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Pathum, Nuwanindu included in the initial squad
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
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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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Strengthening Ties Through Sport: China Donates Five Dragon Boats to Sri Lanka
The People’s Republic of China has donated five dragon boats worth LKR 5 million to Sri Lanka, marking a significant step in promoting water sports across the island.

The donation was made during the China-Sri Lanka Friendship Dragon Boat Championship, organized by NACKSL – the National Association of Canoeing and Kayaking Sri Lanka, held on May 31 at the Diyawanna Rowing Center. The championship saw the participation of 25 teams from various regions of the country.
The event was graced by:
- Minister of Youth and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamagedara
- Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Eranga Gunasekara
- Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong
Trophies and certificates were awarded to the winning athletes, and the official handover of the dragon boats was completed at the same event.
A Symbol of Friendship and Cultural Exchange
Minister Gamagedara emphasized that the China-Sri Lanka Dragon Boat Championship, and the donation of dragon boats, symbolize the strong cultural, sporting, and diplomatic ties between the two nations. He extended his gratitude to the Chinese Embassy and stated that this generous gift would be instrumental in expanding and developing water sports across Sri Lanka.
“From North to South and East to West, we are committed to promoting water sports across the country,” said the Minister.
He further noted that this donation would help create pathways for Sri Lankan youth in canoeing, kayaking, and dragon boat racing, while also boosting sports tourism.
Celebrating Unity and National Inclusion
Special appreciation was extended to student participants from schools in Jaffna, highlighting the championship’s role in fostering national unity and showcasing the talent and commitment of young athletes from all regions.
The Deputy Minister also expressed hope that more youth with exceptional talent in water sports would be provided with sports scholarships in the future.
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Kusal Mendis Falls Short in High-Stakes IPL Eliminator Clash
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis failed to rise to the occasion during a crucial IPL 2025 Eliminator as Gujarat Titans fell short in their chase against Mumbai Indians at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Chasing a steep target of 229, Gujarat Titans needed early momentum. While opener Sai Sudharsan led the charge with a composed 80 off 49 deliveries, Kusal Mendis—expected to play a key supporting role—could not live up to expectations on this competitive stage.
Mendis, who had the platform to make an impact, started aggressively with two sixes in his 10-ball 20 but threw away his wicket in an uncharacteristic manner—getting out hit wicket to Mitchell Santner. In a high-pressure match where composure was vital, Mendis’s dismissal was a major setback for GT, stalling their momentum during a promising phase of the innings.
This was an opportunity for Mendis to demonstrate consistency and reliability at the highest level of franchise cricket, especially with the eyes of selectors and fans fixed on performances under pressure. However, the lack of game awareness and a reckless approach led to a soft exit at a crucial moment.
GT eventually managed 208/6, falling short by 20 runs. With Mendis’s early exit, the middle order was left exposed to the mounting run rate, and despite brief resistance from Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia, the chase fizzled out.
While Mendis has shown flashes of brilliance in previous matches, this performance serves as a reminder of the demands of knockout-stage cricket. With playoffs being the toughest test of mental and technical strength, Sri Lanka’s white-ball star must tighten his game to deliver when it matters most.
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Awareness Media Briefing on New Sports Regulations
A special media briefing on the new regulations under the Sports Act was held on May 30, 2025, at the Department of Government Information, with the aim of raising public awareness on the upcoming changes to Sri Lanka’s sports governance framework.
The event featured key officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, including:
- Sunil Kumara Gamagedara – Minister of Youth and Sports
- Sugath Thilakaratne – Deputy Minister of Sports
- Aruna Bandara – Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports
- Shemal Fernando – Director General of Sports
- Priyantha Ekanayake – Chairman, National Sports Council
These leaders addressed the media on the impact, scope, and enforcement of the new regulations, highlighting their importance in ensuring transparency, accountability, and modernization in Sri Lanka’s sports sector.
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