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Tagenarine Chanderpaul is about to follow in his father’s footsteps
Tagenerin Chandrapaul’s innings, which scored 207 runs off 467 balls, consisted of 16 fours and 3 sixes.
West Indies cricketer Tagnarin Chandrapaul made history on Monday by scoring his maiden Test century in the first match against Zimbabwe. Tagenerin reached the three-figure mark on Day 3 of the tournament in Bulawayo. The 26-year-old didn’t stop there, converting his unbeaten century into an unbeaten double-century as West Indies’ first innings score of 447/6 was decided to end the innings. With the double century, Tagenerin became the second father-son duo to score a double century in Test cricket, joining his father Shivanarin Chandrapaul.
Tagenerin’s innings featured 16 fours and 3 sixes as he scored 207 runs off 467 balls and finished with a strike rate of 44.32. No other father-son duo has scored double centuries in Test cricket. Shivnarine has scored two double centuries in the Test format. One each against South Africa and Bangladesh. He finished with an unbeaten 203 on both occasions. He has a total of 30 Test centuries to his name, including his maiden century against India in 1997.
Tagenerin has also added his name to the elite list of father-son duos who have scored centuries in Test cricket. Tagenarine has only played two matches in his short career against the Zimbabwe team he is currently with. He has scored 160 runs including one half-century at an average of 40.00. In 53 first-class matches he has played, he has scored 3004 runs with 6 centuries and 12 half-centuries at an average of 35.76.
පියාගේ අඩිපාරේ යාමට සැරසෙන Tagenarine Chanderpaul
පන්දු 467කදී ලකුණු 207ක් ලබා සිටි ටගෙනරින් චන්ද්රපෝල්ගේ ඉනිම හතරේ පහර 16කින් සහ හයේ පහර 3කින් සමන්විත විය.
බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩක ටගෙනරින් චන්ද්රපෝල් සඳුදා සිම්බාබ්වේට එරෙහි පළමු තරගයේදී සිය මංගල ටෙස්ට් ශතකය වාර්තා කරමින් ඉතිහාසයට එක් විය. බුලවායෝ හි පැවති තරගයේ 3 වන දිනයේදී ටගෙනරින් ඉලක්කම් තුනේ සීමාවට ළඟා විය. 26 හැවිරිදි ඔහු එතැනින් නොනැවතුණු අතර, ඔහු සිය ශතකය නොදැවී ද්විත්ව ශතකයක් බවට පරිවර්තනය කරමින් බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් පළමු ඉනිම ලකුණු 447/6 දී ඉනිම අත්හිටුවීමට තීරනය කරන ලදී. ද්විත්ව ශතකය සමඟින්, ටගෙනරින් ඔහුගේ පියා වන ශිවනාරීන් චන්ද්රපෝල් සමඟ එක්වී ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ ද්විත්ව ශතකයක් ලබාගත් දෙවන පිය-පුතු යුගලය බවට පත්විය.
ඔහු පන්දු 467කදී ලකුණු 207 ලබා ගත් අතර 44.32ක ප්රහාරක වේගයක් සමඟින් නිමා කරන විට ටගෙනරින්ගේ ඉනිම හතරේ පහර 16කින් සහ හයේ පහර 3කින් සමන්විත විය. වෙනත් කිසිදු පිය පුතු දෙපළක් ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් පිටියේ ද්විත්ව ශතක වාර්තා කර නොමැත. ශිවනාරීන් ටෙස්ට් ආකෘතියේ ද්විත්ව ශතක දෙකක් ලබා ඇත. දකුණු අප්රිකාවට සහ බංග්ලාදේශයට එරෙහිව එක බැගින්. එම අවස්ථා දෙකේදීම ඔහු නොදැවී ලකුණු 203ක් ලබාගෙන අවසන් කළේය. 1997 ඉන්දියාවට එරෙහිව ඔහුගේ මංගල ශතකය සමඟින් ඔහුගේ නමට සම්පූර්ණ ටෙස්ට් ශතක 30ක් ඇත.
ටෙස්ට් ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ ශතක රැස් කළ ප්රභූ පිය පුතු යුගල ලැයිස්තුවට ටගෙනරින් ද ඔහුගේ නම එක් කර ඇත. Tagenarine ඔහුගේ කෙටි ක්රිකට් දිවිය තුළ ක්රීඩා කර ඇත්තේ ඔහු දැනට සහභාගී වී සිටින සිම්බාබ්වේ කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව තරඟ දෙකක් පමණි. ඔහු එක් අර්ධ ශතකයක් ඇතුළුව ලකුණු 160ක් ලබාගෙන ඇත්තේ සාමාන්ය 40.00ක් ලෙසිනි. ඔහු ක්රීඩා කර ඇති පළමු පෙළ තරග 53කදී ශතක 6ක් සහ අර්ධ ශතක 12ක් සමඟින් ටගෙනරින් ලකුණු 3004ක් ලබාගෙන ඇත්තේ සාමාන්ය 35.76ක් ලෙසිනි.
டேகனரின் சந்தர்பால் தனது தந்தையின் அடிச்சுவடுகளைப் பின்பற்றுகிறார்
467 பந்துகளில் 16 பவுண்டரிகள், 3 சிக்ஸர்களுடன் 207 ரன்கள் குவித்த டாஜெனரின் சந்திரபாலின் இன்னிங்ஸ்.
ஜிம்பாப்வேக்கு எதிரான முதல் டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் டாக்னரின் சந்திரபால் தனது முதல் டெஸ்ட் சதத்தை திங்கள்கிழமை அடித்து வரலாறு படைத்தார். புலவாயோவில் நடந்த போட்டியின் 3-வது நாளில் டேஜெனெரின் மூன்று புள்ளிகளை எட்டினார். 26 வயதான அவர் அங்கு நிற்கவில்லை, அவரது ஆட்டமிழக்காத சதத்தை ஆட்டமிழக்காத இரட்டை சதமாக மாற்றினார், மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகளின் முதல் இன்னிங்ஸ் ஸ்கோரான 447/6 இன்னிங்ஸை முடிக்க முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. இரட்டை சதத்துடன், டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் இரட்டை சதம் அடித்த இரண்டாவது தந்தை-மகன் இரட்டையர் என்ற பெருமையை டேஜெனரின் பெற்றார், அவரது தந்தை சிவனாரின் சந்திரபாலுடன் இணைந்தார்.
டேஜெரினின் இன்னிங்ஸில் 16 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் 3 சிக்ஸர்களுடன் அவர் 467 பந்துகளில் 207 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார் மற்றும் 44.32 ஸ்ட்ரைக் ரேட்டுடன் முடித்தார். டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் வேறு எந்த அப்பா-மகனும் இரட்டை சதம் அடித்ததில்லை. ஷிவ்நரேன் டெஸ்ட் வடிவத்தில் இரண்டு இரட்டை சதங்கள் அடித்துள்ளார். தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா மற்றும் வங்கதேசத்துக்கு எதிராக தலா ஒன்று. அவர் இரண்டு முறையும் ஆட்டமிழக்காமல் 203 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார். 1997ல் இந்தியாவுக்கு எதிராக அவர் அடித்த முதல் சதம் உட்பட மொத்தம் 30 டெஸ்ட் சதங்களை அவர் பெற்றுள்ளார்.
டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் சதம் அடித்த தந்தை-மகன் இரட்டையர்களின் உயரடுக்கு பட்டியலில் டேஜெனரின் தனது பெயரையும் சேர்த்துள்ளார். டாகெனரைன் தனது குறுகிய வாழ்க்கையில் தற்போது இருக்கும் ஜிம்பாப்வே அணிக்கு எதிராக இரண்டு போட்டிகளில் மட்டுமே விளையாடியுள்ளார். அவர் 40.00 சராசரியில் ஒரு அரை சதம் உட்பட 160 ரன்கள் எடுத்துள்ளார். அவர் விளையாடிய 53 முதல்தர போட்டிகளில் 35.76 சராசரியில் 6 சதங்கள் மற்றும் 12 அரைசதங்களுடன் 3004 ரன்கள் எடுத்துள்ளார்.
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Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM
The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully held its 70th Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Burgher Recreation Club.
Veteran sportsman Dennis de Rosayro presided over the meeting, where Ajith De Silva of Brown & Company PLC was elected as President for the 2026–2027 term.
He succeeds outgoing President Vengadasalam Balagobi of Deloitte Sri Lanka, who completed three successful terms.
🔹 Office Bearers – 2026/2027
Patron:
Rohitha Silva (IDAC Pvt Ltd)
Vice Patrons:
Deva Ellepola, Ramesh Schaffter, Tharaka Ranwala, Manjula Wijemanne, Iqram Cuttilan, Kumar De Silva, Juragen Majid, Vengadasalam Balagobi
Trustee:
Deva Ellepola
President:
Ajith De Silva (Brown & Company PLC)
Vice Presidents:
Sumith Jayasena, Chandana Weragama, Sadique M. Hanas, Charitha Senanayake
Honorary Secretary:
Yogendren Suganthan
Assistant Secretary:
Vishwa Prabhath
Honorary Treasurer:
Sameera Ushantha
Assistant Treasurer:
Deepika Kariyawasam
🔹 Executive Committee
M.J.M. Irshad, Thilina Perera, G. Jayaprakash, Priyan Senevirathna, Laknath Guruge, Inthiqhab Majid, Roger Vijayakumar, Janitha Jayawardana, Gihan Peiris, Marlon De Alwis
Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.
Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.
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