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Mahela Jayawardena has a new duty

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SLC has decided to retain Mr Mahela Jayawardena, a renowned player who has been the pilot of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for many years, in the position of Coaching Advisor of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has given Mahela Jayawardena a one-year extension as the consultant coach of the Sri Lanka Men’s Senior Team as well as the Men’s Under-19 and Sri Lanka ‘A’ teams from yesterday (1). His main duty is to focus on the national team’s ODI World Cup and next year’s U-19 World Cup.

Mahela Jayawardena was recruited last year to “take charge of the entire cricketing aspect of the national teams” and also provide “strategic support” to the players and management teams at Sri Lanka Cricket’s High-Performance Centre. It seemed that the board was happy with Jayawardene’s contribution, especially in the under-19 competition.

Mahela Jayawardena was a member of the Sri Lanka Men’s Senior Team as a mentor in the first round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. At that time, he was also working as a mentor for the under-19 team.

Mahela Jayawardene is an experienced player, coach, and mentor and his arrival will give a new renaissance to the team.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන හට නව රාජකාරියක්

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ වසර ගණනාවක් නියමුවා ලෙස කටයුතු කළ කීර්තිමත් ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු වන මහේල ජයවර්ධන මහතා තව දුරත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ උපදේශක පුහුණු තනතුරේ රදවා ගැනීමට SLC විසින් තීරණය කර ඇත.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් (SLC) ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිරිමි ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කණ්ඩායමේ මෙන්ම පිරිමි අවුරුදු 19 න් පහළ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ‘ඒ’ කණ්ඩායම්වල උපදේශක පුහුණුකරු ලෙස මහේල ජයවර්ධනට වසරක සේවා දිගුවක් ඊයේ (1) සිට ලබා දී තිබේ. ඔහුගේ ප්‍රධාන රාජකාරිය වන්නේ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමේ එක්දින ලෝක කුසලානය සහ ලබන වසරේ 19න් පහළ ලෝක කුසලානය කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කිරීමයි.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන පසුගිය වසරේ “ජාතික කණ්ඩායම්වල සමස්ත ක්‍රිකට් අංගය භාරව” කටයුතු කිරීමට බඳවා ගන්නා ලද අතර ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයේ ඉහළ කාර්ය සාධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ ක්‍රීඩකයින් සහ කළමනාකරණ කණ්ඩායම් සඳහා “උපායමාර්ගික සහයෝගය” ද ලබා දුන්නේය. විශේෂයෙන්ම 19න් පහළ මට්ටමේ තරගයට ජයවර්ධනගේ දායකත්වය පිළිබඳව මණ්ඩලය සතුටු වන බව කපී පෙනෙන්නට විය.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන 2021 T20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ පළමු වටයේ උපදේශකයෙකු ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිරිමි ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කණ්ඩායමේ සාමාජිකයෙකු විය. ඒ වන විට ඔහු වයස අවුරුදු 19 න් පහළ කණ්ඩායමේ උපදේශකයෙකු ලෙසද කටයුතු කරනු ලැබීය.

මහේල ජයවර්ධන යනු අත්දැකීම් බහුල ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු, පුහුණුකරුවෙකු, උපදේශකයෙකු වන අතර, ඔහුගේ පමිණීම කණ්ඩායමේ නව පිබිදීමක් ලබා දෙනු ඇත.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவுக்கு புதிய கடமை

பல வருடங்களாக இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் விமானியாக இருந்து புகழ்பெற்ற வீரரான திரு மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவை இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் பயிற்சி ஆலோசகர் பதவியில் தக்கவைக்க SLC தீர்மானித்துள்ளது.

இலங்கை ஆடவர் சிரேஷ்ட அணி மற்றும் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட ஆண்கள் மற்றும் இலங்கை ‘ஏ’ அணிகளின் ஆலோசகர் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளராக மஹேல ஜயவர்தனவுக்கு நேற்று (1) முதல் ஒரு வருட கால நீடிப்பு வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தேசிய அணியின் ODI உலகக் கோப்பை மற்றும் அடுத்த ஆண்டு U-19 உலகக் கோப்பை ஆகியவற்றில் கவனம் செலுத்துவதே அவரது முக்கிய கடமையாகும்.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தன கடந்த ஆண்டு “தேசிய அணிகளின் முழு கிரிக்கெட் அம்சத்தையும் பொறுப்பேற்க” ஆட்சேர்ப்பு செய்யப்பட்டார், மேலும் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் உயர் செயல்திறன் மையத்தில் வீரர்கள் மற்றும் நிர்வாக குழுக்களுக்கு “மூலோபாய ஆதரவை” வழங்கவும். குறிப்பாக 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்டோருக்கான போட்டியில் ஜெயவர்த்தனவின் பங்களிப்பு குறித்து வாரியம் மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்ததாகத் தெரிகிறது.

மஹேல ஜெயவர்தன 2021 T20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் முதல் சுற்றில் வழிகாட்டியாக இலங்கை ஆண்கள் மூத்த அணியில் உறுப்பினராக இருந்தார். அப்போது, ​​19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட அணிக்கு வழிகாட்டியாகவும் பணியாற்றி வந்தார்.

மஹேல ஜயவர்தன ஒரு அனுபவமிக்க வீரர், பயிற்சியாளர், வழிகாட்டி மற்றும் அவரது வருகை அணிக்கு புதிய மறுமலர்ச்சியை கொடுக்கும்.

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Sri Lanka Dominates Saudi Arabia in Junior Davis Cup Qualifying!

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In the ongoing Junior Davis Cup Tennis Qualifying Tournament currently being held in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka had a great weekend by defeating Saudi Arabia 3-0.

The team showed their dominance by winning both singles matches and then winning both doubles matches with comfortable margins.

Sri Lanka won the first singles match when Ashlin de Silva beat Mahdi Al Ibrahim 6-2, 7-5.

In the second singles match, Mayuran Kubern came back after losing the first set to defeat Ahmed Baha Sarouji 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Sri Lanka then continued their momentum into the doubles matches where Mayuran Kubern and Ashlin de Silva defeated the Saudi pair 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In the other doubles match, the Sri Lankan duo was ahead in the second set 4-6 when the Saudi pair of Mahdi Al Ibrahim and Souhail ElFarouki retired from the match.

With this comprehensive win, Sri Lanka is now in a very strong position within the tournament.

The team will have a day off on Monday and is scheduled to play in the Championship on Thursday.

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Nuwan Thushara Set to Miss IPL 2026 After SLC NOC Refusal

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Nuwan Thushara is set to miss the upcoming IPL 2026 season in a significant setback for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) declined to issue him a No Objection Certificate (NOC).

The decision comes following SLC’s latest policy requiring all centrally contracted players to meet strict fitness standards before being cleared for overseas franchise leagues. Thushara reportedly failed to reach the required fitness benchmarks, leading to uncertainty over his participation and eventual exclusion.

RCB had secured the services of the Sri Lankan pacer for approximately INR 1.6 crore, viewing him as a valuable addition to their pace attack. However, his absence could now force the franchise to rethink their squad composition ahead of the tournament.

Interestingly, reports indicate that Thushara is not carrying any injury and remains available to bowl. Despite this, concerns over his overall fitness levels falling short of SLC’s criteria have ultimately ruled him out of the competition.

During his stint with RCB, Thushara featured in just one match, largely serving as a backup option. He made a notable impact in that appearance, returning figures of 1 for 26 with an impressive economy rate of 6.50, showcasing his potential when called upon.

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Sri Lanka Set for December White-Ball Tour of India

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Sri Lanka will tour India in December 2026 for an exciting white-ball series featuring three ODIs and three T20Is. The tour promises competitive cricket action across multiple iconic venues, giving fans across the country a chance to witness the matches live.

The ODI series will begin on December 13 in Delhi, followed by the second match in Bengaluru on December 16. The third and final ODI will be played in Ahmedabad on December 19.
The T20I series will kick off on December 22 in Rajkot. The action will then move to Cuttack for the second T20I on December 24, before concluding in Pune on December 27.

ODI Series
•⁠ ⁠13 Dec – 1st ODI – Delhi
•⁠ ⁠16 Dec – 2nd ODI – Bengaluru
•⁠ ⁠19 Dec – 3rd ODI – Ahmedabad
T20I Series
•⁠ ⁠22 Dec – 1st T20I – Rajkot
•⁠ ⁠24 Dec – 2nd T20I – Cuttack
•⁠ ⁠27 Dec – 3rd T20I – Pune

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