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ICC announced the names of players of the Month for October 2022.

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3 years ago

November 3, 2022

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The shortlists for the ICC Sportsperson of the Month Awards were announced today, revealing the best players who have excelled on the international stage throughout the month of October.

The line-up for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month features three superstars from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. India’s all-rounder Virat Kohli followed up his heroics with the bat, most notably in the win over arch-rivals Pakistan.

South Africa’s David Miller has impressed in the lead-up to the tournament, and his fine form in Australia, including his side’s win over India, has been impressive to secure his place on the shortlist.

Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza completes the line-up and will be looking to reclaim the man-of-the-match award he won in August thanks to a series of man-of-the-match performances in the opening stages of the T20 World Cup.

ICC Women’s Players of the Month, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma have been named in the shortlist after their Asia Cup form for India. Rodriguez finished the tournament as the highest run-scorer while teammate Sharma was named the tournament’s hero and joint-leading wicket-taker.

Nida Dar is the final candidate to claim the award for October as her effortless contributions with bat and ball took Pakistan to the semi-finals of the Asia Women’s Cup.

ICC 2022 ඔක්තෝම්බර් සඳහා මාසයේ හොඳම ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ගේ නම් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී.

ඔක්තෝම්බර් මාසය පුරාවට ජාත්‍යන්තර වේදිකාවේ දස්කම් දැක්වූ දක්ෂතම ක්‍රීඩකයින් හෙළිදරව් කරමින් ICC මාසයේ ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ගේ සම්මාන සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ නම් අද ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී.

ICC මාසයේ පිරිමි ක්‍රීඩකයා සඳහා වන පෙළගැස්ම ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පැවැත්වෙන ICC පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ සුපිරි තරු තිදෙනෙකු ඇතුළත් වේ. ඉන්දියාවේ සුපිරි පිතිකරු විරාත් කෝලි පිත්තෙන් ඔහුගේ වීර ක්‍රියා අනුගමනය කරමින්, වඩාත්ම කැපී පෙනෙන ලෙස ප්‍රතිවාදී පාකිස්තානයට එරෙහි ජයග්‍රහණයේදී කැපී පෙනෙන දක්ෂතා දැක්වීමට සමත් විය.

දකුණු අප්‍රිකාවේ ඩේවිඩ් මිලර් මෙම තරඟාවලියේ ඉදිරියෙන් සිටීම ගැන පැහැදුණු අතර, කෙටි ලැයිස්තුවේ ඔහුගේ ස්ථානය තහවුරු කර ගැනීම සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට එරෙහිව ඔහුගේ කණ්ඩායම ලැබූ ජයග්‍රහණය ඇතුළුව ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ඔහුගේ දක්ෂ තරග රටාව බල පෑවේය.

සිම්බාබ්වේ හි සිකන්දර් රාසා පෙළගැස්ම සම්පූර්ණ කරන අතර T20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ ආරම්භක අදියරේදී තරගයේ හොඳම ක්‍රීඩකයාගේ දස්කම් මාලාවකට ස්තූතිවන්ත වෙමින් අගෝස්තු මාසයේදී ඔහු දිනාගත් සම්මානය නැවත ලබා ගැනීමට උත්සාහ කරයි.

ICC මාසයේ කාන්තා ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්, Jemimah Rodrigues සහ Deepti Sharma ඉන්දියාව සඳහා ඔවුන්ගේ ආසියානු කුසලාන තරගරටාවෙන් පසුව කෙටි ලැයිස්තුවේ නම් කර ඇත. රොඩ්‍රිගස් වැඩිම ලකුණු ලාභියා ලෙස තරගාවලිය අවසන් කළ අතර කණ්ඩායමේ සගයා වූ ෂර්මා තරගාවලියේ වීරයා සහ සම ප්‍රමුඛ කඩුලු ලාභියා ලෙස නම් කෙරිණි.

Nida Dar ඔක්තෝබර් සඳහා වන සම්මානයට හිමිකම් කීම සඳහා අවසන් අපේක්ෂකයා වන්නේ පිත්තෙන් සහ පන්දුවෙන් ඇයගේ පහසු දායකත්වය එම ආසියානු කාන්තා කුසලානයේ අවසන් පූර්ව වටයට පාකිස්තානය ගෙන ගිය බැවිනි.

அக்டோபர் 2022க்கான மாதத்தின் சிறந்த விளையாட்டு வீரரின் பெயர்களை ஐசிசி அறிவித்துள்ளது.

அக்டோபர் மாதம் முழுவதும் சர்வதேச அரங்கில் சிறந்து விளங்கிய சிறந்த வீரர்களை வெளிப்படுத்தும் ஐசிசி மாதத்தின் சிறந்த விளையாட்டு வீரர் விருதுகளுக்கான தேர்வுப் பட்டியல்கள் இன்று அறிவிக்கப்பட்டன.

ஐ.சி.சி.யின் ஆடவர் ப்ளேயர் ஆஃப் தி மாந்திற்கான வரிசையில் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடந்த ஐ.சி.சி ஆடவர் டி20 உலகக் கோப்பையில் மூன்று சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்கள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளனர். இந்தியாவின் ஆல்-ரவுண்டர் விராட் கோஹ்லி தனது வீரத்தை மட்டையால் பின்பற்றினார், குறிப்பாக பரம எதிரியான பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிரான வெற்றியில்.

தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் டேவிட் மில்லர் போட்டியின் முன்னோடியில் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டார், மேலும் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் அவரது சிறந்த வடிவம், இந்தியாவுக்கு எதிரான அவரது அணி வெற்றி உட்பட, குறுகிய பட்டியலில் அவரது இடத்தைப் பாதுகாக்க சுவாரஸ்யமாக உள்ளது.

ஜிம்பாப்வேயின் சிக்கந்தர் ராசா வரிசையை நிறைவுசெய்து, டி20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் தொடக்க நிலைகளில் தொடர்ச்சியான ஆட்ட நாயகன் செயல்பாட்டின் மூலம் ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் அவர் வென்ற ஆட்ட நாயகன் விருதை திரும்பப் பெற விரும்புகிறார்.

ஐசிசியின் இந்த மாதத்தின் சிறந்த பெண்கள் வீராங்கனைகளான ஜெமிமா ரோட்ரிக்ஸ் மற்றும் தீப்தி ஷர்மா ஆகியோர் இந்தியாவுக்கான ஆசியக் கோப்பை ஃபார்மிற்குப் பிறகு இறுதிப்பட்டியலில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளனர். ரோட்ரிக்ஸ் அதிக ரன் அடித்தவராக போட்டியை முடித்தார், அதே சமயம் சக வீரர் ஷர்மா போட்டியின் நாயகனாகவும், கூட்டு-முன்னணி விக்கெட் வீழ்த்தியவராகவும் பெயரிடப்பட்டார்.

நிடா டார் அக்டோபருக்கான விருதைப் பெறுவதற்கான இறுதி வேட்பாளர் ஆவார், ஏனெனில் அவரது மட்டை மற்றும் பந்தின் மூலம் பாகிஸ்தானை ஆசிய மகளிர் கோப்பையின் அரையிறுதிக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்றது.

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Croospulle’s Century Powers Sri Lanka ‘A’ to Comfortable Win

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17 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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A brilliant century from Lasith Croospulle guided Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a convincing 44-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI played in Hambantota.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted a formidable 368/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Croospulle led the charge with a brilliant 103 off 76 balls, striking 13 fours and six sixes in an aggressive display. He was well supported by Sonal Dinusha, who hammered 93 off 77 deliveries, and captain Sahan Arachchige, who contributed a solid 74. The top order maintained a high scoring rate throughout, consistently putting pressure on the visiting bowlers. Despite a few wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts kept the momentum intact to reach an imposing total.

In response, New Zealand ‘A’ faced a revised target of 203 in 28 overs but managed only 158/3. Curtis Heaphy top-scored with an unbeaten 53, while Dale Phillips added 34. However, the required run rate proved too steep as Sri Lanka ‘A’ bowlers maintained control. Dilshan Madushanka struck early, and Milan Rathnayaka and Ravindu Fernando chipped in with key wickets to restrict the chase.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter

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19 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.

Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.

In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan

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23 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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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.