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Bangladesh Women’s Tour of Sri Lanka (1st T20I)

Skipper Nigar Sultana’s half-century steered Bangladesh to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 of the three-match series at the SSC Ground in Colombo on Tuesday.

Nigar’s unbeaten knock, assisted by Ritu Moni’s 33 off 23 balls, took Bangladesh to 146-4 in 19.5 overs, completing their highest successful run chase in T20s.

Earlier, Sri Lanka’s Harshita Samarawickrama made 45 off 44 balls and captain Chamari Athapaththu scored 38 off 28 balls to help the hosts post 145-6.

Leg-spinner Fahima Khatun took 2- 20 for Bangladesh, while four other bowlers claimed one wicket each.

Asked to bowl first, Bangladesh bowlers did well to keep Sri Lanka relatively quiet in the first 10 overs, as the hosts reached 71-2 at the halfway stage.

Bangladesh bowlers further tightened the screws in the following overs, with Fahima striking in consecutive deliveries to reduce Sri Lanka to 114-5 after 17 overs.

But the bowlers lost the plot in the final three overs, leaking 31 runs to help Sri Lanka post a fighting total.

Pacer Faria Trisna was the worst offender, conceding 12 runs in the final over, six of which came from wides.

In reply, Bangladesh lost both openers inside five overs with just 23 runs on the board.

Nigar then took control of the match with two decisive partnerships which sealed the fate of the match. She first formed a 51-run partnership off 39 balls with Sobhana Mostary (17 off 24 balls) to steady the innings and after Sobhana departed in the 12th over, Nigar joined hands with Ritu and they added 71 runs for the fourth wicket off 51 balls.

The partnership ended in the fourth ball of the final over when Ritu was run out with the scores level. But Nigar didn’t let the fall of the wicket faze her, as she took a single off the penultimate ball to seal a memorable victory for Bangladesh.

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka: 145-6 (20) (Harshitha Samarawickrama 45, Chamari Athapaththu 38, Fahim Khatun 2-20)
Bangladesh: 146-4 (20) (Nigar Sultana 75*, Ritu Moni 33, Pshadi Ranasinghe 1-39)

නිගාර්ගේ ලකුණු 75 බංගලාදේශය ජයග්‍රහණයක් කරා මෙහෙයවයි

බංග්ලාදේශ කාන්තා ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරය (පළමු T20I)

නායක නිගාර් සුල්තානාගේ අර්ධ ශතකය හේතුවෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව කොළඹ SSC පිටියේදී අඟහරුවාදා පැවැති තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත විස්සයි20 තරගාවලියේ පළමු විස්සයි20 තරගයෙන් කඩුලු 6ක ජයක් අත්කර ගැනීමට බංග්ලාදේශය සමත් විය.

නිගාර්ගේ නොදැවී පන්දුවට රිතු මෝනිගේ පන්දු 23 කදී ලකුණු 33 ගේ සහාය ඇතිව, බංග්ලාදේශය ඕවර 19.5 කදී ලකුණු 146-4 ක් දක්වා ගෙන ගියේ T20 හි ඔවුන්ගේ ඉහළම සාර්ථක ලකුණු හඹා යාම සම්පූර්ණ කරමිනි.

මීට පෙර ශ්‍රී ලංකා පිලේ හර්ෂිතා සමරවික්‍රම පන්දු 44කදී ලකුණු 45ක් සහ නායිකා චමරි අතපත්තු පන්දු 28කදී ලකුණු 38ක් රැස්කරමින් සත්කාරක පිලට ලකුණු 145-6ක් ලබාදුන්හ.

බංගලාදේශය වෙනුවෙන් පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ෆාහිමා ඛාටූන් ලකුණු 2-20ක් දවාගත් අතර තවත් පන්දු යවන්නන් සිව් දෙනෙකු එක් කඩුල්ල බැගින් දවා ගත්හ.

ප්‍රථමයෙන් පන්දු යැවීමට ඉල්ලා සිටි අතර, පළමු ඕවර 10 තුළ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සාපේක්ෂව නිහඬව තබා ගැනීමට බංග්ලාදේශ පන්දු යවන්නන් හොඳින් ක්‍රියා කළ අතර, සත්කාරකයින් අතරමගදී ලකුණු 71-2ක් දක්වා ළඟා විය.

බංගලාදේශ පන්දු යවන්නන් ඊළඟ ඕවරවල දී තව තවත් ඉස්කුරුප්පු ඇණ තද කළ අතර, ෆාහිමා පිට පිට පන්දු යැවීම හමුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඕවර 17 කින් ලකුණු 114-5 කට සීමා කළේය.

නමුත් පන්දු යවන්නන්ට අවසන් ඕවර තුනේදී ලකුණු 31ක් කාන්දු වෙමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සටන්කාමී ලකුණු සංඛ්‍යාවක් වාර්තා කිරීමට උදව් විය.

වේග පන්දු යවන ෆාරියා ට්‍රිස්නා නරකම වරදකරු වූ අතර, අවසන් ඕවරයේදී ලකුණු 12ක් ලබා දුන් අතර ඉන් හයක්ම වයිඩ්ස් වෙතින් ලබා ගත් ඒවා විය.

පිළිතුරු ඉනිම ක්‍රීඩා කළ බංගලාදේශ පිලට ඕවර පහක් ඇතුළත ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවන් දෙදෙනාම දැවී ගියේ ලකුණු 23ක් පමණි.

අනතුරුව නිගාර් තරගයේ පාලනය සියතට ගත්තේ තීරණාත්මක සබඳතා දෙකක් සමඟින් තරගයේ ඉරණම මුද්‍රා කරමිනි. ඇය ප්‍රථමයෙන් සෝභනා මොස්ටරි (පන්දු 24 කදී ලකුණු 17) සමගින් පන්දු 39 කදී ලකුණු 51 ක සම්බන්ධතාවක් ගොඩනැගූ අතර, 12 වැනි ඕවරයේදී සෝභනා නික්ම ගිය පසු, රිතූ සමගින් එක්ව ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා පන්දු 51 කදී සිවුවැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 71 ක් එක් කළහ. .

අවසන් ඕවරයේ සිවුවැනි පන්දුවේදී රිතූ ලකුණු මට්ටමත් සමඟ දැවී යාමත් සමඟ එම සබඳතාව අවසන් විය. නමුත් අවසන් පන්දුවේදී තනි ලකුණක් ලබා ගත් ඇය බංග්ලාදේශයට අමතක නොවන ජයග්‍රහණයක් ලබා දුන් නිසා නිගාර් ඇයට කඩුල්ල බිඳ වැටීමට ඉඩ දුන්නේ නැත.

කෙටි ලකුණු:
ශ්‍රී ලංකාව: 145-6 (20) (හර්ෂිතා සමරවික්‍රම 45, චමරි අතපත්තු 38, ෆාහිම් ඛාතුන් 2-20)
බංග්ලාදේශය: 146-4 (20) (නිගර් සුල්තානා 75*, රිතු මෝනි 33, ෂාදි රණසිංහ 1-39)

நிகரின் 75 ரன்கள் வங்கதேசத்தை வெற்றிக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்றது

பங்களாதேஷ் பெண்கள் இலங்கை சுற்றுப்பயணம் (முதல் டி20)

கொழும்பில் உள்ள SSC மைதானத்தில் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை நடைபெற்ற மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரின் முதல் இருபதுக்கு 20 போட்டியில் கேப்டன் நிகர் சுல்தானாவின் அரைசதத்தால் வங்கதேசம் இலங்கைக்கு எதிராக 6 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது.

நிகரின் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல், ரிது மோனியின் 23 பந்துகளில் 33 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது, வங்காளதேசத்தை 19.5 ஓவர்களில் 146-4 ரன்களுக்கு கொண்டு சென்றது, T20 களில் அவர்களின் அதிகபட்ச வெற்றிகரமான ரன் சேஸை முடித்தது.

முன்னதாக, இலங்கையின் ஹர்ஷிதா சமரவிக்ரம 44 பந்துகளில் 45 ரன்களும், கேப்டன் சாமரி அத்தபத்து 28 பந்துகளில் 38 ரன்களும் எடுத்து 145-6 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழந்தனர்.

பங்களாதேஷ் அணிக்காக லெக்-ஸ்பின்னர் ஃபஹிமா கதுன் 2-20, மற்ற நான்கு பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் தலா ஒரு விக்கெட்டைக் கைப்பற்றினர்.

முதலில் பந்துவீசும்படி கேட்கப்பட்டபோது, வங்கதேச பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் முதல் 10 ஓவர்களில் இலங்கையை ஒப்பீட்டளவில் அமைதியாக வைத்திருக்க சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டனர்.

பங்களாதேஷ் பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் பின்வரும் ஓவர்களில் திருகுகளை மேலும் இறுக்கினர், ஃபாஹிமா தொடர்ச்சியான பந்துகளில் அடித்ததால், 17 ஓவர்களுக்குப் பிறகு இலங்கையை 114-5 என்று குறைத்தது.

ஆனால் பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் இறுதி மூன்று ஓவர்களில் சதியை இழந்தனர், 31 ரன்களை கசிந்து இலங்கை போராடும் ஸ்கோரை பதிவு செய்ய உதவியது.

வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஃபரியா ட்ரிஸ்னா மிக மோசமான குற்றவாளியாக இருந்தார், இறுதி ஓவரில் 12 ரன்கள் விட்டுக்கொடுத்தார், அதில் ஆறு வைடுகளில் இருந்து வந்தது.

பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய பங்களாதேஷ் 5 ஓவர்களுக்குள் 23 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு இரு தொடக்க வீரர்களையும் இழந்தது.

நிகர் பின்னர் இரண்டு தீர்க்கமான பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்களுடன் போட்டியின் கட்டுப்பாட்டை எடுத்தார், இது போட்டியின் விதியை சீல் செய்தது. அவர் முதலில் 39 பந்துகளில் 51 ரன் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பை சோபனா மோஸ்டரியுடன் (24 பந்துகளில் 17) இன்னிங்ஸை நிலைநிறுத்தினார், 12வது ஓவரில் சோபனா வெளியேறிய பிறகு, நிகர் ரிதுவுடன் கைகோர்த்து 51 பந்துகளில் நான்காவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 71 ரன்கள் சேர்த்தார். .

கடைசி ஓவரின் நான்காவது பந்தில் ரிது ரன் அவுட் ஆனபோது இந்த பார்ட்னர்ஷிப் முடிவுக்கு வந்தது. ஆனால் வங்காளதேசத்திற்கு மறக்கமுடியாத வெற்றியை அடைவதற்காக கடைசி பந்தில் ஒரு சிங்கிள் எடுத்ததால், நிகர் விக்கெட் வீழ்ச்சியை அவளைத் தடுக்கவில்லை.

சுருக்கமான மதிப்பெண்கள்:
இலங்கை: 145-6 (20) (ஹர்ஷித சமரவிக்ரம 45, சாமரி அதபத்து 38, ஃபாஹிம் காதுன் 2-20)
பங்களாதேஷ்: 146-4 (20) (நிகர் சுல்தானா 75*, ரிது மோனி 33, பஷாதி ரணசிங்க 1-39)

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SLR Unveils National Coaching Staff for 2026 Season

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Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has officially named the coaching and support staff for the national XV-a-side and sevens teams ahead of the 2026 international rugby season, which begins next month with the tour of the New Zealand Under-85kg team to Sri Lanka.

Dushanth Lewke has been appointed as the Head Coach of the national XV-a-side squad for the upcoming international campaigns. He will be supported by forwards coach Henry Terance and assistant coach Lasintha De Costa. The team’s support staff will include Tharanga Premakumara as physiotherapist and Vishvamithra Jayasinghe overseeing strength and conditioning.

Lewke previously served as the forwards coach of the national XV-a-side team during the 2025 Asia Rugby Championship. He also enjoyed a highly successful domestic season, guiding his club CR & FC to a historic double by winning both the League title and the Clifford Cup.

Sri Lanka’s XV-a-side international calendar will begin with the New Zealand Under-85kg tour scheduled for April. Later in the year, Sri Lanka will compete in the Asia Rugby Top 4 tournament alongside South Korea, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.

For the men’s sevens programme, Shamly Nawaz and Amjad Buksh have been appointed as co-coaches, while Dansha Dayan will join the setup as an intern coach. Dilan Zoysa will manage strength and conditioning responsibilities and Shafin Majid will serve as the team physiotherapist.

The women’s national programme will be led by head coach Leonard De Zilwa with M. Saldeen appointed as assistant coach. Nimesh De Silva will take on the role of team physiotherapist.

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92nd Battle of the Saints Set for March at SSC

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The stage is set for one of Sri Lanka’s most cherished school cricket rivalries, as St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College prepare to renew their historic contest in the 92nd Battle of the Saints. The three-day encounter will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground on 19, 20 and 21 March, with the prestigious Rev. Fr. Maurice J. Le Goc Trophy up for grabs.
Adding to the excitement, the 52nd Joe–Pete Limited Overs Encounter for the Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai Trophy will take place on 25 April, also at SSC. Dialog Axiata PLC continues its proud tradition of powering this iconic fixture for the tenth consecutive year, underscoring its commitment to nurturing the champions of tomorrow.

This year, St. Joseph’s will be led by Rishma Amarasinghe, while St. Peter’s will take the field under Enosh Peterson, who starred as Man-of-the-Match in last year’s limited overs clash. The rivalry remains finely balanced: St. Joseph’s has 12 outright wins, their last in 2008, while St. Peter’s boasts 10, most recently in 2016. A remarkable 68 encounters have ended in draws, reflecting the competitive spirit that defines this fixture. The 2025 edition, contested as a three-day match for the first time, fittingly ended in a draw.

In the shorter format, St. Joseph’s holds a narrow edge with 25 victories compared to St. Peter’s 23, alongside two no-results and one tie. The 51st encounter saw St. Peter’s clinch a thrilling four-wicket win to retain the Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai Memorial Shield.

Beyond the numbers, both schools carry a proud legacy of producing cricketing greats who have represented Sri Lanka at the highest level. Josephian alumni include Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Chaminda Vaas, Dunith Wellalage, Thisara Perera, and Sadeera Samarawickrama, while Peterites have given the nation stars such as Roy Dias, Rumesh Ratnayake, Russel Arnold, Angelo Perera, and Janith Liyanage.

Speaking ahead of the match, Rev. Fr. Rohitha Rodrigo of St. Peter’s emphasized that the fixture represents more than competition, symbolizing brotherhood, character, and the highest standards of school cricket. Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi of St. Joseph’s echoed the sentiment, highlighting the values of discipline, teamwork, and fellowship that unite generations of players and supporters.

Dialog’s Group Chief Marketing Officer, Lasantha Thverapperuma, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the Big Match season, calling it a cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s sporting heritage and wishing both teams success in what promises to be another memorable chapter in this storied rivalry.

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LPL Player Draft Postponed Amid Middle East Tensions

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The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 has encountered an unexpected delay, with organizers confirming that the highly anticipated player draft will not take place this month due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East. While the draft has been pushed back, the tournament itself remains firmly on schedule, set to run from 8 July to 8 August 2026.

Despite the setback, excitement around the sixth edition of the league continues to build. Several prominent international cricketers have already expressed their interest in participating, reinforcing the LPL’s growing stature in the global cricket calendar.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is also exploring the possibility of expanding the list of venues for this year’s competition. The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo has emerged as a strong candidate following the installation of floodlights, which now allow the historic venue to host day-night fixtures. If included, SSC would join the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, and Dambulla International Stadium, easing logistical challenges and giving fans in the capital another opportunity to witness the action.

Although no official confirmation has been made, discussions are ongoing, and SSC is increasingly seen as a likely addition to the venue lineup.

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