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Senuka rattles St. Anthony’s with a seven-wicket haul

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2 years ago

2024/02/2

Thilina Walpola

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Left-arm spinner Senuka Dangamuwa produced his best bowling performance in the Under 19 age category as Mahinda College Galle restricted St. Anthony’s College Wattala to 137 runs on day one of the Division I Tier B match at Wattala on Thursday.

Dangamuwa accounted for seven wickets, his best figures in the two-day format.

At Mount Lavinia, Gurukula took vital first innings points against S. Thomas’ in a Division I Tier A match as Thathsara Eshan held their batting together with a half century to post 204 runs.

Meanwhile, Holy Cross did well to restrict St. Peter’s to 157 runs on day one of their tournament match as Hirusha Gimhan and Sanuka Cheran shared seven wickets between them.

Results

Gurukula win first innings points against Thomians at Mount Lavinia

Scores

S. Thomas’ 194 all out in 83.5 overs (Mahith Perera 30, Thisen Eheliyagoda 66; Tharusha Dilsara 2/21, Poorna Kalhara 2/19, Hiruna Nimsara 4/29) and 110 for 3 in 21 overs (Senadhi Bulankulame 47, Mahith Perera 26n.o.)

Gurukula 24 for 1 overnight 204 all out in 90.5 overs (Nethan Dishen 35, Mohomad Mursad 23, Poorna Kalhara 28, Thathsara Eshan 50; Ashen Perera 3/32, Abheeth Paranawidana 4/64)

Dangamuwa dominates at Wattala

Scores

St. Anthony’s 137 all out in 60.2 overs (Ravindu Jayasanka 49n.o.; Arosha Udayanga 2/27, Senuka Dangamuwa 7/49)

Mahinda 86 for 4 in 39 overs (Pramesh Madubashana 38, Hareen Achintha 23n.o.; Amitha Sandeepa 2/06)

Holy Cross restrict Petes to 157 runs at Bambalapitiya

Scores

St. Peter’s 157 all out in 54.2 overs (Oween Salgado 31, Shennon Rodrigo 50; Hirusha Gimhan 4/57, Sanuka Cheran 3/19)

Holy Cross 77 for 2 in 39 overs (Sanuka Cheran 23n.o., Anuhas Seeman 30)

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We didn’t get justice from ICC: Bangladesh sports advisor

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9 mins ago

2026/01/22

Priyan

Asif Nazrul stated that the Bangladesh govt is not willing to change its stance [Cricbuzz]

Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports advisor, on Thursday said that the ICC and the BCCI made no effort to convince the the Bangladesh Cricket Board of the security for their players in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be hosted in India and Sri Lanka. He also added that they did not deliver justice to their plea of shifting matches to Sri Lanka.

On Wednesday, the ICC rejected Bangladesh’s plea to relocate their venues from India to Sri Lanka, and instead gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board 24 hours to take a decision on their participation. The ICC have also kept Scotland as standby if Bangladesh eventually don’t agree to travel to India to take part in the tournament.

Nazrul, who had a meeting with national cricketers on Thursday, told reporters that they are not ready to change their stance. “The purpose of the meeting was simply to explain to the players why the government took this decision and give them the context. I believe they understood. That was the purpose – nothing else.

“I think we did not get justice from ICC. Whether we will play in the World Cup or not is entirely a government decision. Nothing happened in India in the recent past that suggests things have changed there (security- wise). We hope ICC will give us justice.”

He went on to add: “All of us want to play the T20 World Cup because our players have earned this through hard work. But the security risk situation in India has not changed. The security concerns did not arise from speculation or theoretical analysis. They arose from a real incident – where one of our country’s top players was forced to bow to extremists, and the Indian cricket board asked him to leave India. Simply put, he was told to leave.

“Now this ICC tournament is being held in India. No matter how much the ICC says there is no security risk, the ICC does not have its own country. The country where my player was not safe – and where the Indian cricket board, which is an extended arm of the government, failed or was unwilling to provide him security under pressure from extremists – that is the country hosting this tournament.

“Security will be the responsibility of that country’s police and security agencies. So what has changed since that incident that would make us believe that there will be no extremist flare-ups again? They could not protect Mustafizur – so what has changed? How can we be convinced that they can protect our players, journalists and supporters?

“The ICC has made no effort to convince us. They ignored the real incident and only talked about their standard security procedures. They did not take a proper position on the actual grievance.

“Even the Indian government made no effort to convince us by saying the incident involving Mustafizur was isolated, or that they were sorry, or that they were taking steps. They made no effort to contact us, no effort to reassure us about the safety of our journalists, spectators and players. Therefore, there is no scope for changing our decision.

Aminul Islam, the president of BCB, added, “A world organisation cannot impose a 24-hour ultimatum. We will keep fighting.

“Bangladesh is a cricket-loving nation. If a country of nearly 200 million people misses the World Cup, ICC will lose a huge audience. Cricket is entering the Olympics in 2028, Brisbane in 2032, India bidding for 2036. Excluding a major cricket-loving country like Bangladesh would be a failure. We are still fighting. Our only demand is to play the World Cup – but not in India. We want to play in Sri Lanka or another neutral venue. Our team is ready.”

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Jacks out with illness as Sri Lanka bat against England

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4 hours ago

2026/01/22

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Charith Asalanka and Harry Brook with the series trophy

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening ODI in Colombo, a venue that has historically been difficult for chasing teams. England captain Harry Brook said his team would have batted first as well.

England made one change to the XI they had named on the eve of the match, with allrounder Will Jacks having taken ill overnight. Jacks, an offspin-bowling allrounder, has been replaced in the XI by legspinning allrounder Rehan Ahmed.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have opted for a young attack, perhaps with a view to resting the more experienced bowlers for the T20Is coming up. There is no Wanindu Hasaranga or Maheesh Theekshana in the XI. Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay will lead the spin attack instead, with the likes of Dhananjaya de Silva and Charith Asalanka also able to bowl.

Asitha Fernando and Pramod Madushan are the frontline seamers.

Although conditions were warm and fair at the toss, there is a chance showers could roll through later.

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (capt.), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Ratnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

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ICC T20 World Cup Trophy tour in Sri Lanka launched under President’s patronage

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10 hours ago

2026/01/22

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The official tour showcasing the ICC T20 World Cup trophy, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka in 2026, was formally inaugurated on Wednesday (21) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The trophy will be displayed in several major cities across the island from Wednesday 21st until Saturday 24th, over a period of four days. Cricket fans will have the opportunity to see the golden trophy up close during the Sri Lanka vs England One-Day International match at the R. Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.

Subsequently, plans are in place to take the trophy to the cities of Kandy, Dambulla and Jaffna, providing cricket enthusiasts in those regions as well with the opportunity to take commemorative photographs with the World Cup trophy and view it. The primary aim of this tour is to generate excitement and build spectator interest in the lead-up to hosting a World Cup tournament in the country.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held from 7th February to 8th March 2026 co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India. This World Cup is the largest tournament Sri Lanka will host since the T20 World Cup held in 2012.

The tournament schedule was revealed on 25th November 2025 in India, where the International Cricket Council (ICC) selected the R. Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo, the Pallekele International Stadium and the Colombo SSC Ground as the venues for matches in Sri Lanka.

Accordingly, 8 matches are scheduled at the R. Premadasa International Stadium, 5 matches at the Colombo SSC Ground and 7 matches at the Pallekele International Stadium.

Twenty countries are set to participate in this tournament. Twenty matches of the tournament are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, with all matches involving the Pakistan team to be played in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, a special feature is that if the Pakistan team qualifies for the semi-finals and the final, Sri Lanka will also host those two matches.

In that event, the final will be held at the R. Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo, increasing the number of matches scheduled for Sri Lanka to 22.

Apart from the host nations Sri Lanka and India, Test-playing nations England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will be represented in this tournament. Additionally, the United States of America, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are the other contributing countries.

The T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka at the beginning of 2026 can be considered an excellent opportunity to deliver effective value to the country’s economy, tourism industry, sports development, international promotion and society.

In particular, the arrival of teams, media groups and thousands of spectators, including foreign tourists, will generate significant foreign exchange earnings for the country. It is also expected to create short and long-term employment opportunities in various sectors including hotel and food & beverage businesses, transport services and technical and operational services.

By Sri Lanka hosting this tournament, long-term benefits such as increased opportunities for new investments as Sri Lanka is recognised worldwide as a tourist destination, the identification of Sri Lanka as a year-round sports tourism hub and the strengthening of Sri Lanka’s international profile leading to an enhancement of the country’s value, will be attained.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Gamage, Deputy Minister of Sports, Sugath Tilakaratne, Director General of Sports, S. Achchudan, Sri Lanka Cricket President, Shammi Silva along with the Executive Committee and a group including Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup team captain Dasun Shanaka and Head Coach, Sanath Jayasuriya were also present at the occasion.