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Wanindu Hasaranga likely to miss Afghanistan ODI series

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Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga who turned out for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to miss the upcoming Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka with a niggle on right-knee.

Hasaranga joined RCB a little late after the beginning of the season as he was with his national team who were involved in a bilateral series against New Zealand where they lost the T20I series 2-1.

The spinner played his first match this season on 15th April against Delhi Capitals and his last match was versus the Mumbai Indians on 9th May. Adding to this, he featured in a total of eight matches where his performance was underwhelming with just nine wickets to his name at an economy of 8.9.

Wanindu was already dealing with some problems which kept him out of action for a few matches at the end of the season.

Last night, RCB were eliminated from the IPL after a loss to Gujarat Titans despite an outstanding century from Virat Kohli. RCB finished in sixth place with seven wins from 14 matches as they achieved 14 points by the end of the season.

Coming back to the Sri Lanka series, they would welcome the Afghanistan side for a three-match ODI series that would begin on 2nd June and run until the 7th in Hambantota.

වනිඳු හසරංගට ඇෆ්ගනිස්තාන එක්දින තරගාවලිය අහිමි වීමට ඉඩ තිබේ

ඉන්දීය ප්‍රිමියර් ලීග් (IPL) තරඟාවලියේ Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) කණ්ඩායමට සහභාගී වූ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වනිඳු හසරංග දකුණු දණහිසට වැදීම හේතුවෙන් එළඹෙන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන සංචාරය මග හැරීමට සූදානමින් සිටී.

හසරංග නවසීලන්තයට එරෙහිව ද්විපාර්ශ්වික තරඟාවලියකට සම්බන්ධ වූ තම ජාතික කණ්ඩායම සමඟ සිටි නිසා තරඟ වාරය ආරම්භයෙන් පසුව මඳක් ප්‍රමාද වී RCB හා එක්විය. එහිදී ඔවුන් T20I තරඟාවලිය 2-1ක් ලෙස පරාජයට පත් විය.

දඟ පන්දු යවන්නා මෙම වාරයේ ඔහුගේ පළමු තරඟය අප්‍රේල් 15 වන දින දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස්ට එරෙහිව ක්‍රීඩා කළ අතර ඔහුගේ අවසන් තරඟය වූයේ මැයි 9 වනදා මුම්බායි ඉන්දියන්ස් කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිවය. මෙයට අමතරව, ඔහු මුළු තරඟ අටකටම සහභාගී වූ අතර එහිදී ඔහුගේ දක්‍ෂතාවය දුර්වල වූයේ ඔහුගේ නමට කඩුලු 9ක් පමණක් 8.9 ක ආර්ථිකයක් සමඟිනි.

වනිඳු ඒ වන විටත් යම් යම් ගැටලුවලට මුහුණ දෙමින් සිටි නිසා වාරය අවසානයේ තරග කිහිපයකට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමෙන් වැළකී සිටියේය.

විරාත් කෝලිගේ විශිෂ්ට ශතකයක් තිබියදීත් ගුජරාට් ටයිටන්ස් හමුවේ පරාජයට පත්වීමෙන් පසු RCB ඊයේ රාත්‍රියේ IPL තරඟාවලියෙන් ඉවත් විය. තරග වාරය අවසන් වන විට ලකුණු 14ක් ලබා සිටි RCB තරග 14කදී ජයග්‍රහණ හතක් ලබා හයවැනි ස්ථානයට පත්විය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තරඟාවලියට ආපසු පැමිණීමෙන්, ඔවුන් තරඟ තුනකින් යුත් එක්දින තරඟාවලියක් සඳහා ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනු ඇති අතර එය ජුනි 2 වන දින ආරම්භ වී 7 වන තෙක් හම්බන්තොට දී පැවැත්වේ.

வனிந்து ஹசரங்க ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் ஒருநாள் தொடரை இழக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது

இந்தியன் பிரீமியர் லீக்கில் (ஐபிஎல்) ராயல் சேலஞ்சர்ஸ் பெங்களூர் (ஆர்சிபி) அணிக்காக வெளியேறிய இலங்கையின் வனிந்து ஹசரங்க, வலது முழங்காலில் நிக்கப்படுவதால், வரவிருக்கும் இலங்கைக்கான ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் சுற்றுப்பயணத்தை இழக்கத் தயாராக உள்ளார்.

நியூசிலாந்துக்கு எதிரான இருதரப்பு தொடரில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்த ஹசரங்கா தனது தேசிய அணியுடன் இருந்ததால், சீசனின் தொடக்கத்தில் சிறிது தாமதமாக RCB இல் இணைந்தார், அங்கு அவர்கள் T20I தொடரை 2-1 என இழந்தனர்.

சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் இந்த சீசனில் தனது முதல் போட்டியை ஏப்ரல் 15 ஆம் தேதி டெல்லி கேபிடல்ஸுக்கு எதிராக விளையாடினார், மேலும் அவரது கடைசி போட்டி மே 9 ஆம் தேதி மும்பை இந்தியன்ஸுக்கு எதிராக இருந்தது. இதனுடன் சேர்த்து, அவர் மொத்தம் எட்டு போட்டிகளில் இடம்பெற்றார், அங்கு அவரது செயல்திறன் 8.9 என்ற பொருளாதாரத்தில் அவரது பெயருக்கு ஒன்பது விக்கெட்டுகளுடன் குறைவாக இருந்தது.

வனிந்து ஏற்கனவே சில பிரச்சனைகளை எதிர்கொண்டதால், சீசனின் முடிவில் சில போட்டிகளில் விளையாட முடியாமல் இருந்தார்.

நேற்றிரவு, விராட் கோலியின் சிறப்பான சதம் இருந்தபோதிலும் குஜராத் டைட்டன்ஸ் அணியிடம் தோல்வியடைந்த RCB ஐபிஎல்லில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றப்பட்டது. சீசனின் முடிவில் 14 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்றதால் RCB 14 போட்டிகளில் ஏழு வெற்றிகளுடன் ஆறாவது இடத்தைப் பிடித்தது.

மீண்டும் இலங்கை தொடருக்கு வரும்போது, மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடருக்கு ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் அணியை அவர்கள் வரவேற்பார்கள், அது ஜூன் 2ஆம் தேதி தொடங்கி 7ஆம் தேதி வரை அம்பாந்தோட்டையில் நடைபெறும்.

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Kingswood College ends 68-year wait with historic victory

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Kingswood College, Kandy, ended a 68-year wait with a historic triumph at the 119th Battle of the Maroons, defeating Dharmaraja College by 148 runs.

It was their first victory in the annual ‘Big Match’ since 1958, a moment that will be remembered as one of the school’s greatest cricketing achievements.

Kingswood set the tone with a first-innings total of 226 before dismissing Dharmaraja for 160 to secure a 66-run lead. In the second innings, a bold declaration at 248/4 left the Rajans chasing a steep target. The pressure proved too much, and Dharmaraja collapsed for 166, sealing Kingswood’s emphatic win.

The dominant performance brought the T.B. Tennakoon Trophy back to Randles Hill, ending nearly seven decades of anticipation and marking a new chapter in Kingswood’s cricketing legacy.

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Naqvi: PCB to Take Action Against PSL Players Opting for IPL

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has vowed to enforce disciplinary measures against players who abandon the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the last minute to join the Indian Premier League (IPL). With the two tournaments overlapping for a second consecutive year, tensions are rising over player commitments.

Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka is the latest to withdraw, leaving Lahore Qalandars to join Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for the injured Sam Curran. Qalandars have named Australia’s Daniel Sams as Shanaka’s replacement. Earlier, Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani pulled out of the PSL after signing with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Naqvi made his stance clear:

“We will take action against those players according to the rules. There was a case last year too [Corbin Bosch, banned for one year], and the same thing will happen this time.”

Bosch, a diamond pick for Peshawar Zalmi, had switched late to Mumbai Indians in the IPL last season.

Despite the clash with the IPL, Naqvi insisted the PSL would not be rescheduled:

“Clashing with the IPL is not an issue because if players are going there, we’re getting excellent players coming here as well. We could not afford to postpone the PSL because we have no other window all year.”

Withdrawals and Scheduling Challenges

Several other players have also withdrawn from PSL 2026, including Gudakesh Motie, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ottneil Baartman, and Spencer Johnson, though most cited personal reasons.
The PSL is scheduled to begin on March 26, just two days before the IPL kicks off. Due to an ongoing oil crisis linked to the West Asia conflict, Naqvi confirmed the tournament will be played behind closed doors. Venues have also been reduced from six to two: Lahore and Karachi.

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Matheesha Pathirana Set for Delayed IPL 2026 Return

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana is expected to miss the opening matches of the IPL 2026 season, with his return likely only around mid-April. The update was confirmed by Abhishek Nayar, head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Pathirana has been sidelined due to a calf strain that also forced him out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 earlier this year. The young pacer managed to feature in just three matches during the global tournament before suffering the injury. He was visibly in discomfort and had to be assisted off the field during Sri Lanka’s clash against Australia.

Currently undergoing rehabilitation, Pathirana’s recovery is being closely monitored, with team management keen to ensure he regains full fitness before returning to competitive cricket. His absence will be a setback for Kolkata Knight Riders, given his reputation as a specialist death-over bowler with a unique sling action.

The franchise is expected to manage his workload carefully once he rejoins the squad, especially with a long tournament ahead. Pathirana’s return in the latter half of the competition could prove crucial as teams push for playoff positions.

For now, both Sri Lanka and KKR will be focused on his complete recovery, with hopes that the talented speedster will soon be back delivering his trademark yorkers on the big stage.

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