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SL name strong 17-member Test squad
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named a strong 17-member squad led by Dimuth Karunaratne for the upcoming tour of New Zealand set to begin on 9 March and conclude on 8 April.
The tour comprises two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is.
The series will carry all important World Test Championship (WCT) points. Other than Australia and India, Sri Lanka is the only other side with a possibility of making it to the WCT final. To make it to the final, Sri Lanka would need a 2-0 win, and also hope other results go their way.
Historically, Sri Lanka hasn’t fared well in New Zealand. They have won just twice in 19 previous attempts.
The selectors have opted to include a number of pacemen for the tour, including Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Vishwa Fernando.
The first Test will be played from 9-13 March in Christchurch and the second from 17-21 in Wellington.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රීඩකයින් 17 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් ශක්තිමත් ටෙස්ට් සංචිතය නම් කරයි
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය විසින් මාර්තු 9 වැනිදා සිට අප්රේල් 8 වැනිදා අවසන් වීමට නියමිත නවසීලන්ත සංචාරය සඳහා දිමුත් කරුණාරත්නගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් 17 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් ප්රබල සංචිතයක් නම් කර තිබේ.
මෙම සංචාරය ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකකින්, එක්දින තරග තුනකින් සහ විස්සයි20 තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත වේ.
මෙම තරඟාවලිය සියලුම වැදගත් ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා (WCT) ලකුණු දරයි. ඕස්ට්රේලියාව සහ ඉන්දියාව හැරුණු විට WCT අවසන් මහා තරගයට පිවිසීමේ හැකියාව ඇති එකම කණ්ඩායම ශ්රී ලංකාවයි. අවසන් මහා තරගයට පිවිසීමට නම් ශ්රී ලංකාවට 2-0ක ජයග්රහණයක් අවශ්ය වනු ඇති අතර අනෙකුත් ප්රතිඵල ද ඒ ආකාරයෙන්ම බලාපොරොත්තු වේ.
ඓතිහාසික වශයෙන්, ශ්රී ලංකාව නවසීලන්තයේ හොඳින් ක්රීඩා කර නැත. ඔවුන් මීට පෙර උත්සාහයන් 19කදී ජයග්රහණය කර ඇත්තේ දෙවරක් පමණි.
ළහිරු කුමාර, චාමික කරුණාරත්න, කසුන් රාජිත, අසිත ප්රනාන්දු, මිලාන් රත්නායක සහ විශ්ව ප්රනාන්දු ඇතුළු වේගපන්දු යවන්නන් රැසක් සංචාරය සඳහා ඇතුළත් කිරීමට තේරීම් කමිටුව තීරණය කර ඇත.
පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරගය මාර්තු 9 සිට 13 දක්වා ක්රයිස්ට්චර්ච් හිදී සහ දෙවැන්න 17-21 දක්වා වෙලින්ටන්හිදී පැවැත්වේ.
வலுவான 17 பேர் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் அணியை SL பெயரிட்டது
எதிர்வரும் மார்ச் மாதம் 9 ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமாகி ஏப்ரல் 8 ஆம் திகதி முடிவடையவுள்ள நியூசிலாந்து சுற்றுப்பயணத்திற்காக திமுத் கருணாரத்ன தலைமையிலான 17 பேர் கொண்ட வலுவான அணியை இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் (SLC) அறிவித்துள்ளது.
இந்த சுற்றுப்பயணத்தில் இரண்டு டெஸ்ட், மூன்று ஒருநாள் மற்றும் மூன்று டி20 போட்டிகள் உள்ளன.
இந்தத் தொடர் அனைத்து முக்கியமான உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (WCT) புள்ளிகளையும் கொண்டு செல்லும். ஆஸ்திரேலியா மற்றும் இந்தியாவைத் தவிர, இலங்கை மட்டுமே WCT இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு முன்னேற வாய்ப்புள்ளது. இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு வருவதற்கு, இலங்கைக்கு 2-0 என்ற கோல் கணக்கில் வெற்றி தேவைப்படும், மேலும் மற்ற முடிவுகள் தங்கள் வழியில் செல்லும் என நம்புகிறோம்.
வரலாற்று ரீதியாக, நியூசிலாந்தில் இலங்கை சிறப்பாக விளையாடவில்லை. முந்தைய 19 முயற்சிகளில் இரண்டு முறை மட்டுமே வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளனர்.
லஹிரு குமார, சாமிக்க கருணாரத்ன, கசுன் ராஜித, அசித்த பெர்னாண்டோ, மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க மற்றும் விஷ்வா பெர்னாண்டோ உட்பட பல வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர்களை இந்த சுற்றுப்பயணத்தில் சேர்க்க தேர்வாளர்கள் தெரிவு செய்துள்ளனர்.
முதல் டெஸ்ட் போட்டி மார்ச் 9-13 வரை கிறைஸ்ட்சர்ச்சிலும், இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட் 17-21 வரை வெலிங்டனிலும் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.
Cricket
Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In
Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has entered a period of transition after the government stepped in to take temporary control of the sport’s governing body.
Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has accepted the resignation of Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, marking a significant shift in leadership.
Following the resignations, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it would assume oversight of cricket administration under the authority granted by the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The decision places all operational and administrative matters of SLC under ministerial supervision with immediate effect.
Authorities indicated that the arrangement is temporary and part of a broader effort to stabilise the sport’s administration. A new committee is expected to be appointed in the coming days to examine existing issues and propose structural reforms aimed at improving governance and accountability.
The leadership’s decision to step down was communicated to the government earlier, prompting swift action to ensure continuity in the management of Sri Lanka’s most prominent sport.
Cricket
SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today
The President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect, according to an announcement released by the board today (29).
In a significant development, all office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee have also stepped down from their respective roles, signaling a complete leadership transition within the governing body.

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the decision has been formally conveyed to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
No further details were immediately provided regarding the reasons behind the mass resignation or the process for appointing new leadership.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket Grants Rs. 10 Million to Rising Javelin Athlete Rumesh Tharanga
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant to rising javelin thrower Rumesh
Tharanga Pathirage.
This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Mr. Shammi Silva and
the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request made by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
Rumesh Tharanga received the grant this evening at the SLC headquarters.
This initiative is part of SLC’s ongoing efforts to support and promote sports beyond cricket,
as well as to assist promising athletes in achieving success at the international level.
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