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Sri Lanka brings Kusal Janith Perera, and Mathews into the White ball series Vs NZ

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has named a strong two 18-member squads for the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand.
The Islanders will be heading into the white ball format with ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League points in mind.
The Dasun Shanaka-led team are currently in the 10th spot in the Super League table with 77 points. The 3-match ODI series is crucial for the Lankans in order to secure direct qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India.
The ODI series is scheduled to begin on March 25, while the T20I series commences on April 2.
Rookie pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out from both series as he is still undergoing rehabilitation after his left ankle surgery. Meanwhile, former Skipper Angelo Mathews also return to the white ball format after the lapse of three years where he was last seen in action in an ODI game back in March 2021 during the tour of West Indies. The former skipper has featured in 218 ODIs for Sri Lanka, scoring 5835 runs at 41.67 – the second-best average among Sri Lankan batters.
His return for the series in New Zealand will also be a golden opportunity as a dress rehearsal ahead of the World Cup. will return to the team after a two-year break.
Meanwhile Wicketkeeper batter Kusal Perera has also earned a spot in the T20 squad for the first time in 16 months. The 32-year-old last played in the format against West Indies in November 2021 before he underwent a shoulder injury.
ODI Squad: D Shanaka(c), P Nissanka, N Fernando, K Mendis(wk), A Mathews, C Asalanka, S Samarawickrama, D de Silva, S Arachchige, W Hasaranga, D Wellalage, M Theekshana, K Rajitha, L Kumara, P Madushan, D Madushanka, C Karunaratne, M Pathirana
T20I Squad: D Shanaka(c), P Nissanka, K Mendis(wk), K Perera, D de Silva, C Asalanka, L Croospulle, S Samarawickrama, N Fernando, W Hasaranga, M Theekshana, D Wellalage, K Rajitha, L Kumara, D Madushanka, C Karunaratne, M Pathirana, P Madushan
ශ්රී ලංකාව කුසල් ජනිත් පෙරේරා සහ මැතිව්ස් නවසීලන්තයට එරෙහිව වයිට් බෝල් තරඟාවලියට ගෙන එයි
නවසීලන්තයට එරෙහිව පැවැත්වෙන එක්දින සහ විස්සයි20 තරගාවලිය සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩකයින් 18 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් ප්රබල සංචිත දෙකක් නම් කර තිබේ.
ICC පිරිමි ක්රිකට් ලෝක කුසලාන සුපර් ලීග් ලකුණු මනසේ තබාගෙන දූපත් වැසියන් සුදු පන්දු ආකෘතියට පිවිසෙනු ඇත.
දසුන් ශානකගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් කණ්ඩායම මේ වන විට සුපර් ලීග් ලකුණු සටහනේ 10 වැනි ස්ථානයේ පසුවන්නේ ප්රසාද ලකුණු 77ක් ලබා ගනිමින්. ඉන්දියාවේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත 2023 ICC පිරිමි ක්රිකට් ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා සෘජු සුදුසුකම් ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා තරග 3 කින් සමන්විත එක්දින තරගාවලිය ලංකා ක්රීඩකයින්ට තීරණාත්මක වේ.
එක්දින තරඟාවලිය මාර්තු 25 වනදා ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිත අතර T20I තරඟාවලිය අප්රේල් 2 වනදා ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතයි.
නවක වේග පන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක දුෂ්මන්ත චමීර ඔහුගේ වම් වළලුකර සැත්කමෙන් පසු තවමත් පුනරුත්ථාපනය වෙමින් සිටින බැවින් තරගමාලා දෙකෙන්ම ඉවත් කර තිබේ. මේ අතර, හිටපු නායක ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස් ද වසර තුනකට පසු නැවත සුදු පන්දු ආකෘතියට පැමිණ ඇති අතර එහිදී ඔහු අවසන් වරට 2021 මාර්තු මාසයේදී බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් සංචාරයේදී එක්දින තරඟයකදී ක්රියා කළේය. හිටපු නායකයා ශ්රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් එක්දින තරග 218කට ක්රීඩා කර ඇති අතර, ලකුණු 5835ක් 41.67ක් ලෙස ලබාගෙන ඇත – එය ශ්රී ලංකා පිතිකරුවන් අතර දෙවැනි හොඳම සාමාන්යය වේ.
ඔහු නවසීලන්තයේ පැවැත්වෙන තරගමාලාව සඳහා නැවත පැමිණීමද ලෝක කුසලානයට පෙර ඇඳුම් පෙරහුරුවක් ලෙස ස්වර්ණමය අවස්ථාවක් වනු ඇත. වසර දෙකක විවේකයකින් පසුව නැවතත් කණ්ඩායමට පැමිණෙනු ඇත.
මේ අතර කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු කුසල් පෙරේරා ද මාස 16කට පසු පළමු වරට T20 සංචිතයේ ස්ථානයක් හිමිකරගෙන තිබෙනවා. 32 හැවිරිදි ඔහු උරහිසේ ආබාධයකට ලක්වීමට පෙර අවසන් වරට 2021 නොවැම්බර් මාසයේදී බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව්වන්ට එරෙහිව ආකෘතියට ක්රීඩා කළේය.
එක්දින සංචිතය: ඩී ශානක (ඇ), පී නිශ්ශංක, එන් ප්රනාන්දු, කේ මෙන්ඩිස් (විකේ), ඒ මැතිව්ස්, සී අසලංක, එස් සමරවික්රම, ඩී ද සිල්වා, එස් ආරච්චිගේ, ඩබ්ලිව් හසරංග, ඩී වෙල්ලාලගේ, එම් තීක්ෂණ, කේ රාජිත, එල් කුමාර, පී මධුෂාන්, ඩී මධුශංක, සී කරුණාරත්න, එම් පතිරණ
විස්සයි20 සංචිතය: ඩී ශානක (ඇ), පී නිශ්ශංක, කේ මෙන්ඩිස් (විකේ), කේ පෙරේරා, ඩී ද සිල්වා, සී අසලංක, එල් කෲස්පුල්ලේ, එස් සමරවික්රම, එන් ප්රනාන්දු, ඩබ්ලිව් හසරංග, එම් තීක්ෂණ, ඩී වෙල්ලාලගේ, කේ රාජිත, එල් කුමාර, ඩී මධුශංක, සී කරුණාරත්න, එම් පතිරණ, පී මධුෂාන්
இலங்கை அணி குசல் ஜனித் பெரேரா, மற்றும் மேத்யூஸ் ஆகியோரை வைட் பால் தொடருக்கு எதிராக நியூசிலாந்துக்கு கொண்டு வந்தது
நியூசிலாந்துக்கு எதிரான ODI மற்றும் T20I தொடருக்கான இரண்டு 18 பேர் கொண்ட வலுவான அணியை இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் (SLC) அறிவித்துள்ளது.
ஐசிசி ஆண்கள் கிரிக்கெட் உலகக் கோப்பை சூப்பர் லீக் புள்ளிகளை மனதில் கொண்டு தீவுவாசிகள் வெள்ளை பந்து வடிவத்திற்குச் செல்வார்கள்.
தசுன் ஷனக தலைமையிலான அணி தற்போது சூப்பர் லீக் பட்டியலில் 77 புள்ளிகளுடன் 10வது இடத்தில் உள்ளது. இந்தியாவில் நடைபெறவுள்ள ஐசிசி ஆடவர் உலகக் கோப்பை 2023க்கான நேரடித் தகுதியைப் பெறுவதற்கு 3 போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடர் இலங்கையர்களுக்கு முக்கியமானது.
ஒருநாள் தொடர் மார்ச் 25ஆம் தேதியும், டி20 தொடர் ஏப்ரல் 2ஆம் தேதியும் தொடங்க உள்ளது.
புதிய வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் துஷ்மந்த சமீர தனது இடது கணுக்கால் சத்திரசிகிச்சைக்குப் பின்னரும் புனர்வாழ்வு பெற்று வருவதால் இரண்டு தொடர்களிலிருந்தும் நீக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார். இதற்கிடையில், முன்னாள் கேப்டன் ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ் மூன்று ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு வெள்ளை பந்து வடிவத்திற்குத் திரும்பினார், அங்கு அவர் கடைசியாக மார்ச் 2021 இல் மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் சுற்றுப்பயணத்தின் போது ஒரு ஒருநாள் ஆட்டத்தில் விளையாடினார். முன்னாள் கேப்டன் இலங்கைக்காக 218 ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளில் விளையாடி 5835 ரன்களை 41.67 சராசரியாக எடுத்துள்ளார் – இது இலங்கை பேட்டர்களில் இரண்டாவது சிறந்த சராசரி.
நியூசிலாந்தில் தொடருக்கு அவர் திரும்புவது உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு முன்னதாக ஆடை ஒத்திகையாக ஒரு பொன்னான வாய்ப்பாக இருக்கும். இரண்டு வருட இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு மீண்டும் அணிக்கு திரும்புவார்.
இதற்கிடையில் விக்கெட் கீப்பர் பேட்டர் குசல் பெரேராவும் 16 மாதங்களில் முதல் முறையாக டி20 அணியில் இடம் பிடித்துள்ளார். 32 வயதான அவர் தோள்பட்டையில் காயம் ஏற்படுவதற்கு முன்பு நவம்பர் 2021 இல் மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகளுக்கு எதிராக கடைசியாக விளையாடினார்.
ஒருநாள் அணி: டி ஷனக (கேட்ச்), பி நிஸ்ஸங்க, என் பெர்னாண்டோ, கே மெண்டிஸ் (வி.கே), ஏ மேத்யூஸ், சி அசலங்க, எஸ் சமரவிக்ரம, டி டி சில்வா, எஸ் ஆராச்சிகே, டபிள்யூ ஹசரங்க, டி வெல்லலகே, எம் தீக்ஷன, கே ராஜித, எல். குமார, பி மதுஷன், டி மதுஷங்க, சி கருணாரத்ன, எம் பத்திரன
T20I அணி: டி ஷனக (கேட்ச்), பி நிஸ்ஸங்க, கே மெண்டிஸ் (வாரம்), கே பெரேரா, டி டி சில்வா, சி அசலங்க, எல் குரூஸ்புள்ளே, எஸ் சமரவிக்ரம, என் பெர்னாண்டோ, டபிள்யூ ஹசரங்க, எம் தீக்ஷன, டி வெல்லலகே, கே ராஜித, எல் குமார, டி மதுஷங்க, சி கருணாரத்ன, எம் பத்திரன, பி மதுஷான்
Football
Semi-Final Clash Set as Defending Champions Face Tough Challenges
The Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024 has reached its most exciting phase as the semi-finalists are now confirmed. The competition has been intense, with top teams battling it out in the Super Eight stage to secure their spot in the final four.
Semi-Final Fixtures
Defending Champions Alighar National College vs. Hameed Al Husseine College
Last Year’s Runners-Up Zahira College vs. St. Joseph’s College (Last Year’s 4th Place Team)
Tournament Recap & Key Highlights
Alighar National College, the defending champions, have once again proven their dominance, finishing at the top of their group. They now face Hameed Al Husseine College, a team that has shown excellent tactical discipline and resilience throughout the tournament.
Zahira College, who finished as runners-up last year, continue to impress with strong performances and now face a determined St. Joseph’s College, a team that has significantly improved since last season and will be looking to cause an upset.
Al Falah College, a newly promoted team to Division 1, has been one of the standout performers this year, proving that they can compete at the highest level despite not making the semi-finals.
Last year third place Darrusalam College unable to proceed to Semi Finals
What to Expect in the Semi-Finals
With four powerhouse teams ready to fight for a spot in the final, fans can expect high-intensity clashes, tactical battles, and unforgettable moments. The road to glory is not easy, and only the two best teams will advance to the grand finale.
Will Alighar National College successfully defend their title, or will we see a new champion emerge? Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for the latest updates, match previews, and expert analysis.
News
C.H. & F.C. and Army Sports Club Secure Victories in Mastercard Plate Championship
In the second week of the ongoing “Mastercard Plate Championship” Inter-Club Rugby Football Tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Rugby, C.H. & F.C. Club and Army Sports Club clinched impressive victories, strengthening their standings in the tournament.
C.H. & F.C. Dominate Sri Lions Club 47-20
C.H. & F.C. showcased their prowess by defeating Sri Lions Club with a decisive 47-20 victory in the 41st match at the Ratmalana Air Force Camp Ground. Despite trailing 14-17 at halftime, C.H. & F.C. surged ahead, scoring six goals and one try, while Sri Lions managed two goals, one try, and one penalty.
This win propelled C.H. & F.C. to the top of the “Palanga” championship standings among five competing clubs. The London-based club has played 10 matches since the preliminary round, securing five wins and accumulating 33 points, including eight bonus points.
Army Overpowers Navy 49-22
In the 42nd match at the Ratmalana Air Force Base, Army Sports Club secured a commanding 49-22 win over Navy Club. The Army team demonstrated their strength by scoring three goals, five tries, and one penalty. The Navy team responded with two goals, one try, and one penalty. The score was tied 10-10 at halftime, but Army’s aggressive play in the second half sealed the victory.
Current Standings in the Palanga Championship
- C.H. & F.C.: 33 points (8 bonus points, 5 wins from 10 matches)
- Army Sports Club: 24 points (4 wins from 9 matches)
- Police Sports Club: 21 points
- Sri Lions Club: 13 points
- Navy Club: 5 points
With these recent victories, both C.H. & F.C. and Army Sports Club are poised to maintain their momentum as the “Mastercard Plate Championship” progresses. Fans can look forward to more thrilling action as the tournament continues to unfold.
Football
Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024: Super Eight Round Concludes – Semifinalists Confirmed!
The Super Eight Round of the Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2024 (Under 20 Division 1 Boys Football Tournament) has ended on a high note, producing four standout teams that will battle for a place in the final. Below is a comprehensive look at the match results, final points tables, and key highlights from the tournament so far.
Match Results Overview
- St. Joseph’s College 4-0 Darussalam College
- Kalutara Muslim Central 2-3 Alighar National School
- Hameed Al Husseine College 1-0 Al Falah College
- Zahira College 4-0 St. Patrick’s College
- St. Joseph’s College 1-1 Alighar National School
- Darussalam College 7-0 Kalutara Muslim Central
- Al Falah College 0-3 Zahira College
- St. Patrick’s College 0-4 Hameed Al Husseine College
- Alighar National School 5-1 Darussalam College
- St. Joseph’s College 1-0 Kalutara Muslim Central
- Zahira College 2-0 Hameed Al Husseine College
- Al Falah College 3-2 St. Patrick’s College
Group A Standings
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alighar National School | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
2 | St. Joseph’s College | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
3 | Darussalam College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
4 | Kalutara Muslim Central College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Top Two (Advancing to Semifinals):
- Alighar National School
- St. Joseph’s College
Group B Standings
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zahira College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
2 | Hameed Al Husseine College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Al Falah College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
4 | St. Patrick’s College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Top Two (Advancing to Semifinals):
- Zahira College
- Hameed Al Husseine College
Summary & Semi-Final Preview
- Alighar National School and St. Joseph’s College finished level on points at the top of Group A. Their draw against each other kept the race tight, but both teams delivered strong performances in the remaining matches to secure 7 points each.
- Zahira College dominated Group B with three consecutive wins, scoring 9 goals and conceding none. Hameed Al Husseine College followed suit, showcasing solid defense and earning 6 points to claim the second semi-final berth.
- Darussalam College, Kalutara Muslim Central, Al Falah College, and St. Patrick’s College showed fighting spirit but fell short in the quest for the knockout stage.
Semi Finals
- Alighar National School will face Hameed Al Husseine College in the Semi Finals
- Zahira College will face St. Joseph’s College in the Semi Finals
The semi-finals promise high-octane clashes as the top contenders face off. Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for exclusive match previews, live coverage, and post-match analysis as we approach the grand finale of the Sri Lanka Schools National Championship 2025.
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