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Mihiran, Malshani adjudged best boxers at Nationals

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3 years ago

2023/03/1

Umayanga Mihiran of Vidyarathane Sports Club, Horana and L.I.N. Malshani of Air Force were adjudged the most scientific boxers at the National Boxing Championships concluded at Royal MAS Arena on Friday. Both Mihiran and Malshani won their maiden national titles.

Mihiran, 19, gave a flawless performance easily outpointing Army’s Raveendranath in a thrilling flyweight (under 51kg) final. He oozed class and confidence winning all his fights comprehensively with a superb exhibition of boxing skills. He received the coveted Sir William Manning Challenge Trophy for the Best boxer of the Nationals. Mihiran represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Junior and Asian Youth Championships held in UAE in 2019 and 2021 respectively. AMTS Adikhari of Navy was adjudged Best Loser (men) receiving the Donald Moonesinghe Challenge Trophy.

Malshani displayed superb technique and punching skills to outpoint Army’s MGMT Dasunika in the Flyweight (under 52kg) contest. Malshani won the bronze medal at the Asian under 22 Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan.

NS Wellappili of Police was declared the Best Loser (women) after giving a plucky display against three-time National champion Nadeesha Pushpakumari of Vidyarathena in the minimum weight (under 48kg) contest.

Army received the Sgt Selladorai Challenge Cup for the most successful men’s team at Nationals winning nine golds, a silver and bronze. Rukmal Prasanna was their most impressive winner, outpointing Navy’s MGPKP Dayarathna in the featherweight (under 57kg) contest. He received the Eddie Gray Cup for the most outstanding men’s boxer of the year.

Air Force received the Nieva Embuldeniya Challenge trophy for the champion women’s team winning three golds, two silver and a bronze medal. The Dian Gomes Challenge Cup for the most outstanding woman boxer went to Air Force’s M.P.S.S. Cooray.

The final day of the 95th Nationals Boxing Championship was graced by Dian Gomes the Board Director of the International Boxing Association (IBA) and Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) saw the completion of 24 men and women bouts with the participation of 117 men and 40 women boxers from 20 clubs.

Final results

Men’s

Minimum weight (46-48kg):

HMLP Jayawardana (SLA) beat KASK Abeygunawardana (SLAR) WO

Fly weight (48-51kg):

GPU Mihiran (VUC) beat TKGK Raveendranath (SLAA) WP 5:0

Bantam weight (51-54kg):

RMP Dharmasena (SLA) beat HI Chamara (SLAR) WO

Featherweight (54-57kg): PAR Prasanna (SLA) beat MGPKP Dayarathna (SLN) WP 4:1

Light weight (57-60kg):

RPMPKK Rasnayaka (SLA) beat WRT Weerakkodi (SLAR) WO

Light Welter weight (63.5kg):

HMKC Ekanayaka (SLP) beat LSR Nayananda (SLA) WP 5:0

Welterweight (63-67kg):

TSPS Fernando (SLA) beat IPKL Ilangarathna (SLP) WP 4:1

Light Middleweight (67-71kg):

PMLL Chandra Bandara (SLA) beat DMG Dilshan (St John’s College, Nugegoda BC) WP 4:1

Middleweight (71-75kg):

WMGKGI Ariyarathna (SLN) beat WGNC Wijeynaga (SLAF) WP 5:0

Light Heavyweight (75-80kg):

HWGP Rathnasiri (SLP) beat WAMP Wariyapperuma (SLA) 5:0

Cruiserweight (80-86kg):

YSP Sudamma (SLA) beat HMPM Silva (SLAF) KO R1

Heavyweight (86-92kg):

PARS Rupasinghe (SLA) beat KMCK Karunanayake (SLN) WP 4:1

Super Heavyweight (92+kg):

UAW Avishka (SLA) beat ADRM Abeysinghe (SLAB) WO

Women’s

Minimum weight (45-48kg):

RAN Pushpakumari (VUCW) beat NS Wellappili (SLPW) WP 5:0

Light Flyweight (48-50kg):

HS Priyadarshani (SLA) beat PM Widanagamage (SLPW) WP 5:0

Flyweight (50-52kg):

LIN Malshani (SLAFW) beat MGMT Dasunika (SLAW) WP 5:0

Bantam weight (52-54kg):

KKIT Perera (SLAFW) beat GMMA Gunathilaka (SLPW) WP 5:0

Feather weight (54-57kg):

KAK Hansika (VUCW) beat GWGC Tharuka (SLPW) RSC R1

Lightweight (57-60kg):

MPSS Cooray (SLAFW) beat ENL Udayakumara (SLPW) RSC R1

Light Welterweight (60-63kg):

BRD Mendis (SLAW) beat WWAK Thiwanka (SLAFW) WP3:2

Light Middleweight (66-70kg):

GDL Sadekelum (SLPW) beat BLS Sadareka (Narandeniya BC)

Middle weight (70-75kg):

BS Heshani (VUCW) beat RPD Rajapaksa (SLPW) RSC R3

Light Heavyweight (75-81kg):

WS Sewwandi (SLPW) beat KAGN Kaluarachchi (SLAFW) WP3:2

Heavyweight (81+kg):

MMH Kawmini (Narandeniya BC) beat PDI Sewwandi (SLPW) WP 5:0

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Kavith top scores as Maris Stella post 270 runs

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3 hours ago

2026/01/14

Sahan Weerasooriya

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Kavith de Silva with a half century (78) and Hashmika Nethshan and Dasun Nethsara with valuable knocks of 40s helped Maris Stell post 270 runs against St. Aloysius’ on day one of the Under 19 cricket encounter at Karandeniya on Tuesday.

‎For St. Aloysius’ Dulsath Nimviru and Oshada Devinda took four wickets each.

‎Meanwhile the Under 19 Division I tier B match between Ananda and Isipatana ended in a no decision.

‎ Match Scores

‎Maris Stella post 270 at Karandeniya

‎Scores

‎Maris Stella 270 all out in 79.1 overs (Hansaka Perera 29, Kavith de Silva 78, Hashmika Nethshan 45, Dasun Nethsara 41, Ameesha Fernando 25; Dulsath Nimviru 4/100, Oshada Devinda 4/68)

‎St. Aloysius’ 54 for 2 in 16 overs

(Gimhan Hansaka 34; Savindu Sathsara 2/15)

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No decision at Ananda Mawatha

‎Scores

‎Ananda 204 for 9 decl. in 64.2 overs

(Danindu Sellapperuma 21, Himira Kudagama 43, Lithma Perera 28, Binara Umayanga 39, Rashan Dilaksha 29; Tharindu Naveen 2/21, Dasith Senal 3/56)

‎Isipatana 110 for 5 in 46 overs (Navindu Umeth 48, Dewshan Deneth 23; Himira Kudagama 4/23) (RF)

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Harmanpreet masterclass seals second-highest chase in WPL, Mumbai Indians go 8-0 against Gujarat Giants

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3 hours ago

2026/01/14

Priyan

Harmanpreet Kaur led the chase of 193 from the front [Cricinfo]

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 71 off 43 balls powered Mumbai Indians (MI) to a seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants [GG], as they chased down 193, the second-highest successful chase in WPL history.

Harmanpreet paced the chase to near perfection, finding support from Amanjot Kaur and Nicola Carey, as MI extended their perfect head-to-head record against Giants to 8-0. MI also maintained their remarkable streak of never losing a WPL match when Harmanpreet scores a fifty, this being the 10th such instance.

Giants began briskly after being put in, with Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney taking on the returning Hayley Matthews for four boundaries in the second over. Devine got an early reprieve, when Shabnim Ismail induced an edge in the opening over and wicketkeeper G Kamalini put down the chance. The miss proved inconsequential as Ismail struck again in the third over, this time having Devine nick behind for 8, with Kamalini holding on.

With Anushka Sharma sidelined through injury, Kanika Ahuja was promoted to No. 3. She ensured the momentum did not dip, getting off the mark with a powerful drive through the covers, and combining with Mooney to inflict damage. After Mooney’s departure, she continued the same alongside Ash Gardner. The pair carried Giants to 99 for 3 at the end of 10th over. Gardner fell in the 10th over and Ahuja followed in the 11th, but Giants had laid a solid platform by then.

MI clawed their way back into the contest after Ahuja’s dismissal. Ayushi Soni, brought in for Anushka, struggled to find fluency, while her partner Georgia Wareham continued to find the gaps regularly. Soni was on 7 off 10 balls at the end of the 16th over when she retired out, becoming the first player in WOL to do so. The move paved the way for Bharti Fulmali, who ensured it paid dividends.

Fulmali survived two lbw appeals in the 17th over from Amanjot, both overturned in her favour. She then launched a late onslaught, taking on Carey with two fours and a six in the 19th, before going even harder in the final over. Fulmali smashed two fours and two sixes off Amanjot as Giants plundered 39 runs across the last two overs, finishing on 192.

Hayley Matthews returned to the top of the order after missing the first two matches with injury. Despite losing her opening partner Kamalini in the third over, she ensured MI made a positive start. However, her stay was short-lived, ending on 22 off 12 balls. That dismissal brought Harmanpreet and Amanjot together, and the pair began to rebuild.

Amanjot soon found her rhythm, unfurling a flurry of boundaries against Wareham and Tanuja Kanwar, while Harmanpreet ticked along at better than run-a-ball through the first 10 overs.

Once set, Amanjot shifted gears, taking on Renuka Singh and Gardner with a series of cleanly struck sixes. The breakthrough for Giants came through Devine, whose slower ball accounted for Amanjot and ended a 72-run partnership.

Harmanpreet, though, remained unfazed and continued to dictate terms, with Carey joining her at a stage when MI required 84 off 48 balls.

Carey swung the momentum decisively in the 16th over, hammering five boundaries off Renuka, who continued to struggle for accuracy. The over slashed the equation to 39 needed off 24 balls.

Harmanpreet soon brought up her half-century off 33 deliveries, and Giants compounded their woes with a series of fielding lapses, putting down three chances of her.

Harmanpreet made them pay, pouncing on the width offered by wayward bowling to keep the chase firmly on track. With four needed off five balls, she sealed the contest by hitting a boundary, through the gap between deep square leg and deep midwicket.

Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians Women 193 for 3 in 19.2 overs (Gunalan Kamalini 13, Hayley Maththews 22, Amanjot Kaur 40, Harmanpreet Kaur 71*, Nicola Carey 38*; Renuka Singh 1-39, Kashvee Gautam 1-33, Sophie Devine 1-29) beat Gujarat Giants Women 192 for 5 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 33, Kanika Ahuja 35, Ashleigh Gardner 20, Georgia Wareham 43*, Ayushi Sani 11, Bharti Fulmali 36*; Shabnim Ismail 1-25, Hayley Maththews 1-34, Nicola Carey 1-36, Amelia Kerr 1-40 ) by seven wickets

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Lanka Premier League draft set to take place on March 22

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14 hours ago

2026/01/13

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The sixth edition of the LPL will take place in July-August 2026 [Cricinfo]

There will be no auction for this year’s Lanka Premier League, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced, with a player draft set to take place instead on March 22.

The sixth edition of the LPL had originally been slated for early December 2025, but was postponed on account of ensuring the readiness of venues for the 2026 World Cup set to be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India. The league has since been scheduled to take place from July 8 to August 8, which is the SLC’s preferred window.

This will be the first time since 2022 that a draft system is being utilised in the LPL, with both of the past two seasons hosting player auctions.

“During the draft, franchises will select both Sri Lankan and overseas players for the upcoming season of Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 tournament,” an SLC media release confirmed.

The inclusion of a sixth team had also been mooted prior to the competition’s postponement, however there have been no developments on that front since. Each of the first five editions of the LPL saw five teams representing Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Dambulla and Jaffna compete.

Earlier this year, Jaffna Kings – formerly the longest-standing franchise, having joined in the tournament’s second edition – and Colombo Strikers were terminated by SLC for “failure to uphold contractual obligations.” As a result, the LPL currently has no franchise owners with a history stretching back beyond 2024. New owners for both the Jaffna and Colombo teams are yet to be announced.

[Cricinfo]