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The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 is to be played in December 2023

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3 years ago

July 10, 2023

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The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League is scheduled to be held from December 12 to 23, 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board said in a media release on Monday.

The tournament, which was initially planned to be held in June 2023, was shifted to December, as SLC deemed the ‘December window’ as the most appropriate to conduct the league, as the timing will complement Sri Lanka’s Domestic and International cricket calendars.

Lanka T10 League, Sri Lanka’s newest addition to its annual cricket calendar, will feature some of the finest international stars along with Sri Lanka’s top international stars.
The action-packed competition will also provide opportunities for the brightest young talents in the country to mix, mingle, and play along with international stars.
“I am extremely confident that this tournament will become a success story and help Sri Lanka Cricket keep abreast with the evolving trends of the game,” said Mr. Shammi Silva, President, of Sri Lanka Cricket.
The tournament will feature six men’s teams and four women’s teams, covering regional cricket epicentres, with each team consisting of a squad of 16 players, along with six foreign players.
The Lead Event Rights Partner for the event is TTen Sports Management and TTen Global Sports together with Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG)) as a consortium.
“We are thrilled to bring the exciting brand of T10 cricket to Sri Lanka, and we thank SLC for their support. This league is much more significant as it is licensed by a popular full member like SLC”, said Mr. Shaji ul Mulk, Chairman of TTen Global Sports, representing the Event Rights Partner.
The matches will be played in some of Sri Lanka’s top international cricket venues and under lights.

ලංකා T10 සමාරම්භය 2023 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය

ලංකා T10 ලීගයේ මංගල තරඟාවලිය 2023 දෙසැම්බර් 12 සිට 23 දක්වා පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් (SLC) මණ්ඩලය සඳුදා මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දේශීය හා ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් දින දර්ශනවලට අනුකූලව, ලීගය පැවැත්වීම සඳහා ‘දෙසැම්බර් කවුළුව’ වඩාත් යෝග්‍ය බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය සලකන බැවින්, මුලින් 2023 ජුනි මාසයේදී පැවැත්වීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබූ තරගාවලිය දෙසැම්බර් මාසයට මාරු කරන ලදී.

ලංකා T10 ලීගය, එහි වාර්ෂික ක්‍රිකට් දින දර්ශනයට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නවතම එකතු කිරීම, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හොඳම ජාත්‍යන්තර තරු සමඟින් හොඳම ජාත්‍යන්තර තරු කිහිපයක් ඇතුළත් වේ.
ක්‍රියාදාමයෙන් පිරුණු මෙම තරගය රටේ දීප්තිමත්ම තරුණ දක්ෂයින්ට ජාත්‍යන්තර තරු සමඟ මිශ්‍ර වීමට, මිශ්‍ර කිරීමට සහ ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට ද අවස්ථාව ලබා දෙනු ඇත.
“මෙම තරඟාවලිය සාර්ථක කතාවක් බවට පත්වනු ඇති බවත්, ක්‍රීඩාවේ විකාශනය වන ප්‍රවණතා සමඟින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයට සමීපව සිටීමට උපකාරී වනු ඇති බවත් මට අතිශයින් විශ්වාසයි” යැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් සභාපති ෂම්මි සිල්වා මහතා පැවසීය.
මෙම තරඟාවලියට පිරිමි කණ්ඩායම් හයක් සහ කාන්තා කණ්ඩායම් හතරක් ඇතුළත් වන අතර, කලාපීය ක්‍රිකට් කේන්ද්‍රස්ථාන ආවරණය වන පරිදි, සෑම කණ්ඩායමකටම ක්‍රීඩකයින් 16 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් සංචිතයක් සහ විදේශීය ක්‍රීඩකයින් හය දෙනෙකු ඇතුළත් වේ.
උත්සවය සඳහා ප්‍රමුඛ ඉසව් හිමිකම් සහකරු වන්නේ TTen Sports Management සහ TTen Global Sports සහ නවෝත්පාදන නිෂ්පාදන සමූහය FZE (IPG) සහ එකමුතුවක් ලෙසයි.
“විශිෂ්ට T10 ක්‍රිකට් සන්නාමය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ගෙන ඒමට ලැබීම ගැන අපි සතුටු වන අතර, ඔවුන්ගේ සහයෝගයට අපි SLC වෙත ස්තූතිවන්ත වෙමු. SLC වැනි ජනප්‍රිය පූර්ණ සාමාජිකයෙකු විසින් බලපත්‍ර ලබා ඇති බැවින් මෙම ලීගය වඩාත් වැදගත් වේ”, Shaji ul Mulk මහතා පැවසීය. TTen Global Sports හි සභාපති, Event Rights Partner නියෝජනය කරමින්.
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රමුඛ පෙළේ ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණ කිහිපයක සහ ආලෝකය යටතේ තරග පැවැත්වේ.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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12 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.

The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.

Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.

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Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress

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April 13, 2026

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Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.

After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.

In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.

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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency

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April 12, 2026

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Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.

His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.

However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.

Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.

The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.