායක 62, සොනාල් දිනූෂා 42*, අශාන් ප්රියංජන් 33, බිනුර ප්රනාන්දු 2/17, ජෙෆ්රි වැන්ඩර්සේ 2/48)
විශේෂ සම්මානලාභීන්
තරගාවලියේ වීරයා – අශේන් බණ්ඩාර (කොළඹ කණ්ඩායම)
අවසන් තරගයේ ක්රීඩිකාව – සොනාල් දිනුෂා (දඹුල්ල කණ්ඩායම)
හොඳම පිතිකරු – පසිඳු සූරියබණ්ඩාර (ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායම)
හොඳම පන්දු යවන්නා – ලහිරු සමරකෝන් (කණ්ඩායම දඹුල්ල)
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கொழும்பு ஆர். பிரேமதாச சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் வியாழன் (6) அன்று நடைபெற்ற இடைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட இறுதிப் போட்டியில் தம்புள்ளை அணி 2023 தேசிய சுப்பர் லீக் 50 ஓவர் போட்டியை விக்கட் வித்தியாசத்தில் யாழ்ப்பாண அணியை வீழ்த்தி வெற்றி பெற்றது.
முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடத் தீர்மானித்த யாழ் அணி 160 ஓட்டங்களுக்குக் குறைவான ஸ்கோருக்கு மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டது, பதிலுக்குத் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய தம்புள்ளை அணி 39 ஓவர்களில் வெற்றி இலக்கை எட்டியது.
முன்னதாக யாழ்ப்பாணம் முதல் விக்கெட்டுக்கு விரைவான 31 ரன்கள் கூட்டாண்மையுடன் ஒரு நல்ல தொடக்கத்தை வழங்கியது, ஆனால் அது வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் அசித்த பெர்னாண்டோவால் துண்டிக்கப்பட்டது, அவர் நிஷான் மதுஷ்காவை ஒரு பந்து வீச்சில் பீச் அடித்து ஆரம்ப திருப்புமுனையைப் பெற்றார்.
நவோத் பரணவிதான பின்னர் நடுவில் கசுன் அபேரத்னவுடன் இணைந்து 2ஆவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 37 ஓட்டங்களைப் பகிர்ந்தார், ஆனால் அதுவும் நீண்ட நேரம் நீடிக்கவில்லை, ஆனால் கசுன் (17) சோனல் தினுஷாவின் பந்துவீச்சில் எல்பிடபிள்யூ மாட்டிக்கொண்டார்.
அணித் தலைவர் ஜனித் லியனகேவின் (16) சகல முக்கிய விக்கெட்டைப் பெற்றபோது சோனால் தினுஷா மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை வழங்கினார், அது யாழ்ப்பாண அணியை மோசமாக்கியது.
ஸ்கோர்போர்டு 3-97 ஆக இருந்த நிலையில், யாழ்ப்பாண அணி 48 ரன்களுக்கு 6 விக்கெட்டுகளை இழந்து 116-7 ஆகக் குறைக்க, 33வது ஓவரில் ஆட்டத்தை மழை நிறுத்துவதற்குள் ஒரு பயங்கரமான கனவைக் கண்டது.
சுமார் ஒரு மணி நேர இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு, ஆட்டம் மீண்டும் தொடங்கியது மற்றும் யாழ்ப்பாணத்தின் குறைந்த-வரிசை பேட்டர்கள் 160 ரன்களுக்குக் குறைவான ஸ்கோரில் ஆட்டமிழக்க முன் மேலும் 44 பெறுமதியான ரன்களைச் சேர்க்க முடிந்தது.
பரணவிதான மட்டும் போராடி 72 பந்துகளில் 6 பவுண்டரிகள் உள்ளடங்கலாக 51 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று அசத்தினார்.
தம்புள்ளை சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர்களான லக்ஷான் சந்தகன், துஷான் ஹேமந்த மற்றும் சோனல் தினுஷா ஆகியோர் தலா 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை பகிர்ந்து சிறப்பான பந்துவீச்சை வெளிப்படுத்தியதன் மூலம் யாழ்ப்பாணத்தின் சரிவுக்கு சிற்பிகளாக இருந்தனர்.
பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய தம்புள்ளை அணி 39 ஓவர்களில் இலக்கை எட்டியது.
முதல் 10 ஓவர்களில் 29 ரன்களுக்கு 2 டாப்-ஆர்டர் விக்கெட்டுகளை இழந்து மோசமான தொடக்கத்தை பெற்றாலும், பவன் ரத்நாயக்க மற்றும் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட முன்னாள் கேப்டன் அஷான் பிரியஞ்சன் ஆகியோர் 3வது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 73 ரன்களின் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பில் தங்கள் இன்னிங்ஸை மீட்டெடுத்தனர். பொருத்துக.
ரத்நாயக்க 80 பந்துகளில் 6 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் ஒரு சிக்ஸர் உள்ளடங்கலாக 62 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றுக் கொண்டார், அதேவேளை சகலதுறை ஆட்டக்காரர் சோனல் தினுஷாவும் பயனுள்ள ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 42 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று அணியை மிகவும் வசதியாக வீட்டிற்கு அழைத்துச் சென்றார்.
இந்த வெற்றியின் மூலம் தம்புல்லா அணி இரட்டைப் போட்டியை நிறைவு செய்தது, அங்கு அவர்கள் ஒரு மாதத்திற்கு முன்பு NSL 4-நாள் போட்டியையும் வென்றனர்.
சுருக்கமான மதிப்பெண்கள்
யாழ்ப்பாண அணி: 160 (47.3) நவோத் பரணவிதான 51, ஜெப்ரி வான்டர்சே 26*, திலும் சுதீர 23, லக்ஷன் சந்தகன் 3/22, துஷான் ஹேமந்த 3/22, சோனல் தினுஷா 3/33)
தம்புள்ளை அணி: 163/5 (39) பவன் ரத்நாயக்க 62, சோனல் தினுஷா 42*, அஷான் பிரியஞ்சன் 33, பினுர பெர்னாண்டோ 2/17, ஜெப்ரி வான்டர்சே 2/48)
சிறப்பு விருது பெற்றவர்கள்
போட்டியின் சிறந்த வீரர் – அஷேன் பண்டார (அணி கொழும்பு)
இறுதி ஆட்டக்காரர் – சோனல் தினுஷா (தம்புள்ளை அணி)
சிறந்த பேட்டர் – பசிந்து சூரியபண்டார (அணி காலி)
சிறந்த பந்து வீச்சாளர் – லஹிரு சமரகோன் (அணி தம்புள்ளை)
Football
AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms
Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.
In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.
If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.
FIFA & AFC Ultimatum
The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:
1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.
2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.
3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.
Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.
Previous Suspension in 2022
This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.
Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis
The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.
At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.
The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.
What’s at Stake
If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:
• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.
• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.
• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.
• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.
For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm
Football
Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College
Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.
The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.
Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.
The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.
This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.
Football
Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message
Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.
Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine
FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.
According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.
⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action
FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.
However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.
📝 Editorial Insight
At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.
The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.
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