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Chameera, Ishara win TT titles
Chameera Ginige and Ishara Madurangi won the men’s and women’s singles titles of the Dhanasiri Amarathunga Challenge Trophy All Island Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Western Province Table Tennis Association at Mount Lavinia.
In the women’s final Madurangi beat Muthumali Priyadarshani 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 and in a closely contested men’s final Ginige beat Senura Silva 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8.
Madurangi reached the final with a convincing 11-1, 11-3, 11-4 win over Erandi Warusavithana in the semi-final while Priyadarshani outdid Hansani Piyumala 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-5 for her final spot.
In the men’s semi-final Ginige beat Krishan Wickramaratne 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7 whilst, Senura Silva beat Supun Warasuwithana 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10 to reach the final.
It was the second All Island Ranking Tournament conducted by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka under the 2020 calendar. The TTASL started conducting postponed-2020 events (due to the Covid 19 Pandemic) a fortnight ago with the championship in Kegalle.
Organised by the Western Province Table Tennis Association (WPTTA), the championship attracted 170 competitors consisting of 100 men and 70 women players.
The organizers originally planned to host both under 18 and under 15 boys’ and girls’ category events in addition to the open mens’ and womens’ events. But they were postponed after health officials instructed to reduce participation. TTASL said that both events will be held later.
In the women’s open category, 54 players competed in the qualification rounds where 16 qualified to play in the main draw and compete against the 16 ranked players. In the men’s open category, 84 players competed in the qualification rounds and 16 qualified to play in the main event playoff with the 16 ranked players.
Women’s Quarter-final results:
Ishara Madurangi (SL Ports Authority) bt. Ayla Chitty (Ladies College, Colombo) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6
Erandi Warusavithana (Raigam Marketing) bt. Bimandi Bandara (Hillwood College, Kandy) 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7
Hansani Piyumali (SL Navy) bt. Jithara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies College Colombo) 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-2
Muthumali Priyadarshani (SL Navy) bt. Thanushi Rodrigo 11-6, 11-7, 11-9
Men’s Quarter-final results
Krishan Wickkramaratne (VOBSC) bt. Imandtha Udanjaya (SL Army) 11-5,11-7, 11-5
Chameera Ginige (Uni. Sri Jayewardenepura) bt. Prasad De Silva (Road Dev) 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9
Supun Warasuwithana (Uni. Moratuwa) bt. Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 12-10
Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) bt. Milinda Lakshitha (OMBC) 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
Apart from winners all quarter-finalists received certificates. Chief Guest at the tournament Nilushi Theodore, Brand Executive, Raigam Marketing Services distributed gift packs to the winners and runner-up. The finalists received the trophies from the General Secretary of the TTASL Shrinath Wijethunga. Cash awards were awarded by Anura Lal, Managing Director of Githmi Sports, Ambalangoda.
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.
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.
The first two one-day games will be played at the SSC, and the final at the NCC.
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]
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