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Sri Lanka ranked up in the World Test Championship points table

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The Australian team managed to win the second Test against the touring South African team by an innings and 182 runs today. The South African team, who batted at the invitation of the Australian captain who won the toss, scored only 189 runs for their first innings in this Boxing Day Test match that started on the 26th in Melbourne.

Then the Australian team, who played their first innings, decided to declare their innings when they scored 575 runs for 8 wickets. David Warner, who played the 100th Test, scored 200 runs and wicket-keeper Alex Kerry scored 111 runs. Then the South African team, who played their second innings, were able to collect only 204 runs with all the players dismissed. Accordingly, the Australian team was able to win this match by an inning and 182 runs.

With this victory of the Australian team, there was a change in the score chart of the World Test Championship series. Accordingly, the South African team, which was previously ranked third in the points table, has retreated to fourth place, while the Sri Lankan team has advanced to third place.

Australia still leads the 2021-23 World Test Championship points table with a win percentage of 78.57%. The second place has been won by the Indian team with a winning percentage of 58.93%. The Sri Lankan team has a winning percentage of 53.3% and the South African team has a winning percentage of 50%.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා ප්‍රසාද ලකුණු සටහනේ ඉහළට

සංචාරක දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව පැවති දෙවන ටෙස්ට් තරගය ඉනීමකින් හා ලකුණු 182කින් ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීමට ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු කණ්ඩායම අද දිනයේදී සමත් විය. මෙල්බන්හිදී පසුගිය 26වනදා ආරම්භ වූ මෙම බොක්සිං දින ටෙස්ට් තරගයේ කාසියේ වාසිය දිනූ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු නායකයාගේ ආරාධනයෙන් පන්දුවට පහර දුන් දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායම සිය පළමු ඉනීම වෙනුවෙන් රැස්කළේ ලකුණු 189ක් පමණි.

අනතුරුව සිය පළමු ඉනීම ක්‍රීඩා කළ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු කණ්ඩායම කඩුලු 8කට ලකුණු 575ක් රැස්කොට සිටියදී සිය ඉනීම අත්හිටුවීමට තීරණය කළහ. එහිදී සියවන ටෙස්ට් තරගය ක්‍රීඩා කළ ඩේවිඩ් වෝනර් ලකුණු 200ක්ද කඩුලු රකින ක්‍රීඩක ඇලෙක්ස් කෙරී ලකුණු 111ක් ද රැස්කිරීමට සමත් විය. අනතුරුව සිය දෙවන ඉනීම ක්‍රීඩා කළ දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට සියලු ක්‍රීඩකයන් දැවී රැස්කිරීමට හැකිවූයේ ලකුණු 204 පමණි. ඒ අනුව මෙම තරගය ඉනීමකින් හා ලකුණු 182කින් ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීමට ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු කණ්ඩායමට හැකි විය.

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු කණ්ඩායම ලද මෙම ජයග්‍රහණයත් සමගින් ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා තරගාවලියේ ප්‍රසාද ලකුණු සටහනේ වෙනස්කමක් සිදු විය. ඒ අනුව මින් පෙර ප්‍රසාද ලකුණු සටහනේ තෙවැන්නා ලෙසින් රැදීසිටි දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායම එහි සිව්වන ස්ථානය තෙක් පසුබැස ඇති අතර ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම තෙවන ස්ථානය තෙක් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ ඇත.

2021-23 ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා ප්‍රසාද ලකුණු සටහනේ තවමත් පෙරමුණෙහි පසුවන්නේ 78.57%ක ජයග්‍රාහී ප්‍රතිශතයක් හිමි ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවයි. එහි දෙවන ස්ථානය 58.93%ක ජයග්‍රාහී ප්‍රතිශතයක් හිමි ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමට හිමි වී ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම 53.3%ක ජයග්‍රාහී ප්‍රතිශතයක් රදවාගෙන සිටින අතර දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායම 50%ක ජයග්‍රාහී ප්‍රතිශතයක් රදවාගෙන ඇත.

உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் புள்ளிகள் பட்டியலில் இலங்கை அணி முதலிடத்தில் உள்ளது

சுற்றுலா தென்னாபிரிக்க அணிக்கு எதிரான இரண்டாவது டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் இன்று ஆஸ்திரேலிய அணி இன்னிங்ஸ் மற்றும் 182 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் அபார வெற்றி பெற்றது. மெல்போர்னில் கடந்த 26ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமான இந்த பாக்சிங் டே டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் நாணய சுழற்சியில் வெற்றி பெற்ற அவுஸ்திரேலிய அணித்தலைவரின் அழைப்பின் பேரில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய தென்னாபிரிக்க அணி தனது முதல் இன்னிங்ஸிற்கு 189 ஓட்டங்களை மாத்திரமே பெற்றுக்கொண்டது.

பின்னர் தமது முதல் இன்னிங்ஸை விளையாடிய அவுஸ்திரேலிய அணி 8 விக்கெட்டுக்கு 575 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றிருந்த போது தமது இன்னிங்ஸை இடைநிறுத்த தீர்மானித்தது. 100வது டெஸ்டில் விளையாடிய டேவிட் வார்னர் 200 ரன்களும், விக்கெட் கீப்பர் அலெக்ஸ் கெர்ரி 111 ரன்களும் எடுத்தனர். பின்னர் தனது இரண்டாவது இன்னிங்ஸை விளையாடிய தென்னாபிரிக்க அணி அனைத்து வீரர்களும் ஆட்டமிழக்க 204 ஓட்டங்களை மாத்திரமே சேகரிக்க முடிந்தது. இதன்படி இந்த போட்டியில் அவுஸ்திரேலிய அணி இன்னிங்ஸ் மற்றும் 182 ஓட்டங்களால் வெற்றிபெற்றது.

ஆஸ்திரேலிய அணியின் இந்த வெற்றியின் மூலம் உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் தொடரின் ஸ்கோர் பட்டியலில் மாற்றம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதன்படி, புள்ளிப்பட்டியலில் முன்னர் மூன்றாம் இடத்தில் இருந்த தென்னாபிரிக்க அணி நான்காவது இடத்துக்கு பின்வாங்கியுள்ள நிலையில், இலங்கை அணி மூன்றாம் இடத்திற்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளது.

ஆஸ்திரேலியா இன்னும் 2021-23 உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் புள்ளிகள் பட்டியலில் 78.57% வெற்றி சதவீதத்துடன் முன்னணியில் உள்ளது. இரண்டாவது இடத்தை இந்திய அணி 58.93% பெற்று வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளது. இலங்கை அணி 53.3% வெற்றி வீதத்தையும், தென்னாபிரிக்க அணி 50% வெற்றி வீதத்தையும் பெற்றுள்ளன.

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Late heartbreak ends Sri Lanka’s semi-final hopes

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Sri Lanka’s journey at the SAFF U-20 Championship 2026 came to a dramatic and painful end after a last-gasp goal handed Bhutan a 1-0 victory in their decisive group-stage clash in Malé, Maldives.

With a place in the semi-finals on the line, the match carried high stakes for both sides. Sri Lanka entered the contest knowing only a positive result would keep their campaign alive, and they responded with a disciplined and energetic performance. The young Sri Lankan side showed composure in defense while attempting to build attacking momentum against a well-organized Bhutan team.

Chances, however, were at a premium. Sri Lanka managed to create a few half-opportunities but were unable to convert, as the Bhutanese defense held firm. As the match wore on, tension grew, with both teams aware that a draw would not be enough to secure progression.
Just as it seemed the game would end in stalemate, Bhutan struck a decisive blow in stoppage time. Forward Dhendup Gyeltshen capitalized on a momentary lapse in the Sri Lankan defense to score in the 90+2 minute, silencing hopes of a late turnaround and sealing all three points for his side.

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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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