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New Zealand women’s team to tour Sri Lanka in June-July

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3 years ago

May 20, 2023

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The national Women’s team of New Zealand is set to tour Sri Lanka during June–July 2023 for a One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) series. The itinerary for the tour was officially announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday, 18 May.

The White Ferns will arrive in Sri Lanka on 23 June and the ODI series, which will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship, is scheduled to begin on 27 June. The iconic Galle International Cricket Stadium will host all three ODIs.

In the ICC Women’s Championship standings, New Zealand are currently in third position, while Sri Lanka sits is seventh. If Sri Lanka manages to sweep the series, they will have an opportunity to elevate their position to second place with a total of 11 points.

Post the 50-over battle, both sides will meet in a three-match T20I series. However, ahead of the T20I leg, the touring party will play a practice T20 game against the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI on 6 July. The T20I series will begin on 8 July, and all matches will take place at P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Itinerary:

ODI series

27 June: First ODI, Galle ICS

30 June: Second ODI, Galle ICS

03 July: Third ODI, Galle ICS

T20I series

06 July: Practice game vs SLC Board President’s XI at CCC

08 July: First T20I, P. Sara Oval

10 July: Second T20I, P. Sara Oval

12 July: Third T20I, P. Sara Oval

නවසීලන්ත කාන්තා කණ්ඩායම ජූනි-ජූලි මාසවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සංචාරය කිරීමට නියමිතය

නවසීලන්ත ජාතික කාන්තා කණ්ඩායම 2023 ජූනි-ජූලි අතර එක්දින ජාත්‍යන්තර (ODI) සහ T20 International (T20I) තරඟාවලියක් සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සංචාරය කිරීමට නියමිතය. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය විසින් මැයි 18 වැනි බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා නිල වශයෙන් මෙම සංචාරයේ ගමන්මග ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී.

වයිට් ෆර්න්ස් ජුනි 23 වනදා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණෙන අතර ICC කාන්තා ශූරතාවලියේ කොටසක් වන එක්දින තරඟාවලිය ජුනි 27 වනදා ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතය. ගාලු ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී එක්දින තරග තුනම පැවැත්වේ.

ICC කාන්තා ශූරතා ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම් අනුව මේ වනවිට නවසීලන්තය තුන්වන ස්ථානයේ පසුවන අතර ශ්‍රී ලංකාව හත්වන ස්ථානයේ පසුවනවා. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට තරගාවලිය සම කළහොත් ලකුණු 11ක් සමඟින් සිය ස්ථානය දෙවැනි ස්ථානය දක්වා ඉහළ නැංවීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට අවස්ථාව උදාවනු ඇත.

පන්දුවාර 50 තරගයෙන් පසුව දෙපිලම තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත T20I තරගාවලියකට මුහුණ දෙනු ඇත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, T20I අදියරට පෙර, සංචාරක කණ්ඩායම ජූලි 6 වන දින ශ්‍රී ලංකා මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිගේ XI කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව පුහුණු T20 තරඟයක් ක්‍රීඩා කරනු ඇත. T20I තරඟාවලිය ජූලි 8 වනදා ආරම්භ වන අතර සියලුම තරඟ කොළඹ P. Sara Oval හිදී පැවැත්වේ.

ගමන් විස්තරය:

එක්දින තරඟාවලිය

ජුනි 27: පළමු එක්දින තරගය, ගාල්ල ICS

ජූනි 30: දෙවන එක්දින තරගය, ගාල්ල ICS

ජූලි 03: තුන්වන එක්දින තරගය, ගාල්ල ICS

T20I තරඟාවලිය

ජූලි 06: CCC හි SLC මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිගේ XI එදිරිව පුහුණු තරගය

ජූලි 08: පළමු T20I, P. Sara Oval

10 ජූලි: දෙවන T20I, P. Sara Oval

12 ජූලි: තුන්වන T20I, P. Sara Oval

நியூசிலாந்து மகளிர் அணி ஜூன்-ஜூலையில் இலங்கைக்கு சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொள்ள உள்ளது

நியூசிலாந்தின் தேசிய மகளிர் அணி ஜூன்-ஜூலை 2023 இல் ஒரு நாள் சர்வதேச (ODI) மற்றும் T20 சர்வதேச (T20I) தொடருக்காக இலங்கைக்கு சுற்றுப்பயணம் செய்ய உள்ளது. சுற்றுப்பயணத்திற்கான பயணத்திட்டம் மே 18 வியாழன் அன்று இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் (SLC) உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது.

ஒயிட் ஃபெர்ன்ஸ் ஜூன் 23 ஆம் தேதி இலங்கைக்கு வரும் மற்றும் ஐசிசி மகளிர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியாக இருக்கும் ஒருநாள் தொடர் ஜூன் 27 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. சின்னமான காலி சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானம் மூன்று ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளையும் நடத்தும்.

ஐசிசி மகளிர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் தரவரிசையில், நியூசிலாந்து தற்போது மூன்றாவது இடத்தில் உள்ளது, இலங்கை ஏழாவது இடத்தில் உள்ளது. இந்த தொடரை இலங்கை அணி கைப்பற்றும் பட்சத்தில், மொத்தமாக 11 புள்ளிகளுடன் இரண்டாவது இடத்துக்கு முன்னேறும் வாய்ப்பைப் பெறும்.

50 ஓவர் போட்டிக்குப் பிறகு, இரு அணிகளும் மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி20 தொடரில் சந்திக்கும். இருப்பினும், T20I போட்டிக்கு முன்னதாக, சுற்றுலா அணி ஜூலை 6 ஆம் தேதி இலங்கை வாரிய தலைவர் லெவன் அணிக்கு எதிராக டி20 பயிற்சி ஆட்டத்தில் விளையாடும். T20I தொடர் ஜூலை 8 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்கும், மேலும் அனைத்து போட்டிகளும் கொழும்பில் உள்ள P. சாரா ஓவல் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறும்.

பயணத்திட்டம்:

ஒருநாள் தொடர்

ஜூன் 27: முதல் ஒருநாள் போட்டி, காலி ஐ.சி.எஸ்

ஜூன் 30: இரண்டாவது ஒருநாள் போட்டி, காலி ஐ.சி.எஸ்

ஜூலை 03: மூன்றாவது ஒருநாள் போட்டி, காலி ஐ.சி.எஸ்

டி20 தொடர்

ஜூலை 06: CCC இல் SLC போர்டு பிரசிடென்ட்ஸ் XIக்கு எதிராக விளையாட்டு பயிற்சி

08 ஜூலை: முதல் T20I, பி. சாரா ஓவல்

ஜூலை 10: இரண்டாவது T20I, பி. சாரா ஓவல்

12 ஜூலை: மூன்றாவது டி20, பி. சரா ஓவல்

Cricket

Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration

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7 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.

The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?

With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.

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Royal–Thomian One-Day Clash Moved from Night to Day to Counter Fuel Crisis

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March 17, 2026

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The Organizing Committee of the 49th Mustangs Trophy, the prestigious Royal‑Thomian One‑Day Cricket Encounter, has announced a significant change to this year’s fixture. The match, scheduled for 28th March 2026, will now be played as a day event instead of the originally planned day‑night format.

This decision comes in response to the ongoing global fuel crisis, with organizers emphasizing the importance of reducing energy consumption and standing in solidarity with the wider public. By shifting to a daytime schedule, the committee aims to minimize the additional fuel demands typically associated with floodlit matches, reflecting a strong commitment to social responsibility and national interest.

Guidance for this move was provided by the Heads of Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, and the change has been formally endorsed by the 147th Royal‑Thomian Joint Match Organising Committee. Both schools’ Old Boy fraternities, along with sponsors, have expressed full support for the adjustment, underscoring the unity and shared responsibility that define this historic encounter.

The Joint Committee reaffirmed that while the format has changed, the essence of the Mustangs Trophy remains untouched.

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KKR Not Seeking Replacements for Matheesha Pathirana

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8 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed they will not seek replacements for Nitish Rana and Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the upcoming IPL season. Rana, who was withdrawn from India’s T20 World Cup squad due to a knee injury, recently underwent surgery and will not be available this year. Over the past two seasons, he had become a reliable pacer for the franchise, taking 19 wickets in IPL 2024 and 15 wickets in IPL 2025, while also adding batting depth to his game. Despite his absence, the management believes the squad has sufficient pace-bowling options and does not see an obvious Indian replacement, with Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, and Akash Deep already in the ranks.

Pathirana, meanwhile, was sidelined due to injury while representing Sri Lanka in the World Cup. However, KKR are optimistic about his recovery and expect him to be available at some stage during the season. The franchise, which invested INR 18 crore to secure his services, is banking on his return to strengthen their death bowling. On Monday, Pathirana’s manager posted a picture of the pacer in KKR colours, raising hopes of his participation.

By choosing not to sign replacements, KKR have signaled confidence in their existing squad depth. While Rana’s absence will test their domestic pace resources, Pathirana’s potential mid-season return could provide a crucial boost, especially in the latter stages of the tournament.