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

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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

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Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul

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The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.

The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.

Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.

Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.

While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.

The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events

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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League

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Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.

Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.

This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.

Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)

📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3

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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana

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Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.

The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.

This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.

Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)

📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3

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