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Dominant Australia thrashed India to win World Test Championship

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Dominant Australia crashed India’s hope for an ICC title after the latter romped to a 209-run victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval on Sunday.

It took just one session for the Aussies to run through India’s batting order.

Resuming the day at 164-3, India needed another 280 runs on the final day to overhaul the mammoth 444 victory target set by Australia.

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane came out to bat on the final day but their partnership was shortlived when Scott Boland got the breakthrough to send virat kohli back to the pavilion for 49 runs.

After an early setback, India never recovered as their batters were seen struggling in the middle to score runs. Led by Scott Boland and his fellow bowlers they ripped through the Indian batting order to dismiss the world’s top-ranked team for 234 and wrap up victory before the lunch break.

Interestingly the Indians lost their last seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs on the final day of the contest.

In the bowling front, Scott Boland and spinner Nathan Lyon, who finished off the India second innings with 4-41, took five wickets each in the match and Cummins, despite his no balls, Starc and Green contributed mightily to bowling out India twice after they put up 469 and 270-8 declared.

The win for Australia also saw, Australia creating history as the only team to win all the ICC trophies on the other hand India’s wait for a major ICC triumph continued as they are still in search of an ICC trophy after the 2011 ODI world cup triumph.

Brief scores
Australia 1st Innings 469 (T Head 163, S Smith 121; Mohammed Siraj 4-108)
India 1st Innings 296 (A Rahane 89, S Thakur 51; P Cummins 3-83)
Australia 2nd Innings 270-8 Dec (A Carey 66 no; R Jadeja 3-58)
India 2nd Innings 234 (N Lyon 4-41, S Boland 3-46)

ඉන්දියාව පරදවා ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතාව දිනා ගැනීමට ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව සමත් විය

ඉරිදා ඕවල් හිදී පැවති ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා (WTC) අවසන් මහා තරගයෙන් ලකුණු 209 ක ජයග්‍රහණයක් ලබා ගැනීමෙන් පසුව ICC ශූරතාව සඳහා වූ ඉන්දියාවේ බලාපොරොත්තුව බිඳ වැටුණි.

ඉන්දියාවේ පිතිකරණ අනුපිළිවෙල බිඳ හෙළීමට ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානුවන්ට ගත වූයේ එක් සැසියක් පමණි.

ලකුණු 164-3ක් ලෙස දිනය ආරම්භ කළ ඉන්දියාවට අවසන් දිනයේ තවත් ලකුණු 280ක් අවශ්‍යව තිබුණේ ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව ලබාදුන් 444ක දැවැන්ත ජයග්‍රාහී ඉලක්කය නැවත සකස් කිරීමටයි.

විරාත් කෝලි සහ අජින්ක්‍යා රහනේ අවසන් දිනයේ පන්දුවට පහර දීමට පිටියට පැමිණි නමුත් ඔවුන්ගේ සබඳතාව කෙටි වූයේ ස්කොට් බෝලන්ඩ් විරාත් කෝලිව ලකුණු 49කට නැවත ක්‍රීඩාගාරයට හරවා යැවීමත් සමඟය.

මුල් පසුබෑමකින් පසුව, ඉන්දියාව කිසි විටෙකත් යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් නොවීය. ස්කොට් බෝලන්ඩ් සහ සෙසු පන්දු යවන්නන්ගේ නායකත්වයෙන් ඔවුන් ඉන්දීය පිතිකරණ අනුපිළිවෙල බිඳ හෙළමින් ලෝක ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්හි ඉහළම ස්ථානයේ පසුවූ කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 234කට දැවී ගොස් දිවා ආහාර විවේකයට පෙර ජයග්‍රහණය හකුළා ගත්හ.

තරගයේ අවසන් දිනයේ දී ලකුණු 70ක් පමණක් එක් වෙද්දී ඉන්දීය ක්‍රීඩකයන්ගේ අවසන් කඩුලු 7 දැවී යාම සිත්ගන්නා කරුණකි.

පන්දු යැවීමේ දී ඉන්දීය දෙවැනි ඉනිම ලකුණු 4-41ක් ලෙස අවසන් කළ ස්කොට් බෝලන්ඩ් සහ දඟ පන්දු යවන නේතන් ලයන් තරගයේ කඩුලු 5 බැගින් දවාගත් අතර කමින්ස්ගේ පන්දු නොයවා තිබියදීත්, ස්ටාක් සහ ග්‍රීන් ඉන් පසුව දෙවතාවක් ඉන්දියාව දවා ගැනීමට ප්‍රබල දායකත්වයක් ලබා දුන්හ. ඔවුන් 469 තබා 270-8 ප්‍රකාශ කළහ.

2011 එක්දින ලෝක කුසලාන ජයග්‍රහණයෙන් පසුවත් ICC කුසලානයක් සොයමින් සිටින බැවින් අනෙක් අතට ICC හි ප්‍රධාන ජයග්‍රහණයක් සඳහා ඉන්දියාවේ බලා සිටීම දිගටම පැවතුනි.

කෙටි ලකුණු
ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව පළමු ඉනිම 469 (ටී හෙඩ් 163, එස් ස්මිත් 121; මොහොමඩ් සිරාජ් 4-108)
ඉන්දියාව පළමු ඉනිම 296 (ඒ රහනේ 89, එස් තාකූර් 51; පී කමින්ස් 3-83)
ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු දෙවන ඉනිම දෙසැම්බර් 270-8 (ඒ කේරි නොදැවී 66; ආර් ජඩේජා 3-58)
ඉන්දීය දෙවැනි ඉනිම 234 (එන් ලියොන් 4-41, එස් බෝලන්ඩ් 3-46)

உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பை இந்தியாவை வீழ்த்தி ஆஸ்திரேலியா வெற்றி பெற்றது

ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை தி ஓவலில் நடந்த உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (டபிள்யூடிசி) இறுதிப் போட்டியில் 209 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்ற பிறகு இந்தியாவின் ஐசிசி பட்டம் நம்பிக்கை தகர்ந்தது.

இந்தியாவின் பேட்டிங் வரிசையை தகர்க்க ஆஸ்திரேலியர்களுக்கு ஒரு அமர்வு மட்டுமே தேவைப்பட்டது.

164-3 ரன்களுடன் ஆட்டத்தை தொடங்கிய இந்திய அணிக்கு ஆஸ்திரேலியா கொடுத்த 444 என்ற மிகப்பெரிய வெற்றி இலக்கை மீட்டெடுக்க கடைசி நாளில் இன்னும் 280 ரன்கள் தேவைப்பட்டது.

விராட் கோலி மற்றும் அஜிங்க்யா ரஹானே ஆகியோர் கடைசி நாளில் பேட்டிங் செய்ய வெளியேறினர், ஆனால் ஸ்காட் போலண்ட் விராட் கோலியை 49 ரன்களுக்கு மீண்டும் கிரீஸுக்கு அனுப்பியபோது அவர்களின் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப் துண்டிக்கப்பட்டது.

ஆரம்ப பின்னடைவுக்கு பிறகு இந்தியா மீளவே இல்லை. ஸ்காட் போலண்ட் மற்றும் மற்ற பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் தலைமையில், அவர்கள் இந்திய பேட்டிங் வரிசையை சிதைத்தனர், ஏனெனில் அவர்கள் மதிய உணவு இடைவேளைக்கு முன் உலகின் முதல் தரவரிசை அணியை 234 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்கச் செய்தனர்.

ஆட்டத்தின் கடைசி நாளில் 70 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே சேர்த்த போது இந்திய வீரர்களின் கடைசி 7 விக்கெட்டுகள் பறிபோனது சுவாரஸ்யம்.

இந்தியாவின் இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸை 4-41 என முடித்த ஸ்காட் போலண்ட் மற்றும் சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் நாதன் லியான் ஆகியோர் இந்த போட்டியில் தலா ஐந்து விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினர், மேலும் கம்மின்ஸ் பந்துவீசவில்லை என்றாலும், ஸ்டார்க் மற்றும் கிரீன் ஆகியோர் இந்தியாவை இரண்டு முறை தோற்கடிக்க வலுவான பங்களிப்பைச் செய்தனர். அவர்கள் 469 ஐ வைத்து 270-8 என்று அறிவித்தனர்.

மறுபுறம், 2011 ODI உலகக் கோப்பை வெற்றிக்குப் பிறகு ஐசிசி கோப்பையை இன்னும் தேடிக்கொண்டிருப்பதால், ஐசிசியில் ஒரு பெரிய வெற்றிக்காக இந்தியாவின் காத்திருப்பு தொடர்கிறது.

குறுகிய மதிப்பெண்கள்
ஆஸ்திரேலியா முதல் இன்னிங்ஸ் 469 (டி ஹெட் 163, எஸ் ஸ்மித் 121; முகமது சிராஜ் 4-108)
இந்தியா முதல் இன்னிங்ஸ் 296 (ஏ ரஹானே 89, எஸ் தாக்கூர் 51; பி கம்மின்ஸ் 3-83)
ஆஸ்திரேலிய இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸ் டிசம்பர் 270-8 (ஏ கேரி ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 66; ஆர் ஜடேஜா 3-58)
இந்தியா 2வது இன்னிங்ஸ் 234 (என் லியோன் 4-41, எஸ் போலண்ட் 3-46)

Athletics

Pathirage Rewrites Record Books with Historic 92.62m Throw in Rome

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Sri Lankan javelin sensation Rumesh Pathirage produced the performance of a lifetime at the Rome Diamond League, launching the spear an astonishing 92.62 metres to become the second-best javelin thrower in Asian history and move to eighth place on the world all-time rankings.

The 23-year-old delivered the remarkable throw with his second attempt in the men’s javelin competition, sending shockwaves through the athletics world and cementing his place among the sport’s elite.

Pathirage’s record-breaking effort not only shattered his previous personal best but also established a new Sri Lankan national record and the world-leading mark for the 2026 season.
Adding to the significance of the achievement, the Sri Lankan star eclipsed the long-standing Rome Diamond League meet record of 90.34 metres, which had stood for two decades and was set by Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen.

The historic throw marks a major milestone for Sri Lankan athletics, with Pathirage becoming the first athlete from the island nation to surpass the coveted 90-metre barrier in international competition.

His performance places him among the greatest javelin throwers of all time and further strengthens his credentials as a leading contender for major global championships in the years ahead.

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Cricket

All-round Sri Lanka overwhelm West Indies

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Sri Lanka produced a clinical display with both bat and ball to defeat West Indies by 41 runs in the first match of the three match ODI series worked off at Kingston on Wednesday.

After being asked to bat, Sri Lanka posted a challenging 303 for 7 from their allotted 50 overs, thanks largely to impressive contributions from Pathum Nissanka and captain Kusal Mendis. Nissanka played the anchor role with a composed 79 off 103 deliveries, striking nine boundaries and a six, while Kusal accelerated the scoring with a fluent 72 from 62 balls, featuring four fours and four sixes.

The pair guided Sri Lanka out of early trouble after Kamindu Mendis fell cheaply. Pavan Rathnayake contributed 24, while Charith Asalanka added a useful 45 to keep the innings on track. Janith Liyanage then provided the finishing touches with a brisk unbeaten 44 from 29 balls as the visitors crossed the 300-run mark. Roston Chase, Matthew Forde and Jayden Seales claimed two wickets each for the hosts.

West Indies made a promising start to their chase, reaching 73 for 2 inside the first 10 overs. Justin Greaves struck 45 and skipper Shai Hope battled for 56, but Sri Lanka’s bowlers repeatedly struck at crucial moments to halt the momentum.

The turning point came through Dushmantha Chameera, whose pace and accuracy troubled the West Indian middle order. The fast bowler claimed four wickets, including the prized scalp of Hope, to finish with 4 for 67. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana played an equally important role, conceding just 26 runs in his ten overs while taking two wickets.

Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed Sherfane Rutherford at a key stage, while Asitha Fernando and Charith Asalanka also entered the wicket column. Despite late resistance from Shamar Joseph, West Indies were bowled out for 262 in 49.2 overs.

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Sri Lanka Set for Full-Scale New Zealand Tour in Early 2027

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Sri Lanka’s National Men’s Cricket Team will undertake a demanding all-format tour of New Zealand in January and February 2027, featuring three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and two Test matches.

The tour will provide Sri Lanka with a valuable opportunity to compete in New Zealand’s challenging conditions against one of the world’s leading cricketing nations. Matches will be played across several renowned venues throughout the country.

The ODI series will open at McLean Park in Napier on January 16 before moving to Wellington for the second match on January 19. The third and final ODI will be played in Dunedin on January 22.

The teams will then contest a three-match T20I series, beginning in Christchurch on January 26. The remaining two matches will be played in Nelson on January 29 and January 31.

The Test series will commence at Bay Oval in Tauranga from February 4 to 8, with the second and final Test scheduled at Seddon Park in Hamilton from February 12 to 16.
Tour Schedule
•⁠ ⁠January 16, 2027 – First ODI at McLean Park, Napier (04:30)
•⁠ ⁠January 19, 2027 – Second ODI at Basin Reserve, Wellington (04:30)
•⁠ ⁠January 22, 2027 – Third ODI at University of Otago Oval, Dunedin (04:30)
•⁠ ⁠January 26, 2027 – First T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch (11:30)
•⁠ ⁠January 29, 2027 – Second T20I at Saxton Oval, Nelson (09:30)
•⁠ ⁠January 31, 2027 – Third T20I at Saxton Oval, Nelson (06:30)
•⁠ ⁠February 4–8, 2027 – First Test at Bay Oval, Tauranga (04:30)
•⁠ ⁠February 12–16, 2027 – Second Test at Seddon Park, Hamilton (04:30)

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