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Nishan Madushka’s ton, Dilshan Madushanka’s four-fer help Sri Lanka level series 1-1.
South Africa ‘A’ tour of Sri Lanka 2023
Opener Nishan Madushka hit a match-winning century while spearhead Dilshan Madushanka picked up a four-fer to help Sri Lanka outplay South Africa ‘A’ by 7 wickets and level the series 1-1.
Surprisingly both match winners Nishan Madushka and Dilshan Madushanka have been overlooked by the selectors for the ongoing Afghanistan series and hopefully, after their top performance, the selectors will keep a close eye on the duo before they finalize their squad for the upcoming world cup qualifiers in June-July in Zimbabwe.
Earlier winning the toss and electing to bat first in a humid day at Pallekele international cricket stadium the visitors didn’t have the best of starts as they were struggling right from the first ball to be bowled out for 176 runs eventually.
None of the batters were comfortable in the middle, especially against Dilshan Madushanka, who was all over the South Africa batting order.
Madushanka ripped through the South Africa top batting lineup to end with figures of 4 for 33.
At one stage it looked like the Proteas would be unable to go past at least the 100-run mark, as they were struggling at 7-42, but a 111-run partnership for the 8th wicket between Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee saw the innings revived where they went onto score 175 runs.
When the chips were down low order batter Coetzee top scored with a brilliant 89 ball 77 runs while Stubbs chipped in with 59 runs.
In reply, Sri Lanka achieved the target in just 29 overs thanks to
Nishan Madushka’s watchful 107 runs off 85 deliveries, including 13 boundaries and two sixes.
Madushka along with all-rounder Sahan Arachchige were engaged in a match-winning 104-run partnership for the 4th wicket to seal the match for the Lankan lads. Arachchige also scored an unbeaten half-century.
The two sides will next meet on Thursday (8) to play the third and final match at the same venue.
Brief Scores:
South Africa A: 175 all out (43.2) (Gerald Coetzee 77, Tristan Stubbs 59, Dilshan Madushanka 4/33)
Sri Lanka A: 178-3 (29) (Nishan Madushka 107, Sahan Arachchige 50, Lizaad Williams 1/25, Tshepo Moreki 1/25)
දකුණු අප්රිකා ‘ඒ’ හා ශ්රී ලංකා සංචාරය 2023
නිශාන් මධුෂ්කගේ ශතකය හා ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක කඩුළු හතර සමඟින් ශ්රී ලංකාව තරඟාවලිය 1-1ක් ලෙස සමකරයි.
ආරම්භක පිතිකරු නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක තරගයේ ජයග්රාහී ශතකයක් වාර්තා කළ අතර ඉදිරියෙන් සිටි ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක කඩුළු හතරක් ලබා ගනිමින් දකුණු අප්රිකා ‘ඒ’ පිල කඩුලු 7කින් පරදවා තරගාවලිය 1-1ක් ලෙස සම කිරීමට ශ්රී ලංකා පිලට හැකි විය.
පුදුමයකට මෙන් තරඟ ජයග්රාහකයින් වන නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක සහ ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක යන දෙදෙනාම දැනට පැවැත්වෙන ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන තරඟාවලිය සඳහා තේරීම් කමිටුව විසින් නොසලකා හැර ඇති අතර ඔවුන්ගේ මෙම දක්ෂතාවයෙන් පසුව එළඹෙන ජූනි – ජූලි හි සිම්බාබ්වේ හි පැවැත්වෙන ලෝක කුසලාන සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරඟ සඳහා ඔවුන්ගේ සංචිතය අවසන් කිරීමට පෙර තේරීම් කමිටුව ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා කෙරෙහි දැඩි අවධානයෙන් සිටිනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ.
පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේ පැවැති මෙම තරඟය කාසියේ වාසිය දිනා පළමුවෙන් පන්දුවට පහර දීමට පිටියට පිවිසි දකුණු අප්රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට නිසිලෙස ආරම්භය නොලැබීම හේතුවෙන් අවසානයේදි ඔවුන් ලකුණු 176කට දැවී ගියහ.
විශේෂයෙන්ම දකුණු අප්රිකානු මැදපෙළ පිතිකරුවන්ට තරඟය පුරාවටම ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංකට එරෙහිව රිසි සේ ක්රීඩාකිරීමට අවකාශයක් නොලැබුණි. එහිදී, මධුශංක ලකුණු 33කට කඩුලු 4ක් ලබා ගනිමින් දකුණු අප්රිකාවේ පිතිකරණ ලැයිස්තුව බිඳ දැමූවේය.
දකුණු අප්රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට ලකුණු 7-42ක් ලෙස අසීරු තත්ත්වයක සිටි මොහොතකදි ට්රිස්ටන් ස්ටබ්ස් සහ ජෙරල්ඩ් කොට්සි අතර 8 වැනි කඩුල්ල සඳහා ලකුණු 111ක සබඳතාවක් ගොඩනැගුණු අතර එහිදී ඉනිම යළි ගොඩනැගුනද ඔවුන් අවසානයේ ලකුණු 175කට දැවී ගියහ.
පන්දු 89කින් ලකුණු 77ක් රැස්කළ අතර, අවසන් පෙළ පිතිකරු Coetzee ලකුණු 77ක් රැස් කළ අතර ස්ටබ්ස් ලකුණු 59ක් රැස් කළේය.
පිළිතුරු ඉනිම ක්රීඩා කළ ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම පන්දුවාර 29කදී එම ඉලක්කය සපුරා ගැනීමට සමත් වූ අතර නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක පන්දු 85කදී හතරේ පහර 13ක් සහ හයේ පහර 2ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 107ක් රැස් කළේය.
මධුෂ්ක සහ තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩක සහන් ආරච්චිගේ 4 වැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 104ක සබඳතාවක් පවත්වමින් ශ්රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් තරගයේ ජය තහවුරු කළහ. ආරච්චිගේ නොදැවී අර්ධ ශතකයක් ද රැස් කළේය.
දෙපිලම මීළඟට බ්රහස්පතින්දා (8) තුන්වැනි සහ අවසන් තරගය එකම ක්රීඩාංගණයේදීම ක්රීඩා කිරීමට නියමිතය.
දකුණු අප්රිකාව A: සියලු දෙනා දැවී 175 (43.2) (ජෙරල්ඩ් කෝට්සි 77, ට්රිස්ටන් ස්ටබ්ස් 59, ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංක 4/33)
ශ්රී ලංකා ඒ: 178-3 (29) (නිෂාන් මධුෂ්ක 107, සහන් ආරච්චිගේ 50, ලිසාඩ් විලියම්ස් 1/25, ෂෙපෝ මොරෙකි 1/25)
நிஷான் மதுஷ்கவின் சதம் மற்றும் டில்ஷான் மதுஷங்கவின் நான்கு விக்கெட்டுகளால் இலங்கை அணி தொடரை 1-1 என சமன் செய்தது.
தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா ஆட்டத்தை வென்ற சதம் மற்றும் முன்னணி தில்ஷான் மதுஷங்க நான்கு விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்த, இலங்கை தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா ‘ஏ’ அணியை 7 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் தோற்கடித்து தொடரை 1-1 என சமன் செய்தது.
வியக்கத்தக்க வகையில் மேட்ச்-வின்னர்களான நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா மற்றும் தில்ஷான் மதுஷங்க இருவரும் தற்போது நடைபெற்று வரும் ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் தொடருக்கான தேர்வாளர்களால் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர், மேலும் அவர்களின் செயல்திறனைத் தொடர்ந்து ஜூன்-ஜூலை ஜிம்பாப்வேயில் நடைபெறவுள்ள உலகக் கோப்பை தகுதிச் சுற்றுக்கான அணியை இறுதி செய்வதற்கு முன்பு தேர்வாளர்கள் அவர்களை நீக்கியுள்ளனர். நெருக்கமாக கண்காணிக்க வேண்டும்.
பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெற்ற இப்போட்டியில், நாணய சுழற்சியில் வென்ற தென்னாபிரிக்க அணி முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாட களம் இறங்கியது.
குறிப்பாக தென்னாபிரிக்க மிடில் ஆர்டர் பேட்ஸ்மேன்களுக்கு போட்டி முழுவதும் தில்ஷான் மதுஷங்கவுக்கு எதிராக அவர்கள் விரும்பிய அளவுக்கு விளையாட இடம் கொடுக்கப்படவில்லை. அங்கு, மதுஷங்க 33 ரன்களுக்கு 4 விக்கெட்டுகளுடன் தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் பேட்டிங் தரவரிசையை தகர்த்தார்.
தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி 7-42 என்ற நிலையில் திணறிக் கொண்டிருந்த நேரத்தில் டிரிஸ்டன் ஸ்டப்ஸ் மற்றும் ஜெரால்ட் கோட்ஸி ஜோடி 8வது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 111 ரன்கள் சேர்த்தனர்.
89 பந்துகளில் 77 ரன்கள், கடைசி பேட்ஸ்மேன் கோட்ஸி 77 ரன்கள் மற்றும் ஸ்டப்ஸ் 59 ரன்கள் எடுத்தனர்.
பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய இலங்கை அணி 29 ஓவர்களில் வெற்றி இலக்கை எட்டியதுடன் நிஷான் மதுஷ்க 85 பந்துகளில் 13 பவுண்டரிகள் 2 சிக்ஸர்களுடன் 107 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றார்.
மதுஷ்கா மற்றும் சஹான் ஆராச்சியின் 4வது விக்கெட்டுக்கு 104 ரன்கள் குவித்தது இலங்கையின் வெற்றியை உறுதி செய்தது. ஆராச்சிகே ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் அரைசதம் அடித்தார்.
இரு அணிகளும் வியாழக்கிழமை (8) அதே மைதானத்தில் மூன்றாவது மற்றும் கடைசி ஆட்டத்தில் விளையாடுகின்றன.
தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா ஏ: 175 ஆல் அவுட் (43.2) (ஜெரால்ட் கோட்ஸி 77, டிரிஸ்டன் ஸ்டப்ஸ் 59, தில்ஷன் மதுஷங்க 4/33)
இலங்கை ஏ: 178-3 (29) (நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா 107, சஹான் ஆராச்சிகே 50, லிசார்ட் வில்லியம்ஸ் 1/25, ஷெப்போ மோரேகி 1/25)
Football
AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms
Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.
In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.
If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.
FIFA & AFC Ultimatum
The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:
1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.
2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.
3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.
Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.
Previous Suspension in 2022
This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.
Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis
The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.
At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.
The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.
What’s at Stake
If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:
• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.
• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.
• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.
• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.
For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm
Football
Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College
Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.
The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.
Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.
The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.
This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.
Football
Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message
Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.
Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine
FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.
According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.
⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action
FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.
However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.
📝 Editorial Insight
At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.
The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.
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