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Ireland tour of Sri Lanka 2023

Pathum Nissanka and Nuwanindu Fernando are notable inclusions in the initial squad (which will be pruned down to 15) to take part in the two-match Test series against Ireland starting on 16 April.

Pathum Nissanka who was not included in the New Zealand Test squad due to an injury once again finds a spot in the red ball format, while the highly talented Nuwanindu Fernando has also earned a call-up for the red ball series.

The notable exclusion from the squad is wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella who has continuously failed to impress.

Sri Lanka has included a number of pace options in their ranks, including Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Asitha Fernando and Vishwa Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis will lead the spin attack, while Dhananjaya de Silva will also come in handy with his off-spin.

It will be the last Test series for Dimuth Karunaratne as captain, as he had announced earlier that he will resign from the post following the Ireland Tests.

The Ireland tour to Sri Lanka initially comprised one Test match and two ODIs, but both teams agreed to play a second Test and skip the 50-over games.

Both Test matches will be played in Galle, the first starting on 16 April and the second on 24 April.

Reportedly the initial squad has been sent to the Sports Ministry for approval.

Initial Squad subject to approval:

Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Nuwanindu Fernando, Nishan Madushka, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando

පැතුම්, නුවනිඳු මූලික සංචිතයට ඇතුළත්

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අයර්ලන්ත සංචාරය 2023

අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව අප්‍රේල් 16 වැනිදා ආරම්භ වන තරග දෙකේ ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලියට සහභාගි වීමට නියමිත මූලික සංචිතයට (එය 15 දක්වා කප්පාදු කෙරෙනු ඇත) පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක සහ නුවනිඳු ප්‍රනාන්දු කැපී පෙනෙන ඇතුළත් වේ.

ආබාධයක් හේතුවෙන් නවසීලන්ත ටෙස්ට් සංචිතයට ඇතුළත් නොවූ පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක නැවත වරක් රතු පන්දු ආකෘතියෙන් ස්ථානයක් සොයා ගන්නා අතර, ඉහළ දක්ෂතා ඇති නුවනිඳු ප්‍රනාන්දු ද රතු පන්දු තරගාවලිය සඳහා කැඳවීමක් ලබාගෙන තිබෙනවා.

සංචිතයෙන් ඉවත් කිරීම කැපී පෙනෙන්නේ කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු නිරෝෂන් දික්වැල්ල වන අතර ඔහු දිගින් දිගටම කැපී පෙනෙන ලෙස අසාර්ථක විය.

ලහිරු කුමාර, කසුන් රාජිත, අසිත ප්‍රනාන්දු සහ විශ්ව ප්‍රනාන්දු ඇතුළු වේග විකල්ප රැසක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සිය ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වලට ඇතුළත් කර ඇත.

ප්‍රභාත් ජයසූරිය සහ රමේෂ් මෙන්ඩිස් දඟ පන්දු ප්‍රහාරය මෙහෙයවනු ලබන අතර ධනංජය ද සිල්වා ද ඔහුගේ පිට දඟ පන්දු යැවීමෙන් ප්‍රයෝජන ලබයි.

අයර්ලන්ත ටෙස්ට් තරඟාවලියෙන් අනතුරුව නායකත්වයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වන බව දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න මීට පෙර ප්‍රකාශ කළ පරිදි එය නායකත්වය දරන අවසන් ටෙස්ට් තරඟාවලිය වේ.

අයර්ලන්ත ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරය මුලින් ටෙස්ට් තරගයක් සහ එක්දින තරග දෙකකින් සමන්විත වූ නමුත් දෙපිලම දෙවැනි ටෙස්ට් තරගයකට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමටත් ඕවර 50 තරග මඟ හැරීමටත් එකඟ විය.

ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකම ගාල්ලේදී පැවැත්වෙන අතර පළමු තරගය අප්‍රේල් 16 වැනිදා ආරම්භ වන අතර දෙවැනි තරගය අප්‍රේල් 24 වැනිදා පැවැත්වේ.

වාර්තාවේ මූලික සංචිතය අනුමැතිය සඳහා ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශය වෙත යවා ඇත.

මූලික සංචිතය අනුමැතියට යටත්ව:

දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න, පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක, ඕෂද ප්‍රනාන්දු, කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්, ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්, ධනංජය ද සිල්වා, දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්, කමිඳු මෙන්ඩිස්, නුවනිඳු ප්‍රනාන්දු, නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක, රමේෂ් මෙන්ඩිස්, ප්‍රභාත් ජයසූරිය, චාමික කරුණාරත්න, එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ. ප්‍රනාන්දු

ஆரம்ப அணியில் பாத்தும், நுவனிந்துவும் சேர்க்கப்பட்டனர்

இலங்கைக்கான அயர்லாந்து சுற்றுப்பயணம் 2023

ஏப்ரல் 16 முதல் தொடங்கும் அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடரில் பங்கேற்கும் ஆரம்ப அணியில் (இது 15 ஆக குறைக்கப்படும்) பாதம் நிஸ்ஸங்க மற்றும் நுவனிந்து பெர்னாண்டோ ஆகியோர் குறிப்பிடத்தக்க வகையில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

காயம் காரணமாக நியூசிலாந்து டெஸ்ட் அணியில் இடம்பெறாத பாத்தும் நிஸ்ஸங்க மீண்டும் சிவப்பு பந்து வடிவத்தில் ஒரு இடத்தைப் பெற்றுள்ளார், அதே நேரத்தில் மிகவும் திறமையான நுவனிந்து பெர்னாண்டோவும் சிவப்பு பந்து தொடருக்கான அழைப்பைப் பெற்றுள்ளார்.

அணியில் இருந்து குறிப்பிடத்தக்க விலக்கு விக்கெட் கீப்பர்-பேட்டர் நிரோஷன் டிக்வெல்லா, அவர் தொடர்ந்து ஈர்க்கத் தவறிவிட்டார்.

லஹிரு குமார, கசுன் ராஜித, அசித பெர்னாண்டோ மற்றும் விஷ்வா பெர்னாண்டோ உள்ளிட்ட பல வேகத் தெரிவுகளை இலங்கை அணி உள்ளடக்கியுள்ளது.

பிரபாத் ஜயசூரிய மற்றும் ரமேஷ் மெண்டிஸ் ஆகியோர் சுழல் தாக்குதலை முன்னெடுப்பார்கள், அதே வேளையில் தனஞ்சய டி சில்வாவும் தனது சுழற்பந்து வீச்சில் கைகொடுக்கவுள்ளார்.

திமுத் கருணாரத்னவின் கேப்டனாக இருக்கும் கடைசி டெஸ்ட் தொடராக இது இருக்கும், அயர்லாந்து டெஸ்டைத் தொடர்ந்து பதவியை ராஜினாமா செய்வதாக அவர் ஏற்கனவே அறிவித்திருந்தார்.

இலங்கைக்கான அயர்லாந்து சுற்றுப்பயணம் ஆரம்பத்தில் ஒரு டெஸ்ட் போட்டி மற்றும் இரண்டு ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளை உள்ளடக்கியது, ஆனால் இரு அணிகளும் இரண்டாவது டெஸ்டில் விளையாடுவதற்கும் 50-ஓவர் ஆட்டங்களைத் தவிர்ப்பதற்கும் ஒப்புக்கொண்டன.

இரண்டு டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளும் காலியில் நடைபெறும், முதலாவது போட்டி ஏப்ரல் 16ஆம் தேதியும், இரண்டாவது போட்டி ஏப்ரல் 24ஆம் தேதியும் நடைபெறும்.

முதற்கட்ட அணி விளையாட்டு அமைச்சகத்தின் ஒப்புதலுக்காக அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

ஆரம்பக் குழு ஒப்புதலுக்கு உட்பட்டது:

திமுத் கருணாரத்ன, பாத்தும் நிஸ்ஸங்க, ஓஷத பெர்னாண்டோ, குசல் மெண்டிஸ், ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ், தனஞ்சய டி சில்வா, தினேஷ் சந்திமால், கமிந்து மெண்டிஸ், நுவனிந்து பெர்னாண்டோ, நிஷான் மதுஷ்கா, ரமேஷ் மெண்டிஸ், பிரபாத் ஜெயசூரிய, சமிக கருணாரத்ன, அஸ்வி கருணாரத்ன, அஸ்வி கருணாரத்னே, பெர்னாண்டோ

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Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints New National Coaches for High Performance Centre

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced two key appointments to its National High Performance Centre as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s coaching structure across all formats and levels.

Former Netherlands coach Ryan van Niekerk has been named the National Bowling Coach, while Jordan Gregory will take on the role of National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach. Both appointments will come into effect from April 15, 2026, with each coach set to serve a two-year tenure.

In his new role, van Niekerk will oversee fast bowling development across all national teams, including the senior men’s side. He brings valuable international experience, having served as the bowling coach and interim head coach of the Netherlands national team from 2023 to 2026. Prior to that, he worked as the assistant coach and bowling coach of the Netherlands men’s team.

During his time with the Dutch side, van Niekerk played a role in their participation in major global tournaments, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026.

Meanwhile, Gregory will be responsible for managing fielding standards and spin bowling development across all national squads. He previously worked as a fielding consultant with Netherlands Cricket and contributed to several international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023.

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Nuwan Thushara Moves Court Over IPL 2026 NOC Dispute

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Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has initiated legal action against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), seeking court intervention to secure a No Objection Certificate (NOC) that would allow him to participate in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).

The matter was taken up before the Colombo District Court, which has scheduled the next hearing for April 9. Thushara has named several top SLC officials as defendants, including President Shammi Silva, Secretary Bandula Dissanayake, Treasurer Sujeewa Godaliyadda, and CEO Ashley de Silva.

According to court filings, Thushara was picked by Royal Challengers for the 2026 IPL season, having previously featured in the tournament in both 2024 and 2025 after receiving the necessary clearance from SLC. However, the board has declined to issue the NOC this year, citing his failure to meet required fitness standards.

Thushara, in his petition, has challenged this decision, stating that his contract with SLC expired on March 31, 2026, and that he had already informed the board of his intention not to renew it. He further claims he had been made aware that he was not in contention for national selection, making the fitness-based refusal unreasonable.

The pacer has also argued that his current fitness levels are consistent with those maintained during previous seasons when he was granted NOCs. He warns that the denial could cost him his IPL contract, resulting in significant financial loss and missed career opportunities.
Through the case, Thushara is seeking legal recognition of his right to obtain the NOC, along with court orders compelling SLC to grant him clearance to play in the IPL and other overseas leagues.

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The annual ‘Super Fighters’ Chess Big Match, a unique triangular chess tournament featuring
C.W.W. Kannangara Central College – Matugama,
Taxila Central College – Horana, and
Ananda Sastralaya National School – Matugama,
is set to take place in the coming days.

The official media briefing for the tournament was held under the patronage of the Matugama Zonal Deputy Director of Education, Chandima Priyadarshani, along with the principals of the three participating schools and the Secretary of the Kalutara District Chess Association, Sameera Dissanayake.

Having already secured the title on the previous two occasions, Taxila Central College, Horana, will enter the competition as the defending champions. Meanwhile, this year’s tournament will be hosted by C.W.W. Kannangara Central College, Matugama.

All three schools are expected to field highly competitive teams, featuring internationally rated players as well as several athletes who have represented Sri Lanka at international chess tournaments.

The primary objectives of the tournament are to popularize the “Big Match” concept in school chess, identify emerging talent, and strengthen the spirit of camaraderie among the three institutions.

With growing interest in school-level chess, the ‘Super Fighters’ tournament is expected to be a thrilling and high-quality contest, showcasing the next generation of Sri Lanka’s chess talent.

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