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Days ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand captain Southee hopes his team will spoil Sri Lanka’s plans to play the WTC final.

After enjoying a thrilling win over England at Basin Reserve last month, New Zealand captain Tim Southee is looking to end the two-Test series against Sri Lanka on home soil with a win. The result of the New Zealand-Sri Lanka series is also crucial for India as it is part of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and Sri Lanka still has a chance to qualify for the finals.

However, the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side must win both matches against the hosts to reach the decider scheduled to be held at the Oval in London from 7 to 11 June 2023.

On the other hand, Southee, who took over the captaincy in December 2022 after the resignation of Kane Williamson, will be looking to give his team the first tournament win under his leadership. Last month, after a humiliating loss to England in the first Test at the Bay Oval, the Black Caps managed an incredible 1-run win in the second Test. It saved the New Zealand team from losing the series. Accordingly, the tournament ended in a draw.

Sri Lanka’s chances of qualifying for the Test World Cup depend on this tournament. Winning both matches in this tournament is mandatory for the Sri Lankan team. But the Kiwis, led by Tim Southee, who are looking for victory in a Test series, have already prepared plans to destroy the plans of the Sri Lankan team.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ සැලසුම් විනාශ කිරීමට සැරසෙන ටිම් සවුති

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමඟ පැවැත්වෙන තරග 2කින් සමන්විත ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලියට දින කිහිපයකට පෙර, නවසීලන්ත නායක සවුති තම කණ්ඩායම WTC අවසන් මහා තරගය ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සතු සැලසුම් නරක් කරනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කරයි.

පසුගිය මාසයේදී එංගලන්තයට එරෙහිව බේසින් රිසර්ව්හිදී ත්‍රාසජනක ජයග්‍රහණයක රස විඳීමෙන් පසු, නවසීලන්ත නායක ටිම් සවුති ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව තම මව්බිමේදී පැවැත්වෙන තරග දෙකකින් යුත් ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය ජ්‍යග්‍රහණයකින් කෙළවර කිරීමට බලා සිටී. නවසීලන්ත – ශ්‍රී ලංකා තරගමාලාවේ ප්‍රතිඵලය ඉන්දියාවට ද තීරණාත්මක වන අතර එය දැනට පැවැත්වෙන ලෝක ටෙස්ට් ශූරතා (WTC) චක්‍රයේ කොටසක් වන අතර අවසන් මහා තරගයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට තවමත් අවස්ථාවක් තිබේ.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, 2023 ජුනි 7 සිට 11 දක්වා ලන්ඩනයේ ඕවල් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත තීරණාත්මක තරගයට පැමිණීමට දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න ප්‍රමුඛ කණ්ඩායම සත්කාරක කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව තරඟ දෙකම ජය ගත යුතුය.

අනෙක් අතට, කේන් විලියම්සන්ගේ ඉල්ලා අස්වීමෙන් පසු 2022 දෙසැම්බරයේ නායකත්වය ලබා ගත් සවුති, ඔහුගේ නායකත්වය යටතේ පළමු තරඟාවලි ජයග්‍රහණය තම කණ්ඩායමට ලබා දීමට අපේක්ෂා කරයි. පසුගිය මාසයේදී, බේ ඕවල්හිදී පැවැති පළමු ටෙස්ට් තරගයෙන් එංගලන්තය හමුවේ ලද නින්දිත පරාජයෙන් පසුව, බ්ලැක් කැප්ස් දෙවැනි ටෙස්ට් තරගයෙන් ලකුණු 1කින් ඇදහිය නොහැකි ජයග්‍රහණයක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. එය නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම තරගාවලි පරාජයෙන් ගලවා ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඒ අනුව එම තරගාවලිය සම තත්වයෙන් නිමා විය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ටෙස්ට් ලෝක කුසලානයට පීවිසීමේ අවස්ථාව රැදී පවතින්නේ මෙම තරගාවලිය මතය. මෙම තරගාවලියේ තරග දෙකම ජය ගැනීම ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට අනිවාර්‍ය්‍ය වේ. නමුත් ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලියක ජය සොයන ටිම් සවුති ප්‍රමුඛ කිවියන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ සැලසුම් විනාශ කිරීමට මේ වන විටත් සැලසුම් සකස් කර හමාරය.

இலங்கை அணியின் திட்டங்களை தகர்க்கப் போகும் டிம் சவுத்தி

இலங்கைக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடருக்கு சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்னதாக, நியூசிலாந்து கேப்டன் சவுதி, WTC இறுதிப் போட்டியில் விளையாடும் இலங்கையின் திட்டத்தை தனது அணி கெடுத்துவிடும் என்று நம்புகிறார்.

கடந்த மாதம் பேசின் ரிசர்வ் மைதானத்தில் இங்கிலாந்துக்கு எதிரான த்ரில் வெற்றியை அனுபவித்த நியூசிலாந்து கேப்டன் டிம் சவுதி, சொந்த மண்ணில் இலங்கைக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடரை வெற்றியுடன் முடிக்க முனைந்துள்ளார். நடப்பு உலக டெஸ்ட் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (WTC) சுழற்சியின் ஒரு பகுதியாக இருப்பதால், நியூசிலாந்து-இலங்கை தொடரின் முடிவு இந்தியாவிற்கும் முக்கியமானது மற்றும் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு தகுதிபெற இலங்கைக்கு இன்னும் வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது.

எவ்வாறாயினும், திமுத் கருணாரத்ன தலைமையிலான அணி 2023 ஜூன் 7 முதல் 11 வரை லண்டனில் உள்ள ஓவல் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறவிருக்கும் தீர்மானத்தை அடைய ஹோஸ்ட்களுக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெற வேண்டும்.

மறுபுறம், கேன் வில்லியம்சன் ராஜினாமா செய்த பின்னர் 2022 டிசம்பரில் கேப்டன் பதவியை ஏற்றுக்கொண்ட சவுதி, தனது தலைமையின் கீழ் தனது அணிக்கு முதல் போட்டி வெற்றியை வழங்க விரும்புவார். கடந்த மாதம், பே ஓவலில் நடந்த முதல் டெஸ்டில் இங்கிலாந்திடம் அவமானகரமான தோல்விக்குப் பிறகு, பிளாக் கேப்ஸ் இரண்டாவது டெஸ்டில் நம்பமுடியாத 1 ரன் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது. இது நியூசிலாந்து அணியை தொடரை இழக்காமல் காப்பாற்றியது. அதன்படி, போட்டி டிராவில் முடிந்தது.

இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு தகுதி பெறும் வாய்ப்பு இந்த போட்டியை பொறுத்தே உள்ளது. இந்த போட்டியில் இரண்டு போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெறுவது இலங்கை அணிக்கு கட்டாயம். ஆனால், டெஸ்ட் தொடரில் வெற்றியைத் தேடிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் டிம் சவுத்தி தலைமையிலான கிவீஸ் அணி, இலங்கை அணியின் திட்டங்களைத் தகர்க்க இப்போதே திட்டங்களைத் தயாரித்து விட்டது.

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Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

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Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:

U15 Girls
U15 Boys
U20 Girls
U20 Boys

🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:

  • U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
  • U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
  • U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.

🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:

  • U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
  • U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
  • U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.

👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇

#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed

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Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.

A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure

Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.

Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.

Challenges & Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.

With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!

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Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.

The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.

Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role

Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.

“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.

The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.

“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”

CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match

Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,

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