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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
Sri Lanka–Afghanistan Series Postponed Amid Regional Tensions
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to postpone the upcoming limited-overs series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates due to the current situation in the Middle East, sources confirmed.
The series, which was scheduled to run from March 13 to 25, included three T20 internationals in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, growing security concerns following reports of Iranian strikes across parts of the region have forced officials to reconsider travel and hosting arrangements.
Both cricket boards are understood to be in discussions to reschedule the fixtures once conditions improve. The decision comes at a time when Sri Lanka is also focusing on strengthening its domestic fitness programme, with selectors emphasizing that physical readiness will be a key factor in future squad selections.
Cricket
Jayasuriya Hands Over Resignation as Sri Lanka Head Coach
Cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya has formally handed over his resignation as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka national team, following the side’s disappointing World Cup campaign.
It is learnt, the resignation was submitted on Thursday after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva. Jayasuriya, who took charge with hopes of reviving the team’s fortunes, decided to step aside after the tournament’s poor showing.
Despite stepping down, Jayasuriya will remain involved in Sri Lankan cricket. In a significant transition, he has been assigned to lead the High Performance Centre, where he will oversee player development and the broader cricketing structure.
Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to announce a replacement for the head coach role, but officials confirmed that talks are underway to identify a candidate capable of steering the national side forward.
Cricket
Afghanistan Names New Captains for Sri Lanka Series as Rashid Khan Steps Down
Afghanistan cricket has entered a new phase of leadership as selectors announced sweeping changes ahead of their upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Following the team’s early exit from the ICC T20 World Cup, star all-rounder Rashid Khan has been relieved of his captaincy duties. Ibrahim Zadran will now lead the T20 side, while Hashmatullah Shahidi has been entrusted with the ODI captaincy.
Despite losing the armband, Rashid remains a key figure in Afghanistan’s plans, with his name included in both squads. The selectors have opted for a balanced mix of seasoned performers and promising youngsters, signaling a strategy to rebuild while maintaining stability.
The T20 squad features explosive opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, alongside Ibrahim Zadran, who will captain the side. Veteran Mohammad Nabi adds experience, while spin remains Afghanistan’s strongest weapon with Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Sharafuddin Ashraf forming a formidable attack. Young talents like Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli have also been given opportunities, reflecting the selectors’ intent to groom the next generation.
On the other hand, Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the ODI side, supported by experienced campaigners such as Rahmat Shah and Mohammad Nabi. The batting unit includes Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, while wicketkeeping duties will be shared between Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil. The bowling attack is spearheaded by Rashid Khan, with support from Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, and Nangyal Kharotai. Reserves include Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, and Bashir Ahmad, ensuring depth across departments.
Security Concerns Cloud Series
The series, scheduled from March 13 to 25, was to feature three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, escalating regional tensions—sparked by reports of Iranian strikes and claims surrounding the death of Iran’s supreme leader in alleged U.S.–Israeli attacks—have raised serious doubts about security and travel. Cricket authorities are monitoring the situation closely, with contingency plans under discussion.
ODI Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Rashid Khan, A.M. Ghazanfar, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, Nangyal Kharotai, Bila Saim.
Reserves: Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, Bashir Ahmad.
T20I Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Rahman (WK), Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
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