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Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne might get a chance to LPL

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3 years ago

November 21, 2022

Editor

Many media had stated that Dimuth Karunaratne, the captain of the Sri Lankan Test team, has more potential to represent this year’s LPL tournament. It will be his debut match if he gets the LPL berth. The third edition of the country’s premier T20 tournament is scheduled to begin on December 6 in Suriyawewa.

Karunaratne has been included in the Galle squad, however, he is one of seven players awaiting final approval from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. Others on the list are Kusal Janith Perera. Kusal Mendis, Romario Sheppard, Tom Abel and Lahiru Kumar are back in the same team after shoulder surgery. Colombo Stars’ Najibullah Zadran is the seventh player.

Most of the sides have retained their strong players and there have been some notable changes as well. Among the notable changes, Bhanuka Rajapaksa last played for Galle Gladiators as its captain. He is going to contest from Dambulla. Super all-rounder Vanindu Hasaranga has come to Kandy from Jaffna this time. Chamika Karunaratne has also come to Kandy from Dambulla along with Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nishanka who played in Colombo last season. According to tournament officials, who have not confirmed the names of the teams, the teams may undergo changes in the coming days.

Cricketing greats Vivian Richards, Wasim Akram and Sanath Jayasuriya have been appointed as brand ambassadors for LPL 3.

ටෙස්ට් නායක දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න හට LPL වරම් හිමිවන ලකුණු

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ටෙස්ට් කණ්යාමේ නායක දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න හට මෙවර LPL තරගාවලිය නියෝජනය කිරීමට වැඩි හැකියාවක් පවතින බවට බොහෝ මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රකාශ කර සිටි. ඔහුගේ හට LPL වරම් හිමි වුවහොත් එය ඔහුගේ මංගල තරගය වීමට නියමිතය. රටේ ප්‍රධානතම T20 තරඟාවලියේ තුන්වන සංස්කරණය දෙසැම්බර් 6 සිට සූරියවැව හිදී ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතව ඇත.

කරුණාරත්න, ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායමට ඇතුළත් කර ඇත, කෙසේ වෙතත්, ඔහු ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයේ හි අවසන් අනුමැතිය සඳහා බලා සිටින ක්‍රීඩකයන් හත් දෙනාගෙන් කෙනෙකි. ලැයිස්තුවේ සිටින අනෙක් අය වන්නේ කුසල් ජනිත් පෙරේරා ය. උරහිස් සැත්කමකින් පසු නැවතත් එම කණ්ඩායමේම කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්, රොමාරියෝ ෂෙපර්ඩ්, ටොම් ඇබෙල් සහ ලහිරු කුමාර. Colombo Stars කණ්ඩායමේ Najibullah Zadran හත්වැනි ක්‍රීඩකයායි.

බොහෝ පාර්ශ්වයන් තම ප්‍රබල ක්‍රීඩකයින් රඳවාගෙන ඇති අතර සමහර කැපී පෙනෙන වෙනස්කම් ද සිදුවී ඇත. කැපී පෙනෙන වෙනස්කම් අතර භානුක රාජපක්ෂ අවසන් වරට Galle Gladiators කණ්ඩායමට එහි නායකයා ලෙස ක්‍රීඩා කළේය. ඔහු දඹුල්ලෙන් තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය. සුපිරි තුන් ඉරියව් ක්‍රීඩක වනිඳු හසරංග මෙවර යාපනයේ සිට මහනුවරට පැමිණ තිබේ. පසුගිය වාරයේ කොළඹට ක්‍රීඩා කළ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආරම්භක පිතිකරු පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක සමඟ චාමික කරුණාරත්න ද දඹුල්ලේ සිට මහනුවරට පැමිණ ඇත. කණ්ඩායම්වල නම් තහවුරු කර නොමැති තරඟාවලියේ නිලධාරීන්ට අනුව, ඉදිරි දිනවලදී කණ්ඩායම් වෙනස්කම් වලට භාජනය විය හැක.

LPL 3 හි සන්නාම තානාපතිවරුන් ලෙස ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාවේ විශිෂ්ටයන් වන විවියන් රිචඩ්ස්, වසීම් අක්‍රම් සහ සනත් ජයසූරිය පත් කර තිබේ.

டெஸ்ட் அணித்தலைவர் திமுத் கருணாரத்ன எல்பிஎல் வாய்ப்

இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் அணியின் தலைவர் திமுத் கருணாரத்ன இந்த வருட எல்.பி.எல் போட்டியை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் அதிக திறன் கொண்டவர் என பல ஊடகங்கள் தெரிவித்திருந்தன. எல்பிஎல் போட்டிக்கான வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தால் அது அவருக்கு அறிமுகப் போட்டியாகும். நாட்டின் முதன்மையான டி20 போட்டியின் மூன்றாவது பதிப்பு டிசம்பர் 6 ஆம் தேதி சூரியவெவவில் தொடங்க உள்ளது.

கருணாரத்ன காலி அணியில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார், இருப்பினும், இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தின் இறுதி ஒப்புதலுக்காக காத்திருக்கும் ஏழு வீரர்களில் அவரும் ஒருவர். குசல் ஜனித் பெரேரா ஆகியோர் பட்டியலில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளனர். தோள்பட்டை அறுவை சிகிச்சைக்குப் பிறகு குசல் மெண்டிஸ், ரொமாரியோ ஷெப்பர்ட், டாம் ஏபெல் மற்றும் லஹிரு குமார் ஆகியோர் மீண்டும் அதே அணியில் இடம்பிடித்துள்ளனர். கொழும்பு ஸ்டார்ஸ் அணியின் நஜிபுல்லா சத்ரன் ஏழாவது வீரர்.

பெரும்பாலான அணிகள் தங்கள் வலுவான வீரர்களைத் தக்கவைத்துள்ளன, மேலும் சில குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மாற்றங்களும் உள்ளன. குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மாற்றங்களில், பானுக ராஜபக்ச கடைசியாக காலி கிளாடியேட்டர்ஸ் அணிக்காக அதன் கேப்டனாக விளையாடினார். அவர் தம்புள்ளையில் போட்டியிட உள்ளார். சூப்பர் ஆல்ரவுண்டர் வனிந்து ஹசரங்க இம்முறை யாழ்ப்பாணத்தில் இருந்து கண்டி வந்துள்ளார். கடந்த சீசனில் கொழும்பில் விளையாடிய இலங்கை தொடக்க வீரர் பதம் நிஷங்கவுடன் சாமிக்க கருணாரத்னவும் தம்புள்ளையில் இருந்து கண்டி வந்துள்ளார். அணிகளின் பெயர்களை உறுதிப்படுத்தாத போட்டி அதிகாரிகளின் கூற்றுப்படி, வரும் நாட்களில் அணிகள் மாற்றங்களுக்கு உள்ளாகலாம்.

கிரிக்கெட் ஜாம்பவான்களான விவியன் ரிச்சர்ட்ஸ், வாசிம் அக்ரம் மற்றும் சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா ஆகியோர் LPL 3க்கான பிராண்ட் தூதுவர்களாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

Cricket

Run for Hope Kandy 2026

Published

8 hours ago

April 3, 2026

Editor

Run for Hope Kandy 2026, organized by the Voice Foundation, was successfully held on March 29th in the heart of Kandy city, marking a powerful moment of unity, purpose, and impact. This landmark event brought together a vibrant community of 408 runners, including both local participants and international supporters, all driven by a shared mission—to uplift and empower single mothers in Sri Lanka.

Set against the scenic and historic backdrop of Kandy, the run was more than just a sporting event; it was a movement of compassion and hope. Participants took part in various race categories, demonstrating not only physical endurance but also a deep commitment to social change. From early morning, the city came alive with energy, determination, and a spirit of togetherness as runners, volunteers, and supporters gathered in large numbers.

The primary purpose of Run for Hope Kandy was to raise awareness and support for the Single Moms Empowerment Center, an initiative dedicated to equipping single mothers with skills, resources, and opportunities for a better future. Through this event, the Voice Foundation continues its mission of transforming lives and strengthening vulnerable communities across the nation.

The success of the event was made possible through the dedication of volunteers, the generosity of sponsors, and the enthusiasm of every participant who showed up for the cause. It stands as a testament to what can be achieved when people come together with a shared vision.

Run for Hope Kandy 2026 is not just remembered as a race, but as a meaningful step toward lasting change—proving that every mile run can bring hope, dignity, and a brighter tomorrow to those in need.

We will meet Again in Negombo

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Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM

Published

16 hours ago

April 3, 2026

Editor

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

Published

1 day ago

April 2, 2026

Editor

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.