Dialog Axiata PLC has extended corporate backing for the 19th year as official sponsor of the country’s blue ribbon cricket encounter, the 145th Battle of the Blues Big Match between the traditional rivals Royal College and S. Thomas’ College - played for the prestigious Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield on March 7, 8 and 9 at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place.
Sadeera Samarawickrama and Angelo Mathews together laid the foundation for a resounding 72-run win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan in the second T20 played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday which enabled the host side to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
CR & FC ended a 26-year league drought when they claimed the Inter Club Rugby League 2023/24, going unbeaten the whole season, as an inspired second-half performance saw them beat defending champions Kandy SC 33-25 at Longdon Place in front of a packed house.
The third day’s proceedings of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played at the SSC ground belonged to Afghanistan, with their bowlers dominating early in the day and then their batsmen having things under control for almost two and a half sessions of play.
Three Sri Lankans Dinara de Silva in the girls category along with Vichinthya Nilaweera and Methwan Wijemanne in the boy’s category made their way to book semi- final berths of the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit Week1 tennis tournament by coming out victorious in the quarter-final encounters played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.
In a nail-biting showdown at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s Luke Jongwe and Clive Madande staged a sensational final-over performance against Angelo Mathews, clinching the second Twenty20 International. The dramatic conclusion resulted in a series draw, with both teams now leveled at 1-1.
It was near but yet so far for Zimbabwe as an all-around performance by skipper Sikander Raza was in vain as the experienced Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka aided by poor bowling denied the visitors victory. Sri Lanka recorded a thrilling last-ball win in the first of the three T20I encounters played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Mahesh Theekshana and Janith Liyanage played pivotal roles in guiding Sri Lanka to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday (08).
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