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Under 19 Inter School, Limited Over First Division Match Schedule is released.

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4 years ago

August 24, 2022

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The Under-19 Inter-School Limited Over Cricket Tournament organized by the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association is scheduled to start on September 10th. The 36 schools represented in the first group under nineteen are going to compete in two groups, the A group and the B group. Arrangements have been made to hold 86 matches throughout the tournament.

Eighteen schools are included in one group and it is again divided into two groups as a school name per group and one school group must compete with all the other schools in that group, that is, the first round matches will be held in the round robin system. Each school will have 4 home matches and 4 away matches in the first round. At the end of 36 matches in the first round, the top four teams in the two groups will qualify for the semi-finals. After that, the semi-finals and finals will be held.

The first round of matches will start on September 10th and will end on October 12th. The semi-final matches are scheduled to be held from the 13th to the 20th of October and the semi-finals are scheduled to be held from the 21st to the 24th of October and the finals of both groups are scheduled to be held between the 25th to 28th.

19 පහළ අන්තර් පාසල් සීමිත ඕවර පළමු කාණ්ඩයේ තරඟ සටහන නිකුත් වේ.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාසල් ක්‍රිකට් සංගමය විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන 19න් පහළ අන්තර් පාසල් සීමිත ඕවර ක්‍රිකට් තරඟාවලිය සැප්තැම්බර් මස දහ වැනිදා ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතයි. දහනවයෙන් පහළ පළමු කාණ්ඩයේ නියෝජනය කරන පාසල් 36 ඒ කාණ්ඩ සහ බී කාණ්ඩය ලෙස කාණ්ඩ දෙකක් යටතේ තරග වැදීමට නියමිතයි. තරගාවලිය පුරාවට තරඟ 86ක් පැවැත්වීමට කටයුතු සංවිධානය කර ඇත.

එක් කාණ්ඩයකට පාසල් දහඅටක් ඇතුළත් වන අතර එය නැවතත් එක් කණ්ඩායමකට පාසල් නමයක් ලෙස group දෙකකට බෙදා එක් පාසල් කණ්ඩායමක් එම කාණ්ඩයේ අනෙකුත් පාසල් සියල්ල සමග තරග වැදී යුතුය එනම් round robin ක්‍රමයට පළමු වටයේ තරග පැවැත්වේ. සෑම පාසලකටම ප්‍රථම වටයේ දී home matches සහ away matches 4 බැගින් හිමි වේ. ප්‍රථම වටයේ තරග 36ක් අවසානයේදී කාණ්ඩ දෙකේ හි ප්‍රථම ස්ථාන හතර ලබා ගන්නා කණ්ඩායම් හතර බැගින් අර්ධ අවසන් පූර්ව වටයට සුදුසුකම් ලබයි. ඉන් අනතුරුව අවසන් පූර්ව සහ අවසන් තරග පැවැත්වේ.

ප්‍රථම වටයේ තරඟ සැප්තැම්බර් දහ වැනිදා ආරම්භවීමට නියමිත අතර එය ඔක්තෝම්බර් මස 12 වැනිදා අවසන් වේ. අර්ධ අවසන් පූර්ව වටයේ තරග ඔක්තෝබර් මස 13 වැනිදා සිට 20 වැනි දා දක්වා පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත අතර අවසන් පූර්ව තරග ඔක්තෝබර් 21 වන දා සිට 24 වෙනි දක්වාත් කාණ්ඩ දෙකේහි අවසන් තරග 25 සිට 28 දක්වා අතර කාලයේදී පැවැත්වීමට සියලු කටයුතු සංවිධානය කර ඇත.

19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட பள்ளிகளுக்கிடையேயான லிமிடெட் ஓவர் முதல் பிரிவு போட்டி அட்டவணை வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இலங்கை பாடசாலை கிரிக்கெட் சங்கத்தினால் நடத்தப்படும் 19 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட பாடசாலைகளுக்கிடையிலான வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட ஓவர் கிரிக்கெட் போட்டி செப்டம்பர் 10 ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ளது. பத்தொன்பது வயதிற்குட்பட்ட முதல் குழுவில் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தப்பட்ட 36 பாடசாலைகள் A குழு மற்றும் B குழு என இரண்டு குழுக்களாக போட்டியிடவுள்ளன. போட்டிகள் முழுவதும் 86 போட்டிகள் நடத்த ஏற்பாடுகள் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.

பதினெட்டு பள்ளிகள் ஒரு குழுவில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளன, அது மீண்டும் ஒரு குழுவிற்கு ஒரு பள்ளியின் பெயராக இரண்டு குழுக்களாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது மற்றும் ஒரு பள்ளி குழு அந்த குழுவில் உள்ள மற்ற அனைத்து பள்ளிகளுடன் போட்டியிட வேண்டும், அதாவது முதல் சுற்று போட்டிகள் ரவுண்ட் ராபினில் நடைபெறும். அமைப்பு. ஒவ்வொரு பள்ளிக்கும் முதல் சுற்றில் 4 சொந்த ஊர் போட்டிகளும், 4 வெளியூர் போட்டிகளும் நடைபெறும். முதல் சுற்றில் 36 போட்டிகளின் முடிவில் இரு பிரிவுகளிலும் முதல் நான்கு இடங்களை பிடிக்கும் அணிகள் அரையிறுதிக்கு தகுதி பெறும். அதன் பிறகு அரையிறுதி மற்றும் இறுதிப் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறும்.

முதல் சுற்றுப் போட்டிகள் செப்டம்பர் 10ஆம் தேதி தொடங்கி அக்டோபர் 12ஆம் தேதி முடிவடையும். அரையிறுதிப் போட்டிகள் அக்டோபர் 13ஆம் தேதி முதல் 20ஆம் தேதி வரையிலும், அரையிறுதிப் போட்டிகள் அக்டோபர் 21ஆம் தேதி முதல் 24ஆம் தேதி வரையிலும், இரு பிரிவுகளின் இறுதிப் போட்டிகள் 25ஆம் தேதி முதல் 28ஆம் தேதி வரையிலும் நடைபெற உள்ளன.

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Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration

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20 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.

The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?

With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.

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Royal–Thomian One-Day Clash Moved from Night to Day to Counter Fuel Crisis

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21 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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The Organizing Committee of the 49th Mustangs Trophy, the prestigious Royal‑Thomian One‑Day Cricket Encounter, has announced a significant change to this year’s fixture. The match, scheduled for 28th March 2026, will now be played as a day event instead of the originally planned day‑night format.

This decision comes in response to the ongoing global fuel crisis, with organizers emphasizing the importance of reducing energy consumption and standing in solidarity with the wider public. By shifting to a daytime schedule, the committee aims to minimize the additional fuel demands typically associated with floodlit matches, reflecting a strong commitment to social responsibility and national interest.

Guidance for this move was provided by the Heads of Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, and the change has been formally endorsed by the 147th Royal‑Thomian Joint Match Organising Committee. Both schools’ Old Boy fraternities, along with sponsors, have expressed full support for the adjustment, underscoring the unity and shared responsibility that define this historic encounter.

The Joint Committee reaffirmed that while the format has changed, the essence of the Mustangs Trophy remains untouched.

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KKR Not Seeking Replacements for Matheesha Pathirana

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21 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed they will not seek replacements for Nitish Rana and Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the upcoming IPL season. Rana, who was withdrawn from India’s T20 World Cup squad due to a knee injury, recently underwent surgery and will not be available this year. Over the past two seasons, he had become a reliable pacer for the franchise, taking 19 wickets in IPL 2024 and 15 wickets in IPL 2025, while also adding batting depth to his game. Despite his absence, the management believes the squad has sufficient pace-bowling options and does not see an obvious Indian replacement, with Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, and Akash Deep already in the ranks.

Pathirana, meanwhile, was sidelined due to injury while representing Sri Lanka in the World Cup. However, KKR are optimistic about his recovery and expect him to be available at some stage during the season. The franchise, which invested INR 18 crore to secure his services, is banking on his return to strengthen their death bowling. On Monday, Pathirana’s manager posted a picture of the pacer in KKR colours, raising hopes of his participation.

By choosing not to sign replacements, KKR have signaled confidence in their existing squad depth. While Rana’s absence will test their domestic pace resources, Pathirana’s potential mid-season return could provide a crucial boost, especially in the latter stages of the tournament.