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Team India changed history.
In July 2008, India defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs after New Zealand’s 290-run victory over Ireland in Aberdeen. India’s previous biggest win by a margin of 257 runs was against Bermuda.
India made history by recording the biggest win (in terms of runs) in 50-over international cricket against Sri Lanka in the third ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Kohli scored his third century in four ODIs, breaking Tendulkar’s record for most centuries at home. Scoring 21 centuries in 101 innings.
India beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs to go past New Zealand’s 290-run victory over Ireland in July 2008 in Aberdeen.
Chasing the Indian team’s huge target of 391 runs, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 73 runs in 22 overs. Ashen Bandara could not enter the field to bat due to an injury while fielding. Vandersay was replaced by substitute Dunith Wellalage.
First Innings – Team India
Virat Kohli – 166* (110)
Shubman Gill – 116 (97)
Bowling
Kasun Rajitha – 10-1-81-2
Lahiru Kumar – 10-1-87-2
Reply innings – Sri Lanka team
Nuwanidu Fernando – 19 (27)
Kasun Rajitha – 13* (19)
Bowling
Mohammad Siraj – 10-1-32-4
Kuldeep Yadev – 5-1-16-2
ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම ඉතිහාසය වෙනස් කරයි.
2008 ජූලි මාසයේදී ඇබර්ඩීන්හිදී අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව නවසීලන්තය ලකුණු 290ක ජයග්රහණයක් පසුකරමින් ඉන්දියාව ලකුණු 317කින් ශ්රී ලංකාව පරාජය කිරීමට සමත් විය. මීට පෙර ඉන්දියාව ලකුණු පරතරයකින් ලැබූ විශාලතම ජයග්රහණය වූයේ බර්මියුඩාවට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 257ක ජයග්රහණයයි.
ඕවර 50 ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ විශාලතම ජයග්රහණය (ලකුණු අනුව) වාර්තා කරමින් ඉන්දියාව ඉතිහාසගත වූයේ ශ්රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව ඉරිදා තිරුවානන්තපුරම්හි පැවැති තෙවැනි එක්දින තරගයේදීය.
කෝලි එක්දින තරග හතරකදී තුන්වැනි ශතකයත් ලබා ගනිමින්, තෙන්ඩුල්කාර්ගේ මව්බිමේදී වැඩිම ශතක වාර්තා කිරීම බිඳ දැමීමට සමත් විය. තරග ඉනිම් 101ක් තුළ දී ශතක 21 ලබා ගනිමින් ය.
ඉන්දියාව ලකුණු 317කින් ශ්රී ලංකාව පරදවමින් 2008 ජූලි මස ඇබර්ඩීන්හිදී අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව නවසීලන්තය ලකුණු 290ක ලබා ගත් ජයග්රහණය පසු කර යෑමට සමත් විය.
ඉන්දීය පිලේ ලකුණු 391 ක දැවැන්ත ඉලක්කය හඹා ගිය ශ්රී ලංකා පිලට ඕවර 22 කදී ලකුණු 73 කට සියලු දැවී ගියේය. පන්දු රැකීමේදී ආබාධයකට ලක්ව පන්දුවට පහරදීමට අශේන් බණ්ඩාර හට පිටියට පිවිසිය නොහැකි විය. වැන්ඩර්සේ වෙනුවට කම්පන ආදේශක දුනිත් වෙල්ලාලගේ ආදේශ කළේය.
පළමු ඉනිම – ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම
විරාත් කෝලි – 166* (110)
ශුබ්මන් ගිල් – 116 (97)
පන්දු යැවීම
කසුන් රාජිත – 10-1-81-2
ලහිරු කුමාර – 10-1-87-2
පිළිතුරු ඉනිම – ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම
නුවනිදු ප්රනාන්දු – 19 (27)
කසුන් රාජිත – 13* (19)
පන්දු යැවීම
මොහොමඩ් සිරාජ් – 10-1-32-4
කුල්දීප් යාදේව් – 5-1-16-2
இந்திய அணி வரலாற்றை மாற்றி வருகிறது.
ஜூலை 2008 இல், அபர்டீனில் அயர்லாந்திற்கு எதிராக நியூசிலாந்து 290 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்ற பிறகு, இந்தியா 317 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் இலங்கையை தோற்கடித்தது. இதற்கு முன் பெர்முடாவுக்கு எதிராக 257 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் இந்தியா பெற்ற மிகப்பெரிய வெற்றி.
ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை திருவனந்தபுரத்தில் நடந்த மூன்றாவது ஒருநாள் போட்டியில் இலங்கைக்கு எதிரான 50 ஓவர் சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட்டில் இந்தியா மிகப்பெரிய வெற்றியை (ரன்கள் அடிப்படையில்) பதிவு செய்து வரலாறு படைத்தது.
கோஹ்லி நான்கு ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளில் தனது மூன்றாவது சதத்தை அடித்தார். 101 இன்னிங்ஸ்களில் 21 சதங்கள் அடித்துள்ளார்.
2008 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூலை மாதம் அபெர்டீனில் அயர்லாந்திற்கு எதிராக நியூசிலாந்து அணி 290 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் இலங்கையை 317 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வீழ்த்தியது.
இந்திய அணியின் 391 ரன்கள் என்ற மிகப்பெரிய இலக்கை துரத்திய இலங்கை அணி 22 ஓவர்களில் 73 ரன்களுக்கு ஆட்டமிழந்தது. பீல்டிங் செய்யும் போது ஏற்பட்ட காயம் காரணமாக அஷேன் பண்டாரவால் துடுப்பெடுத்தாட களத்தில் இறங்க முடியவில்லை. வாண்டர்சேக்கு பதிலாக அதிர்ச்சி மாற்று வீரரான டுனிட் வெல்லாலகே சேர்க்கப்பட்டார்.
முதல் இன்னிங்ஸ் – இந்திய அணி
விராட் கோலி – 166* (110)
சுப்மன் கில் – 116 (97)
பந்துவீச்சு
கசுன் ராஜித – 10-1-81-2
லஹிரு குமார் – 10-1-87-2
பதில் இன்னிங்ஸ் – இலங்கை அணி
நுவனிது பெர்னாண்டோ – 19 (27)
கசுன் ராஜித – 13* (19)
பந்துவீச்சு
முகமது சிராஜ் – 10-1-32-4
குல்தீப் யாதேவ் – 5-1-16-2
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.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints New National Coaches for High Performance Centre
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced two key appointments to its National High Performance Centre as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s coaching structure across all formats and levels.
Former Netherlands coach Ryan van Niekerk has been named the National Bowling Coach, while Jordan Gregory will take on the role of National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach. Both appointments will come into effect from April 15, 2026, with each coach set to serve a two-year tenure.
In his new role, van Niekerk will oversee fast bowling development across all national teams, including the senior men’s side. He brings valuable international experience, having served as the bowling coach and interim head coach of the Netherlands national team from 2023 to 2026. Prior to that, he worked as the assistant coach and bowling coach of the Netherlands men’s team.
During his time with the Dutch side, van Niekerk played a role in their participation in major global tournaments, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026.
Meanwhile, Gregory will be responsible for managing fielding standards and spin bowling development across all national squads. He previously worked as a fielding consultant with Netherlands Cricket and contributed to several international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023.
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