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Isipatana and St. Peter’s clear super round hurdles at rugby

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2024/08/12

St. Peter’s College back division player Pasindu Bandara makes a powerful run in the team’s super round match against Trinity which the former won 37-28 at Bambalapitiya on Saturday

By A Special Sports Correspondent

Isipatana and St. Peter’s cleared their first set of matches in the super round stage of the interschool league rugby tournament on Saturday (August 10) in Colombo.

Isipatana had a close clash at Havelock Park in their Major Milroy Fernando trophy game against Royal which was also considered as a tournament match by the authorities. Isipatana won the game 19- 18, thanks to the efforts of fly half Shaahid Zumri who contributed with 17 points. The green shirts collected their points through one try, one conversion and four penalties while Royal responded with two tries, one conversion and two penalties. Isipatana led by 3 points to nil at half time.

Isipatana’s win was largely made possible by the efforts of Zumri who booted across the match winning penalty during the final 10 minutes of the game. Thineth Gamage and Akira Yatawara were outstanding for Royal and scored a try each.

Royal’s next super round game is on August 17 against Trinity which will also serve as their traditional game which is played for the Bradby Shield. This match will be played at Royal Sports Complex in Colombo.

Royal skipper Thiven Perera is tackled in the team’s super round match against Isipatana
which the latter won 19-18 at Havelock Park on Saturday.

Meanwhile, St. Peter’s managed to defuse a charge by Trinity at their home ground in Bambalapitiya. The Peterites recorded a 37 points to 28 win in this game with Vishenka Silva scoring twice during the game. The Peterites collected their points through five tries, three conversions and two penalties while Trinity responded with three tries, two conversions and three penalties. Yevan Hulangamuwa was outstanding for Trinity scoring 13 points which came off two conversions and three penalties.

The Peterites have their next game in the super round scheduled on August 17 against Isipatana in Colombo. Both teams are unbeaten thus far in the tournament.

St. Peter’s are the defending champions of the league tournament.

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SLC name squads for Tri-Nation ‘A’ series and Four-Day series

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2026/06/4

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named the following squads for the upcoming Tri-Nation ‘A’ Series and the Four-Day Series.

The Tri-Nation One-Day Series, featuring Sri Lanka ‘A’, India ‘A’, and Afghanistan ‘A’, will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS), Dambulla, commencing on 9 June 2026.

The Four-Day Series between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and India ‘A’ will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium (GICS), Galle, with the first match scheduled to begin on 25 June 2026.

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SLC name squads for West Indies Emerging Tour of Sri Lanka 2026

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2026/06/4

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has selected the following squads to play in the West Indies Emerging Tour of Sri Lanka 2026.

The West Indies and Sri Lanka emerging teams will play two four-day games and three one-day games during the bilateral contest.

The tour will begin on the 8th of June with the first four-day game at MRICS, Hambantota, while the second four-day game will start on the 15th of June at the same venue.

One-day games will be played on the 22nd, 24th, and 26th of June.

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ICC delegation visits Bangladesh to ‘review developments linked to the BCB’

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2026/06/4

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Tamim Iqbal was sworn in as BCB president on April 7 [BCB]

A two-member ICC delegation that visited Dhaka earlier this week will report its findings and observations to the governing body. According to an ICC media release, directors Dr Mohammed Moosajee and Tavengwa Mukuhlani engaged with “a range of stakeholders to review developments linked to the BCB”.

Moosajee and Mukuhlani arrived in Dhaka on June 1, after which they met BCB’s ad-hoc committee members, including president Tamim Iqbal. The pair also met with members of the BCB’s election commission, with the polls scheduled to be held on June 7.

ESPNcricinfo has learned that the delegation also met with BCB directors who had resigned from the previous board. Among the directors who didn’t resign, Asif Akbar and Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury were in the group that also met the ICC delegation in a separate meeting on June 2.

Afterwards, Aminul Islam, the former Bangladesh captain who was the BCB president until April, claimed that they urged the ICC to not recognise any election conducted by or under the authority of the ad-hoc committee on June 7 or at any other time. Aminul, who still considers himself the BCB president, said that the BCB’s ad-hoc committee should correct their May 31 press release regarding the ICC delegations’ visit to Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s High Court rejected a writ petition that challenged the legality of the election schedule and voter list for the upcoming BCB elections on June 7.

The bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ashif Hasan passed the rejection order stating that the petition was not presented properly before it. The petition was filed on May 18, a month and a bit after the country’s sports ministry dissolved the BCB’s board of directors on April 7. They appointed an 11-member ad-hoc committee led by Tamim, the former Bangladesh captain, on the same day.

[Cricinfo]