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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
Athletics
Three Sri Lankan Athletes Qualify for World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
Colombo: In a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics, three national athletes have officially qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025, set to take place from May 21 to 23 in Nanjing, China. This marks Sri Lanka’s largest representation at the prestigious event in over two decades.
Sri Lankan Athletes Heading to Nanjing 2025
The three Sri Lankan athletes who secured their spots based on performances and world rankings are:
- Chamod Yodasinghe – 60m Sprint
- Kalinga Kumarage – 400m
- Kaveesha Bandara – 60m Hurdles
Their qualification comes after impressive performances at the inaugural National Short Course Championship, highlighting Sri Lanka’s growing potential in indoor athletics.
A Historic Moment for Sri Lanka
The last time Sri Lanka sent a team to the World Athletics Indoor Championships was in 2001 (Lisbon), where four athletes represented the nation. This latest qualification marks the largest contingent in over 20 years, showcasing significant progress despite limited indoor competition opportunities in Sri Lanka.
With preparations underway, these athletes will aim to make an impact on the global stage and elevate Sri Lanka’s presence in international athletics.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka’s journey to Nanjing 2025!
News
Chinese Government Pledges Support for Sri Lanka’s Sports and Youth Development
Colombo: In a significant move towards strengthening sports and youth development in Sri Lanka, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumar Gamage, and Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara today (26) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
During the meeting, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong congratulated the newly appointed ministers and reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s sports and youth programs. Discussions centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation and exploring actionable initiatives to uplift sports development in the country.
A key highlight of the discussions was China’s willingness to promote sports such as Tai Chi and Dragon Boat Racing in Sri Lanka. This initiative aligns with the broader vision of fostering international sports collaboration and expanding the sporting culture within the country.
This renewed partnership marks an important step in Sri Lanka’s sports development, paving the way for future investments and technical support to enhance local sporting infrastructure and training programs.
Stay tuned for more updates on this collaboration and its impact on Sri Lankan sports!
Football
Sri Lanka to Host the Prestigious 2025 SAFF Championship After 17 Years
Colombo: Sri Lanka has officially been granted the hosting rights for the 2025 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, set to take place in June 2025. The decision marks a historic moment for Sri Lankan football, as the nation last hosted the tournament in 2008 alongside the Maldives.
The SAFF Championship is widely regarded as the “World Cup of South Asia,” bringing together the best footballing nations from the region. The 2025 edition will feature seven teams:
- India (Defending champions and most successful team)
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka (Host nation)
With the backing of home supporters, Sri Lanka will look to capitalize on this opportunity and aim for a deep run in the competition.
SAFF Championship: A Look at Past Editions and Winners
The SAFF Championship, first held in 1993, has seen 14 editions so far. India has been the most dominant team in the tournament’s history, winning a record 9 titles. The Maldives and Bangladesh have each won the tournament twice, while Sri Lanka claimed their only title in 1995, when they hosted the event in Colombo.
Here is a look at the past winners:
- India – 9 titles (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
- Maldives – 2 titles (2008, 2018)
- Bangladesh – 2 titles (2003, 2023)
- Sri Lanka – 1 title (1995)
Sri Lanka’s return as the host nation in 2025 gives them a golden opportunity to reclaim the championship after 30 years.
If executed well, the 2025 SAFF Championship could mark the beginning of a new era for Sri Lankan football, helping the nation rise again in South Asian football.
Can Sri Lanka make the most of this historic opportunity? The countdown to SAFF 2025 begins!
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