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Matheesha Pathirana to replace Chameera in white ball squad
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.
News
Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM
The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully held its 70th Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Burgher Recreation Club.
Veteran sportsman Dennis de Rosayro presided over the meeting, where Ajith De Silva of Brown & Company PLC was elected as President for the 2026–2027 term.
He succeeds outgoing President Vengadasalam Balagobi of Deloitte Sri Lanka, who completed three successful terms.
🔹 Office Bearers – 2026/2027
Patron:
Rohitha Silva (IDAC Pvt Ltd)
Vice Patrons:
Deva Ellepola, Ramesh Schaffter, Tharaka Ranwala, Manjula Wijemanne, Iqram Cuttilan, Kumar De Silva, Juragen Majid, Vengadasalam Balagobi
Trustee:
Deva Ellepola
President:
Ajith De Silva (Brown & Company PLC)
Vice Presidents:
Sumith Jayasena, Chandana Weragama, Sadique M. Hanas, Charitha Senanayake
Honorary Secretary:
Yogendren Suganthan
Assistant Secretary:
Vishwa Prabhath
Honorary Treasurer:
Sameera Ushantha
Assistant Treasurer:
Deepika Kariyawasam
🔹 Executive Committee
M.J.M. Irshad, Thilina Perera, G. Jayaprakash, Priyan Senevirathna, Laknath Guruge, Inthiqhab Majid, Roger Vijayakumar, Janitha Jayawardana, Gihan Peiris, Marlon De Alwis
Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.
Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.
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