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SLC to felicitate Mathews on his 100th Test

Published

4 years ago

2022/07/22

by Rex Clementine

Sri Lanka Cricket will felicitate Angelo Mathews on the morning of the second Test against Pakistan in Galle on Sunday for reaching 100 Test matches. The former captain will become the sixth Sri Lankan to feature in 100 Test matches joining an exclusive club of legends like Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Chaminda Vaas.

SLC officials said that Mathews’ family will be invited for the occasion. Mathews, who incidentally began his Test career in Galle against the same opposition 13 years ago has been one of the greats of Sri Lankan cricket and he’s on the verge of scoring 7000 Test runs.

One of Sri Lanka’s most successful captains, at the age of 26 he guided Sri Lanka to a historic Test series win in England in 2014. In that series, he scored a hundred at Lord’s in his first appearance at the Home of Cricket and then backed it up with a stunning 160 at Headingley with a back to the wall knock. Mathews inspirational leadership was on show again in 2016 when Sri Lanka completed a 3-0 whitewash of Australia captained by Steve Smith.

Sri Lanka need to win the second Test starting Sunday to square the two match series They suffered a shocking four wicket defeat in the first Test as Pakistan chased down a tough target of 342. The team was forced to withdraw spinner Maheesh Theekshana due to injury while off-spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe has been added to the squad. Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka also joins the squad having recovered from COVID.

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Dinsara anchors SL Under 19s to post 267

Published

43 mins ago

2026/01/20

Sahan Weerasooriya

ICC Youth World Cup

After in-form openers were dismissed cheaply skipper Vimath Dinsara held the middle order together with a top score of 95 runs for Sri Lanka Under 19 to post 267 for five wickets against Ireland in their Group A Youth World Cup encounter at Windhoek on Monday.

‎Ireland’s new ball bowlers dismissed Dimantha Mahavithana and Viran Chamuditha for one digit scores after Sri Lanka decided to bat first. The Sri Lankan openers had posted a record breaking first wicket stand against Japan in their first World Cup encounter at the same venue two days earlier.

‎Sri Lanka were 59 for three wickets when Royal College batsman Dinsara joined Kavija Gamage to steady the innings with a stand of 80 runs. While Kingswood batsman made 49 before being run out, Dinsara went on to add another hundred runs partnership with Mahanama batsman Chamika Heenatigala.

‎Dinsara was dismissed five runs short of the three figure mark in the 46th over.

‎Heenatigala remained unbeaten to post 51 in 53 balls.

‎Dinsara’s knock which came in 102 balls included six fours and a six.

‎For Ireland Oliver Riley took two wickets.

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Finalists found in Under 16 singles

Published

45 mins ago

2026/01/20

Sahan Weerasooriya

SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026

Ashlin de Silva is set to meet Mayooran Kubherane and Navya Banagala will encounter Sahansa Damsiluni in the boys and girls singles finals as they won their respective semi finals of the SSC Open Tennis Championship continued in Colombo on Monday.

‎In the boys’ semi finals Ashlin de Silva beat Dehan Wickramasinghe 6-2, 6-3 and

‎Mayooran Kubehrane beat Nevan Kannangara 6-1, 6-7 and 6-4.

‎Girls semi finals saw Sahansa Damsiluni beat Jenifa Mercy 6-1, 6-2 and Banagala recording 7-6, 6-3 win against Sheshandri Fernando.

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Big partnerships highlight day one

Published

46 mins ago

2026/01/20

Sahan Weerasooriya

Under 19 Division I Cricket

Two big partnerships and a six wicket haul were the most impressive performances on day one of the Under 19 Division I Tier A and Tier B matches which commenced on Monday.

‎‎Tier A

‎Maris Stella College Negombo

amassed 391 for nine wickets against S. Thimas’ Mount Lavinia and the highlight was the 121 runs stand for the seventh wicket between Ameesha Fernando (121 in 94 balls) and Dasun Nethsara. Ameesha hammered nine fours and seven sixes in the match started at Negombo.

‎Tier B

‎‎Open batsmen Mario Fernando (102) and Tehan Bitar (152n.o. in 226 balls) put on a partnership of 181 runs for St. Benedict’s to score 358 for five wickets declared against Dharmaraja in their Tier B match in Kandy.

‎At BRC ground, Isipatana had a slight edge as they reached 168 for eight wickets at stumps after left armer Menula Sadev took six wickets to bowl out Wesley for 150 runs.

‎At Ananda Mawatha, half centuries by Shanon Silva (84 in a total of 202) for De Mazenod and Kithma Widanapathirana (63n.o.) and Danindu Sellapperuma (54 for Ananda (168/3) were the highlights.

‎At Katuneriya, Maheesha Sithum took five wickets for St. Sebastians‘ to restrict Sri Sumangala Panadura to 212 for nine wickets. (RF)