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Sri Lanka Emerging team tour of Japan (1st T20)
Visitors claim a comfortable 5-wicket win
An all-round performance steered the Sri Lanka Emerging team to a comfortable 5-wicket win over Japan’s national cricket team in the first T20I at Sano International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
After being invited to bat first, Japan was restricted to a below-par score of 97-6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Kadowaki Fleming top scored with a fighting 21 runs, while none of the other batters was unable to at least go past the 20-run mark.
Skipper Dellon Peiris was the pick of the bowlers claiming 3 for 21 in his 4 overs. Apart from the skipper, Danal Hemananda, Lakshan Gamage and Sithum Dissanayake shared three wickets among them.
Chasing 98 to win it was a walk in the park for Sri Lanka Emerging, as they achieved the target in 15.3 overs.
Despite a poor start, Ranmith Jayasena (25) and skipper Dellon Peiris (17) carried Sri Lanka Emerging to victory with an unbroken 48-run partnership for the 6th wicket as they reached the target with 27 balls to spare.
The 2nd T20 match between the two sides will take place today (11 May) at the same venue.
Brief Scores:
Japan 97/6 (20) Kadowaki Fleming 21, Reo Sakurano 14, Marcus Thurgate 14, Dellon Peiris 3/21, Danal Hemananda 1/14, Lakshan Gamage 1/16, Sithum Dissanayake 1/30)
Sri Lanka Emerging: 98/5 (15.3) Ranmith Jayasena 25, Dunith Jayathunga 18, Dellon Peiris 17, Sahil Dias 13, Ibrahim Takahashi 3/17, Makoto Taniyama 1/12, Dinesh Sandaruwan 1/17).
ශ්රී ලංකා නැගී එන කණ්ඩායමේ ජපාන සංචාරය (පළමු T20)
සංචාරකයින් කඩුලු 5ක පහසු ජයග්රහණයකට හිමිකම් කියයි
ජපාන ජාතික ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව සනෝ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී ඊයේ පැවැති පළමු විස්සයි20 තරගයෙන් කඩුලු 5ක පහසු ජයක් අත්කර ගැනීමට ශ්රී ලංකා නැගී එන කණ්ඩායමට තුන් ඉරියව් දස්කම් දැක්වීමට හැකි විය.
ප්රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදීමට ආරාධනා කිරීමෙන් පසු ජපානයට නියමිත පන්දුවාර 20 තුළ ලකුණු 97-6 ට වඩා අඩු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාවකට සීමා විය.
Kadowaki Fleming ලකුණු 21ක් ලබා ගනිමින් වැඩිම ලකුණු ලාභියා වූ අතර අනෙක් කිසිදු පිතිකරුවෙකුට අවම වශයෙන් ලකුණු 20 සීමාව පසු කිරීමටවත් නොහැකි විය.
පන්දු යවන්නන් අතරින් නායක ඩෙලන් පීරිස් සිය ඕවර 4 තුළ ලකුණු 21කට කඩුලු 3ක් ලබා ගත්තේය. ඔවුන් අතර නායකට අමතරව දනල් හේමානන්ද, ලක්ෂාන් ගමගේ සහ සිතුම් දිසානායක කඩුලු 3ක් බෙදී ගියහ.
ජයග්රහණය සඳහා ලකුණු 98ක් හඹා යාම ශ්රී ලංකා නැගී එන කණ්ඩායමට පා ගමනක් වූ අතර ඔවුන් එම ඉලක්කය ඕවර 15.3කදී සපුරා ගත්හ.
ආරම්භය දුර්වලව තිබියදීත්, රන්මිත් ජයසේන (25) සහ නායක ඩෙලෝන් පීරිස් (17) 6 වැනි කඩුල්ලට ලකුණු 48 ක නොබිඳුණු සබඳතාවයක් ගොඩනැගූ ශ්රී ලංකා පිල ජයග්රහණය කරා රැගෙන ගිය අතර ඔවුන් එම ඉලක්කය පන්දු 27 ක් ඉතිරිව තිබියදී සපුරා ගත්හ.
දෙපිල අතර 2 වැනි විස්සයි20 තරගය අද (මැයි 11) එම පිටියේදීම පැවැත්වේ.
කෙටි ලකුණු:
ජපානය 97/6 (20) කදෝවාකි ෆ්ලෙමින් 21, රියෝ සකුරානෝ 14, මාකස් තුර්ගේට් 14, ඩෙලෝන් පීරිස් 3/21, දනාල් හේමානන්ද 1/14, ලක්ෂාන් ගමගේ 1/16, සිතුම් දිසානායක 1/30)
ශ්රී ලංකා නැගී එන: 98/5 (15.3) රන්මිත් ජයසේන 25, දුනිත් ජයතුංග 18, ඩෙලෝන් පීරිස් 17, සහිල් ඩයස් 13, ඊබ්රහිම් ටකහාෂි 3/17, මැකෝටෝ තනියම 1/12, දිනේෂ් සඳරුවන් 1/17)
இலங்கை வளர்ந்து வரும் அணி ஜப்பான் சுற்றுப்பயணம் (1வது டி20)
பார்வையாளர்கள் 5 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றனர்
சனோ சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் ஸ்டேடியத்தில் நேற்று நடைபெற்ற முதல் T20I போட்டியில் சகலதுறை ஆட்டத்தின் மூலம் இலங்கை வளர்ந்து வரும் அணி 5 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் ஜப்பான் தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணிக்கு எதிராக எளிதாக வெற்றி பெற்றது.
முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாட அழைக்கப்பட்ட ஜப்பான், நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட 20 ஓவர்களில் 97-6 ரன்களுக்கு குறைவான ஸ்கோருக்கு மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டது.
கடோவாக்கி ஃப்ளெமிங் அதிகபட்சமாக போராடி 21 ரன்களை எடுத்தார், மற்ற பேட்ஸ் எவராலும் குறைந்தபட்சம் 20 ரன்களைக் கூட கடக்க முடியவில்லை.
பந்துவீச்சாளர்களில் கேப்டன் டெலோன் பீரிஸ் 4 ஓவர்களில் 21 ரன்களுக்கு 3 விக்கெட்டுகளை பறிகொடுத்தார். அணித் தலைவரைத் தவிர, தனால் ஹேமானந்தா, லக்ஷான் கமகே மற்றும் சித்தும் திஸாநாயக்க ஆகியோர் 3 விக்கெட்டுகளைப் பகிர்ந்து கொண்டனர்.
98 ரன்கள் எடுத்தால் வெற்றி என்ற இலக்கை 15.3 ஓவர்களில் எட்டியது இலங்கை எமர்ஜிங் அணிக்கு.
தொடக்கம் மோசமாக இருந்தபோதிலும், ரன்மித் ஜெயசேன (25) மற்றும் கேப்டன் டெலோன் பீரிஸ் (17) ஆகியோர் 6வது விக்கெட்டுக்கு உடைக்கப்படாத 48 ரன்கள் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பில் இலங்கை எமர்ஜிங்கை வெற்றிக்கு கொண்டு சென்றனர்.
இரு அணிகள் மோதும் 2வது டி20 போட்டி இதே மைதானத்தில் இன்று (மே 11) நடக்கிறது.
சுருக்கமான மதிப்பெண்கள்:
ஜப்பான் 97/6 (20) கடோவாக்கி பிளெமிங் 21, ரியோ சகுரானோ 14, மார்கஸ் துர்கேட் 14, டெலன் பீரிஸ் 3/21, டனல் ஹேமானந்தா 1/14, லக்ஷன் கமகே 1/16, சித்தும் திஸாநாயக்க 1/30)
இலங்கை எழுச்சி: 98/5 (15.3) ரன்மித் ஜெயசேன 25, துனித் ஜயதுங்க 18, டெலோன் பீரிஸ் 17, சாஹில் டயஸ் 13, இப்ராஹிம் தகாஹாஷி 3/17, மகோடோ தனியாமா 1/12, தினேஷ் சண்டருவான் 1/17)
Cricket
Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?
Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.
The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.
Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.
Cricket
Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.
After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.
In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.
News
Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency
Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.
His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.
However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.
Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.
The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.
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