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Parakrama powers Air Force to five-wicket win

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4 years ago

2022/03/22

A captain’s innings of 169 by Udayawansha Parakrama helped Air Force overcome Moors by five wickets

A captain’s knock of 169 by Udayawansha Parakrama helped Air Force register a five-wicket win over Moors SC in the ongoing three-day Major Club Emerging tournament match played at Katunayaka.

With this win, Air Force have registered two wins in four outings and are placed third in the points table.

Invited to bat first Moors were restricted to 150 in their first essay by Movin Subasinghe (4/26) and Nadeera Ishan (3/39). In reply Air Force powered by Parakrama’s 169 posted a first innings score of 318. Ayana Siriwardena was rewarded with a five-wicket haul.

A century by skipper Dinuka Dishan and half tons by Sohan de Livera and Janishka Perera helped Moors declare their second essay at a respectable 318 for eight wickets. Movin Subasinghe and Nimesha Mendis shared seven wickets between them.

Given a target of 172 to win off 47 overs, Air Force anchored by Kemira Wijenayake (82 runs) were able to reach it in 44.1 overs with five wickets in hand.

Scores:

Moors

150 in 46.5 overs (Dinuka Dilshan 57, Mohamed Shamaz 27, Ayana Siriwardena 21: Hansa Hiranya 2-43, Movin Subasinghe 4-26, Nadeera Ishan 3-39) and 339/8 dec in 79 overs (Dinuka Dilshan 115, Kavindu Ranasinghe 22, Sohan de Livera 74, Janishka Perera 58, Kavindu Kulasekera 27; Movin Subasinghe 3-79, Nimesha Mendis 4-83)

Air Force

318 in 87.3 overs (Udayawansha Parakrama 169, Kalana Wijesiri 35, Movin Subasinghe 30, Thilina Perera 20; Milan Rathnayaka 2-60, Ayana Siriwardena 5-91) and 174/5 in 44.1 overs (Kemira Wijenayake 82, Kalindu Siriwardena 38; Ayana Siriwardena 2-43, Dinuka Dilshan 3-24)

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Zimbabwe Women set for maiden tour of Pakistan

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2 hours ago

2026/04/10

Priyan

Pakistan and Zimbabwe will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is [Cricbuzz]

Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is.

The ODIs kick off on May 3 and will be part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29. The T20I series will be played from May 12. All six matches will take place at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.

Pakistan are currently placed fifth on the Women’s Championship table after a 2-1 series loss to South Africa. Zimbabwe are placed seventh after a three-match series loss to New Zealand.

Zimbabwe are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on April 29.

Date	Match
May 3	1st ODI
May 6	2nd ODI
May 9	3rd ODI
May 12	1st T20I
May 14	2nd T20I
May 15	3rd T20I

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Bangladesh advance match timings to save energy

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3 hours ago

2026/04/10

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BCB aim to wrap up the matches by sunset, which is around 6:30 pm local during this time of the year [Cricbuzz]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the national cricket team in order to support the government’s energy-saving initiative.

As a result, the match timings of the upcoming men’s white-ball series against New Zealand and the women’s T20I series against Sri Lanka have been changed.

“The board has decided to readjust the match timings of the forthcoming Bangladesh vs New Zealand ODI and T20I series to support the energy saving initiative of the Bangladesh Government. The revised timing will aim to make maximum use of daylight in the day-night games,” the BCB said in a statement.

The board said they will bring the start time forward by three hours for all three ODIs scheduled in Dhaka and Chattogram, with the aim to finish the matches by sunset, which is around 6:30 pm during this time of the year. The ODIs will start at 11:00 am. The three T20Is will start from 2:00 pm with an aim to finish them by 5:30 pm.

Instead of the originally planned 6 pm starts, women’s T20Is will begin at 1:30 pm at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The women’s T20Is are scheduled on April 28 and 30, and May 2.

New Zealand are scheduled to arrive on April 13 for the tour, which comprises three ODIs and three T20Is. The first two ODIs will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on April 17 and 20, before the teams travel to Chattogram for the third match on April 23 at the Bir Shreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium.

The first two T20Is will be held in Chattogram on April 27 and 29, with the final game scheduled in Dhaka on May 2. Bangladesh began their preparations for the series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on March 27.

[Cricbuzz]

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Dimantha anchors Trinity after Royal post 439/9

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10 hours ago

2026/04/10

Thilina Walpola

UNDER 19 DIVISION 1 TIER A

Trinity reached 223 for five wickets at stumps on the second day as Dimantha Mahavithana anchored the innings with an unbeaten century after Royal poated a a mammoth 493 for nine wickets declared in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ semi-final at Surrey ground on Thursday.

‎‎Scores

‎Royal 328 for 4 overnight 493 for 9 dec in 119.3 overs (Hirun Liyanarachchi 78, Dushen Udawela 105, Vimath Dinsara 68, Ramiru Perera 57, Udantha Gangewatta 98, Himaru Deshan 29; Sethmika Senevirathne 4/111)

‎Trinity 223 for 5 in 53 overs (Dimantha Mahavithana 125, Puleesha Thilakarathne 32, Chaniru Senarathne 20, Malika Vithanage 22n.o.;Himaru Deshan 2/63, Ramiru Perera 2/68) (RF)