Sports
Aaron shines for Thomians, Sebs beat Royal
Under 19 Cricket
by Reemus Fernando
Left-arm spinner Aaron de Silva picked up six wickets for S. Thomas’ to fight back and record 33 runs victory over St. Anthony’s Katugastota in their Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Mount Lavinia on Saturday.
Silva’s six wickets came at a crucial juncture after the home team had conceded a first innings deficit.
His six wicket haul helped the home team restrict St. Anthony’s to 63 runs.
In the first innings Abheeth Paranawidana grabbed five wickets.
At Moratuwa, St. Sebastian’s recorded innings and eight runs victory over Royal in a Division I Tier ‘A’ fixture as Ryan Dissanayake with a century and Malintha Silva with a match bag of eight wickets excelled for the home team.
Match Scores
S. Thomas’ beat St Anthony’s at Mount Lavinia
Scores:
S. Thomas’ 99 in 42.2 overs (Avinash Fernando 21, Sadev Soyza 15, Dineth Goonewardene 31; Charuka Ekanayake 4/27, Dinura Ganegoda 2/16, Imeth Rajapakshe 2/27) and 126 in 53.1 overs (Mithila Charles 46, Sadev Soysa 16, Dineth Goonewardene 16; Charuka Ekanayake 5/54, Imeth Rajapakshe 3/13, Dinura Ganegoda 2/36)
St. Anthony’s 129 all out in 39.1 overs (Sanuka Kalpana 31, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 33; Abheeth Paranawidana 5/42, Aaron de Silva 2/17, Anshen De Silva 2/06) and 63 in 27.4 overs (Charuka Ekanayake 27, Kevan Fernando 20; Aaron de Silva 6/27, Anshen de Silva 2/09, Abheeth Paranawidana 1/15)
Sebs beat Royal at Moratuwa
Scores:
Royal 222 in 64.1 overs (Shane Abeyratne 59, Yasindu Dissanayake 86; Malintha Silva 4/59, Koshendra Fernando 3/58) and 139 in 47.3 overs (Dushen Udawela 36, Ramiru Perera 26; Malintha Silva 4/41, Koshendra Fernando 2/29, Ryan Dissanayake 2/39)
St. Sebastian’s 369 for 9 decl. in 68.2 overs (Ushen Silva 89, Kaveesha Perera 53, Ryan Dissanayake 106, Lashen Fernando 34, Koshendra Fernando 41; Yenula Bandara 3/90, Anush Polonowita 4/10)
The BCB has said that they will rely on the Bangladesh government’s directive before finalising their tour to Pakistan later this month. Bangladesh were originally scheduled to play five T20Is there from May 25 to June 3, but the PSLs schedule was revised following cross-border tensions between Pakistan and India.
According to the revised fixtures, the PSL final will now be held on May 25, when Pakistan and Bangladesh were originally scheduled to play the first T20I.
ESPNcricinfo has learned that the PCB has sent a new schedule for the T20Is between Pakistan and Bangladesh, with the first match now slotted for May 27, and the last on June 5.
BCB’s media committee chairman Iftekhar Rahman said they will rely on information from government security agencies and the Bangladesh high commission in Islamabad to take the final decision.
“Once we receive official communication about the dates and venues [of the tour], we will forward it to the government,” Rahman said. “The BCB is not the decision-maker in this matter. If the government agencies and our embassy declare Pakistan safe for travel, only then will we proceed.
“In our previous meeting, we agreed that any such situation would be referred to the foreign and home ministries. Once we get clearance from all relevant bodies, we will finalise the tour. Security concerns were more significant in the past, but Pakistan has proven it can ensure safety. Still, given the current circumstances, we need to assess whether the situation across the country is stable before sending the team.”
Before playing Pakistan, Bangladesh are scheduled to play two T20Is against UAE in Sharjah on May 17 and 19. They were then supposed to fly to Lahore on May 21.
[Cricinfo]
Apna Perera won his third title of the 110th Colombo Championships as he partnered Dhilvan Herath to beat Dumindu Dilum and Chehan Fernando in the open men’s doubles final.
Apna and Dhilvan registered 6-2, 6-2 win in the final.
Apna, the open men’s singles champion, was also the winner of the mixed doubles which was played according to round robin method. In the mixed doubles Apna partnered Inuki Jayaweera.
Results
Men’s doubles semi-finals
Apna Perera and Dhilvan Herath beat Ashen Silva and Lithum Jayabandu 6-1, 6-2
Dumindu Dilum and Chehan Fernando beat Methika Wickramasinghe and Vichinthya Nilaweera 6-3, 2-6, 10-4.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) recently carried out a Fast Bowling Talent Search program in the Polonnaruwa District as part of its ongoing efforts to identify and nurture emerging cricketing talent across the country.
The program, held at the Royal College Ground, Polonnaruwa, attracted over 60 promising young players—both boys and girls—including school cricketers of the district. Each participant underwent skill assessments to evaluate their fast bowling potential.
Following the evaluations, 20 talented bowlers were selected for further development.
The selected players will now receive structured training under the guidance of Provincial coaches of Sri Lanka Cricket, with a focus on refining their techniques and enhancing their overall performance.
Those who continue to demonstrate consistent improvement will be given the opportunity to join SLC’s district squads, thereby becoming part of the official National Pathway Program.
This initiative is a part of SLC’s ‘Cricket Gamata’, program which aims to find talent from rural areas across Sri Lanka.
The talent assessments were conducted by Lasantha Lakmin, SLC Talent Scout for the North Central and North Western Provinces; Lakshitha Herath, North Central Provincial Women’s Coach; and Saman Senanayake, North Central Provincial Fast Bowling Coach.
The event was organized by the North Central Provincial Cricket Association under the guidance of Sri Lanka Cricket. It was managed by Krishan Anandakumar, Manager of the Center of Excellence, Dambulla.
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