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England cricket team set a new world record!!!

The England cricket team has set a historic record of 498 runs in ODIs against the Netherlands.
England-Netherlands clashes for a one-day international series in Amsterdam.
In the England innings Jason Roy got out cheaply for 1 run. But the Billy Salt & David Malone duo demolished the Netherland bowlers.
They have put up a partnership of 222 runs for the second wicket. Salt was unbeaten on 122 off 93 balls. Then action player Jose Butler pulled the trigger. He scored a century in 47 balls.
Malone was then dismissed for 125 in the 45th over. Livingston, who came to pitch, started to smash the opponent’s bowling. In the end, England scored 498 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 50 overs.
This made England the team with the highest score in ODI cricket in 51 years of history. The England team had previously owned this record and England’s previous world record was 481 against Australia in 2018.
Jose Butler scored 162 off 70 balls. This includes 14 sixes and 7 fours. Livingston scored 66 off 22 balls with six sixes and six fours. England hit 26 sixes in this match and this set a record as the highest number of sixes scored by a team in ODIs.
In the chase, the Netherlands lost all their wickets and scored only 266 runs. England won the match by 232 runs.
Both teams play in an ODI series with 3 matches.
එංගලන්ත ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ ලෝක වාර්තාවක්!!!
නෙදර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව එක්දින තරගයකදී ලකුණු 498ක ඉතිහාස වාර්තාවක් පිහිටුවීමට එංගලන්ත ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම සමත්ව තිබෙනවා.
එංගලන්තය – නෙදර්ලන්තය අතර එක්දින ජාත්යන්තර තරගාවලියක් සඳහා ඇම්ස්ටර්ඩෑම්හිදී.
එංගලන්ත ඉනිමේදී ජේසන් රෝයි ලකුණු 1කට දැවී ගියේය. නමුත් බිලී සෝල්ට් සහ ඩේවිඩ් මැලෝන් යුගලය නෙදර්ලන්ත පන්දු යවන්නන් බිඳ දැමුවා.
ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා දෙවැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 222ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැගූහ. Salt පන්දු 93කදී නොදැවී ලකුණු 122ක් රැස් කළේය. අනතුරුව ජෝස් බට්ලර් පන්දු 47කදී ශතකයක් රැස් කළේය.
අනතුරුව 45 වැනි ඕවරයේදී මාලන් ලකුණු 125කට දැවී ගියේය. පිටියට පැමිණි ලිවින්ග්ස්ටන් ප්රතිවාදියාගේ පන්දු යැවීමේ ඉරියව්ව බිඳ දමන්නට විය. අවසානයේ එංගලන්තය නියමිත පන්දුවාර 50 තුළ කඩුලු 4ක් දැවී ලකුණු 498ක් රැස් කළා.
මේ අනුව වසර 51ක ඉතිහාසයේ එක්දින ක්රිකට් පිටියේ වැඩිම ලකුණු සංඛ්යාවක් රැස් කළ කණ්ඩායම බවට එංගලන්තය පත් විය. මෙම වාර්තාව මීට පෙර එංගලන්ත කණ්ඩායමට හිමිව තිබූ අතර එංගලන්තයේ මීට පෙර ලෝක වාර්තාව වූයේ 2018 වසරේ ඔස්ට්රේලියාවට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 481ක් රැස් කිරීමයි.
ජොස් බට්ලර් පන්දු 70කදී ලකුණු 162ක් රැස් කළේය. ඊට හයේ පහර 14ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 7ක් ඇතුළත්. ලිවින්ග්ස්ටන් පන්දු 22කදී හයේ පහර 6ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 6ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 66ක් රැස් කළේය. මෙම තරගයේදී එංගලන්තය හයේ පහර 26ක් එල්ල කළ අතර මෙය එක්දින තරගයකදී කණ්ඩායමක් රැස්කළ වැඩිම හයේ පහර සංඛ්යාව ලෙස වාර්තාවක් පිහිටුවීය.
හඹා යාමේ දී නෙදර්ලන්ත කණ්ඩායම සියලු දෙනා දැවී රැස් කළේ ලකුණු 266ක් පමණයි. එම තරඟයෙන් එංගලන්තය ලකුණු 232ක ජයක් ලැබුවා.
කණ්ඩායම් දෙකම තරග 3කින් සමන්විත එක්දින තරගාවලියකට ක්රීඩා කරයි.
இங்கிலாந்து அணி உலக சாதனை!!!
நெதர்லாந்து அணிக்கு எதிரான ஒருநாள் போட்டியில் 498 ஓட்டங்கள் குவித்து, இங்கிலாந்து கிரிக்கெட் அணி வரலாற்று சாதனை படைத்துள்ளது.
ஆம்ஸ்டீல்வீனில் நடைபெற்ற ஒருநாள் போட்டியில் இங்கிலாந்து-நெதர்லாந்து அணிகள் மோதின.
முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய இங்கிலாந்து அணி சார்பில் ஜேசன் ராய் 1 ஓட்டத்தில் ஆட்டமிழந்தார். அதன்பின்னர் பில்லி சால்ட் – டேவிட் மாலன் ஜோடி நெதர்லாந்தை துவம்சம் செய்தது.
இவர்கள் இரண்டாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 222 ஓட்டங்களை இணைப்பாட்டமாக குவித்தனர். சால்ட் 93 பந்துகளில் 122 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்து ஆட்டமிழந்தார். பின்னர் களமிறங்கிய அதிரடி வீரர் ஜோஸ் பட்லர் ருத்ரதாண்டவம் ஆடினார். அவர் 47 பந்துகளில் சதம் விளாசினார்.
அதன் பின்னர் 45வது ஓவரில் 125 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்திருந்த மாலன் ஆட்டமிழந்தார். பின்னர் களமிறங்கிய லிவிங்ஸ்டன் எதிரணியின் பந்துவீச்சை துவம்சம் செய்தார். இங்கிலாந்து அணி 50 ஓவரில் 4 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 498 ஓட்டங்கள் குவித்தது.
இதன்மூலம் 51 ஆண்டுகள் ஒருநாள் கிரிக்கெட்டில் மிகப்பெரிய ஸ்கோரை குவித்த அணி என்ற சாதனை படைத்தது இங்கிலாந்து. இதற்கு முன்பும் இந்த சாதனை இங்கிலாந்து அணி தக்க வைத்திருந்தது. 2018ஆம் ஆண்டு அவுஸ்திரேலியா அணிக்கு எதிராக 481 ஓட்டங்கள் இங்கிலாந்து எடுத்தமையே முன்னைய உலக சாதனை .
ஜோஸ் பட்லர் 70 பந்துகளில் 162 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்தார். இதில் 14 சிக்ஸர், 7 பவுண்டரிகள் அடங்கும். லிவிங்ஸ்டன் 22 பந்துகளில் 6 சிக்ஸர், 6 பவுண்டரிகளுடன் 66 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்தார். இப்போட்டியில் 26 சிக்சர்கள் குவிக்கப்பட்டு ஒருநாள் சர்வதேச போட்டியில் ஒரு அணி அதிக சிக்சர்கள் விளாசிய போட்டியாகவும் மாறியது.
பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய நெதர்லாந்து அணி சகல விக்கெட்டுக்களையும் இழந்து 266 ஓட்ங்களையே பெற்றது.அதற்கமைய இங்கிலாந்து அணி 232 ஓட்டங்களால் வெற்றி பெற்றது. இரு அணிகளும் 3போட்டிகளை கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடரில் விளையாடுகின்றன.
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Kaya Daluwatte and Reshan Algama Shine at 16th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final in Vietnam
Sri Lanka’s promising golf talents Kaya Daluwatte and Reshan Algama showcased their growing international class with stellar performances at the prestigious 16th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, held at the stunning Laguna Golf Lang Co in Vietnam.
Facing off against the finest junior golfers from the Asia-Pacific region—including representatives from Australia, England, Japan, India, and Wales—both Kaya and Reshan rose to the occasion, underlining Sri Lanka’s emerging strength in the sport.
Kaya Daluwatte delivered one of her career-best performances, finishing as the runner-up in the Girls’ Under-16 category. After three composed rounds, she posted a remarkable final score of even-par 216, highlighted by an impressive 2-under-par finish in the final round. Despite Japan’s Al Goto clinching the title with a score of 213, Kaya’s climb up the leaderboard captured widespread admiration. Her poise, precision, and birdies during the crucial back-nine holes showcased a maturity well beyond her years.
This runner-up finish at one of Asia’s top junior championships marks a historic achievement for Sri Lankan golf, signaling that the nation’s junior golfers are ready to challenge the region’s traditional powerhouses.
In the Boys’ Under-16 category, Reshan Algama also left his mark by securing a strong fourth-place finish with a gross score of 218. Although his final round did not match the brilliance of his earlier efforts, Reshan displayed commendable composure against a highly competitive international field. His consistency across top-level tournaments reflects his rapid development into a serious contender on the global junior golf circuit.
Vietnam’s Tuan Anh Nguyen dominated the Boys’ division, leading from start to finish to claim the title with a superb score of 205. India’s Arshvant Srivastava and Kanav Chauhan finished second and third, with scores of 214 and 216 respectively.
Kaya and Reshan’s performances not only bring pride to Sri Lanka but also signal a bright future for the country’s junior golfing scene on the Asian stage.
Football
SAFF Championship Postponement Exposes Deeper Issues Within FFSL
The much-anticipated SAFF Championship, originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka in July 2025, has now been officially postponed to 2026—a move that has raised serious concerns over the competence and credibility of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL).
According to the SAFF Executive Committee, the decision to delay the tournament stemmed largely from pressure exerted by its marketing partner, Sportfive, which advocated for a home-and-away format to increase commercial value. Furthermore, it is reported that Sportfive preferred the event be hosted in Bangladesh or India, citing better sponsor access and commercial feasibility in those countries if the tournament were to follow a centralized model.
However, beyond external pressure, this development highlights a troubling reality: the FFSL’s inability to effectively organize and defend Sri Lanka’s hosting rights on the international stage. This isn’t merely a scheduling issue—it reflects a deeper pattern of administrative shortcomings, lack of vision, and prioritization of media narratives over tangible development.
As previously reported by Sri Lankan Sports TV, the FFSL continues to focus more on optics and media stunts rather than on the foundational work required to uplift football in the country. The failure to safeguard Sri Lanka’s opportunity to host a major regional tournament not only affects the sport’s growth domestically but also damages the nation’s reputation within South Asian football.
For a federation that has long promised reform and transparency, this latest setback exposes how little progress has actually been made. When commercial partners have more sway than the national football body itself, it’s a clear indication that local football governance is being undermined by weak leadership and poor planning.
This should be a wake-up call—not just for the FFSL, but for every stakeholder invested in the future of Sri Lankan football. The time for slogans and staged announcements is over. Sri Lanka needs action, accountability, and genuine commitment to building a sustainable footballing culture. Until then, headlines like this will only continue to reflect a sport lost in mismanagement.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Unveils Balanced Squad for Women’s Tri-Nation ODI Series 2025, Chamari Athapaththu to Lead the Charge
Sri Lanka Cricket has officially announced a strong and balanced 17-member squad for the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI Series 2025, with star batter Chamari Athapaththu set to lead the team. The series, scheduled for next month, will serve as a key preparatory tournament ahead of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.
Athapaththu, a globally respected all-rounder known for her fearless batting and bold leadership, remains the cornerstone of Sri Lanka Women’s cricket. As captain, she brings not only experience but also explosive firepower at the top of the order.
The Sri Lanka Women’s ODI squad for the tri-nation series blends youth with experience, showcasing the selectors’ vision of developing depth across all departments. Emerging talent Vishmi Gunaratne retains her spot following a solid domestic season, while consistent performers like Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi Silva will provide stability in the middle order.
All-round strength is a key feature of the squad, with the likes of Kavisha Dilhari and Anushka Sanjeewani (who will also don the gloves as the primary wicketkeeper) offering both batting and bowling options. Batters Hasini Perera and Piumi Wathsala strengthen the order, while promising youngsters Manudi Nanayakkara and Dewmi Vihanga are expected to gain valuable international exposure.
On the bowling front, spin remains Sri Lanka’s biggest weapon, spearheaded by veteran Inoka Ranaweera, with support from Inoshi Fernando and Sugandika Kumari. Their ability to control the game in the middle overs will be vital on slower pitches.
The pace unit will be led by Achini Kulasuriya and Rashmika Sewwandi, both known for their early breakthroughs and death-over effectiveness. All-rounders Malki Madara and Hansima Karunaratne round out the squad, providing versatility and tactical flexibility.
This ODI series is more than just preparation—it’s a chance for Sri Lanka to test its combinations, refine strategies, and build momentum ahead of a major global tournament. With Chamari Athapaththu at the helm and a team full of potential, fans can expect a spirited and competitive campaign.
Sri Lanka Women’s Squad for Tri-Nation ODI Series 2025
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Hasini Perera, Piumi Wathsala, Manudi Nanayakkara, Dewmi Vihanga, Inoka Ranaweera, Inoshi Fernando, Hansima Karunaratne, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya
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