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Pakistan Sri Lanka second test match 2022

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4 years ago

July 24, 2022

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The second Test match between the travelling Pakistan team and the Sri Lankan team representing the World Cup Test series is scheduled to start today in Galle. In the first match, the Sri Lankan team lost the first match due to insufficient runs scored in the first innings and the shortcomings of the bowlers and fielders in the second innings in Pakistan. Therefore, Pakistan is leading the series by one point and enters the second match with a winning mentality.

Covid 19 affected Pathum Nissanka has joined the team again and Lakshitha Manasinghe has been included in the team in place of Mahesh Theekshana who was injured in the previous match. Dunith Wellalage, who was released from the squad in the previous match, has also been included in the squad.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, who bowled brilliantly for Pakistan in the first match, has been rested from the second test due to a knee injury and has been replaced by Nauman Ali.

Angelo Mathews is set to play his 100th Test today and if he scores 124 runs, he will cross the 7000 Test runs mark and become the third Sri Lankan batsman to do so in the record books. Also, Dimuth Karunaratne needs only 88 more points to cross the 6000 points mark.

If the Pakistan team wins the match starting today, the Pakistan team will become the second team to win three consecutive matches at the Galle International Stadium. The England team has done this before.

Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Oshada Fernando, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Dhananjaya de Silva, 6 Dinesh Chandimal, 7 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Dunith Wellalage/ Lakshitha Manasinghe 10 Prabath Jayasuriya, 11 Asitha Fernando

Pakistan (possible): 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Babar Azam (capt), 5 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 6 Agha Salman, 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Nauman Ali, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Naseem Shah.

A special presentation for Anjelo Mathews

පකිස්ථානය ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෙවන ටෙස්ට් තරඟය 2022

ලෝක ශුරතා ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය නියෝජනය කරමින් පැවැත්වෙන සංචාරක පකිස්තාන කණ්ඩායම හා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කණ්ඩායම අතර දෙවන ටෙස්ට් තරඟය අද ගාල්ලේදී ආරම්භවීමට නියමිතයි. ප්‍රථම තරඟයේ දී ප්‍රථම ඉණිමේ ලබා ගත් ලකුණු ප්‍රමාණය ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවීම සහ පකිස්ථානය දෙවන ඉනිමේදී පන්දු යවන්නන් සහ පන්දු රකින්නන් අතින් සිදුවූ අඩුපාඩු නිසා ප්‍රථම තරගය පරාජය වීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට සිදුවිය. එම නිසාවෙන් පාකිස්තානය තරගාවලිය එකට බින්දුවක් ලෙස ඉදිරියෙන් සිටිමින් ජයග්‍රාහී මානසිකත්වයෙන් දෙවන තරගයට ප්‍රවිෂ්ට වේ.

කොරෝනා වෛරසය වැළඳී සිටී Pathum Nissanka නැවතත් කණ්ඩායම සමග එක් වී සිටින අතර පෙර තරගයේදී ආබාධයකට ලක් වූ Mahesh Theekshana වෙනුවට Lakshitha Manasinghe කණ්ඩායමට එක් කර තිබේ. එමෙන්ම පෙර තරඟයේ දී සංචිතයෙන් නිදහස් කෙරූ Dunith Wellalage ද නැවත සංචිතයට ඇතුළත් කර ඇත.

ප්‍රථම තරගයේදි පාකිස්ථානය වෙනුවෙන් විශිෂ්ට පන්දු යැවීමක නිරත වූ Shaheen Shah Afridi දනහිසේ ඇතිවූ ආබාධයක් නිසා දෙවන ටෙස්ට් තරගයෙන් විවේක ගන්වා ඇති අතර ඒ වෙනුවට Nauman Ali කණ්ඩායමට එක් කර ඇත.

Angelo Mathews අදදීනයේදී තම සියවන ටෙස්ට් තරගයට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට නියමිත අතර එහිදී ඔහු ලකුණු 124ක් ලබාගතහොත් ඔහු ටෙස්ට් ලකුණු 7000 සීමාව පසුකර යන අතර එම දස්කම දැක්වූ තුන්වන ලාංකික පිතිකරුවා හැටියට වාර්තා පොත් අතරට එක් වෙයි. එමෙන්ම දිමුත් කරුණාරත්නටද ලකුණු 6000 සීමාව පසුකර යාමට ලබා ගත යුත්තේ තවත් ලකුණු 88 ක් පමණයි.

යම් හෙයකින් හෙට ආරම්භ වන තරඟය පකිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම ජයග්‍රහණය කළහොත් ගාල්ල ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේ පිට පිට තරග තුනක් ජයගත් දෙවන කණ්ඩායම බවට පකිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම වාර්තා පොත් අතරට එක් වේ. මින් පෙර එම දක්ෂතාව දක්වා ඇත්තේ එංගලන්ත කණ්ඩායමයි.

பாகிஸ்தான் இலங்கை இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட் போட்டி 2022

உலகக்கிண்ண டெஸ்ட் தொடரை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் இலங்கை அணிக்கும் பயணிக்கும் பாகிஸ்தான் அணிக்கும் இடையிலான இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட் போட்டி இன்று காலியில் ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ளது. முதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணி முதல் இன்னிங்சில் போதிய ரன்களை எடுக்காததாலும், பாகிஸ்தானில் இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்சில் பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் மற்றும் பீல்டர்களின் குறைபாடுகளாலும் முதல் போட்டியில் தோல்வியடைந்தது. எனவே, தொடரில் ஒரு புள்ளி வித்தியாசத்தில் முன்னிலை வகிக்கும் பாகிஸ்தான், இரண்டாவது போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறும் மனநிலையுடன் களமிறங்குகிறது.

கொவிட் 19 தொற்றினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பாத்தும் நிஸ்ஸங்க மீண்டும் அணியில் இணைந்துள்ளதுடன், முந்தைய போட்டியில் காயமடைந்த மகேஷ் தீக்ஷனவுக்கு பதிலாக லக்ஷித மனசிங்க அணியில் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார். கடந்த போட்டியில் அணியில் இருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட்ட துனித் வெல்லலகேயும் அணியில் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

முதல் போட்டியில் பாகிஸ்தான் அணிக்காக அபாரமாக பந்து வீசிய ஷஹீன் ஷா அப்ரிடி, முழங்கால் காயம் காரணமாக இரண்டாவது டெஸ்டில் இருந்து ஓய்வு அளிக்கப்பட்டு அவருக்கு பதிலாக நௌமன் அலி சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் இன்று தனது 100வது டெஸ்டில் விளையாட உள்ளார், அவர் 124 ரன்கள் எடுத்தால், அவர் 7000 டெஸ்ட் ரன்களை கடந்து சாதனை புத்தகத்தில் இடம்பிடித்த மூன்றாவது இலங்கை பேட்ஸ்மேன் ஆவார். மேலும், திமுத் கருணாரத்னவுக்கு 6000 புள்ளிகளைக் கடக்க இன்னும் 88 புள்ளிகள் மட்டுமே தேவை.

இன்று ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள போட்டியில் பாகிஸ்தான் அணி வெற்றி பெற்றால், காலி சர்வதேச மைதானத்தில் தொடர்ந்து மூன்று போட்டிகளில் வெற்றி பெற்ற இரண்டாவது அணி என்ற பெருமையை பாகிஸ்தான் அணி பெறும். இதற்கு முன் இங்கிலாந்து அணி இதை செய்திருக்கிறது.

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Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration

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March 17, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.

The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?

With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.

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Royal–Thomian One-Day Clash Moved from Night to Day to Counter Fuel Crisis

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March 17, 2026

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The Organizing Committee of the 49th Mustangs Trophy, the prestigious Royal‑Thomian One‑Day Cricket Encounter, has announced a significant change to this year’s fixture. The match, scheduled for 28th March 2026, will now be played as a day event instead of the originally planned day‑night format.

This decision comes in response to the ongoing global fuel crisis, with organizers emphasizing the importance of reducing energy consumption and standing in solidarity with the wider public. By shifting to a daytime schedule, the committee aims to minimize the additional fuel demands typically associated with floodlit matches, reflecting a strong commitment to social responsibility and national interest.

Guidance for this move was provided by the Heads of Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, and the change has been formally endorsed by the 147th Royal‑Thomian Joint Match Organising Committee. Both schools’ Old Boy fraternities, along with sponsors, have expressed full support for the adjustment, underscoring the unity and shared responsibility that define this historic encounter.

The Joint Committee reaffirmed that while the format has changed, the essence of the Mustangs Trophy remains untouched.

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KKR Not Seeking Replacements for Matheesha Pathirana

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March 17, 2026

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Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed they will not seek replacements for Nitish Rana and Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the upcoming IPL season. Rana, who was withdrawn from India’s T20 World Cup squad due to a knee injury, recently underwent surgery and will not be available this year. Over the past two seasons, he had become a reliable pacer for the franchise, taking 19 wickets in IPL 2024 and 15 wickets in IPL 2025, while also adding batting depth to his game. Despite his absence, the management believes the squad has sufficient pace-bowling options and does not see an obvious Indian replacement, with Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, and Akash Deep already in the ranks.

Pathirana, meanwhile, was sidelined due to injury while representing Sri Lanka in the World Cup. However, KKR are optimistic about his recovery and expect him to be available at some stage during the season. The franchise, which invested INR 18 crore to secure his services, is banking on his return to strengthen their death bowling. On Monday, Pathirana’s manager posted a picture of the pacer in KKR colours, raising hopes of his participation.

By choosing not to sign replacements, KKR have signaled confidence in their existing squad depth. While Rana’s absence will test their domestic pace resources, Pathirana’s potential mid-season return could provide a crucial boost, especially in the latter stages of the tournament.