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Sri Lanka vs UAE World Cup Match Preview

Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will face each other in the 6th match of the T20 World Cup 2022. Both teams have lost their first match and will be eager to get back into the game.
The Asia Cup champions lost to Namibia and the UAE bowlers tried their best to win the match for their team but the Dutch batsmen stole the victory in the last over of the match.
For the Sri Lankan team to hope to win the World Cup, it is mandatory to win the match tomorrow. The Sri Lankan team has to correct the mistake of not implementing the match plan properly which was the reason for the defeat in the first match and face the match with a very good mental level.
The pitch at Symonds Stadium has been a good playing field supporting the bowlers as well as the batsmen. One can expect movement from the new ball, but once the ball gets a little old, it becomes easier to hit. The captain who wins the toss can choose to bowl first.
ශ්රී ලංකාව හා UAE ලෝක කුසලාන තරගයේ පෙර දැක්ම
ශ්රී ලංකාව සහ එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යය (UAE) 2022 T20 ලෝක කුසලානයේ 6 වන තරඟයේදී එකිනෙකාට මුහුණ දෙනු ඇත. කණ්ඩායම් දෙකම ඔවුන්ගේ පළමු තරගය පරාජය වී ඇති අතර තරඟයට නැවත පැමිණීමට උනන්දු වනු ඇත.
ආසියානු කුසලාන ශූරයන් නැමීබියාව හමුවේ පරාජයට පත් වූ අතර, එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයේ පන්දු යවන්නන් තම කණ්ඩායමට තරගය ජයග්රහණය කිරීමට උපරිම උත්සාහයක් ගත් නමුත් නෙදර්ලන්ත පිතිකරුවෝ තරගයේ අවසන් පන්දුවාරයේදී ජයග්රහණය සොරා ගත්හ.
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට ලෝක කුසලානයේ ජයග්රහණය බලාපොරොත්තුව කරා යාමට නම් හෙට තරගය ජය ගැනීම අනිවාර්ය වේ. පළමු තරගයේ පරාජයට හේතු ලෙස දැක්වූ තරග සැලැස්ම හරියාකාරව ක්රියාත්මක නොකිරීමේ වරද මෙම තරගයේදී නිවැරදි කරගෙන ඉතා හොද මානසික මට්ටමකින් තරගයට මුහුණ දීමට ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට සිදු වේ.
සයිමන්ඩ්ස් ක්රීඩාංගණයේ තණතීරුව පන්දු යවන්නන්ට මෙන්ම පිතිකරුවන්ටද සහය වන හොඳ ක්රීඩා පිටියක් වී ඇත. නව පන්දුවෙන් චලනයක් බලාපොරොත්තු විය හැකි නමුත් පන්දුව ටිකක් පරණ වූ පසු පිතිකරණයට පහසු වේ. කාසියේ වාසිය දිනූ නායකයාට පළමුවෙන් පන්දු යැවීම තෝරගත හැකිය.
இலங்கை vs UAE உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியின் முன்னோட்டம்
2022 டி20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் 6வது போட்டியில் இலங்கை மற்றும் ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் (யுஏஇ) அணிகள் மோதுகின்றன. இரு அணிகளும் தங்களின் முதல் போட்டியில் தோல்வியடைந்து மீண்டும் ஆட்டத்திற்கு திரும்பும் ஆர்வத்தில் உள்ளன.
ஆசியக் கோப்பை சாம்பியன்கள் நமீபியாவிடம் தோல்வியடைந்தனர், ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்ஸ் பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் தங்கள் அணிக்கு போட்டியை வெல்ல தங்களால் இயன்றவரை முயற்சித்தனர், ஆனால் போட்டியின் கடைசி ஓவரில் நெதர்லாந்து பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் வெற்றியைத் திருடினார்கள்.
உலகக் கோப்பையை வெல்லும் நம்பிக்கையில் இலங்கை அணிக்கு, நாளைய போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறுவது கட்டாயம். முதல் போட்டியில் தோல்விக்குக் காரணமான போட்டித் திட்டத்தைச் சரியாகச் செயல்படுத்தாத தவறை இலங்கை அணி திருத்தி மிக நல்ல மன நிலையுடன் போட்டியை எதிர்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
சைமண்ட்ஸ் மைதானத்தில் உள்ள ஆடுகளம் பந்துவீச்சாளர்கள் மற்றும் பேட்ஸ்மேன்களுக்கு உறுதுணையாக உள்ளது. புதிய பந்திலிருந்து அசைவுகளை எதிர்பார்க்கலாம், ஆனால் பந்து கொஞ்சம் பழையதாகிவிட்டால், அடிப்பது எளிதாகிவிடும். டாஸ் வென்ற கேப்டன் முதலில் பந்துவீச்சை தேர்வு செய்யலாம்.
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
Cricket
Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.
The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match
Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,
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