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Dilshan Madushanka replace Dushmantha Chameera in the SL squad

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3 years ago

June 30, 2023

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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.

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Dilshan Madushanka Earns IPL Opportunity with Sunrisers Hyderabad

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8 hours ago

April 14, 2026

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Sri Lankan pace sensation Dilshan Madushanka has secured a spot in the Indian Premier League, stepping in as a replacement player for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The franchise announced his inclusion after England fast bowler Brydon Carse was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

Madushanka, known for his sharp left-arm pace and ability to swing the ball early, joins the squad as a like-for-like replacement. His addition comes at a crucial stage in the tournament, where teams are looking to fine-tune their combinations for a strong finish.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been actively reshaping their bowling unit, and Madushanka’s arrival is expected to add both variety and depth. His international experience, particularly in high-pressure situations, makes him a valuable asset as the team navigates the latter half of the competition.

For Madushanka, this opportunity marks another significant milestone in his growing career. Having already impressed on the global stage with his pace and wicket-taking ability, the IPL now offers him a platform to showcase his skills among some of the best players in the world.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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2 days ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.

The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.

Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.

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Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress

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2 days ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.

After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.

In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.