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South Africa beat India in the second T20i match!!

In the second T20 match played at Cuttack (12.06 2022), South Africa defeated India by 4 wickets.
The South African cricket team is touring India to play in the five-match T20 series. The second match of the series was played at the Barapati Stadium in Cuttack.
The South African team, which won the toss, invited the Indian team to bat first.
The Indian team, which was the first to bat, snatched the wicket of opener Rudraj Kejriwal early on.
However, Ishant Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, who were on the pitch, showed restraint and kept the momentum going. At the end of 20 overs, India lost 6 wickets and scored 148 runs. Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 40 off 35 balls.
Dinesh Karthik came to bat in the 14th over with 9 off just 16 balls and in the last over he hit 2 sixes and 2 fours in the last 5 balls for a total of 21 runs in the over. Dinesh Karthik remained unbeaten on 30 off 21 balls.
Following this, the South African team started to bat and lost all the main players except the opener Temba Pauma at regular intervals at the start of the match.
However, Heinrich Klaassen, who join with up with skipper Temba Bauma for the 5th wicket, smashed down the Indian bowling and scored 81 runs off 46 balls. South Africa lost just 6 wickets in 18.2 overs to reach the target of 149 runs.
South Africa won the first match of the series and the second match to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Heinrich Klaassen was selected as the man of the match.
දකුණු අප්රිකාව සහ ඉන්දියාව අතර පැවති දෙවන T20 තරගයෙන් ඉන්දියාව පරාජයට පත් විය!!
12.06 2022 කටක් හිදී පැවති දෙවන T20 තරඟයෙන් දකුණු අප්රිකාව කඩුලු 4කින් ඉන්දියාව පරාජය කළේය.
තරග පහකින් සමන්විත විස්සයි20 තරගාවලියට සහභාගි වීම සඳහා දකුණු අප්රිකානු ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම ඉන්දියාවේ සංචාරයක නිරත වේ. තරගාවලියේ දෙවැනි තරගය පැවැත්වුණේ කටාක්හි බරපති ක්රීඩාංගණයේදීයි.
කාසියේ වාසිය දිනූ දකුණු අප්රිකානු කණ්ඩායම පළමුව පන්දුවට පහරදීමට ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමට ආරාධනා කළා.
කෙසේ වෙතත් පිටියේ සිටි ඉෂාන් කිෂාන් සහ ශ්රෙයාස් අයියර් යුවල වේගවත් පිතිකරණයක් පෙන්නුම් කරමින් කණ්ඩායමේ ලකුණු ඉදිරියට ගෙන ගියහ. පන්දුවාර 20 අවසානයේ ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම කඩුලු 6ක් දැවී ලකුණු 148ක් ලබා ගත්තා. ශ්රෙයාස් අයියර් පන්දු 35කදී ලකුණු 40ක් රැස් කළේය.
දිනේෂ් කාර්තික් 14 වැනි ඕවරයේදී පන්දු 16කදී ලකුණු 9ක් ලබාගෙන පන්දුවට පහරදීමට පැමිණි අතර අවසන් ඕවරයේදී අවසන් පන්දු 5 තුළ හයේ පහර 2ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 2ක් සමඟින් මුළු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාව 21ක් ලබා ගත්තේය. දිනේෂ් කාර්තික් පන්දු 21කදී නොදැවී ලකුණු 30ක් ලබා සිටියේය.
ඉන් අනතුරුව පන්දුවට පහරදීම ආරම්භ කළ දකුණු අප්රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට ආරම්භක පිතිකරු ටෙම්බා පවුමා හැර ප්රධාන ක්රීඩකයින් තරගය ආරම්භයේදීම නියමිත කාල සීමාවේදී අහිමි විය.
කෙසේ වෙතත්, 5 වැනි කඩුල්ල සඳහා නායක ටෙම්බා බවුමා සමඟින් එක් වූ හෙන්රිච් ක්ලාසන් ඉන්දීය පන්දු යවන්නන් බිඳ දමමින් පන්දු 46කදී ලකුණු 81ක් රැස් කළේය. ලකුණු 149ක ජයග්රාහී ඉලක්කය පසුකර යාමට දකුණු අප්රිකාව ඕවර 18.2කදී කඩුලු 6ක් පමණක් දැවී ගියේය.
තරගාවලියේ පළමු තරගය සහ දෙවැනි තරගය ජයගත් දකුණු අප්රිකාව තරග 5කින් සමන්විත තරගාවලිය 2-0ක් ලෙස පෙරමුණ ගැනීමට සමත් විය. තරගයේ වීරයා ලෙස හෙන්රිච් ක්ලාසන් තේරී පත් විය.
இரண்டாவது போட்டியிலும் இந்திய அணியை வீழ்த்திய தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி!!
கட்டாக்கில் (12.06 2022) நடைபெற்ற இரண்டாவது டி-20 போட்டியில், இந்திய அணியை தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி 4 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் வீழ்த்தி வெற்றியை பதிவு செய்துள்ளது.
ஐந்து போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி-20 தொடரில் விளையாடுவதற்காக தென்னாப்பிரிக்க கிரிக்கெட் அணி இந்தியாவுக்கு சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டுள்ளது. தொடரின் இரண்டாவது போட்டி கட்டாக் பாராபதி மைதானத்தில் நடைபெற்றது.
நாணய சுழற்சியில் வென்ற தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி, இந்திய அணியை முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாட அழைத்தது.
முதலில் களமிறங்கிய இந்திய அணி தொடக்க வீரரான ருதுராஜ் கெய்க்வாட்டின் விக்கெட்டை ஆரம்பத்திலேயே பறிகொடுத்தது.
இருப்பினும் அடுத்து களத்தில் நின்ற இஷான் கிஷான் மற்றும் ஷ்ரேயாஸ் ஐயர் ஆகியோர் நிதானமான ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தி அணியின் ஓட்டத்தை சீராக உயர்த்தினர்.அதற்கமைய 20 ஓவர்கள் முடிவில் இந்திய அணி 6 விக்கெட்களை இழந்து 148 ஓட்டங்களை பெற்றது. அதிகப்பட்சமாக ஷ்ரேயாஸ் ஐயர் 35 பந்துகளில் 40 ஓட்டங்களை பெற்றுக்கொடுத்தார்.
ஆட்டத்தின் 14வது ஓவரில்களம் கண்ட தினேஷ் கார்த்திக் ர்.முதல் 16 பந்துகளில் 9 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுத்திருந்த நிலையில் கடைசி ஓவரில் கடைசி 5 பந்தில் மட்டும் 2 சிக்சர்கள், 2 பவுண்டரிகள் என மொத்தம் 21 ரன்களை அவர் எடுத்தார்.இறுதிவரை ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் தினேஷ் கார்த்திக் 21 பந்துகளில் 30 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார்.
இதனைத் தொடர்ந்து களமிறங்கிய தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி, தொடக்க வீரரான டெம்பா பாவுமாவை தவிர மற்ற முன்னணி வீரர்கள் அனைவரையும் ஆட்டத்தின் தொடக்கத்திலேயே சீரான இடைவேளியில் பறிக்கெடுத்தது.
இருப்பினும் 5வது விக்கெட்க்காக அணி தலைவர் டெம்பா பாவுமாவுடன் இணைந்த ஹென்ரிச் கிளாசென் இந்திய அணியின் பந்துவீச்சை விலாசி 46 பந்துகளில் 81 ஓட்டங்கள் குவித்தார். இதனால் தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி 18.2 ஓவர்கள் நிறைவில் 6 விக்கெட்டுகளை மட்டும் இழந்து, 149 ஓட்டங்கள் என்ற வெற்றி இழக்கை எட்டியது.
தொடரின் முதல் போட்டியிலும் தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி வெற்றி பெற்ற நிலையில், இரண்டாவது போட்டியிலும் தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணி வெற்றி பெற்று ஐந்து போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரில் 2-0 என்ற கணக்கில் முன்னிலை பெற்றுள்ளது. ஹென்ரிச் கிளாசென் ஆட்டநாயகனாக தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டார்.
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Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
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Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
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The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
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