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Star Garment won Honda Trophy – MCA G Division 25 over League Tournament 2023
Right-arm medium-fast bowler, Nimantha Perera with a hat-trick of wickets guided Star Garment (Pvt.) Ltd Katunayake to an exiting two (02) wickets win, with three (03) balls to spare, over Kelani Cables PLC in the 12th Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt) Ltd sponsored, “Honda” Trophy – MCA G division 25 over League Tournament 2023 final concluded on Saturday, 05th August at the MCA grounds.
Nimantha Perera, who also performed with the bat, opening the batting and scoring 20 runs in 19 balls, inclusive of two sixes and a four was picked as the man of the match by Match Referee, USC Perera.
Kelani Cables, sent into bat got off to a solid start, their openers Risith Ishara (51 in 52 balls, inclusive of six and six fours.) and Tharusha Nethsara (38 in 47 balls, inclusive of 04 fours) putting on 80 runs in 80 balls: one drop batsman, Lahiru Jayasuriya’s contribution of 34 runs in 24 balls with one six and 04 fours helped to step up the total to 133 for 3 in 20.5 overs.
As Nimantha Perera was brought back into the attack in the 21st over, Kelani Cable lost their grip losing the rest of their 07 wickets, being all out for 160 runs in 25 overs.
Nimantha Perera (04 for 35 in 05 overs) performed his hat-trick bagging the vital wickets of Risith Ishara, Lahiru Jayasuriya and Thilina Dilshan (00).
Star Garments chasing a victory target of 161 runs in 25 overs (RPO 6.44) was immensely inspired by their course by the 55 runs stand for the third wicket in 49 balls by Savindu Perera (Run a ball 23 runs inclusive of a six and a four) and Chathuranga Dilshan (31 runs in 32 balls with two sixes and three fours).
As the score stood 139 for 5 in 20.4 overs, Star Garment needing 22 runs in 28 balls, pacemen, Mohomed Azeem (04 for 20 in 05 overs) coming back his second spell struck like lighting getting three quick wickets to change the scoreboard to 151 for 8 in 23.4 overs.
Star Garments faced the last over needing 08 runs to win which was bowled by Thilina Dilshan.
Kanishka Gamage batting at no 07 (18 not out in 14 balls with one four) kept his nerve as he scored the required 08 runs by himself as he took Star Garment over the line with three balls to spare.
The other their special awards winners were:
- Best Bowler – Mas Active Trading, right arm medium pace bowler, Pasindu Wijesinghe (07 matches, 30.4 overs, 153 runs, 22 wickets)
- Best Batsman – Amana Banks right-hand batsman, Rikas Jawfer (07 innings, 369 runs, 2 not outs with 01 century and 03 Half Centuries)
- Man of the Series – Zillione Systems Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, all-rounder Sanka Peiris (05 innings, 334 runs with 01 century and 02 half centuries and 10 wickets for 106 runs)
Awards were given away by the Chief Guest, Director/Chief Operating Officer, Charaka Perera and Guest of Honor, General Manager Administration Damitha Jayasundara (Both from Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt.) Ltd), along with the MCA officials, Nalin Wickramasinghe, President, Mahesh de Alwis Snr. Vice President and Lakmal De Silva, Chairman Tournament Committee.
Chief Scorers:
Kelani Cables PLC: 160 all out in 25 overs (Risith Ishara 51, Tharusha Nethsara 38, Lahiru Jayasuroya 34, Nimantha Perera 4 for 35, Viraj Jayamaha 2 for 36)
Star Garment (Pvt.) Ltd: 161/8 in 214.3 overs (Nimantha Perera 20, Isuru Abeygunawardene 16, Savindu Perera 23, Chathuranga Dilshan 31, Ashan Nimantha 19, Vinila Perera 17, Kanishka Gamage 18 not out, Mohomad Azeem 4 for 20, Dinuka Anupamal 2 for 19)
ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් කණ්ඩායම හොන්ඩා කුසලානය -MCA G division 25 ලීග් තරඟාවලිය 2023 ජයගනී.
දකුණත් මධ්යම වේග පන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක නිමන්ත පෙරේරා කඩුලු ත්රිත්වයක් සමගින් ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් (පෞද්ගලික) සීමාසහිත කටුනායක පිලට පන්දු 3ක් (03)ක් ඉතිරිව තිබියදී කඩුලු දෙකේ (02) ජයග්රහණයක් කැලණි කේබල්ස් PLC පිලට එරෙහිව ලබා දුන්නේය. 12th Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt) Ltd අනුග්රහය දක්වන, “Honda” කුසලානය – MCA G Division 25 වෙනි ලීග් තරඟාවලිය 2023 අවසන් තරඟය අගෝස්තු 05 වන සෙනසුරාදා MCA ක්රීඩාංගණයේදී නිමාවට පත් විය.
පිත්තෙන් ද දස්කම් දැක්වූ නිමන්ත පෙරේරා පන්දු 19කදී හයේ පහර 2ක් සහ හතරේ පහරක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 20ක් රැස්කරමින් ලකුණු 20ක් රැස්කරමින් තරගයේ වීරයා ලෙස තරග තීරක යූ.එස්.සී.පෙරේරා විසින් තෝරා ගන්නා ලදී.
පිතිකරණයට යවන ලද කැලණි කේබල්ස් කණ්ඩායම සාර්ථක ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගත් අතර, ඔවුන්ගේ ආරම්භක පිතිකරුවන් වන රිසිත් ඉෂාර (පන්දු 52 කදී හයේ සහ හතරේ හයේ පහර 51 ක්) සහ තරුෂ නෙත්සර (පන්දු 47 කදී හතරේ පහර 04 ක් ඇතුළුව 38) ලකුණු 80 ක් රැස් කළහ. එක් පිතිකරුවෙකු වූ ළහිරු ජයසූරිය පන්දු 24කදී එක් හයේ පහරක් සහ හතරේ පහර 04ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 34ක් රැස්කරමින් මුළු ලකුණු සංඛ්යාව ඕවර 20.5කදී කඩුලු 3කට ලකුණු 133ක් දක්වා ඉහළ නැංවීමට ඉවහල් විය.
21 වැනි ඕවරයේදී නිමන්ත පෙරේරා යළිත් ප්රහාරයට ගෙන ඒමත් සමඟම කැලණි කේබල් පිලේ ග්රහණය ගිලිහී ගියේ ඕවර 25කදී සියලු දෙනා දැවී ලකුණු 160කට ඔවුන්ගේ ඉතිරි කඩුලු 07 දැවී යමිනි.
රිසිත් ඉෂාර, ළහිරු ජයසූරිය සහ තිළිණ ඩිල්ෂාන් (00)ගේ වැදගත් කඩුලු දවාලීමට නිමන්ත පෙරේරා (ඕවර 05 කදී ලකුණු 35 ට 04) සිය ත්රිත්ව ත්රිත්වය ඉටු කළේය.
ඕවර 25කදී ලකුණු 161ක ජයග්රාහී ඉලක්කයක් හඹාගිය ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් පිලට (ආර්පීඕ 6.44) සවිඳු පෙරේරා තෙවැනි කඩුල්ලට පන්දු 49කදී ලකුණු 55ක සබඳතාවයක් (පන්දුවක් හයේ පහරක් සහ හතරේ පහරක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 23ක් ලබාගනිමින් ලකුණු 23ක් ලබාගත්තේය. ) සහ චතුරංග ඩිල්ෂාන් (පන්දු 32 කදී හයේ පහර 2 ක් සහ හතරේ පහර 3 ක් සමගින් ලකුණු 31)
ලකුණු පුවරුව ඕවර 20.4කදී කඩුලු 5කට ලකුණු 139ක්ව තිබියදී ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් පිලට පන්දු 28කදී ලකුණු 22ක් අවශ්යව තිබියදී වේගපන්දු යවන්නන් වූ මොහොමඩ් අසීම් (ඕවර 05කදී ලකුණු 20කට කඩුලු 04ක්) සිය දෙවැනි ඉනිම ක්රීඩා කරමින් වේගවත් කඩුලු 3ක් දැවී ලකුණු පුවරුව 151ට වෙනස් කළේය. ඕවර 23.4කදී ලකුණු 8කට.
ජයග්රහණය සඳහා ලකුණු 08ක් අවශ්යව තිබියදී ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් පිලට තිළිණ ඩිල්ෂාන් යැවූ අවසන් ඕවරයට මුහුණ දුන්නේය.
කණිෂ්ක ගමගේ නොදැවී ලකුණු 07 (පන්දු 14 කදී හතරේ පහර 1 ක් සමග නොදැවී 18) පිතිකරණයේ යෙදී සිටි අතර ඔහු විසින්ම අවශ්ය ලකුණු 08 ලබා ගත් අතර ඔහු පන්දු 3 ක් ඉතිරිව තිබියදී ස්ටාර් ගාමන්ට් සීමාව ඉක්මවා ගියේය.
එහි අනෙක් විශේෂ සම්මානලාභීන් වූයේ:
- හොඳම පන්දු යවන්නා – මාස් ඇක්ටිව් ටේ්රඩින්, දකුණත් මධ්යම වේග පන්දු යවන්නා, පසිඳු විජේසිංහ (තරග 07, ඕවර 30.4, ලකුණු 153, කඩුලු 22)
- හොඳම පිතිකරු – අමානා බැංකු දකුණත් පිතිකරු, රිකාස් ජවුෆර් (07 ඉනිම, ලකුණු 369, ශතක 01ක් සහ අර්ධ ශතක 03ක් සමගින් නොදැවී 2)
- තරගාවලියේ වීරයා – සිලියොන් සිස්ටම්ස් සොලියුෂන්ස් (පුද්ගලික) තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩක සංඛ පීරිස් (ඉනිම් 05, ශතක 01ක් සහ අර්ධ ශතක 02ක් සමගින් ලකුණු 334ක් සහ 10ක්) ලකුණු 106කට කඩුලු)
ප්රධාන ආරාධිත අමුත්තා, අධ්යක්ෂ/ප්රධාන මෙහෙයුම් නිලධාරී, චරක පෙරේරා සහ ගෞරවනීය ආරාධිත අමුත්තා, සාමාන්යාධිකාරී පරිපාලන දමිතා ජයසුන්දර (දෙදෙනාම Stafford Motor Co. (Pvt. Ltd) MCA නිලධාරීන්, නලින් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා සමඟින් සම්මාන ප්රදානය කරන ලදී. සභාපති මහේෂ් ද අල්විස් ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ උප සභාපති සහ තරඟාවලි කමිටුවේ සභාපති ලක්මාල් ද සිල්වා.
Cricket
Sooryavanshi fireworks see India ‘A’ thump Sri Lanka to clinch title
A breathtaking assault from teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered India ‘A’ to a commanding 66-run victory over Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the final of the Tri-Series 2026, as the visitors lifted the title in emphatic fashion.
After being asked to bat, India ‘A’ piled up a daunting 377 for 9 in their 50 overs, thanks largely to Sooryavanshi’s explosive 94 off just 29 balls. The left-hander unleashed a stunning display of power-hitting, smashing 10 fours and eight sixes at a remarkable strike rate of 324.13.
Together with Priyansh Arya, who made a brisk 39, he put on 132 runs for the opening wicket in less than nine overs, leaving the Sri Lankan bowlers reeling.
Although Sooryavanshi fell agonisingly short of a century, India maintained the momentum through Ruturaj Gaikwad (40) and captain Tilak Varma, who anchored the middle overs with a well-compiled 67. Kumar Kushagra contributed 36, while Anukul Roy provided a late flourish with an unbeaten 39 from just 15 deliveries, including four sixes.
For Sri Lanka, Wanuja Sahan was the most economical bowler and claimed two wickets, while Ravindu Fernando and Kugathas Mathulan also picked up two scalps each.
Faced with a formidable target, Sri Lanka ‘A’ launched a spirited chase but were eventually bowled out for 311 in 47.1 overs. Sadeera Samarawickrama led the resistance with an attractive 52 off 44 balls, while Wanuja Sahan produced a fighting 62. Captain Sahan Arachchige chipped in with 38 and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth added 39, but the required rate continued to climb.
India’s bowlers struck at regular intervals, with Yash Thakur and Vipraj Nigam claiming three wickets apiece. Anukul Roy supported well with two wickets as Sri Lanka’s challenge faded in the closing stages.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Eye Historic Semi-Final Spot in Must-Win Clash Against West Indies
Sri Lanka stand on the brink of a potential breakthrough at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 as they prepare for a decisive Group Stage encounter against West Indies, with a place in the semi-finals firmly within reach.
After reviving their campaign with an impressive victory over New Zealand, the Sri Lankans have injected fresh life into their tournament aspirations. The win not only boosted confidence within the squad but also placed them in a strong position heading into one of their most important matches of the competition.
A victory over the Caribbean side would leave Sri Lanka well placed to secure a coveted berth in the last four, marking a significant achievement for the women’s team on the global stage.
Captain Chamari Athapaththu will once again carry much of the responsibility at the top of the order. Although she has shown glimpses of her class in previous matches, the experienced all-rounder will be eager to convert promising starts into a substantial innings capable of steering her side to victory.
Sri Lanka’s batting depth will also be tested, with Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne and Nilakshi de Silva expected to play key roles. Their ability to anchor the innings while maintaining scoring momentum could prove decisive in a contest where every run may carry added significance.
The bowling attack has been one of Sri Lanka’s standout features throughout the tournament. Disciplined performances and timely breakthroughs have enabled the team to remain competitive against strong opposition, and another collective effort will be required against a powerful West Indies batting line-up.
Sri Lanka can also draw encouragement from recent history. Ahead of the World Cup, they secured a bilateral series victory over West Indies, a result that demonstrated their ability to challenge and overcome the Caribbean outfit. While major tournaments often present different pressures, that success provides a valuable boost to confidence.
West Indies, meanwhile, enter the match in formidable form after registering consecutive wins in the tournament. Armed with experienced campaigners and a fearless approach, they will be determined to preserve their winning momentum and strengthen their own semi-final ambitions.
With both teams chasing a place in the knockout stage, Sunday’s showdown in Bristol promises to be one of the most significant and closely contested matches of the group phase.
Cricket
Jay Shah in Sri Lanka for Discussions on Future of Cricket Administration: Reports
Sri Lankan media reports indicate that ICC Chairman Jay Shah has arrived in Sri Lanka for talks with government representatives and cricket stakeholders regarding the future governance of Sri Lanka Cricket.
Reports state that Shah is scheduled to hold discussions with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and other key figures during his visit.
The meetings are expected to address the current interim administration of Sri Lanka Cricket and explore possible pathways for the sport’s governance moving forward.
Shah’s visit comes as Sri Lankan authorities continue to engage with international cricket bodies on matters relating to the administration of the game and compliance with international cricket regulations.
As of publication, neither the ICC nor the Sri Lankan government had officially confirmed or commented on the visit.
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