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Dilshan Madushanka replace Dushmantha Chameera in the SL squad
Sri Lanka was dealt with a huge blow after Dushmantha Chameera was ruled out from the ongoing world cup qualifiers due to an injury on his Right shoulder.
Chameera will be replaced by young Dilshan Madushanka who is in Zimbabwe as a stand-by player.
As per Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Chameera is still recovering from a right pectoral muscle injury he sustained on the right shoulder while practising, ahead of the team’s first game of the group stage of the qualifiers against the UAE.
“Dushmantha Chameera is still recovering from a right pectoral muscle injury he sustained on the right shoulder while practising ahead of Sri Lanka’s first game of the group stage of the qualifiers”, said SLC in a statement.
“Accordingly, the bowler will not be available for selections for the Super Six Round games as well. Chameera will return home and engage in a rehabilitation program at the High-Performance Center at the RPICS. Dilshan Madushanka will be included in the squad in place of Chameera,” the statement further added.
Ankle and calf injuries also ruled Chameera out of Sri Lanka’s triumph in the Asia Cup last year in the UAE. Though he recovered in time to play Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, the pacer suffered another injury setback after pulling up while running in to bowl the last over of his spell in the group match against UAE at Geelong and immediately went off the field.
He was then ruled out of the competition due to a grade two tear in the calf of his landing foot. Chameera then underwent ankle surgery and was in a long rehabilitation, thus forcing him to miss white-ball games against India and New Zealand.
The fast bowler then made a comeback to international cricket by playing two out of three ODIs for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan at Hambantota earlier this month, picking figures of 2/18 and 4/63.
දුශ්මන්ත චමීර වෙනුවට ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක ශ්රී ලංකා සංචිතයට
දකුණු උරහිසේ ආබාධයක් හේතුවෙන් දුෂ්මන්ත චමීර ලෝක කුසලාන සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරගාවලියෙන් ඉවත් වීමත් සමඟ ශ්රී ලංකාවට දැවැන්ත පහරක් එල්ල වී තිබේ.
චමීර වෙනුවට යොවුන් ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක සිම්බාබ්වේ පිලට පැමිණ සිටින්නේ ස්ථාවර ක්රීඩකයකු ලෙසිනි.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් (SLC), UAE සමග සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ කණ්ඩායම් අදියරේ කණ්ඩායමේ පළමු තරගයට පෙර, පුහුණුවීම්වල යෙදී සිටියදී දකුණු උරහිසේ දකුණු උරහිසේ ඇති වූ දකුණු පෙක්ටෝරල් මාංශ පේශි ආබාධයෙන් චමීර තවමත් සුවය ලබමින් සිටී.
“චමීර සුපර් සික්ස් වටයේ තරග සඳහා ද තේරීම් සඳහා නොසිටිනු ඇත. ඔහු ආපසු මෙරටට පැමිණ RPICS හි ඉහළ කාර්ය සාධන මධ්යස්ථානයේ පුනරුත්ථාපන වැඩසටහනක නිරත වනු ඇත. චමීර වෙනුවට ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක සංචිතයට ඇතුළත් කරනවා” යැයි ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයේ නිවේදනයේ දැක්වෙයි.
පසුගිය වසරේ එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයේ පැවති ආසියානු කුසලාන තරඟාවලියේ ශ්රී ලංකාව ජයග්රහණය කිරීමෙන් චමීර වළලුකර සහ පැටවාගේ ආබාධවලින් ඉවත් විය. ඔහු ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ පැවති පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලානයට ක්රීඩා කිරීමට නියමිත වේලාවට සුවය ලැබුවද, එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයට එරෙහිව Geelong හි පැවති කණ්ඩායම් තරඟයේදී අවසන් ඕවරය යැවීමට දිව යාමේදී වේග පන්දු යවන්නා තවත් ආබාධයකට ලක් වූ අතර වහාම පිටියෙන් ඉවත් විය.
මෙම මස මුලදී හම්බන්තොටදී ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානයට එරෙහිව ශ්රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් එක්දින තරග තුනකින් දෙකක් ක්රීඩා කරමින් වේග පන්දු යවන්නා 2/18 සහ 4/63 ලෙස ලකුණු ලබා ගනිමින් ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් වෙත නැවත පැමිණියේය.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket to name a women’s cricket tournament under late ‘Gwen Herat.’
Sri Lanka Cricket decided to dedicate the ‘Major Club Women’s 50-Over Tournament’ in memory of the late Gwen Herat, the founding president of the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Association.
This decision has been made in recognition of the outstanding service rendered by Mrs. Herat towards the founding of Women’s Cricket Association in the country.
It was under her leadership that the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Association was established in 1997, where she served as its founding president.
Accordingly, in memory of her from 2026 onwards, the Major Club Women’s 50-Over
Tournament will be named the Gwen Herat Memorial Trophy.
“The significant role played by the late Mrs. Gwen Herat in laying the foundation for women’s cricket is well remembered by the cricketing fraternity. By naming a tournament in her honor, Sri Lanka Cricket aims to preserve her legacy for future generations,” said Mr. Bandula
Dissanayake.
Marking this significant initiative, the family of Mrs. Gwen Herat presented a trophy to Sri Lanka Cricket, which will be awarded to the champions of future editions of the tournament.
The handover was carried out by Mrs. Herat’s family members, including her daughters, Shamarra Herat and Parveen Herat, and her son, Avancka Herat.
The Gwen Herat Memorial Trophy was officially handed over to Mr. Bandula Dissanayake, Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, in the presence of Mr. Ashley de Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, and distinguished guests Mr. Chandra Schaffter and Mr. Hemaka Amarasuriya.
Mr. Chinthaka Edirimanne, Head of National Cricket Operations, and Mr. Upul Nawaratne
Bandara, Head of Marketing at SLC, also were present at the ceremony, which took place at SLC last week.
Cricket
Leadership Change Looms at Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket could be on the verge of a major leadership shake-up, with reports suggesting that President Shammi Silva is expected to resign from his post on Wednesday, potentially ending a seven-year tenure at the helm of the governing body.
According to a report published by Daily Mirror, Silva’s anticipated resignation follows a request from the government, signaling possible political involvement in the administration of the sport.
The report further indicates that former Member of Parliament and State Minister Eran Wickramaratne is likely to be appointed as the Interim President of Sri Lanka Cricket, should Silva step down as expected.
Silva, who was first elected to the position in February 2019, has maintained his leadership through multiple election victories, overseeing Sri Lanka Cricket during a period marked by both challenges and transitions.
While no official confirmation has yet been issued, the reported developments have already sparked widespread discussion within cricketing and political circles, raising questions about the future direction of the country’s cricket administration.
Athletics
Tharanga Claims Historic Gold in Nairobi with Record-Breaking Throw
Sri Lanka’s rising javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga delivered a remarkable performance on the international stage, clinching gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi with a stunning meet record throw of 89.28 metres.
Competing against an elite field, Tharanga outshone some of the sport’s biggest names, including Olympic champion Thomas Röhler and Kenya’s celebrated Olympic silver medallist and world champion Julius Yego. His victory marks one of the most significant achievements in Sri Lankan athletics in recent years.
The triumph is further highlighted by Tharanga’s consistency, as this is his second throw exceeding 89 metres within a month. Such performances signal his growing dominance and position him firmly among the world’s top javelin throwers this season.
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