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Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne might get a chance to LPL
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
Pathirana, Wanindu, Eshan Await Fitness Nod for IPL 2026
Pathirana, Wanindu, Eshan Await Fitness Nod for IPL 2026
Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga, and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga are set to join their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, pending clearance from Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) mandatory fitness tests.
The assessments, scheduled in the coming days, will determine their readiness after injuries kept them out of the ICC T20 World Cup earlier this year. Early signs suggest the players are recovering well, and officials remain optimistic about their participation.
Pathirana, who became the most expensive Sri Lankan player in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders secured him for INR 18 crore at the mini-auction, is expected to be a key figure with his death-over bowling expertise. He previously impressed at Chennai Super Kings, earning recognition for his composure under pressure.
While the trio awaits clearance, several Sri Lankan cricketers have already received their No Objection Certificates (NOCs). Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, and Dushmantha Chameera are preparing to join their franchises, with Nissanka heading to Delhi Capitals, Chameera also continuing with Delhi Capitals, and Mendis retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In total, seven Sri Lankan players will feature in IPL 2026, underlining the growing presence of the island nation’s talent in the league.
Cricket
Avishka Gunawardena Appointed SL U-19 Head Coach
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Avishka Gunawardena has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team. The decision comes as part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts to strengthen the youth development program and prepare the next generation of players for international competition.
Gunawardena, known for his aggressive batting style during his playing days, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has previously served in various coaching capacities, including stints with domestic teams and the national setup. His appointment is expected to provide young cricketers with valuable guidance and mentorship.
Sri Lanka Cricket officials expressed confidence that Gunawardena’s leadership will help nurture emerging talent and build a strong foundation for future success.
News
Sri Lanka Rugby Appoints Thierry Janeczek as Head Coach
Sri Lanka Rugby has confirmed the appointment of former France international and seasoned rugby sevens coach Thierry Janeczek on a six-month contract to lead the national sevens team in preparation for the Asian Games in Aichi, Nagoya later this year.
Janeczek, who arrives in Colombo on March 20, will observe the two legs of the BogoLiv Union Pay International SLR Sevens Series before returning in April to formally begin his coaching programme. His initial contract runs for six months, with the possibility of extension based on the team’s performance at the Asian Games.
At 66, Janeczek brings decades of experience to the role. A former flanker with three caps for France, he made his mark in the sevens format, representing his country at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993. He later coached the French national sevens team from 1996 to 2010, guiding them through more than 100 international tournaments and securing notable victories, including France’s first-ever international final win at the Paris Sevens in 2005.
His coaching résumé includes developing over 50 international players, training more than 100 certified coaches, and achieving Olympic success by leading France’s U18 team to gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
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