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India A beat Sri Lanka A by 8 runs in thriller
India A beat Sri Lanka A by eight runs in the first match of the tri series being played at Dambulla.
Batting first India A powered by almost a run a ball century by Rutraj Gaikwad [101 off 114 balls] and a half ton from Tilak Varma [60] posted 277/6. Mohammed Shiraz captured 2 wickets including the wicket of India’s 15 year old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooriyawanshi who was caught by Sahan Arachchige for 14.
In the chase Sri Lanka were in the hunt with 40 plus scores from Niroshan Dikwella, Avishka Fernando and Saddera Samarawickrema and a 72 ball 74 from Shan Arachchige but lost the momentum after Arachchige fell with the score on 262. Sri Lanka A fall short by 8 runs losing their last three wickets for the addition of seven runs !
SCORES:
INDIA A 277/6 in 50 overs [Priyansh Arya 32, Rutraj Gaikwad 101, Tilak Varma 60; Mohamed Shiraz 2-67] beat SRI LANKA A 269 in 48.5 overs [Niroshan Dickwella 47, Avishka Fernando 45, Sadeera Samarawickrama 46, Sahan Arachchige 74; Arshad Khan 2-24, Anukul Roy 2-49, Ayush Badoni 2-46, Vipraj Nigam 2-46] by 8 runs
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action on India A debut• [SLC]
Mohamed Shiraz celebrates the wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi [SLC]
Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute from a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory.
Merino was the late hero for the second straight match for Spain, who advanced to face tournament favourite France in the semifinals on Tuesday in Dallas.
Merino came on in the 86th minute and scored from his second touch of the match, charging into the box and pouncing after Lammens spilled a Pau Cubarsi shot from outside the area.
The Arsenal forward also scored as a substitute early in injury time to secure Spain’s 1-0 victory over Portugal in the last-16.
Lammens, the Manchester United keeper, was forced into the match in the 71st minute after longtime Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois left with an apparent thigh injury.
Belgium desperately pressed for an equaliser in the final minutes, but Aymeric Laporte volleyed their best chance out of the box.
Fabian Ruiz scored the opening goal in the 30th minute for Spain after Courtois had parried a shot from Dani Olmo from Pedro Porro’s cut-back from the right of the area, but Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere scored the first goal allowed by Spain in the entire World Cup in the 41st minute.
His header from Timothy Castagne’s cross from the right ended a record streak of 649 minutes without conceding at the World Cup.
The annual rugby encounter between Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College, played for the William Weerasinghe Memorial Trophy, is set to take place tomorrow (July 11, 2026), at 4:00 PM at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy.
The official unveiling of the trophy took place this week at the Dharmaraja College premises with the participation of the Principals of the two schools, teachers-in-charge of sports, coaches, the Rugby teams, and several distinguished guests, including Dharmaraja College Old Boys’ Association President Mahesh Wijetunga, Kingswood College Old Boys’ Association President Muditha Abeykoon,
by S K SAMARANAYAKE
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