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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.
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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan
Sri Lanka’s journey back to cricketing excellence will require patience, planning, and sustained effort, according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, who addressed Parliament on the future of the sport.
Highlighting the challenges facing the national game, the minister noted that the decline in cricket along with other sports—has unfolded over more than a decade. As a result, he cautioned against expectations of a quick turnaround, emphasizing that meaningful progress will take time.
Building strong athletes and competitive teams is a gradual process. It’s not something that can be rushed or treated like a short-term project
Gamage revealed that the government has already put in place a comprehensive, structured programme designed to rebuild the foundations of Sri Lankan cricket. He stressed that the initiative is focused on long-term development rather than immediate results.
Responding to criticism from opposition groups, the minister dismissed claims questioning the effectiveness of the plan, insisting that the strategy is firmly on track.
He also expressed confidence in the country’s ability to reclaim its former cricketing stature, assuring that the efforts underway will ultimately deliver results.
We are committed to restoring Sri Lanka cricket to its rightful place, and we are confident in the path we have taken,
Cricket
Jaiswal, Sooryavanshi blitz helps Royals continue winning streak
A breathtaking opening assault from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered Rajasthan Royals to their third consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League 2026, as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a high-octane 11-over contest in Guwahati.
After being asked to bat, Rajasthan came out firing on all cylinders. Jaiswal was at his explosive best, smashing 77 off just 32 balls, peppered with 10 fours and four sixes. He found an able partner in Sooryavanshi, who produced a stunning cameo of 39 from only 14 deliveries, including five towering sixes. The duo stitched together a rapid 80-run opening stand in under five overs, setting the tone for a massive total.
Despite a brief slowdown following a couple of wickets from AM Ghazanfar, contributions from skipper Riyan Parag ensured the Royals finished strongly at 150/3.
Chasing 151 in a shortened game, Mumbai never truly recovered from early setbacks. Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma struck crucial blows upfront, removing key batters including Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav cheaply.
A late flourish from Sherfane Rutherford, who hammered 25 off just eight balls, briefly raised hopes, but disciplined bowling from Ravi Bishnoi and Nandre Burger kept things in control.
Mumbai Indians eventually finished at 123/9, falling well short.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U-19s Secure Easy Win
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women produced an impressive all-round performance to register a comfortable 52-run victory over England Under-19 Women in their second match of the Tri-Series played in Australia today.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Sri Lanka posted a competitive total of 170 in 42.4 overs. The innings was anchored by a composed half-century from Limansa Thilakarathne, who led the batting effort with confidence and maturity. Despite a few setbacks in the middle order, Sri Lanka managed to build useful partnerships to reach a challenging total.
In response, England Under-19 Women struggled to gain momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack and were bowled out for 118 in 42.1 overs. B. Gillgrass top-scored with 35 off 60 balls, while B. Willis remained unbeaten on 20, but lacked support from the rest of the batting line-up.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers delivered a clinical performance, with A. Thalagune leading the charge with an outstanding spell of 3 for 11. C. Praboda also impressed, claiming 3 for 13 to seal the victory.
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