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How will Angelo Mathews change the ODI fate?

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3 years ago

February 22, 2023

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The Sri Lanka selection committee was preparing to allocate a place in the ODI team again to the former captain of the Sri Lankan team, Angelo Mathews, who was not called up for ODI matches for many years.

Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Chairman Pramodya Wickramasinghe stated that the selection committee wants to give former captain Angelo Mathews a chance to join the ODI team again.

Wickramasinghe said that Mathews was included in the Sri Lanka A team against the visiting England Lions in order to give him some match training before selecting him for the ODI World Cup to be held in India later this year.

He added that Mathews’ vast experience could be an advantage for the Sri Lankan youth ODI team.

Mathews, who played in the 2nd unofficial one-day match against the Lions team on Saturday (18), scored 50 runs from 53 balls and the A team scored 315/7 and won the match.

The players of the Sri Lankan team have failed to play so well in the recent ODIs. The team has keenly felt the need for mature players and the selectors have focused on players like Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal.

ඇංජලෝ මැතිව්ස්ගේ එක්දින ඉරණම කෙසේ විසදේද?

වසර ගණනාවක් එක්දින තරග සදහ කැදවීමක් නොලද ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ හිටපු නායක ඇංජලෝ මැතිව්ස් හට නැවත එක්දින කණ්ඩායමේ ස්ථානයක් වෙන් කිරීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා තේරීම් කමිටුව සුදානමින් සිටි.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් තේරීම් කමිටු සභාපති ප්‍රමෝද්‍ය වික්‍රමසිංහ ප්‍රකාශ කළේ හිටපු නායක ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්ට නැවත එක්දින කණ්ඩායමට එක්වීමට අවස්ථාවක් ලබාදීමට තේරීම් කමිටුවට අවශ්‍ය බවයි.

සංචාරක එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් පිලට එරෙහිව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඒ කණ්ඩායමට මැතිව්ස් ඇතුළත් කළේ මේ වසර අගදී ඉන්දියාවේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත එක්දින ලෝක කුසලානය ඉලක්ක කර ගනිමින් ඔහුව තේරීමට පෙර ඔහුට තරග පුහුණුවීම් කිහිපයක් ලබාදීමට බව වික්‍රමසිංහ පැවසීය.

මැතිව්ස්ගේ අතිමහත් අත්දැකීම් ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් එක්දින කණ්ඩායමට වාසියක් විය හැකි බව ඔහු වැඩිදුරටත් පැවසීය.

ලයන්ස් කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව සෙනසුරාදා (18) පැවැති 2 වැනි නිල නොවන එක්දින තරගයට ක්‍රීඩා කළ මැතිව්ස් පන්දු 53කින් ලකුණු 50ක් රැස්කරමින් A කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 315/7ක් ලබා ගනිමින් තරගය ජයග්‍රහණය කළේය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ මෑත කාලීන එක්දින තරගාවලි ගත් කල එතරම් දක්ෂ අයුරින් ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට ක්‍රීඩකයන් අපොහොසත් වී ඇත. පරිණත ක්‍රීඩකයන්ගේ අවශ්‍යතාවය කණ්ඩායමට තදින්ම දැනී ඇති අතර, ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්, දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල් වැනි ක්‍රීඩකයන් කෙරෙහි තේරීම් කමිටුව අවදානය යොමු කර ඇත.

ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் ODI விதியை எப்படி மாற்றுவார்?

பல வருடங்களாக ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளுக்கு அழைக்கப்படாத இலங்கை அணியின் முன்னாள் தலைவர் ஏஞ்சலோ மெத்தியூஸுக்கு மீண்டும் ஒருநாள் அணியில் இடம் ஒதுக்க இலங்கை தெரிவுக்குழு தயாராகி வந்தது.

இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் முன்னாள் தலைவர் ஏஞ்சலோ மெத்தியூஸுக்கு மீண்டும் ஒருநாள் அணியில் இணைவதற்கான வாய்ப்பை வழங்க தெரிவுக்குழு விரும்புவதாக இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் தெரிவுக்குழு தலைவர் பிரமோத்ய விக்ரமசிங்க தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இந்த ஆண்டு இறுதியில் இந்தியாவில் நடைபெறவிருக்கும் ஒருநாள் உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு அவரைத் தேர்ந்தெடுப்பதற்கு முன்பு அவருக்கு சில போட்டிப் பயிற்சிகளை வழங்குவதற்காக, வருகை தரும் இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸுக்கு எதிரான இலங்கை ஏ அணியில் மேத்யூஸ் சேர்க்கப்பட்டார் என்று விக்கிரமசிங்க கூறினார்.

மெத்தியூஸின் பரந்த அனுபவம் இலங்கை இளையோர் ஒருநாள் அணிக்கு சாதகமாக அமையும் என அவர் மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.

லயன்ஸ் அணிக்கெதிரான 2ஆவது உத்தியோகபூர்வமற்ற ஒரு நாள் போட்டியில் சனிக்கிழமை (18) விளையாடிய மெத்தியூஸ் 53 பந்துகளில் 50 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று ஏ அணி 315/7 எனப் பெற்று வெற்றிபெற்றது.

சமீபகாலமாக நடந்த ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளில் இலங்கை அணியின் வீரர்கள் அவ்வளவு சிறப்பாக விளையாட தவறிவிட்டனர். முதிர்ச்சியடைந்த வீரர்களின் அவசியத்தை அணி தீவிரமாக உணர்ந்துள்ளது மற்றும் தேர்வாளர்கள் ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் மற்றும் தினேஷ் சண்டிமால் போன்ற வீரர்கள் மீது கவனம் செலுத்தியுள்ளனர்.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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11 hours 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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11 hours 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.

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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency

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1 day ago

April 12, 2026

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Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.

His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.

However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.

Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.

The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.