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Dimuth to reconsider the decision to quit Test captaincy?
Dimuth Karunaratne has reportedly agreed to reconsider his decision to step down from captaincy following a request from cricket selectors.
After Sri Lanka was whitewashed in the recent two-match Test series in New Zealand, the southpaw announced his decision to step down at the conclusion of the two-match home series against Ireland.
Earlier Dimuth dropped a bombshell after the New Zealand series as he announced that he will step down from the test captaincy after the Ireland series.
Under Dimuth the islanders have done fairly well and they also ended in third spot in the World Test Championship 2022-23 cycle.
Despite taking over the captaincy duties in a turbulent period, when Sri Lanka was changing captains almost on a monthly basis, Karunaratne added stability to the set-up. Under him, Sri Lanka registered 10 wins, 10 losses, and six draws – one of the most successful Sri Lankan captains to have secured that results.
Karunaratne had a long injury layoff and played some grade cricket in Australia before making a comeback to the Sri Lankan set-up to lead the side for the New Zealand series. Sri Lanka lost the two-match series 2-0 but the skipper managed three fifties in four innings to prove that he still has it in him to dominate Test cricket.
ටෙස්ට් නායකත්වයෙන් ඉවත්වීමේ තීරණය දිමුත් යළි සලකා බලයිද?
ක්රිකට් තේරීම් කමිටුවේ ඉල්ලීමකට අනුව නායකත්වයෙන් ඉවත්වීමට ගත් තීරණය යළි සලකා බැලීමට දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න එකඟ වී ඇතැයි වාර්තා වේ.
පසුගියදා නවසීලන්තයේ පැවති තරඟ දෙකකින් සමන්විත ටෙස්ට් තරඟාවලියේදී ශ්රී ලංකාව සුදු හුනු ගෑමෙන් පසුව, අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහි තරඟ දෙකකින් යුත් මව්බිම තරඟාවලිය අවසානයේ සවුත්පාව් ඉවත් වීමට තීරණය කළේය.
නවසීලන්ත තරගාවලියෙන් පසුව අයර්ලන්ත තරගාවලියෙන් පසු ටෙස්ට් නායකත්වයෙන් ඉවත් වන බව දිමුත් ප්රකාශ කිරීමත් සමඟ මීට පෙර බෝම්බ ප්රහාරයක් එල්ල කළේය.
2022-23 ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා චක්රයේ තුන්වන ස්ථානය ද අවසන් කළ දිමුත් යටතේ දූපත්වාසීන් තරමක් හොඳින් ක්රීඩා කර ඇත.
කැළඹිලි සහිත කාලපරිච්ඡේදයක නායකත්ව රාජකාරි භාර ගත්තද, ශ්රී ලංකාව මාසිකව පාහේ නායකයන් වෙනස් කරමින් සිටියදී, කරුණාරත්න මෙම කට්ටලයට ස්ථාවරත්වයක් එක් කළේය. ඔහු යටතේ ශ්රී ලංකාව ජයග්රහණ 10ක්, පරාජයන් 10ක් සහ දිනුම් ඇදීම් 6ක් වාර්තා කළේය – එම ප්රතිඵල ලබා ගත් සාර්ථකම ශ්රී ලංකා නායකයන්ගෙන් කෙනෙකි.
කරුණාරත්න දිගු ආබාධයකින් ඉවත්ව සිටි අතර නවසීලන්ත තරඟාවලිය සඳහා නායකත්වය සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට නැවත පැමිණීමට පෙර ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ යම් ශ්රේණියේ ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩා කළේය. ශ්රී ලංකාව තරග දෙකකින් සමන්විත තරගාවලිය 2-0ක් ලෙස පරාජයට පත් වූ නමුත් ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ ආධිපත්යය දැරීමට තවමත් තමා තුළ ඇති බව ඔප්පු කිරීමට නායකයා ඉනිම හතරකදී අර්ධ ශතක තුනක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.
டெஸ்ட் கேப்டன் பதவியில் இருந்து விலகும் முடிவை மறுபரிசீலனை செய்வாரா திமுத்?
கிரிக்கெட் தேர்வுக்குழுவினரின் கோரிக்கையை அடுத்து, கேப்டன் பதவியில் இருந்து விலகுவதற்கான தனது முடிவை மறுபரிசீலனை செய்ய திமுத் கருணாரத்ன ஒப்புக்கொண்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.
நியூசிலாந்தில் சமீபத்தில் நடந்த இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடரில் இலங்கை ஒயிட்வாஷ் செய்யப்பட்ட பிறகு, அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட சொந்த தொடரின் முடிவில் விலகுவதற்கான தனது முடிவை சவுத்பா அறிவித்தார்.
முன்னதாக நியூசிலாந்து தொடருக்குப் பிறகு அயர்லாந்து தொடருக்குப் பிறகு டெஸ்ட் கேப்டன் பதவியில் இருந்து விலகப் போவதாக திமுத் அறிவித்தார்.
டிமுத்தின் கீழ் தீவுவாசிகள் மிகவும் சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டனர், அங்கு அவர்கள் உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் 2022-23 சுழற்சியில் மூன்றாவது இடத்தையும் முடித்தனர்.
ஒரு கொந்தளிப்பான காலகட்டத்தில் அணித்தலைவர் பொறுப்புகளை ஏற்றுக்கொண்ட போதிலும், இலங்கை அணி மாதாந்திர அடிப்படையில் அணித்தலைவர்களை மாற்றும் போது, கருணாரத்ன இந்த அமைப்பில் ஸ்திரத்தன்மையை சேர்த்தார். அவரது கீழ், இலங்கை 10 வெற்றிகள், 10 தோல்விகள் மற்றும் ஆறு டிராக்களை பதிவு செய்தது – அந்த முடிவுகளைப் பெற்ற வெற்றிகரமான இலங்கை கேப்டன்களில் ஒருவர்.
கருணாரத்னே நீண்ட காயத்தில் இருந்து நீக்கப்பட்டார் மற்றும் நியூசிலாந்து தொடருக்கான அணியை வழிநடத்த இலங்கை அணிக்கு மீண்டும் வருவதற்கு முன்பு ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் சில கிரேடு கிரிக்கெட்டை விளையாடினார். இலங்கை இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரை 2-0 என்ற கணக்கில் இழந்தது, ஆனால் கேப்டன் நான்கு இன்னிங்ஸ்களில் மூன்று அரைசதங்களை விளாசினார், டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தும் சக்தி தன்னிடம் இன்னும் இருக்கிறது என்பதை நிரூபித்தார்.
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana
Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.
The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.
This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.
Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)
📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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