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ICC Women’s Player of the Month Nominees for July

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3 years ago

August 7, 2023

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Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)

Last month’s winner of the ICC Women’s Player of the Month aims to become the first player to win back-to-back awards and does so after another impressive string of displays in the Women’s Ashes in England and the subsequent ODI series against Ireland. Making valuable contributions with the bat, and taking important wickets at regular intervals with the ball, Gardner returned a total of 232 runs and 15 wickets during her 8 ODI and T20I matches in July, highlighting her significant influence in an Australian team packed with individual stars.

Ellyse Perry (AUS)

The Australian all-rounder is nominated for the very first time as one of the contenders for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month thanks to a consistent string of scores in their short format matches against England and Ireland. Amassing 276 runs in four ODI matches against both opponents including two 90-plus scores, Perry averaged 69 in the format during July. In addition, she also scored well in the T20I matches in the Ashes series – 92 runs including a half-century at the Oval.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG)

The current holder of the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy was once again at the forefront of a stirring set of performances for England during July’s matches. Faced with potential Ashes defeat, Sciver-Brunt produced two supreme performances in the last two ODI encounters. Successive scores of 111 not out and 129 capped a career-defining series, earning her both the Player of the Series accolade, and top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for batters.

ජූලි මාසයේ ICC කාන්තා ක්‍රීඩිකාව සඳහා නිර්දේශ නාම

Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)

ICC මාසයේ කාන්තා ක්‍රීඩිකාවේ පසුගිය මාසයේ ජයග්‍රාහකයා වූ ඇය පිට පිට සම්මාන දිනාගත් පළමු ක්‍රීඩිකාව වීමට අවස්තාවක් ඉඩ ඇති අතර, එංගලන්තයේ කාන්තා අළු බඳුන සහ පසුව අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව පැවති එක්දින තරඟාවලියේ තවත් ආකර්ෂණීය ක්‍රීඩා විලාශය හේතුවෙනි. පිත්තෙන් අගනා දායකත්වයක් ලබා දෙමින් සහ පන්දුවෙන් අවශ්‍ය මොහොතේ දී වැදගත් කඩුලු දවා ගනිමින් ගාඩ්නර් ජූලි මාසයේදී ඇයගේ එක්දින සහ T20I තරඟ 8 කදී ලකුණු 232 ක් සහ කඩුලු 15 ක් ලබා ගත්තේ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු කණ්ඩායමක් තුළ ඇයගේ කැපී පෙනෙන බලපෑම ඉස්මතු කරමිනි. .

Ellyse Perry (AUS)

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු තුන් ඉරියව් ක්‍රීඩිකාව පළමු වරට ICC කාන්තා ක්‍රීඩිකාව සඳහා තරඟකරුවන්ගෙන් කෙනෙකු ලෙස නම් කරනු ලැබුවේ එංගලන්තයට සහ අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව ඔවුන්ගේ කෙටි ආකෘති තරඟවල ස්ථාවර ලකුණු රැස් කරගැනීමට ස්තුති වන්නටය. ප්‍රතිවාදී කණ්ඩායම් දෙකටම එරෙහිව එක්දින තරග හතරකදී ලකුණු 276ක් රැස්කරමින්, 90ට වැඩි ලකුණු දෙකක් ඇතුළුව, පෙරී ජූලි මාසයේදී සාමාන්‍ය 69ක් විය. මීට අමතරව, ඇය අළු බඳුන තරගාවලියේ T20I තරඟවලදී ද හොඳින් ලකුණු රැස් කළාය – ඕවල් පිටියේදී අර්ධ ශතකයක් ඇතුළුව ලකුණු 92ක්.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG)

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint කුසලානයේ වත්මන් හිමිකරු වූ එංගලන්තය නැවත වරක් ජූලි මාසයේ තරඟවලදී පෙරමුණ ගෙන සිටීමට හේතු වූයේ ඇයගේ එංගලන්තය වෙනුවෙන් දැක්වූ දස්කම් මාලාව නිසාවෙනි. අළු බඳුන පරාජයට මුහුණ දුන් Sciver-Brunt අවසන් එක්දින තරග දෙකේදී විශිෂ්ට දස්කම් දෙකක් ඉදිරිපත් කළේය. නොදැවී ලකුණු 111ක් සහ 129ක් හිමිකම් කී අතර, ඇයට තරගාවලියේ ක්‍රීඩිකාව යන සම්මාන දෙකම හිමි වූ අතර, MRF Tyres ICC කාන්තා එක්දින ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් පිතිකරුවන් සඳහා ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල ප්‍රමුඛ ස්ථානය හිමි විය.

Cricket

Leadership Change Looms at Sri Lanka Cricket

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8 hours ago

April 27, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket could be on the verge of a major leadership shake-up, with reports suggesting that President Shammi Silva is expected to resign from his post on Wednesday, potentially ending a seven-year tenure at the helm of the governing body.

According to a report published by Daily Mirror, Silva’s anticipated resignation follows a request from the government, signaling possible political involvement in the administration of the sport.

The report further indicates that former Member of Parliament and State Minister Eran Wickramaratne is likely to be appointed as the Interim President of Sri Lanka Cricket, should Silva step down as expected.

Silva, who was first elected to the position in February 2019, has maintained his leadership through multiple election victories, overseeing Sri Lanka Cricket during a period marked by both challenges and transitions.

While no official confirmation has yet been issued, the reported developments have already sparked widespread discussion within cricketing and political circles, raising questions about the future direction of the country’s cricket administration.

Athletics

Tharanga Claims Historic Gold in Nairobi with Record-Breaking Throw

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1 day ago

April 26, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s rising javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga delivered a remarkable performance on the international stage, clinching gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi with a stunning meet record throw of 89.28 metres.

Competing against an elite field, Tharanga outshone some of the sport’s biggest names, including Olympic champion Thomas Röhler and Kenya’s celebrated Olympic silver medallist and world champion Julius Yego. His victory marks one of the most significant achievements in Sri Lankan athletics in recent years.

The triumph is further highlighted by Tharanga’s consistency, as this is his second throw exceeding 89 metres within a month. Such performances signal his growing dominance and position him firmly among the world’s top javelin throwers this season.

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Seneviratne Elected NOC President in Key Vote for Sri Lanka Sports Future

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1 day ago

April 26, 2026

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Asanga Seneviratne was elected as the new President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka following a decisive vote held today, marking a significant leadership change at a crucial juncture for the nation’s sporting landscape.

Seneviratne, who also heads the Sri Lanka Baseball Softball Association, secured a clear majority with 16 votes. His closest contender, Jaswar Umar, garnered 11 votes, while Shirantha Peiris received 2.

The election outcome places Seneviratne at the helm of the country’s premier Olympic body as Sri Lanka intensifies preparations for a series of upcoming regional and international competitions.

His appointment is expected to play a key role in shaping the direction of national sports development and strengthening the country’s presence on the global stage.