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Nishan and Dimuth ton set Sri Lanka’s strong reply
Openers Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne both registered centuries in a 228-run opening stand while Kusal Mendis was unbeaten on 83 when rain brought an early end to day three of the second Test against Ireland.
At stumps, Sri Lanka was 357-1 with young Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis at the crease looking solid.
Earlier Sri Lanka, resuming the day on 81 without loss in response to their opponents’ highest-ever Test total of 492, raced along at more than four and a half an over with Karunaratne reaching his ton off only 116 balls.
The Sri Lanka captain perished for 115 off 133 deliveries after injudiciously top-edging seamer Curtis Campher – one of Ireland’s centurions on Tuesday – to Matthew Humphreys at deep fine leg.
Madushka, who made just 29 in Sri Lanka’s big win in the first Test last week, looked immovable with an unbeaten 149 runs including 18 boundaries and a six.
He was well supported by Kusal Mendis who was also looking in fine form with an unbeaten 83 runs.
Mendis, who made 140 in the first Test, reached his half-century off just 59 balls. He hit seven boundaries and five hits over the ropes, including three consecutive sixes off Matthew Humphreys.
Madushka and Mendis were involved in an unfinished stand of 129 runs for the second wicket, with Mendis showing great aggression in accumulating runs.
The match will continue today for day 4.
Brief scores: Ireland 492 (Curtis Campher 111, Paul Stirling 103; Prabath Jayasuriya 5/174) lead Sri Lanka 357/1 (Nishan Madushka 149*, Dimuth Karunaratne 115) by 135 runs
නිශාන් සහ දිමුත්ගේ ශතක ශ්රී ලංකා පිලේ ප්රබල ස්ථානය තහවුරු කළේය
ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවන් වන නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක සහ දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න ලකුණු 228ක ආරම්භක සබඳතාවයක් තුළ ශතක වාර්තා කළ අතර අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව පැවැත්වෙන දෙවැනි ටෙස්ට් තරගයේ තෙවැනි දිනයට වර්ෂාවෙන් බාධා පැමිණෙන විට කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස් නොදැවී ලකුණු 83ක් ලබා සිටියේය.
තරගය නතර කරන විට ශ්රී ලංකා පිල ලකුණු 357-1ක් ලෙසින් යොවුන් නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක සහ කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස් ක්රීඩාගාරයේ රැඳී සිටියේය.
මීට පෙර, ප්රතිවාදීන්ගේ ඉහළම ටෙස්ට් ලකුණු සංඛ්යාව 492 ට ප්රතිචාර වශයෙන් කිසිවකු නොදැවී ලකුණු 81 ක් ලබාගෙන දිනය ආරම්භ කළ ශ්රී ලංකාව, ඕවර හතරහමාරකට වඩා වැඩි වේගයකින් දිව ගිය අතර කරුණාරත්න සිය ශතකය වෙත ළඟා වූයේ පන්දු 116 ක් පමණි.
ශ්රී ලංකා නායකයා අඟහරුවාදා අයර්ලන්තයේ ශතකලාභියෙකු වන කර්ටිස් කැම්ෆර් – ගැඹුරු ෆයින් ලෙග්හිදී මැතිව් හම්ෆ්රීස් හමුවේ අසාධාරණ ලෙස පන්දු 133 කදී ලකුණු 115 කට දැවී ගියේය.
පසුගිය සතියේ පැවති පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරගයේ දී ශ්රී ලංකාව ලැබූ විශාල ජයග්රහණයේ දී ලකුණු 29ක් පමණක් ලබා ගත් මධුෂ්ක හතරේ පහර 18ක් සහ හයේ පහරක් ඇතුළුව නොදැවී ලකුණු 149ක් ලබා ගනිමින් නොසැලී සිටියේය.
නොදැවී ලකුණු 83ක් රැස්කරමින් දක්ෂ පන්දු යැවීමක නිරත වූ කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස් ඔහුට මනා සහයක් ලබාදුන්නා.
පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරගයේදී ලකුණු 140ක් රැස්කළ මෙන්ඩිස් සිය අර්ධ ශතකය ලබාගත්තේ පන්දු 59කදී පමණි. ඔහු හතරේ පහර 7ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 5ක් එල්ල කළ අතර, මැතිව් හම්ෆ්රීස්ගේ පිට පිට පිට හයේ පහර 3ක් ද ඇතුළත් විය.
මෙන්ඩිස් ලකුණු රැස්කිරීමේදී දැඩි ආක්රමණශීලී බවක් පෙන්නුම් කරමින් දෙවැනි කඩුල්ල සඳහා ලකුණු 129ක නොබිඳුණු සබඳතාවයකට මධුෂ්ක සහ මෙන්ඩිස් සම්බන්ධ වූහ.
තරගය අද 4 වැනි දිනයටත් පැවැත්වේ.
කෙටි ලකුණු: අයර්ලන්තය 492 (කර්ටිස් කැම්පර් 111, පෝල් ස්ටර්ලින් 103; ප්රභාත් ජයසූරිය 5/174) ශ්රී ලංකාව 357/1 (නිෂාන් මධුෂ්ක 149*, දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න 115) ලකුණු 135කින්
நிஷான் மற்றும் திமுத் ஆகியோரின் சதங்கள் இலங்கையின் வலுவான நிலையில்
தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர்களான நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா மற்றும் திமுத் கருணாரத்ன இருவரும் 228 ரன்களில் தொடக்க நிலையில் சதம் பதிவு செய்தனர், குசல் மெண்டிஸ் 83 ரன்களுடன் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் இருந்தார், அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட் போட்டியின் மூன்றாம் நாள் மழையால் ஆரம்பமாக முடிந்தது.
ஆட்ட நேர முடிவில், இலங்கை அணி 357-1 என்ற நிலையில் இளம் வீரர் நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா மற்றும் குசல் மெண்டிஸ் ஆகியோர் கிரீஸில் திடமாக இருந்தனர்.
முன்னதாக, இலங்கை அணி, எதிரணியின் அதிகபட்ச டெஸ்டில் 492 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 81 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது, கருணாரத்னே 116 பந்துகளில் தனது சதத்தை எட்டியதோடு, நான்கரை ஓவருக்கும் மேலாக ஓடியது.
செவ்வாயன்று அயர்லாந்தின் செஞ்சுரியன்களில் ஒருவரான சீமர் கர்டிஸ் கேம்பர், டீப் ஃபைன் லெக்கில் மேத்யூ ஹம்ப்ரேஸிடம் தவறாக வீசிய பிறகு, இலங்கை கேப்டன் 133 பந்துகளில் 115 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழந்தார்.
கடந்த வாரம் நடந்த முதல் டெஸ்டில் இலங்கையின் பெரிய வெற்றியில் வெறும் 29 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுத்த மதுஷ்கா, 18 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் ஒரு சிக்ஸர் உட்பட ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 149 ரன்களுடன் அசையாமல் இருந்தார்.
அவருக்கு குசல் மெண்டிஸ் நன்கு உறுதுணையாக இருந்தார், அவர் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 83 ரன்களுடன் நல்ல நிலையில் இருந்தார்.
முதல் டெஸ்டில் 140 ரன்கள் எடுத்த மெண்டிஸ், 59 பந்துகளில் அரை சதத்தை எட்டினார். அவர் ஏழு பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் ஐந்து வெற்றிகளை ரோப்களுக்கு மேல் அடித்தார், இதில் மேத்யூ ஹம்ப்ரேஸின் மூன்று தொடர்ச்சியான சிக்ஸர்கள் அடங்கும்.
ரன் குவிப்பதில் மெண்டிஸ் அபாரமாக ஆக்ரோஷத்தை வெளிப்படுத்த, இரண்டாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 129 ரன்கள் என்ற முடிவடையாத நிலையில் மதுஷ்காவும் மெண்டிஸும் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
இன்று 4-வது நாளாக ஆட்டம் தொடரும்.
சுருக்கமான ஸ்கோர்கள்: அயர்லாந்து 492 (கர்டிஸ் கேம்பர் 111, பால் ஸ்டிர்லிங் 103; பிரபாத் ஜெயசூர்யா 5/174) இலங்கை 357/1 (நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா 149*, திமுத் கருணாரத்னே 115) 135 ரன்களால் முன்னணியில் உள்ளது.
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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