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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.
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
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