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Tim Southee who is going to destroy the plans of the Sri Lankan team

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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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LPL Sixth Edition to Be Played Across Four Venues from July 10 to August 5

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The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is set to take place from July 10 to August 5, 2026, promising another exciting season of top-quality Twenty20 cricket. As Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 competition with a strong international presence, the tournament continues to attract both local and overseas talent.

This year’s matches will be held across four venues: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS), and Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS). These iconic grounds are expected to provide a vibrant atmosphere and excellent playing conditions throughout the competition.

The online registration portal for foreign players will officially open on May 4, 2026, allowing international cricketers to sign up and participate in the league. This step ensures the continuation of LPL’s global appeal, as overseas players add competitiveness and diversity to the tournament.

The event will be organized by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the official owner of the league, in partnership with The IPG Group, which holds the event rights. Their collaboration has been instrumental in maintaining the league’s high standards since its inception.

Launched in 2020, the LPL has rapidly grown in popularity among cricket fans. Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, an Executive Committee Member of SLC, will continue in his role as Tournament Director, ensuring smooth organization and execution.

With thrilling matches and star players expected, LPL 2026 is set to deliver another unforgettable cricketing spectacle.

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Dambulla Gears Up for Women’s ‘A’ Cricket Action in May 2026

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Sri Lanka is set to host an exciting bilateral cricket series as the New Zealand Women’s A Team tours the island in May 2026. The series, featuring both One Day and T20 matches, will see the visitors compete against the Sri Lanka Women’s A Team in what promises to be a competitive showcase of emerging talent.

All matches will be held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS), with play scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. each day. The New Zealand side is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on 7 May 2026, giving them several days to acclimatize before the series begins.
The tour will consist of three One Day matches followed by three T20 encounters. The One Day fixtures are scheduled for 12th, 15th, and 18th May, while the T20 series will take place on 21st, 23rd, and 25th May.

This series is seen as an important opportunity for both teams to develop their next generation of international players. With a mix of promising players and those on the cusp of senior national selection, the matches are expected to be closely contested.

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Bangladesh beat Chamari-less Sri Lanka despite late drama

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Bangladesh Women edged out Sri Lanka Women in a tense finish during the first ODI of the Sri Lanka Women’s tour of Bangladesh 2026, chasing down 206 with just nine balls to spare in a match that swung dramatically in the final overs.

Put into bat, Sri Lanka Team posted a competitive 205/9 from their 50 overs, built on steady contributions rather than a single dominant innings. Imesha Dulani (52 off 77) and Hansima Karunaratne (54 off 71) anchored the innings with a crucial middle-order stand after early setbacks. Captain Hasini Perera made a brisk 27, but Sri Lanka struggled to accelerate in the final 10 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals.

Bangladesh’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout. Ritu Moni was the standout performer, claiming 3 for 36 and breaking key partnerships, while Nahida Akter and Marufa Akter maintained pressure with disciplined spells.

In reply, Bangladesh got off to a disastrous start, losing two wickets within the first two overs. However, Sharmin Akhter produced a match-defining innings, scoring a composed 86 off 127 balls to anchor the chase. She found support from Sobhana Mostary, who made 41 before retiring hurt, and later Shorna Akter, whose 35 added momentum in the middle overs.

Despite being in control for much of the chase, Bangladesh nearly stumbled at the finish. A late burst from Sri Lanka’s bowlers saw Dewmi Vihanga pick up three crucial wickets, triggering a collapse that left Bangladesh at 200/7 after being comfortably placed at 199/3.
The match briefly tilted back in Sri Lanka’s favor, but Bangladesh held their nerve. Extras proved decisive, with 21 wides significantly easing the chase. Eventually, Bangladesh crossed the target in 48.3 overs, sealing a hard-fought three-wicket victory.

Sri Lanka will rue their inability to capitalize on key moments, particularly in the death overs with both bat and ball. The absence of star player Chamari Athapaththu was evident, as they lacked the firepower to push their total beyond reach.

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