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New Zealand women’s team to tour Sri Lanka in June-July
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
Chamudi Praboda to Lead Sri Lanka U19 Women on India Tour
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named a 15-member Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s squad for the upcoming tour of India, where the young cricketers will compete in both T20 and One Day formats.
Chamudi Praboda has been appointed captain of the side, while Sanjana Kavindi will serve as vice-captain and wicketkeeper. The tour is expected to provide valuable international exposure and competitive experience for the emerging players.
Sri Lanka will play three T20 matches in Chennai on June 22, 24 and 27, followed by three One Day matches in Pondicherry on June 30 and July 3 and 6.
The series will offer Sri Lanka’s young talents an important opportunity to test their skills against strong opposition and gain experience in challenging Indian conditions as they continue their development at international level.
The squad comprises Chamudi Praboda (Captain), Sanjana Kavindi (WK, Vice-Captain), Nethmi Upeksha, Manudi Nanayakkara, Limansa Thilakarathna, Umayangana Peiris, Danodya Sewmini, Nethagi Isuranjali, Pramudi Methsara, Yesali Jithara, Vimoksha Balasooriya, Sanuki Pathirage, Chamodi Herath, Aseni Thalagune and Daria Dissanayaka.
Athletics
Rumesh Tharanga Reaches Historic World No. 3 Ranking
Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga has achieved a remarkable milestone by climbing to World No. 3 in the latest global rankings, bringing pride and recognition to Sri Lankan athletics on the international stage.
Tharanga now holds 1,324 ranking points, placing him among the world’s elite javelin throwers. His rise to third place marks the highest-ever ranking achieved by a Sri Lankan male athlete in world athletics history, highlighting his dedication, hard work, and consistent performances over recent years.
The achievement is even more significant as Tharanga has become Asia’s highest-ranked javelin athlete, surpassing India’s celebrated thrower Neeraj Chopra. This accomplishment reflects the growing strength of Sri Lankan athletics and demonstrates the country’s ability to compete with the best athletes in the world.
Sports officials and fans across the island have welcomed the news with great enthusiasm.
Many view Tharanga’s success as an inspiration for young athletes who aspire to represent Sri Lanka on the global stage. His journey from a promising talent to one of the world’s top-ranked competitors showcases the rewards of perseverance and commitment to excellence.
His achievement stands as a proud moment for Sri Lanka and a significant chapter in the country’s sporting history.
News
Dinara and Aahil Reach Finals at SSC ITF J30 Week 2
Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva and Aahil Kaleel advanced to the girls’ and boys’ singles finals respectively at the ITF J30 Week 2 Junior Tennis Tournament being held at the SSC Courts from 2 to 8 June.
Dinara secured a dominant semifinal victory over the Maldives’ Karin Saizan, while Aahil battled through a tough three-set encounter against India’s Vivaan Mirdha to keep Sri Lankan hopes alive in the boys’ competition.

In the girls’ singles semifinals, Dinara produced an impressive display to defeat Karin Saizan 4-1, 4-0. Fellow Sri Lankan Yuhansa Peiris also booked her place in the final after overcoming India’s Aahida Singh 5-4, 4-0. Their victories set up an all-Sri Lankan championship clash.
The boys’ singles semifinals featured a thrilling contest between Aahil and Vivaan Mirdha. After winning the first set 4-2 and dropping the second 2-4, Aahil held his nerve to claim the match tie-break 10-7. In the other semifinal, India’s Shiok Chauhan defeated compatriot Punith Manchira 5-3, 4-2 to reach the final.

The girls’ final will see Dinara face Yuhansa, while Aahil will take on Chauhan in the boys’ title match.
Dinara enters the final in outstanding form, having won the Week 1 singles title. She also teamed up with Yuhansa to capture the Week 1 girls’ doubles championship. The tournament is particularly significant for Dinara as it marks her final ITF Junior tournament appearance on Sri Lankan soil before embarking on the next stage of her international tennis journey.
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