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The secret to the success of the Sri Lankan team!!!

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan twice in three days to win the Asia Cup for the sixth time and Sri Lanka once again dominated the competition.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 71 runs from 45 balls and Wanindu Hasaranga and then Chamika Karunaratne worked together to lift Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team was down 5 runs for 67 runs, but in the last few overs, the Sri Lankan batsmen, who systematically identified Pakistan’s fast bowlers, scored 50 runs in the last four overs.
Coming into last night’s match, Pakistan had the second-best Death Overs bowling rate – 9.63. On Sunday, its fast bowlers conceded 12.5 runs per over between 17 and 20.
Coming into the 17th over, Naseem Shah had a gross run rate of less than 6. Twice his pitch was not quite right. Rajapaksa and Karunaratne hit him for sixes each and scored 16 runs from that over.
Haris Rauf was restricted to 11 runs off his 18th delivery, which included three dropped catches. Mohammad Hasnain’s 19 overs ensured just 8 runs, including 6 hits.
Returning for the last over, Naseem gave away another 15 runs in his innings. It consists of a 6 and a four.
The relationship between Hasaranga and Rajapaksa was a remarkable feature. Together, they took on the heavy duty of bolstering the midfield and did just that. Managed to score 58 runs tie.
Sri Lanka conceded only 37 runs during their powerplay and dismissed two batsmen to put pressure on the Pakistani side. This was despite Dilshan Madhushanka’s early extra points.
The wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan played a very consistent inning. Dasun Shanaka kept one over from his super leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga in the death overs, and Rizwan was dismissed for 55 off 49 balls with Pakistan needing 61 off 24 balls to win. In the same over, Hasaranga removed Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah to block Pakistan’s victory. Hasaranga finished the innings with 4-0-27-3.
Sri Lanka’s fielding was excellent. The Sri Lankan players managed to hold many excellent catches and were able to put pressure on the Pakistani team by stopping certain fours on the field.
ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ ජයග්රහණයේ රහස!!!
ශ්රී ලංකාව දින තුනකදී පාකිස්තානය දෙවතාවක් පරාජය කරමින් හයවැනි වරටත් ආසියානු කුසලානය දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් වූ අතර ශ්රී ලංකාව නැවත වරක් තරගයේ අණසක පැතිරීමට සමත් විය.
භානුක රාජපක්ෂ පන්දු 45කින් ලකුණු 71ක් ලබා ගත් අතර වනිඳු හසරංග සහ පසුව චාමික කරුණාරත්න එක්ව ශ්රී ලංකාව ගොඩ ගැනීමට කටයුතු කලේය. ශ්රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 67කට ලකුණු 5ක් බිඳ වැටී සිටි නමුත්, අවසාන පන්දුවාර කිහිපයේ පාකිස්තානයේ වේග පන්දු යවන්නන් ක්රමානුකූලව හදුනා ගත් ශ්රී ලංකා පිතිකරුවන්, අවසන් පන්දුවාර හතරේ ලකුණු 50ක් ලබා ගත්තේය.
ඊයේ රාත්රියේ තරඟයට පැමිණෙන විට, පාකිස්තානයට දෙවන හොඳම Death Overs පන්දු යැවීමේ අනුපාතය – 9.63 තිබුණි. ඉරිදා එහි වේග පන්දු යවන්නන් 17 සහ 20 අතර ඕවරයකට ලකුණු 12.5ක් ලබා දුන්හ.
17 වැනි ඕවරය යැවීමට එන විට නසීම් ෂාට තිබුණේ 6ට අඩු දළ ලකුණු වේගයකි. දෙවතාවක් ඔහුගේ පන්දු පතිතය හරියාකාරව සිදු නොවීය. රාජපක්ෂ සහ කරුණාරත්න ඔහුට හයේ පහර බැගින් එල්ල කළ අතර, එම ඕවරයෙන් ලකුණු 16ක් ලබා ගත්හ.
හරිස් රවුෆ් ඔහුගේ 18 වැනි පන්දු යැවීමේ ලකුණු 11කට සීමා කල අතර, අතහැරූ උඩපන්දු තුනක් ද ඒ තුළ ඇතුළත් විය. මොහොමඩ් හස්නේන්ගේ 19 පන්දුවාරයේ ලකුණු 8ක් පමණක් ලබා දීමට වග බලා ගත් අතර, ඒ අතරට 6 පහරක්ද ඇතුළත් විය.
අවසන් ඕවරය සඳහා ආපසු පැමිණි නසීම් ඔහුගේ පන්දුවාරය තුළ තවත් ලකුණු 15 ලබා දුන්හ. එයට 6 පහරක් හා හතරේ පහරක් පිට පිට වේ.
හසරංග හා රාජපක්ෂ ගේ සබදතාවය කැපී පෙනෙන ලක්ෂණයක් විය. ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා එක්ව මැදපෙළ ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ භාරදූර රාජකාරිය භාරගත් අතර, එය එලෙසම ඉටු කලේය. ලකුණු 58 සබදතාවක් පැවැත්වීමට සමත් විය.
ශ්රී ලංකාව සිය පවර්ප්ලේ අවස්ථාවේදී ලකුණු 37ක් පමණක් ලබා දෙමින් පිතිකරුවන් දෙදෙනෙකු දවා ගැනීමෙන් පීඩනය පකිස්ථානු කණ්ඩායම දෙසට යොමු කිරීමට සමත් විය. මෙය ඩිල්ෂාන් මධුශංකගේ මුල් අමතර ලකුණු නොතකා ය.
කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු මොහොමඩ් රිස්වාන් ඔහු ඉතා අනර්ඝ ස්ථාවර ඉනිමක් ක්රීඩා කරමින් පසුවිය. දසුන් ශානක තම සුපිරි පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ක්රීඩක වනිඳු හසරංගගේ එක් ඕවරයක් ඩෙත් ඕවරය සඳහා රඳවා තැබූ අතර, පාකිස්තානයට ජයග්රහණය සඳහා පන්දු 24 කදී ලකුණු 61 ක් අවශ්යව තිබියදී රිස්වාන් ලකුණු 55 පන්දු 49 කදී රැස්කර සිටියදී හසරංග හමුවේ දැවී ගියේය. එම ඕවරයේදීම හසරංග අසීෆ් අලි සහ කුෂ්දිල් ෂා ඉවත් කර පාකිස්තානයේ ජයග්රහණය අවහිර කිරීමට සමත් විය. හසරංග 4-0-27-3 ලෙස පන්දුවාර නිමා කලේය.
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පිටියේ පන්දු රැකීම විශිෂ්ට විය. ඉතා විශිෂ්ට උඩපන්දු රැසක්ම ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රීඩකයන් විසින් රැක ගැනීමට සමත් විය. පිටිය තුළ නිසැක හතරේ පහරවල් නවත්වමින් පකිස්ථානු කණ්ඩායමට පීඩනයක් ලබා දීමට සමත් විය.
இலங்கை அணியின் வெற்றியின் ரகசியம்!!!
இலங்கை மூன்று நாட்களில் இரண்டு முறை பாகிஸ்தானை தோற்கடித்து ஆறாவது முறையாக ஆசிய கோப்பையை வென்றது மற்றும் இலங்கை மீண்டும் போட்டியில் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தியது.
பானுகா ராஜபக்ச 45 பந்துகளில் 71 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார், மேலும் வனிந்து ஹசரங்கவும் பின்னர் சாமிகா கருணாரத்னேவும் இணைந்து இலங்கையை உயர்த்தினர். இலங்கை அணி 67 ரன்களுக்கு 5 விக்கெட்டுகள் ஆட்டமிழந்தது, ஆனால் கடைசி சில ஓவர்களில் பாகிஸ்தானின் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர்களை திட்டமிட்டு அடையாளம் காட்டிய இலங்கை பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் கடைசி நான்கு ஓவர்களில் 50 ரன்கள் எடுத்தனர்.
நேற்றிரவு போட்டிக்கு வரும்போது, பாகிஸ்தான் இரண்டாவது சிறந்த டெத் ஓவர் பந்துவீச்சு வீதம் – 9.63. ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை, அதன் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் 17 மற்றும் 20 க்கு இடையில் ஒரு ஓவருக்கு 12.5 ரன்களை விட்டுக் கொடுத்தனர்.
17வது ஓவரில், நசீம் ஷாவின் மொத்த ரன் ரேட் 6க்கும் குறைவாக இருந்தது. இரண்டு முறை அவரது பிட்ச் சரியாக இல்லை. ராஜபக்சே மற்றும் கருணாரத்னே ஆகியோர் அவரை தலா சிக்ஸர்களுக்கு அடித்தனர், மேலும் அந்த ஓவரில் 16 ரன்கள் எடுத்தனர்.
ஹரிஸ் ரவூஃப் தனது 18வது பந்தில் 11 ரன்களுக்கு மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டார், அதில் மூன்று கேட்சுகள் கைவிடப்பட்டன. முகமது ஹஸ்னைனின் 19 ஓவர்களில் 6 அடிகள் உட்பட 8 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே கிடைத்தது.
கடைசி ஓவரில் திரும்பிய நசீம் தனது இன்னிங்ஸில் மேலும் 15 ரன்கள் கொடுத்தார். இது ஒரு 6 மற்றும் ஒரு நான்கு கொண்டது.
ஹசரங்கவுக்கும் ராஜபக்சவுக்கும் இடையிலான கூட்டு குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அம்சமாகும். ஒன்றாக, அவர்கள் நடுக்களத்தை வலுப்படுத்தும் கனமான கடமையை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டனர், அதைச் செய்தார்கள். 58 புள்ளிகள் சமநிலையை தக்கவைக்க முடிந்தது.
இலங்கை தனது பவர்பிளேயின் போது 37 ரன்களை மட்டுமே விட்டுக்கொடுத்தது மற்றும் இரண்டு பேட்ஸ்மேன்களை வெளியேற்றி பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு அழுத்தத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியது. டில்ஷான் மதுஷங்கவின் ஆரம்ப கூடுதல் புள்ளிகள் இருந்த போதிலும் இது நடந்தது.
விக்கெட் கீப்பர் பேட்ஸ்மேன் முகமது ரிஸ்வான் மிகவும் நிலையான இன்னிங்ஸை விளையாடினார். டெத் ஓவரில் தசுன் ஷனக தனது சூப்பர் லெக் ஸ்பின்னர் வனிந்து ஹசரங்கவிடமிருந்து ஒரு ஓவரைத் தொடர்ந்தார், மேலும் ரிஸ்வான் 49 பந்துகளில் 55 ரன்கள் எடுத்து ஆட்டமிழந்தார், பாகிஸ்தான் வெற்றிக்கு 24 பந்துகளில் 61 ரன்கள் தேவைப்பட்டது. அதே ஓவரில் ஹசரங்கா ஆசிப் அலி மற்றும் குஷ்தில் ஷா ஆகியோரை நீக்கி பாகிஸ்தானின் வெற்றியைத் தடுத்தார். ஹசரங்க 4-0-27-3 என இன்னிங்ஸை முடித்தார்.
இலங்கையின் பீல்டிங் சிறப்பாக இருந்தது. பல சிறப்பான கேட்சுகளை இலங்கை வீரர்கள் காப்பாற்றினர். குறிப்பிட்ட பவுண்டரிகளை களத்தில் நிறுத்தி பாகிஸ்தான் அணிக்கு அழுத்தம் கொடுக்க அவரால் முடிந்தது.
Football
India Crushes Sri Lanka 8-0 in SAFF U-19 Championship Opener: A Wake-Up Call for Football Authorities
Sri Lanka’s U-19 football team suffered a devastating 8-0 defeat at the hands of India in their opening match of the SAFF U-19 Championship 2025 held at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
From the opening whistle, Sri Lanka appeared unprepared and disorganized, allowing India to dominate every aspect of the match. The scoreline, split evenly with four goals in each half, highlights the defensive collapse and tactical shortcomings of the Lankan side.
India’s Danny Meitei Laishram netted a hat-trick, while Prashan Jajo added a brace, showcasing the stark contrast in quality and preparation between the two teams. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, failed to register any meaningful threat on goal throughout the match.
This humiliating loss raises serious concerns about the strategic planning and readiness of the national youth setup. Despite months to prepare for the tournament, the team lacked structure, fitness, and cohesion—fundamental aspects of international football. The technical team must face questions about the lack of competitive match exposure, tactical discipline, and defensive organization.
Moreover, the physical conditioning of the squad appeared subpar, and substitutions made during the game had minimal impact. The repeated lapses in positioning, marking, and pressing made it clear that the squad was outclassed not just physically but mentally and tactically.
This result must serve as a wake-up call for the Football Federation of Sri Lanka. Talent alone will not bridge the growing gulf between Sri Lanka and regional rivals unless it’s paired with structured development, professional coaching, and consistent investment in youth football.
Sri Lanka must now regroup quickly as they face Nepal U-19 in their next group match on May 11. The path to redemption begins with accountability—and urgent change.
Cricket
IPL Temporarily Suspended, PSL Relocated Amid Rising Tensions Between India and Pakistan
In a major development impacting global cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been temporarily suspended for a week, while the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been moved to the UAE due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
The decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to pause the IPL was announced on Friday, following heightened military activity along the border in the Kashmir region. The situation has raised significant safety concerns, leading to a precautionary suspension of one of the world’s most-watched sporting events.
“The well-being of players, officials, and fans is paramount. The resumption schedule will be shared after reviewing the evolving situation,” the BCCI said, emphasizing national security as the overriding concern.
This year’s IPL season, which began in March, still had 12 group-stage fixtures remaining before the playoffs. The final, initially scheduled for May 25 in Kolkata, may now face delays or venue changes.
The recent blackout during the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala, along with the closure of several airports in northern India, further complicated logistics. Punjab’s upcoming match against Mumbai Indians has already been shifted from Dharamshala to Mumbai as a precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the relocation of the remainder of the PSL season to Dubai. This move follows increased concerns from foreign players and support staff about their safety.
An incident involving a drone crash near the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium just hours before a scheduled PSL match has heightened security concerns. The match was to feature several international stars from countries including Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.
The ongoing crisis has put the cricketing world on alert, with both cricket boards closely monitoring the geopolitical situation. While cricket holds a significant place in both nations’ cultures, current developments have shifted priorities toward safety and stability.
Cricket
Bangladesh to Tour Sri Lanka for Full-Fledged Series in June-July 2025
Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that the Bangladesh National Men’s Team will tour the island from June 13 to July 16, 2025, for a multi-format bilateral series featuring 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is.
The tour kicks off with the Test series, which begins on June 17 at Galle International Stadium, followed by the second Test from June 25 to 29 at the SSC in Colombo. This red-ball series will offer crucial preparation and exposure for both sides ahead of the upcoming ICC events.
Sri Lanka holds a dominant record in Test encounters, having won 20 out of 26 matches against Bangladesh. Bangladesh has managed just one win, with five Tests ending in draws. Their last Test series in April 2024 saw Sri Lanka claim a clean sweep in Bangladesh, 2-0.
The limited-overs leg begins with ODIs on July 2 and 5 at R. Premadasa Stadium, before the third match takes place on July 8 at Pallekele — all day-night games starting at 2:30 PM.
The action continues with the T20I series, starting July 10 in Pallekele, followed by matches in Dambulla (July 13) and a final showdown at R. Premadasa Stadium on July 16.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Tour Fixtures – 2025:
- June 17–21: 1st Test – Galle
- June 25–29: 2nd Test – SSC, Colombo
- July 2: 1st ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium
- July 5: 2nd ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium
- July 8: 3rd ODI – Pallekele
- July 10: 1st T20I – Pallekele
- July 13: 2nd T20I – Dambulla
- July 16: 3rd T20I – R. Premadasa Stadium
This tour promises exciting cricket as both teams aim to fine-tune their squads across formats.
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