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Sri Lanka ranked up in the World Test Championship points table
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.
Cricket
LPL 2026 Player Draft Set for June 1 in Colombo
The much-anticipated Player Draft for the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 is scheduled to take place on June 1 in Colombo, marking a significant milestone ahead of Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 tournament.
A total of 421 cricketers including 179 Sri Lankan players and 242 overseas players will be available for selection during the draft process. The local player pool will consist of national representatives, domestic performers, and emerging talents, offering franchises a wide range of options as they finalize their squads for the upcoming season.
The draft will be conducted across several player categories, namely Platinum, Gold, Classic, Emerging, and Associate Stars.
Among the Sri Lankan contingent, 17 players have been listed in the Platinum category, while 34 players fall under Gold, 80 under Classic, and 48 under Emerging.
The overseas player lineup includes 31 Platinum players, 64 Gold players, 99 Classic players, and 48 players in the Associate Stars category.
The official draft proceedings will commence at 1.30 p.m. and are expected to draw the participation of all franchise owners and team management representatives.
Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will attend the event as the Chief Guest.
Several key cricket administrators and officials are also expected to be present, including Mr. Eran Wickramaratne, Chairman of the Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC), members of the Transformation Committee, Mr. Ashley De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket, and Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League.
The LPL has continued to grow in stature since its inception, providing a competitive platform for local talent while attracting international stars to Sri Lanka’s premier T20 competition.
Athletics
Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Championships
Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Tarushi Abisheka delivered an outstanding performance to claim the gold medal in the girls’ 1500 metres event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Abisheka crossed the finish line in 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, securing first place ahead of Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki, who finished second, while South Korea’s Song Dawson claimed the bronze medal.
The young Sri Lankan athlete is also competing in the 800m event at the continental championship, continuing to showcase her talent on the international stage.
The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted competitors from 40 countries, with athletes taking part in 46 events during the tournament.
Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member team for the competition, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.
News
India snap Sri Lanka winning streak
Sri Lanka’s impressive winning streak at the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers came to an end yesterday as they suffered a hard-fought 72-77 defeat against a strong Indian side at the Sugathadasa Stadium.
Coming into the match with two consecutive victories, the hosts displayed tremendous spirit and determination throughout the contest. Sri Lanka made an energetic start and matched the taller and more experienced Indian outfit in every department during the opening stages of the game.
The home team enjoyed an excellent first half and went into the breather with a narrow 43-40 lead after producing some attractive attacking basketball. Sri Lanka’s quick passing, aggressive drives to the basket and accurate shooting kept the Indian defence under constant pressure. The local cagers also showed great discipline in defence, forcing several turnovers and capitalising on fast-break opportunities.
However, India bounced back strongly after halftime with improved defensive work and better control in the final two quarters. Their experience and physical advantage gradually helped them regain momentum as they edged ahead during the decisive stages of the encounter.
Despite trailing in the closing minutes, Sri Lanka continued to fight bravely and reduced the margin with some spirited play. The hosts received strong support from the spectators who gathered at the stadium to cheer the young team.
India eventually held their nerve to secure a five-point victory and remain one of the strongest contenders in the tournament. Although Sri Lanka ended on the losing side, the performance of the young players earned praise for their fighting spirit and determination against a formidable opponent.
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