A five wicket haul by right arm spinner Vihas Thewmika and a half ton by Rusanda Gamage helped Sri Lanka Under 19 to come out on top at the end of the first day’s play against the visiting West Indies Under 19 team in the 2nd unofficial Test match commenced today at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.
The past students of brothers and sisters from 16 schools will converge again to battle it out for the C Tag Rugby 7’s title scheduled to be played on September 16 (Saturday) at Longdon Place with the kick-off slotted set from 1.00 p.m. onwards which will go on till late night.
The high-octane clash betwen India and Pakistan in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2023 was disrupted by rain on quite a few occasions. As the rain played spoilsport, the game had to be shifted to the reserve day to continue play.
The ATF U14 Tennis Week 2 tournament concluded at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo proved to be successful for two Sri Lankan’s Yuhansa Peiris and Ajhesh Kajan as ended the campaign by winning two titles by coming out victorious in the singles and doubles events of the girls’ and boys’ categories.
There may be more crucial battles to come on the cricket field between India and Pakistan before this year is done, but the former will atleast hold a psychological edge in their fierce rivalry having recorded a massive 228-run win in their Asia Cup Super 4 match yesterday – a result set in motion by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who scored unbeaten centuries, and completed by Kuldeep Yadav, who claimed a five-wicket haul.
A court in Portugal on Monday convicted the hacker Rui Pinto over his ’’Football Leaks’’ revelations that exposed dodgy dealings in international football, sentencing him to a suspended four-year prison term.
KL Rahul marked his return to international cricket with a century while Virat Kohli added to his strong record against rivals Pakistan with a hundred of his own, made all the sweeter by becoming the fastest batsman to reach 13,000 ODI runs, as India ended on 356 for 2 in their rain-affected Asia Cup Super 4 at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka may have put together the second-longest win streak in ODI cricket, but they will face their most formidable opponent since beginning their run of 13 successive victories when they face India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match at the R. Premadasa Stadium tomorrow.
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