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Raveen hammers 170 to punish weakened S. Thomas’

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5 years ago

2021/04/6

Sahan Weerasooriya

Under-19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

With their future in the ongoing tournament already decided, S. Thomas’, Mount Lavinia fielded a second-string team for their last group match against Nalanda. Raveen de Silva took them to task hammering an unbeaten 170 before taking four wickets for four runs to seal a convincing 234 runs victory in the Under-19 Division I Tier ‘A’ match at Campbell Park on Monday.

De Silva scored 14 fours and eight sixes in his knock which came in 136 balls. It was the last match of the league stage for both Nalanda and S. Thomas’. After five matches Nalanda have two wins against their name and are the third placed team in their group behind Richmond and St. Anthony’s, Kandy.

Danaja Sandalidu with a five wicket haul and skipper Pawan Rathnayake with 69 runs helped Mahanama secure six wickets victory and further cement their top position in Group ‘Y’ of the Tier ‘A’ tournament.

St. Joseph’s scored their second victory of the tournament against St. Thomas’ Matara to reach the third position in the points table in their group.

In Tier ‘B’, St. Peter’s and Isipatana continued their unbeaten run, while St. Joseph Vaz stunned Ananda reducing them to 118 runs to record 18 runs win. At Uyanwatta Stadium, Diniru Abeywickramasingha (138) and Malith Lakshan scored centuries for St. Servatius’ and St. Sylvester’s. The visitors pulled off three wickets win with just two balls to spare.

Results

Tier A

Nalanda rout S. Thomas’ at Campbell Place

Nalanda 303 for 8 in 50 overs (Raveen de Silva 170 n.o., Nikil Abegunasekara 39, Jimutha Eranga 21, Sajitha Vithanage 21n.o.; Andrew Thirimanne 2/46, Kanika Dayarathne 3/57)

S. Thomas’

69 all out in 26.4 overs (Vineth Bandaranayake 38; Dineth Samaraweera 2/14, Vinuja Ranpul 2/18, Raveen de Silva 4/04)

Mahanama beat St. Anne’s at Dombagoda

St. Anne’s

136 all out in 49.2 overs (Dilhara Deshabandu 56, Thrimalsha Silva 22; Achintha Supun 2/26, Danaja Sandalidu 5/24)

Mahanama

139 for 4 in 32.2 overs (Pavan Rathnayake 69, Savindu Kavinda 21;

St. Joseph’s beat St. Thomas’ Matara at Darley Road

St. Thomas’

189 for 8 in 50 overs (Woshitha Amarasinghe 45, Hirantha Lakshan 64, Nipun Samarasinghe 20, Sanjaya Maduranga 22; Deshan Senaviratne 2/24, Dunith Wellalage 2/18)

St. Joseph’s

193 for 4 in 34.1 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardana 66, Sheran Fonseka 29, Shevon Daniel 35, Dunith Wellalage 31; Navija de Seram 2/23)

Tier B

Isipatana beat Maris Stella at BRC Ground

Isipatana

264 for 4 in 50 overs (Amaan Thaha 73, Tharusha Nethsara 41, Lomith Ravindith 44n.o., Themiya Gunaratne 64n.o.; Hansaja Hiruna 2/63)

Maris Stella

156 all out in 43.4 overs (Mihil Kaveen 62, Chamath Gomaz 27, Hansaja Hiruna 20; Kavindu Amantha 5/33, Sithuka Gunawardhana 3/11)

St. Peter’s beat Thurstan at Thurstan Ground

Thurstan

156 all put in 41.1 overs (Dananja Silva 23, Vihanga Jayanama 31, Ranesh Silva 39; Danal Hemananda 2/21, Wanuja Kumara 2/18, Niman Umesh 2/17, Jesuran Benjamin 3/16)

St. Peter’s

160 for 3 in 33.4 overs (Shenal Boteju 67, Lahiru Chethaka 40n.o.)

St. Joseph Vaz beat Ananda at Katuneriya

St. Joseph Vaz

136 all out in 48.3 overs (Kaushan Wijerarthne 28; Nethma Samaraweera 3/25, Isuru Ayesh 3/15, Shakthi Udara 3/27)

Ananda

118 all out in 39.5 overs (Nethma Karunarathne 22, Hansaja Jayasinghe 39; Shon Shenil 2/21, Achintha Deshan 2/30, Menusha Perera 5/20)

St. Sylvester’s beat St. Servatius’ at Uyanwatta

St. Servatius’

251 for 7 in 50 overs (Diniru Abeywickramasingha 138, Kushan Wijerama 39; Akila Nimsara 3/30)

St. Sylvester’s

252 for 7 in 49.4 overs (Malith Lakshan 105, Sadeepa Halangoda 39, Charith Samuditha 23, Nimsha Deshan 30; Kushan Wijerama 2/28, Chirath Neththaru 3/46)

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England call up Crane and rest Archer for Pakistan series

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3 hours ago

2026/10/1

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Mason Crane has played one Test and two T20s for England (BBC)

Leg-spinner Mason Crane could play for England for the first time in eight years after being recalled for the one-day international tri-series in Pakistan.

The 29-year-old won his only Test cap against Australia in Sydney in 2018 and is now given an opportunity in the series which also involves Sri Lanka next month.

Crane, who also played two T20 internationals in 2017, could also push his case in the fight to be England’s number one spinner in Test cricket.

Sam Curran and Adil Rashid both return after injuries, and uncapped pair James Coles and Henry Crocombe are included.

Jos Buttler is out with the hamstring injury he sustained last week, while Jacob Bethell is continuing his recovery from knee surgery.

Brydon Carse, who is under an investigation from the Cricket Regulator following an incident outside a nightclub in Derby in August, remains absent.

England are on a diet of white-ball cricket until three Tests in South Africa in December as they build up to the 50-over World Cup in southern Africa next year.

The tri-series in Pakistan involves the three teams taking part playing each other twice, with the top two advancing to the final. Following the trip to Pakistan, England play three one-day internationals and five T20s in Australia in November.

As England continue to shape their backroom staff following the arrival of Stephen Fleming as Test coach, Jeetan Patel, Mike Yardy, David Saker and Carl Hopkinson will assist white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum in Pakistan.

That means Marcus Trescothick, who took temporary charge of the Test team for the series against Pakistan in the home summer, misses the trip.

It is understood the make-up of the coaching staff is part of a plan to rotate the coaches – fielding coach Sarah Taylor and fast-bowling coach Tim Southee are also not going to Pakistan.

All of Trescothick, Taylor and Southee are likely to be part of England’s coaching team for other tours this winter.

England squad for tri-series in Pakistan:

Harry Brook (Yorkshire – captain), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), James Coles (Sussex), Jordan Cox (Essex), Mason Crane (Glamorgan), Henry Crocombe (Sussex), Sam Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire).

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ICC introduces pink-ball daytime Test trial, new time-wasting penalties

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2026/10/1

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The changes to playing conditions will come into effect on October 1 [Cricbuzz]

The ICC has introduced a trial allowing pink balls to be used in daytime Test matches, among a series of changes to the Playing Conditions that come into effect for international series beginning on October 1.

The pink-ball provision is aimed at reducing the loss of playing time due to bad light. Its use will require mutual agreement between the two teams before the start of the Test and, once agreed, the ball colour cannot be changed during the match.

Continuing the push to make full use of playing time, the ICC will also clamp down on excessive time-wasting by batters in men’s cricket. A batter who is not ready to face the next delivery within the prescribed time, in the umpires’ view, will receive a warning for the first offence, followed by a final warning for the second. A third and each subsequent offence will result in five penalty runs being awarded to the fielding side, with Code of Conduct provisions potentially invoked for repeated offences.

Time-wasting came into focus during the Lord’s Test in 2025 when India captain Shubman Gill alleged that his confrontation with Zak Crawley stemmed from the England opener and his batting partner Ben Duckett seemingly arriving at the crease 90 seconds late when tasked with seeing out one final over before close of play on Day 3.

In another Test-specific change, following an MCC recommendation, the fall of a wicket in the final over of the day’s play will no longer automatically bring the day’s play to an end. If conditions remain suitable and the over has not been completed, the remaining deliveries will be bowled rather than carried over to the following day.

The ICC has also tightened the specifications for balls used in women’s international cricket, with separate size and weight requirements now in place for men’s, women’s and junior cricket. A new men’s ball must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156-163 grams) and measure 22.4-22.9 centimetres in circumference. For women’s cricket, the ball must weigh 5-5.25 ounces (142-149 grams) and measure 21.5-22 centimetres in circumference.

Among other changes following MCC recommendations, the ICC has also clarified the requirements around control of the ball, an area that has frequently come under scrutiny in run-out and stumping decisions. The revised laws make it explicit that mere contact with the ball is insufficient for a dismissal. For a wicket to be valid, the ball must be held with complete control at the moment the stumps are broken. Simply brushing the ball with a hand or glove while dislodging the bails will no longer meet the requirement.

The umpire will also have greater leeway in determining whether a ball is finally settled. The ball no longer necessarily has to be in the bowler’s or wicketkeeper’s hands to be considered finally settled.

Meanwhile, in ODIs and T20Is, the 15-minute interval in T20Is is now fixed, although it can be reduced to a minimum of 10 minutes when time has been lost. The ODI and T20I Playing Conditions are now aligned to allow the ‘Head Coach or their designate’ to enter the field of play at drinks intervals.

Also in white-ball cricket, the wide-ball rule initially trialled in ODIs and T20Is has now been made permanent. The provision offers leniency to bowlers when a batter moves before or during a delivery. The batter’s leg position at the point of delivery will be used as the reference point for judging a wide, even if the batter subsequently moves across to the off side.

The revised Playing Conditions apply to international series beginning on October 1 or later, with ongoing series continuing under the previous regulations.

[Cricbuzz]

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Sri Lanka bowl first in semi final clash against India

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2026/10/1

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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first in the Asian games semifinal clash against India.

Sri Lanka XI: Lasith Croospulle, Sineth Jayawardene, Sohan de Livera (wk), Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachchige (c), Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanuja Sahan, Tharindu Rathnayake, Binura Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

India XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah