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Matheesha Pathirana to replace Chameera in white ball squad

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2 years ago

March 13, 2023

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Sri Lanka rookie Dushmantha Chameera will be replaced by young Matheesha Pathirana for the dayers and T20Is against New Zealand starting on 25 March in Eden Park.

The reason is yet to be officially announced, but it is learnt his rehabilitation programme was pushed back after he complained of back pains which have made him unavailable for the series.

However, Chameera took to Twitter to clarify several media reports claiming that he has been injured.

“I have almost recovered from the surgery and have not been injured again. I started training and look forward to playing one-day matches again after next week for the Kandy team at the NSL tournament,” Chameera tweeted.

He was last seen in action during the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia where he suffered a grade two tear in the calf of his landing foot and immediately hobbled off the field wincing in pain during the UAE encounter and was out for the rest of the World Cup.

චමීර වෙනුවට මතීෂ පතිරණ සුදු පන්දු සංචිතයට

ශ්‍රී ලංකා නවක ක්‍රීඩක දුෂ්මන්ත චමීර වෙනුවට තරුණ මතීෂ පතිරණ නවසීලන්තයට එරෙහිව මාර්තු 25 සිට ඊඩ්න් පාර්ක් හිදී ආරම්භ වන එක්දින සහ විස්සයි20 තරඟ සඳහා කැඳවනු ඇත.

හේතුව තවමත් නිල වශයෙන් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර නැත, නමුත් ඔහු කොන්දේ වේදනාව ගැන පැමිණිලි කිරීමෙන් පසු ඔහුගේ පුනරුත්ථාපන වැඩසටහන පසුපසට තල්ලු කර ඇති බව දැනගන්නට ඇත.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, තමන් තුවාල ලබා ඇති බවට පළ වූ මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා කිහිපයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් චමීර සිය ට්විටර් ගිණුමේ සටහනක් තබමින් කරුණු පැහැදිලි කළා.

“මම ශල්‍යකර්මයෙන් බොහෝ දුරට සුවය ලබා ඇති අතර නැවත තුවාල වී නොමැත. මම පුහුණුවීම් ආරම්භ කළ අතර ලබන සතියෙන් පසු NSL තරඟාවලියේදී මහනුවර කණ්ඩායම වෙනුවෙන් නැවත එක්දින තරඟ ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමි,” චමීර ට්වීට් කළේය.

ඔහු අවසන් වරට ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පැවති පිරිමි විස්සයි20 ලෝක කුසලාන තරඟාවලියේදී ක්‍රියා කර ඇති අතර එහිදී ඔහුගේ ගොඩබෑමේ පාදයේ දෙවන ශ්‍රේණියේ ඉරීමකට ලක් වූ අතර එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයේ පැවති තරඟයේදී වේදනාවෙන් මිරිකෙමින් වහාම පිටියෙන් බැස ගොස් ඉතිරි තරඟ සඳහා පිටත්ව ගියේය. ලෝක කුසලානය.

வெள்ளை பந்து அணியில் சமீராவுக்கு பதிலாக மதீஷ பத்திரன சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்

மார்ச் 25 ஆம் தேதி ஈடன் பார்க்கில் தொடங்கும் நியூசிலாந்துக்கு எதிரான ஒருநாள் மற்றும் டி20 போட்டிகளில் இலங்கையின் புதிய வீரர் துஷ்மந்த சமீரவுக்கு பதிலாக இளம் மதீஷ பத்திரனா சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

காரணம் இன்னும் அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கப்படவில்லை, ஆனால் முதுகுவலி காரணமாக அவர் தொடரில் கலந்து கொள்ள முடியாமல் போனதால் அவரது மறுவாழ்வு திட்டம் பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளப்பட்டது.

எவ்வாறாயினும், சமீரா ட்விட்டரில் அவர் காயமடைந்ததாகக் கூறும் பல ஊடக அறிக்கைகளுக்கு தெளிவுபடுத்தினார்.

“நான் அறுவைசிகிச்சையில் இருந்து கிட்டத்தட்ட குணமடைந்துவிட்டேன், மீண்டும் காயமடையவில்லை. நான் பயிற்சியைத் தொடங்கினேன், அடுத்த வாரம் கண்டி அணிக்காக NSL போட்டியில் மீண்டும் ஒரு நாள் போட்டிகளில் விளையாட காத்திருக்கிறேன்” என்று சமீரா ட்வீட் செய்துள்ளார்.

அவர் கடைசியாக ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடந்த ஆடவர் டி20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் போது விளையாடினார், அங்கு அவர் தரையிறங்கிய காலில் கிரேடு 2 கிழியினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டார், உடனடியாக UAE என்கவுண்டரின் போது வலியால் துள்ளிக் குதித்து மைதானத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறினார். உலகக் கோப்பை.

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

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1 day ago

April 2, 2025

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Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:

✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys

🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:

U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.

🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:

U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.

👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇

#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed

Cricket

Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

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3 days ago

April 1, 2025

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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.

A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure

Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.

Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.

Challenges & Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.

With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!

Cricket

Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

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4 days ago

March 31, 2025

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.

The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.

Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role

Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.

“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.

The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.

“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”

CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match

Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,