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SL name strong 17-member Test squad

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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.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women’s Team Set for Australia Tour 2026 Tri-Nation Series

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The Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s Cricket Team is set to tour Australia in April 2026 for an exciting tri-nation series that will also feature England. This tour represents an important opportunity for the young Sri Lankan players to gain international exposure and compete against strong opposition in both limited-overs formats. The team is scheduled to depart on 3rd April 2026 and will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two 50-over games and four T20 matches.

The series will begin on 7th April 2026 with a 50-over match against England at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, starting at 9:30 AM. Sri Lanka will then face Australia in another 50-over encounter on 8th April 2026 at the same venue and time. The action will shift to the Gold Coast for the T20 leg of the tour, where Sri Lanka will meet England on 12th April 2026 at Bill Pippen Oval at 9:00 AM, followed by a match against Australia on 13th April 2026 at the same ground and time. The final phase of the tour returns to Brisbane, with Sri Lanka playing England on 17th April 2026 and Australia on 18th April 2026 in two early morning T20 matches at Ian Healy Oval, both starting at 5:30 AM.

Match Schedule
•⁠ ⁠7th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠8th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠12th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
•⁠ ⁠13th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
•⁠ ⁠17th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠18th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM

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Mahela Jayawardena President Captain of Royal Colombo Golf Club

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The Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) has announced the appointment of Mahela Jayawardena as its Captain for the 2026–2027 term. The decision was formally confirmed at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held yesterday (March 26).

Jayawardena, widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s greatest sporting icons, brings a wealth of leadership experience to the prestigious role. A former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team, he earned global recognition for his sharp tactical insight, calm demeanor under pressure, and exemplary sportsmanship throughout his career.

During an international career spanning nearly two decades, Jayawardena featured in more than 650 matches and amassed over 25,000 runs across all formats of the game. Since retiring from international cricket, he has remained an influential figure in the sport, contributing through coaching, mentorship, and leadership roles at both domestic and international levels.
Founded in 1879, the Royal Colombo Golf Club stands among the oldest golf institutions in Asia and has played a central role in fostering the growth of golf in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Dominates Saudi Arabia in Junior Davis Cup Qualifying!

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In the ongoing Junior Davis Cup Tennis Qualifying Tournament currently being held in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka had a great weekend by defeating Saudi Arabia 3-0.

The team showed their dominance by winning both singles matches and then winning both doubles matches with comfortable margins.

Sri Lanka won the first singles match when Ashlin de Silva beat Mahdi Al Ibrahim 6-2, 7-5.

In the second singles match, Mayuran Kubern came back after losing the first set to defeat Ahmed Baha Sarouji 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Sri Lanka then continued their momentum into the doubles matches where Mayuran Kubern and Ashlin de Silva defeated the Saudi pair 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In the other doubles match, the Sri Lankan duo was ahead in the second set 4-6 when the Saudi pair of Mahdi Al Ibrahim and Souhail ElFarouki retired from the match.

With this comprehensive win, Sri Lanka is now in a very strong position within the tournament.

The team will have a day off on Monday and is scheduled to play in the Championship on Thursday.

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