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Veteran batsman Martin Guptill released from the player contract

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Martin Guptill, one of the stalwarts of the New Zealand cricket team, has been released from his player contract this year. That gave him the opportunity to participate in more tournaments.

Along with him, three players have been released from their player contracts by the New Zealand Cricket Board this year.

The other two players, Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme, are set to be released from their playing contracts this year as New Zealanders, with the trio set to take chances in domestic white ball competitions around the world.

Although Guptill did not feature for New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia or the recently concluded three-match T20I series against India, the 36-year-old said he is not ready to retire from internationals just yet. Still hoping to win for his country in cricket and the future.

ප්‍රවීණ පිතිකරු මාටින් ගප්ටිල් ක්‍රීඩක කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුවෙන් නිදහස්

නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රබලයෙකු වන මාටින් ගප්ටිල් මෙවර ක්‍රීඩක කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුවෙන් නිදහස් කර ඇත. ඒ ඔහුට තවත් තරගාවලි සදහා සහභාගී වීමේ අවස්ථාව උදා කර දෙමිනි.

ඔහු සමග මෙම වසරේදී ක්‍රීඩකයන් තිදෙනෙක් නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලය විසින් ක්‍රීඩක කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුවෙන් නිදහස් කර ඇත.

අනෙකුත් ක්‍රීඩකයන් දෙදෙනා වන්නේ ට්‍රෙන්ට් බෝල්ට් සහ කොලින් ඩි ග්‍රෑන්ඩ්හෝම් නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රීඩකයින් ලෙස මේ වසරේ ඔවුන්ගේ ක්‍රීඩා ගිවිසුමෙන් නිදහස් වීමට නියමිත අතර, තිදෙනා ලොව පුරා දේශීය White Ball තරඟ සඳහා අවස්ථා ලබා ගැනීමට සූදානම් වෙති.

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පැවති ICC පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලාන තරඟාවලියේදී හෝ ඉන්දියාවට එරෙහිව මෑතකදී අවසන් වූ තරඟ තුනකින් යුත් T20I තරඟාවලියේදී ගප්ටිල් නවසීලන්තය වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී නොසිටියද, 36 හැවිරිදි ඔහු ජාත්‍යන්තර තරඟවලින් විශ්‍රාම ගැනීමට තවමත් සූදානම් නැති බව පැවසීය. ක්‍රිකට් සහ අනාගතයේදී තම රට වෙනුවෙන් ජයග්‍රහණ කිරීමට තවමත් බලාපොරොත්තුවෙන් සිටී.

மூத்த பேட்ஸ்மேன் மார்ட்டின் கப்டில் வீரர் ஒப்பந்தத்தில் இருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட்டார்

நியூசிலாந்து கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் ஜாம்பவான்களில் ஒருவரான மார்ட்டின் குப்தில், இந்த ஆண்டு தனது வீரர் ஒப்பந்தத்தில் இருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார். அதன் மூலம் அதிக போட்டிகளில் பங்கேற்கும் வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது.

இவருடன், இந்த ஆண்டு நியூசிலாந்து கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தால் மூன்று வீரர்கள் தங்கள் வீரர் ஒப்பந்தத்தில் இருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட்டனர்.

மற்ற இரண்டு வீரர்கள், டிரென்ட் போல்ட் மற்றும் கொலின் டி கிராண்ட்ஹோம், இந்த ஆண்டு நியூசிலாந்து வீரர்களாக விளையாடும் ஒப்பந்தத்தில் இருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட உள்ளனர், மூவரும் உலகெங்கிலும் உள்ள உள்நாட்டு வெள்ளை பந்து போட்டிகளில் வாய்ப்புகளைப் பெற உள்ளனர்.

ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடந்த ஐசிசி ஆடவர் டி20 உலகக் கோப்பை அல்லது சமீபத்தில் முடிவடைந்த இந்தியாவுக்கு எதிரான மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி20ஐ தொடரில் நியூசிலாந்துக்காக குப்தில் இடம்பெறவில்லை என்றாலும், 36 வயதான அவர் சர்வதேச போட்டிகளில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெறத் தயாராக இல்லை என்று கூறினார். இன்னும் கிரிக்கெட் மற்றும் எதிர்காலத்தில் தனது நாட்டிற்காக வெற்றி பெறுவேன் என்று நம்புகிறேன்.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women’s Team Set for Australia Tour 2026 Tri-Nation Series

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The Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s Cricket Team is set to tour Australia in April 2026 for an exciting tri-nation series that will also feature England. This tour represents an important opportunity for the young Sri Lankan players to gain international exposure and compete against strong opposition in both limited-overs formats. The team is scheduled to depart on 3rd April 2026 and will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two 50-over games and four T20 matches.

The series will begin on 7th April 2026 with a 50-over match against England at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, starting at 9:30 AM. Sri Lanka will then face Australia in another 50-over encounter on 8th April 2026 at the same venue and time. The action will shift to the Gold Coast for the T20 leg of the tour, where Sri Lanka will meet England on 12th April 2026 at Bill Pippen Oval at 9:00 AM, followed by a match against Australia on 13th April 2026 at the same ground and time. The final phase of the tour returns to Brisbane, with Sri Lanka playing England on 17th April 2026 and Australia on 18th April 2026 in two early morning T20 matches at Ian Healy Oval, both starting at 5:30 AM.

Match Schedule
•⁠ ⁠7th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠8th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (50-over)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 09:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠12th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
•⁠ ⁠13th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast – 09:00 AM
•⁠ ⁠17th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs England (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM
•⁠ ⁠18th April 2026 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (T20)
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 AM

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Mahela Jayawardena President Captain of Royal Colombo Golf Club

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The Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) has announced the appointment of Mahela Jayawardena as its Captain for the 2026–2027 term. The decision was formally confirmed at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held yesterday (March 26).

Jayawardena, widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s greatest sporting icons, brings a wealth of leadership experience to the prestigious role. A former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team, he earned global recognition for his sharp tactical insight, calm demeanor under pressure, and exemplary sportsmanship throughout his career.

During an international career spanning nearly two decades, Jayawardena featured in more than 650 matches and amassed over 25,000 runs across all formats of the game. Since retiring from international cricket, he has remained an influential figure in the sport, contributing through coaching, mentorship, and leadership roles at both domestic and international levels.
Founded in 1879, the Royal Colombo Golf Club stands among the oldest golf institutions in Asia and has played a central role in fostering the growth of golf in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Dominates Saudi Arabia in Junior Davis Cup Qualifying!

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In the ongoing Junior Davis Cup Tennis Qualifying Tournament currently being held in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka had a great weekend by defeating Saudi Arabia 3-0.

The team showed their dominance by winning both singles matches and then winning both doubles matches with comfortable margins.

Sri Lanka won the first singles match when Ashlin de Silva beat Mahdi Al Ibrahim 6-2, 7-5.

In the second singles match, Mayuran Kubern came back after losing the first set to defeat Ahmed Baha Sarouji 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Sri Lanka then continued their momentum into the doubles matches where Mayuran Kubern and Ashlin de Silva defeated the Saudi pair 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In the other doubles match, the Sri Lankan duo was ahead in the second set 4-6 when the Saudi pair of Mahdi Al Ibrahim and Souhail ElFarouki retired from the match.

With this comprehensive win, Sri Lanka is now in a very strong position within the tournament.

The team will have a day off on Monday and is scheduled to play in the Championship on Thursday.

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