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The England Lions team tour of Sri Lanka

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The England Lions team is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in January. The tournament has been arranged to be held throughout the two months of January and February.

The England Lions team is coming to the island for a series consisting of three ODI matches and two Test matches.

The England team will participate in a three-day practice match before the start of the ODI and Test series, which will be held against the SLC Board XI team.

Lancashire fast bowler Saqib Mahmood, who was out of the matches due to an injury, is said to be rejoining the team during the England Lions team’s tour of Sri Lanka in January.

The 25-year-old played two Tests for England in March 2022 and took six wickets against the West Indies.

England Lions Test squad: Tom Abell, Josh Bohannon, Jack Carson, Sam Cook, Matt Fisher, Nathan Gilchrist, Tom Haines, Haseeb Hameed, Tom Hartley, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Alex Lees, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

England Lions ODI squad: Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Matt Critchley, Matt Fisher, Sam Hain, Tom Hartley, Tom Lammonby, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Prest, James Rew, Luke Wood.

The tournament schedule is below.

එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් කණ්ඩායම ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරයක

එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් කණ්ඩායම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සංචාරයක් සදහා ජනවාරි මාසයේදී දිවයිනට පැමිණීමට නියමිතව ඇත. එම තරගාවලිය ජනවාරි හා පෙබරවාරි යන මාස දෙක පුරාවට පැවැත්වීමට කටයුතු කොට ඇත.

එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් කණ්ඩායම එක්දින තරග තුනක් හා ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකකින් සමන්විත තරගාවලියක් සදහා දිවයිනට පැමිණේ.

එංගලන්ත කණ්ඩායම එක්දින හා ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය ආරම්භ වීමට පෙර තුන් දින පුහුණු තරගයකට සහභාගී වීමට නියමිත අතර එය SLC Board XI කණ්ඩායම හා පැවැත්වේ.

ආබාධයකට ලක්ව තරග වලින් ඉවත්ව සිටි ලැන්කෂයර් ප්‍රාන්තයේ වේගපන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක සකීබ් මහමුද් ජනවාරි මාසයේ එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් කණ්ඩායමේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරයේදී කණ්ඩායම හා නැවත එක්වන බව සදහන් වේ.

25 හැවිරිදි ඔහු 2022 මාර්තු මාසයේදී එංගලන්තය වෙනුවෙන් ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකකට ක්‍රීඩා කරමින් බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව්වන්ට එරෙහිව කඩුලු 6ක් දවා ගත්තේය.

England Lions Test squad: Tom Abell, Josh Bohannon, Jack Carson, Sam Cook, Matt Fisher, Nathan Gilchrist, Tom Haines, Haseeb Hameed, Tom Hartley, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Alex Lees, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

England Lions ODI squad: Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Matt Critchley, Matt Fisher, Sam Hain, Tom Hartley, Tom Lammonby, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Prest, James Rew, Luke Wood.

තරගාවලි කාලසටන පහත දැක්වේ.

இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் அணி இலங்கையில் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேட்கொள்ளவுள்ளது

இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் அணி எதிர்வரும் ஜனவரி மாதம் இலங்கைக்கு விஜயம் செய்யவுள்ளது. போட்டிகள் ஜனவரி மற்றும் பிப்ரவரி ஆகிய இரண்டு மாதங்கள் முழுவதும் நடத்த ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் அணி மூன்று ஒருநாள் போட்டிகள் மற்றும் இரண்டு டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரில் விளையாடுவதற்காக இலங்கைக்கு வருகிறது.

SLC Board XI அணிக்கு எதிராக நடைபெறவுள்ள ஒருநாள் மற்றும் டெஸ்ட் தொடர்கள் தொடங்குவதற்கு முன்னதாக இங்கிலாந்து அணி மூன்று நாள் பயிற்சி ஆட்டத்தில் பங்கேற்கவுள்ளது.

காயம் காரணமாக போட்டிகளில் இருந்து வெளியேறிய லங்காஷயர் அணியின் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் சாகிப் மஹ்மூத், ஜனவரி மாதம் இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் அணியின் இலங்கை சுற்றுப்பயணத்தின் போது மீண்டும் அணியில் இணைவார் என கூறப்படுகிறது.

25 வயதான அவர் மார்ச் 2022 இல் இங்கிலாந்துக்காக இரண்டு டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளில் விளையாடி மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகளுக்கு எதிராக ஆறு விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினார்.

இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் டெஸ்ட் அணி: டாம் ஏபெல், ஜோஷ் போஹானன், ஜாக் கார்சன், சாம் குக், மாட் ஃபிஷர், நாதன் கில்கிறிஸ்ட், டாம் ஹெய்ன்ஸ், ஹசீப் ஹமீத், டாம் ஹார்ட்லி, ஜாக் ஹெய்ன்ஸ், லிண்டன் ஜேம்ஸ், அலெக்ஸ் லீஸ், லியாம் பேட்டர்சன்-வைட், ஜேமி ராபின்சன், ஜாமி ராபின்சன் ஸ்மித், ஜோஷ் நாக்கு.

இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் ஒருநாள் அணி: டாம் ஆபெல், டாம் பான்டன், ஜேக்கப் பெத்தேல், பிரைடன் கார்ஸ், சாம் குக், ஜோர்டான் காக்ஸ், மேசன் கிரேன், மாட் கிரிட்ச்லி, மாட் ஃபிஷர், சாம் ஹெயின், டாம் ஹார்ட்லி, டாம் லாம்மன்பி, சாகிப் மஹ்மூத், டாம் ப்ரெஸ்ட், ஜேம்ஸ் ரெவ், லூக் வூட்.

போட்டி நேரங்கள் கீழே காட்டப்பட்டுள்ளன.

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Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM

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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.

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Patron:
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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

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Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy

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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.

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Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour

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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.

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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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