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Mahanama, Royal record big wins to book semi-final berths

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5 months ago

2025/10/9

Sharith Sudeena excelled with all round performances for De Mazenod to seal semi final berth in the Tier B tournament.

Mahanama College and Royal College reached the semi-finals of the Under 19 Division I Tier A cricket tournament with convincing victories in the quarter-final matches played on Wednesday.

‎While the two Colombo schools beat their opponents from Moratuwa by big margins in the Tier A tournament, Devapathiraja put up a combined effort to pull off an exciting three runs victory against Dharmaraja in one of the three Tier B quarter-finals played on Wednesday.

‎A century by Kashyapa Dissanayake was in vain for Dharmaraja as Devapathiraja kept their favourites tag intact to advance to the semi-finals.

‎The day’s most exciting all-round performance was recorded by Sharith Sudeena, who took four wickets for De Mazenod before hammering 87 runs (in 57 balls) inclusive of six fours and six sixes to set the stage for their eight wickets victory against St. Thomas’ Matara at Uyanwatta.

‎St. Anne’s were the winners of the other Tier B quarter final.

‎Mahanama continued their dominance to the knockout stage when they beat Prince of Wales by 108 runs, batting first for the first time in the tournament.

‎They recorded four victoties, all by big margins batting second during the first round.

‎Rehan Peiris and Vimath Dinsara (former St. Sebastians’) were the heros for Royal as they scored half centuries in the run chase in their quarter final at Reid Avenue.

‎Match Results

‎‎Tier A

‎Mahanama beat Cambrians by 108 runs at Kirimandala Mawatha

‎‎Scores:

‎Mahanama 268 all out in 47.5 overs (Sanul Weerarathne 78, Venura Kaveethra 65, Sineth Veerarathne 25, Chamika Heenatigala 23, Sithum Vihanga 20, Eshan Withanage 19n.o.; Rusandu Silva 3/55, Matheesha Aponso 3/59, Nethul Anuhas 2/30)

‎Prince of Wales 162 all out in 43.3 overs (Rusandu Silva 69, Pasan Cooray 28; Dulnith Sigera 2/23, Geeth Sandaruwan 2/23, Chamika Heenatigala 2/24, Venura Kaveethra 2/30, Sithum Vihanga 2/34)

‎‎Royal beat St. Sebastian’s by seven wickets at Reid Avenue

‎Scores:

‎St. Sebastian’s 213 all out in 49.1 overs (Kaveesha Perera 24, Meshone Ferdinando 62, Shefan Fernando 22, Koshendra Fernando 46, Malintha Silva 21; Himaru Deshan 3/40)

‎Royal 217 for 3 in 43.4 overs (Rehan Peiris 75, Thevindu Wewalwala 34, Vimath Dinsara 53n.o., Udantha Gangewatta

‎39; Malintha Silva 2/30)

‎‎Tier ‘B’

‎‎De Mazenod beat St. Thomas’ by eight wickets at Uyanwatta

‎Scores

‎St. Thomas’ 159 all out in 35.2 overs (Abdul Maajid 52, Yomiru Sasvin 22, Punal Pamuditha 20, Manuga Guruge 19; Sanidu Nimalsha 3/39, Sharith Sudeena 4/30)

‎De Mazenod 160 for 2 in 27.1 overs (Sharith Sudeena 87, Ushan Adithya 50)

‎‎Devapathiraja beat Dharmaraja by three runs at Ambepussa

‎‎Scores:

‎Devapathiraja 227 for 9 in 50 overs (Puljith Wathsuka 31, Yasiru Lakshan 58, Gimhan Rasanjana 36, Sumedha Sampath 28; Kashyapa Dissanayaka 2/36, Sasith Bandara 3/36)

‎Dharmaraja 224 all out in 49.4 overs (Kashyapa Dissanayake 103, Gavesha Poorna 49; Diyath Sanjitha 2/56, Harsha Madusanka 2/29)

‎‎St. Anne’s beat Sri Sumangala by five wicketa at Bandaragama

‎‎Scores

‎Sri Sumangala 122 all out in 38.5 overs (Neksha Iddamalgoda 31, Umantha Akash 22; Ishan Khan 2/18, Nesad Weerasekara 4/29)

‎St. Anne’s 124 for 5 in 28 overs (Dinuga Abeysekara 21, Kushan Subasinghe 50n.o., Sanuja Dissanayake 23n.o.)

by Reemus Fernando

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England limp to 146-9 against Sri Lanka

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2026/02/22

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Dunith Wellalage got rid of the well-set Phil Salt [Cricinfo]

England stagger to 146‑9 at the end of their 20 overs as they failed to build any sustained partnerships.

This might just be well short of a truly competitive total but they will hope the pitch does them some favours when they come out to bowl.

Brief score:
England 146/9 in 2o overs [Phil Salt 62, Harry Brook 14, Sam Curran 11,Will Jacks 21, Jamie Overton 10*; Dilshan Madushanka 2-25, Dunith Wellalage 3-26, Maheesh Theekshana 2-21, Dushmantha Chameera 1-34] vs England

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Sri Lanka opt to chase against England in Pallekele

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2026/02/22

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Sri Lanka opt to chase after success here versus Australia [Cricinfo]

Sri Lanka have opted to chase against England at Pallekele, hoping to replicate their dominance victory over Australia here to kickstart their Super Eight campaign.

It was six days ago that Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 100 saw the hosts chase down Australia’s total of 181 with eight wickets and two overs to spare. And with home skipper Dasun Shanaka is looking to utilise that confidence in this Group 2 encounter.

“We’ve been chasing well in the past few occasions and happy to chase again,” said Shanaka at the toss. “The boys are very confident playing here.”

England skipper Harry Brook – on his 27th birthday – again called for bravery after his side stumbled into the second stage of this tournament. The two-time champions have gone in with an unchanged team for the fourth match in a row, with Jamie Overton retaining his place as the allrounder. Brook’s only slight worry is a cut to Jacob Bethell’s bowling hand (sustained during the match against West Indies), which is likely to prevent him from bowling due to the strapping on his finger.

Sri Lanka meanwhile make two changes to their XI, with Dushmantha Chameera returning in place of Pramod Madushan, having been rested for the defeat to Zimbabwe. Kamil Mishra comes back in for the man who replaced him, Kusal Perrera, as the hosts shuffle once more in an attempt to find a functional opening partnership.

These two squads know each other very well, having only concluded a three-match T20I series against one another at the start of the month, which took place entirely in Pallekele. England secured a 3-0 scoreline, capping things off with a professional 12run win in a low scoring encounter.

As for the outfield, both sides are primed for a different evening of ground-fielding on patchy grass. Heavy rains have punctuated the five das leading into this clash. Overnight precipitation has sodden the edges of the field, though the middle parts of the ground had been well-covered.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Dunith Wellelage, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (capt), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

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Six races, six golds – Klaebo’s historic Olympics

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2026/02/22

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'Amazing!' - Klaebo sets record for most golds won at a single Winter Olympics

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway’s king of cross-country skiing, broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.

Klaebo led a Norwegian sweep of the podium in the 50km mass start classic, with team-mates Martin Loewstroem Nyenget and Emil Iversen taking silver and bronze respectively.

The 29-year-old finished the brutal distance in two hours six minutes 44.8 seconds, 8.9secs ahead of Nyenget who takes his third medal of the Games.

“It’s been crazy, it’s a dream come true,” Klaebo told BBC Sport.

“I really think this Olympics has been perfect. Being able to crown the Olympics with the 50km was unbelievable.”

Klaebo breaks the previous record of five golds from a single Games, held by American speed skater Eric Heiden since the Lake Placid Olympics of 1980.

It also extends his own record for most Winter Olympic golds to 11, while he becomes the first athlete to win all six cross-country events at one Games.

Only US swimming great Michael Phelps, who won 23 gold medals, has more Olympic titles to his name.

Born in Oslo, Klaebo moved to Trondheim – a haven of cross-country skiing trails – as a young child, a move that has seen him become the greatest to ever do the sport.

No other man, active or retired, comes close to his record of 116 World Cup wins, while he is also a 15-time world champion, winning all six titles at last year’s edition on home snow in Trondheim.

“After the world championships last year, we knew that it was possible, but to be able to do it, it’s hard to find the right words,” he told reporters.

“[There were] so many emotions when I’m crossing the finish line.”

His sixth Olympic gold at Milan-Cortina adds to the titles he had won earlier in the Games in the skiathlon, sprint classic, 10km interval start free, 4×7.5km relay and the team sprint.

[BBC]