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Skipper Dasis Manchanayake and Ramiru Perera put on a similar performance in the second innings to help Royal gain a healthy 341-run lead against arch-rivals S. Thomas’ at the end of day two in the 144th ‘Battle of the Blues’ being played at SSC ground.

Royal declared their inning at the overnight score of 326 for 8 and bundled out the Thomians for just 153 runs in 55 overs on day two. The Royalists went straight for the jugular with their bowlers ripping through the Thomian batting lineup, reducing them to 94-4 by lunch.

Apart from Senadhi Bulankulama (40) and Mahith Perera (30) none of the other batters was able to pose a threat to the Royalists, as they continued to dominate with the ball and eventually bowled out the Thomians for 153 runs.

Bulan Weeratunga was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 26, with Ranuka Malaviarachchi, Sandesh Ramanayaka and Sineth Jayawardena sharing two wickets apiece.

Royal with a comfortable lead of 173 runs, were off to a similar start in their second innings as in the first innings, losing openers Sineth Jayawardena (4) and Ovina Ambanpola (5) cheaply.

With Royal in some sort of trouble, skipper Dasis Manchanayake once again came to the rescue with another blistering 57 runs off 49 deliveries including 6 boundaries to review the innings to a certain extent.

With things going well for the Royalists, Akash Fernando got the breakthrough to send skipper Manchanayake back to the pavilion with a peach of a delivery to gain back the momentum towards the Thomians.

However, Ramiru Perera continued from where he left off in the first innings with another watchful unbeaten 46 runs off 34 deliveries including 3 boundaries and 2 sixes to steady Royal’s second innings.

With the scoreboard reading at 168-4 umpires called for stumps with Ramiru Perera on 46* and Sanvidu Senartharachchi on 11*.

Akash Fernando shone with the ball claiming all 4 Royal wickets that fell to end with figures of 4-59.

රාජකීය තෝමස්ට වඩා ඉදිරියෙන් සිටී

නායක දාසිස් මංචනායක සහ රමිරු පෙරේරා දෙවැනි ඉනිමේදී ද එවැනිම දස්කම් දැක්වීමට රාජකීය පිලට සහය වූයේ 144 වැනි ‘බ්ලූස් සටන’ තරගයේ දෙවැනි දිනය අවසානයේදී පරම ප්‍රතිවාදී එස්. තෝමස් පිලට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 341ක නිරෝගී ඉදිරියක් ලබා ගැනීමටය. SSC පිටියේදී.

ලකුණු 326කට කඩුලු 8කට ලකුණු 326ක් ලබා සිටියදී රාජකීය විදුහල සිය ඉනිම ප්‍රකාශ කළ අතර දෙවැනි දිනයේ දී තෝමස් පිලට ඕවර 55කදී ලකුණු 153කට දැවී ගියේය. රාජකීයයන් ඔවුන්ගේ පන්දු යවන්නන් සමඟ කෙලින්ම ජුගුලර් වෙත ගිය අතර, ඔවුන් දිවා ආහාරය වන විට ලකුණු 94-4 දක්වා පහත හෙලමින් තෝමියානු පිතිකරු පෙළ ඉරා දැමූහ.

සේනාධි බුලන්කුලම (40) සහ මහීත් පෙරේරා (30) හැරුණු විට සෙසු කිසිදු පිතිකරුවෙක් රාජකීයයන්ට තර්ජනයක් එල්ල කිරීමට සමත් නොවූයේ ඔවුන් දිගින් දිගටම පන්දුවෙන් ආධිපත්‍යය දැරූ අතර අවසානයේ තෝමස් පිල ලකුණු 153කට දවාලීමට සමත් විය.

පන්දු යැවීමේදී බුලාන් වීරතුංග ලකුණු 26 කට කඩුලු 3 ක් දවාගත් අතර රනුක මලවිආරච්චි, සන්දේශ් රාමනායක සහ සිනෙත් ජයවර්ධන කඩුලු 2 බැගින් බෙදී ගියහ.

ලකුණු 173ක පහසු ඉදිරියෙන් සිටි රාජකීය විදුහල පළමු ඉනිමේදී මෙන්ම දෙවැනි ඉනිමේදීද ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවෝ වන සිනෙත් ජයවර්ධන (4) සහ ඕවිනා අඹන්පොළ (5) අඩුවෙන් දැවී ගියහ.

රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය යම් අපහසුතාවයකට ලක්ව සිටියදී, නායක දාසිස් මංචනායක නැවතත් පන්දු 49 කදී හතරේ පහර 6 ක් ඇතුළුව ලකුණු 57 ක් ලබා ගනිමින් තවත් පිබිදීමක් ලබා ගනිමින් ඉනිම යම් දුරකට සමාලෝචනය කිරීමට සමත් විය.

රාජකීය ක්‍රීඩකයන්ගේ තත්ත්වය හොඳින් සිදු වීමත් සමඟ ආකාෂ් ප්‍රනාන්දු නායක මංචනායකව පීච් පහරක් සමඟින් නැවත මණ්ඩපයට යැවීමට පෙරළියක් ලබා ගත්තේ තෝමියානුවන් දෙසට වේගයක් ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා ය.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, රමිරු පෙරේරා ප්‍රථම ඉනිමේ නතර කළ ස්ථානයේ සිට තවත් අවධානයෙන් පසුවූයේ පන්දු 34 කදී හතරේ පහර 3 ක් සහ හයේ පහර 2 ක් ඇතුළුව නොදැවී ලකුණු 46 ක් ලබා ගනිමින් රාජකීය දෙවන ඉනිම ස්ථාවර කිරීමට ය.

ලකුණු පුවරුව 168-4ක් වෙද්දී විනිසුරුවන් කඩුල්ලට කැදවූ අතර රමිරු පෙරේරා ලකුණු 46කින් සහ සංවිදු සෙනාර්ථආරච්චි ලකුණු 11යි.

ආකාෂ් ප්‍රනාන්දු පන්දුවෙන් බැබළුණේ අවසානයේ වැටුණු රාජකීය කඩුලු 4ම 4-59 ලෙස සටහන් කරමිනි.

றோயல் தோமஸ் விட முன்னிலை.

அணித்தலைவர் தாசிஸ் மஞ்சநாயக்க மற்றும் ரமிரு பெரேரா ஆகியோர் இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸில் இதேபோன்ற ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினர், 144வது ‘பேட்டில் ஆஃப் தி ப்ளூஸ்’ போட்டியின் இரண்டாம் நாள் முடிவில், பரம எதிரிகளான எஸ். தாமஸுக்கு எதிராக ராயல் ஆரோக்கியமான 341 ரன்கள் முன்னிலை பெற உதவியது. SSC மைதானத்தில்.

8 விக்கெட்டுக்கு 326 ரன்கள் எடுத்திருந்த நிலையில் ராயல் இன்னிங்ஸை டிக்ளேர் செய்து, தோமியன்ஸை 55 ஓவர்களில் 153 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்கச் செய்தது. தோமியன் பேட்டிங் வரிசையை கிழித்தெறிந்த தங்கள் பந்துவீச்சாளர்களுடன் ராயல்ஸ்டுகள் நேராக ஜுகுலருக்குச் சென்றனர், மதிய உணவுக்குள் அவர்களை 94-4 ஆகக் குறைத்தனர்.

சேனாதி புலங்குளம (40) மற்றும் மஹித் பெரேரா (30) ஆகியோரைத் தவிர மற்ற துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்கள் எவரும் ராயல்ஸ்டுகளுக்கு அச்சுறுத்தலாக இருக்கவில்லை, அவர்கள் தொடர்ந்து பந்தில் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தி இறுதியில் தோமியன்ஸை 153 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழக்கச் செய்தனர்.

பந்து வீச்சில் புலன் வீரதுங்க 26 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினார், ரணுக மளவியராச்சி, சந்தேஷ் ராமநாயக்க மற்றும் சினெத் ஜயவர்தன ஆகியோர் தலா 2 விக்கெட்டுகளைப் பகிர்ந்தனர்.

173 ரன்கள் முன்னிலையுடன் ராயல், முதல் இன்னிங்ஸைப் போலவே தனது இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸிலும் தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர்களான சினெத் ஜெயவர்தன (4), ஓவினா அம்பன்பொலா (5) ஆகியோரை மலிவாக இழந்தது.

ராயல் ஒருவித சிக்கலில் சிக்கிய நிலையில், கேப்டன் தாசிஸ் மஞ்சநாயக்க மீண்டும் 49 பந்துகளில் 6 பவுண்டரிகள் உட்பட 57 ரன்கள் எடுத்து இன்னிங்ஸை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அளவிற்கு மதிப்பாய்வு செய்தார்.

ராயல்ஸ்டுகளுக்கு விஷயங்கள் நன்றாக நடந்ததால், ஆகாஷ் பெர்னாண்டோ, கேப்டன் மஞ்சநாயக்காவை மீண்டும் பெவிலியனுக்கு அனுப்பி, ஒரு பந்து வீச்சில் மீண்டும் தோமியன்களை நோக்கி வேகத்தை பெற செய்தார்.

இருப்பினும், ரமிரு பெரேரா முதல் இன்னிங்ஸில் 34 பந்துகளில் 3 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் 2 சிக்ஸர்கள் அடங்கலாக ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 46 ரன்கள் எடுத்து முதல் இன்னிங்ஸில் அவர் விட்ட இடத்திலிருந்து தொடர்ந்தார்.

ஸ்கோர்போர்டு ரீடிங் 168-4 என்ற நிலையில் நடுவர்கள் ஸ்டம்புகளுக்கு அழைப்பு விடுத்தனர், ரமிரு பெரேரா 46* ரன்களிலும், சன்விது சென்னார்தாராச்சி 11* ரன்களிலும் இருந்தனர்.

ஆகாஷ் பெர்னாண்டோ பந்தில் பிரகாசித்த 4 ராயல் விக்கெட்டுகளையும் 4-59 என்ற புள்ளிகளுடன் இறுதியில் வீழ்த்தினார்.

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Kamil, Shanaka power Sri Lanka to series-levelling win

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A brilliant unbeaten half-century from Kamil Mishara and a destructive late cameo by Dasun Shanaka guided Sri Lanka to a convincing 37-run victory over West Indies and levelled the three match T20 series.

Sri Lanka recovered strongly after a shaky start to post an imposing 194 for 6. Pathum Nissanka fell early for seven, while captain Kusal Mendis made a quick-fire 31 off 19 balls before becoming one of three wickets claimed by Shamar Joseph. When Pavan Rathnayake was dismissed for one, Sri Lanka were struggling at 43 for 3 inside seven overs.
Mishara then steadied the innings with a mature knock, combining caution with aggression. The left-hander remained unbeaten on 61 from 40 deliveries, striking four fours and three sixes. Kamindu Mendis supported him with 24 before Shanaka launched a spectacular assault in the death overs.

The former captain hammered 58 from only 24 balls, smashing five boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate above 240. His 103-run stand with Mishara completely changed the complexion of the innings and propelled Sri Lanka close to the 200-run mark.

Chasing 195, West Indies suffered an early collapse as Brandon King and skipper Shai Hope were both trapped leg-before wicket inside the first two overs. Shimron Hetmyer (36) and Rovman Powell (43) threatened to keep the visitors in contention with an aggressive partnership, but Sri Lanka’s bowlers struck at regular intervals.

Dushmantha Chameera delivered a match-winning spell of 3 for 9, while Wanindu Hasaranga picked up three wickets despite conceding runs. Dunith Wellalage claimed two wickets and Maheesh Theekshana added one as West Indies were bowled out for 157 in 18.1 overs.

The victory ensured Sri Lanka squared the series and set up an exciting decider on Monday.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Strong Showing at Billie Jean King Cup in Kuala Lumpur

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Sri Lanka will begin its campaign at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Asia/Oceania Group II tournament when the prestigious regional team event serves off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 15.

The competition, which runs for six days at the National Tennis Centre, will bring together ten nations from across the Asia-Oceania region. Joining Sri Lanka in the battle for honours are Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, hosts Malaysia, Pacific Oceania, the Philippines, Singapore and Uzbekistan.

Teams have been drawn into two groups of five and will contest round-robin matches from June 15 to 19. The tournament will conclude with decisive play-off encounters on June 20 to determine promotion and relegation.

With two places available in the 2027 Asia/Oceania Group I competition, the stakes are high for all participating teams. Nations finishing at the bottom of the standings will face relegation to Group III.

Sri Lanka has entrusted a youthful squad with the responsibility of carrying the national flag at the tournament. The team includes Dinara De Silva (St. Bridget’s Convent), Yuhansa Peiris (Bishop’s College), Akeesha Silva (Newstead Girls’ College, Negombo), Annaya Norbet (Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya) and Sandithi Usgoda Arachchi (Musaeus College).

Guiding the side will be experienced coach Dineshkanthan Thangarajah, who has been appointed captain for the tournament. His role will be crucial as the young Sri Lankan players seek to make an impact against some of the region’s strongest teams.

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Vision Care Colombo Championship Set to Serve Off on 19 June

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The 111 Vision Care Colombo Championship 2026, one of Sri Lanka’s most prestigious and long-standing ‘A’ Grade tennis tournaments, will get underway on 19 June at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) Playing Section courts in Colombo.

Held on six iconic clay courts, this year’s championship is expected to attract a record number of entries from across the country. The tournament will also offer its largest-ever prize pool of Rs. 3 million, underlining its growing status on the local tennis calendar.

Organizers say the increased investment reflects a long-term commitment to nurturing local tennis talent and raising the standard of competition. Last year’s event featured a prize purse of Rs. 2.5 million, with the amount steadily increasing over recent years.

Tournament officials expressed their ambition of developing the championship into a future ‘Colombo Open’ capable of attracting leading players from across South Asia. They emphasized that the event is not only about tennis but also about building a strong sporting identity for Sri Lanka.

The championship will feature Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles events, as well as Mixed Doubles. Junior competitions will be conducted for boys and girls from Under-12 to Under-18 age categories, while senior events will cater to players in the Over-35, Over-45, Over-55 and Over-65 divisions.

Vision Care continues its longstanding support as title sponsor for the 12th consecutive year. Wilson has come on board as the Official Ball Partner.

The sponsorship handover ceremony was attended by Vision Care Managing Director Janaka Fonseka, SLTA Playing Section President Sriya Munasinghe, Captain Prasantha Dissanayake, and other officials representing both the SLTA and Vision Care.

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