Legends of the game Sachin Tendulkar and Muthiah Muralidaran will be in attendance at India’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday as Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium turns blue as part of a joint initiative between ICC and UNICEF to celebrate ’’One Day 4 Children’’, with a message of hope and support for every child to survive and thrive.
A fine knock of 120 in 103 balls inclusive of ten boundaries and four sixes by Sri Lanka U19 discard Hirun Kapurubandara which was his second ton in five days was in vain as it could not prevent De Mazenod College Kandana pulling off a close three runs win on Parabola system over St. Joseph’s College in the Under 19 inter-school limited over tournament encounter played at Kandana.
Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday to stay afloat in the race for a World Cup semi-final place.
Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday to stay afloat in the race for a World Cup semi-final place.
Trinity College prevailed with a 19 runs win on the Parabola system over St. Joseph’s College in a rain shortened match of the Under 19 inter-school limited over encounter played at Darley Road. St. Joseph’s taking first lease of the wicket made 186 runs with Hirun Kapurubandara making a top score of 56 and Trinity in their run chase helped by an unbeaten half ton by Viduka Dhammage was on 131 for 1 having faced 20.3 overs when the match was call
’’Anything around the head has ramifications,’’ said a disconsolate New Zealand captain Sam Cane of his red card for a high tackle that ruled him out of much of the Rugby World Cup final -- the problem for many is how referees interpret what is dangerous.
Hangzhou Asian Games Gold Medalist Tharushi Karunarathna of A. Rathnayaka National School, Walala, and Asian Junior Athletic Championship Bronze Medalist Malith Yasiru of Kahawatta MMV, Kahawatta, won the Best Athlete Awards of the All Island Schools Games Athletic Championships 2023 held in Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo.
A quick-fire 64-ball unbeaten knock of 109 runs, inclusive of eight boundaries and nine towering sixes by Hirun Kapurubandara and supported by a run-a-ball 55 with four boundaries and two sixes by Abishek Jayaweera, paved the way for St. Joseph’s to record a convincing ten-wicket win over Maris Stella Negombo in the Under-19 inter-school limited-over tournament encounter played at Darley Road.
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