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World Test Championship, the pros and cons

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There is no better way to enter a tournament than to make a winning start. Australia kicked off the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test Cricket by winning the first Test of the 2019 Ashes series beating England at Edgbaston a fortnight back. This win was followed by Sri Lanka winning their first match of the newly formed tournament when they beat second ranked New Zealand by six wickets at Galle on Sunday.

Sri Lanka’s win projected them to the top of the ICC World Test Championship table straightaway with 60 points as compared to Australia’s 24.

For those who are not so familiar with the way the tournament rules work this would come as a surprise why Australia received only 24 points for a win whereas Sri Lanka picked up a massive 60.

Each series carry a maximum of 120 points distributed as follows and the following table gives a clear picture of how the points are distributed for each series:

What the above table specifies is that you stand to gain more points for a win if you play a series with the less number of Test matches. The Sri Lanka-New Zealand series has only two Tests whereas the Ashes comprises five.

However the most significant factor in the points table is the penalty that is being imposed for slow over rate. A team that is behind the required over-rate at the end of a match will have two competition points deducted for each over it is behind.

For a start only the top nine ranked full members of the ICC are participants of this tournament namely Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Instead of everyone playing everyone else equally on a round robin basis, each team is scheduled to play only six of the eight possible opponents, thus Sri Lanka will not play Australia and India in the tournament, but will have fixtures against the remaining six.

Each team plays a different set of opponents, and so can considered as having an easier or harder schedule. For example, New Zealand do not play England and South Africa, two of the highest-ranked teams, whereas Australia do not play Sri Lanka and West Indies, two of the lowest ranked teams.

With regard to other teams Bangladesh don’t play England and South Africa, England don’t play Bangladesh and New Zealand, India don’t play Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Pakistan don’t play India and West Indies, South Africa don’t play Bangladesh and New Zealand, and West Indies don’t play Australia and Pakistan.

Also, while there is a balance with all teams playing three series at home and three series away, this is not the case with the individual matches. For example, India play ten Tests at home and eight away, whereas the West Indies play just six at home and nine away. Four of the ‘biggest’ and highest-ranked nations (India, England, Australia and South Africa) all play each other, in some of the longest series of the whole Championship, and the teams these four nations do not play are generally lower-ranked nations.

Sri Lanka’s matches in the World Test Championship over the two-year period are as follows:

2019 August: vs New Zealand (2 Tests at home)

2019 October: vs Pakistan (2 Tests away)

2020 March: vs England (2 Tests at home)

2020 July: vs Bangladesh (2 Tests at home)

2021 January: vs South Africa (2 Tests away)

2021 February: vs West Indies (2 Tests away)

2021 June 10-14: Final at Lord’s

Thus Sri Lanka has a total of 12 Tests to finish within the top two of the final league standings to qualify for a place in the final at Lord’s.

Apart from these fixtures Sri Lanka will also play Test matches against other nations which are not part of the World Test Championship under the Future Tours Program (FTP).

As it is the case with all new concepts there is bound to be some controversy arising from it. All the series have been mutually agreed between the two nations involved, but this had led to allegations that the schedule has been agreed based on what will provide the biggest television audiences, and therefore television receipts, rather than selecting an even spread of teams. This shows that success in this competition is not the only priority for these nations.

Further the ICC has announced that India and Pakistan two of the fiercest rivals will not play against each other in the first and second editions of the tournament.

Every tournament has its flaws and as all the teams in the inaugural tournament don’t play each other can the World Test Championship be considered a fair assessment of deciding on the best Test team in the world when the two top sides meet to decide on the world Test champion in the final at Lord’s in June 2021?

We don’t want to see another farcical end to the World Test Championship like the 2019 Cricket World Cup where the winner was decided on an unusual method – by the boundary count.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

S. Thomas’, DS and St. Anthony’s into pre-quarters

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Singer U-17 Div. 1 Inter Schools Cricket

S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia, D. S. Senanayake College Colombo and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota advanced to the pre-quarter final round of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 17 Division One inter schools cricket tournament on Monday.

S. Thomas’ College recorded their third consecutive win in the second round. D. S. Senanayake College Colombo and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota recorded their second wins in the second round.

S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia beat Maris Stella College Negombo by 93 runs at Mt. Lavinia. D.S. Senanayake beat Maliyadeva Kurunegala by 82 runs at Wijerama Mawatha.

S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia emerged as group champion in group ‘W’ and D. S. Senanayake College was runner up in the same group. St. Anthony’s College Katugastota was the runner up in the group ‘U’ and advanced to the pre-quarters.

Nimnaka Jayathilake of St. Anthony’s Katugastota took 5 wickets for 22 runs.

l At Mt. Lavinia: S. Thomas’: 167 (45.2) (Anuk Palihawadana 68 n.o., Brian Fernando 24, Hishan De Silva 3/14, Shenash Fernando 2/15, Ravindu Dilshan 2/36)

Maris Stella Negombo: 74 (26.5) (Randiv Gunasekara 3/14, Yasiru Rodrigo 2/11, Visud Perera 2/19)

l At Wijerama Mawatha: D.S. Senanayake: 193 (47.2) (Maneendra Jayathilake 50, Pumuditha Perera 39, Abishek Liyanarachchi 27, Nikhila Dharmadasa 3/31, Pasan Kahagalla 2/32)

Maliyadeva Kurunegala: 111 (29.5) (Anupama Gajasinghe 25, Nikhila Dharmadasa 21, Maneendra Jayathilake 2/7, Pasindu Denipitiya 2/15)

l At Kotahena: St. Anthony’s Katugastota: 220/9 (42) (Gihan Ebert 71, Kavindu Shehan 50, Praveen Ramaiah 21, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 20, Akindu Karunarathne 3/42, Hasindu Kavirathne 2/29)

St. Benedict’s Kotahena: 111 (34.1) (Thenuka Nandalal 44, Nimesh Soyza 34, Nimnaka Jayathilake 5/22, Jayodya Damsara 2/11). YK

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

First innings wins for St. Sylvester’s and St. Anthony’s

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St. Sylvester’s College Kandy and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota recorded first inning wins against S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and St. Anthony’s College Wattala respectively in their second round fixture of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 15 Division One inter schools cricket tournament on Monday.

Chiran De Silva of S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia scored unbeaten 104 runs.

Thisara Ekanayake of St. Anthony’s Katugastota shown good all-round performances against St. Anthony’s Wattala.

l At Katugastota: St. Anthony’s Wattala: 79 (39.5) (Nipun Jayawardhane 27, Thisara Ekanayake 4/17, Lahiru Abeysinghe 4/22)

St. Anthony’s Katugastota: 314/8 (63.4) (Thisara Ekanayake 76, Ryan Anthony 67, S. Matthews 64, Induwara Galapitage 38, Lahiru Abeysinghe 30, Amitha Sandeepa 4/121, Shan Samaradiwakara 3/108)

l At Bambalapitiya: S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia: 185/5 decl. (58) (Chiran De Silva 104 n.o., Ashen Perera 31, Kalhara Premarathne 3/40, Isuru Gunasekara 2/41)

St. Sylvester’s Kandy: 188/8 (50) (Malith Lakshan 69, Isuru Gunasekara 31, Kalhara Premarathne 28, Niron De Silva 5/55, Rajindu Thilakarathne 3/43)

l At Galle : Mahinda Galle: 149 (52.5) (Hiruna Mandila 53, Chandupa De Silva 29, Krishen Bandara 2/18, Sajan Wijerathne 2/37, Thishan Mendis 2/38)

St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa: 88/4 (30) (Nilash Perera 47 n.o.). YK

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Tillekaratne praises ‘mother of all shows’

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Hashan Thilekaratne

The selections for the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer 2019 has been finalsed at a special selection committee meeting held recently.

Ex-Sri Lanka captain and current Sri Lanka Under-19 head coach Hashan Tillekaratne chaired the meeting which included school cricket and umpires association officials.

He was optimistic about the future of Sri Lanka cricket, when he said that there is plenty of young talent which should be carefully groomed to fill the future vacancies in the national pool.

Tillekaratne now plays an all-important role as the Under-19 head coach for the past one-and-a-half years. This has given him an opportunity to bring the performances of youth cricketers under a microscope thoroughly.

“Chasing a dream” is the slogan of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team, which has shown a marked improvement under the former Sri Lanka captain who has a proven track record.

The Under-19 players have been thoroughly disciplined by introducing the ‘15 All Blacks team rules’ conducted by players such as former Sri Lanka champion Chandrishan Perera and Duminda de Silva.

“We have given opportunities to 25 top Under-19 players which include the team for the Asia Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka from September 2 to 14. But we have made provisions for ten additional players to train along with the Asia Cup team with next year’s Under-19 World Cup in mind,” Tillekaratne said.

He said the Sri Lanka Under-19 team will have a strenuous program ahead. On completion of the Under-19 Asia Cup, the Sri Lanka Under-19 team will make a full tour of Bangladesh from October 23.

“After the Bangladesh tour the team will also tour West Indies where they will play in a Triangular series which also includes England.

This is the most crucial test before the 2020 Under-19 World Cup scheduled for early next year,” he said.

Tillekaratne said that similar programs will be launched to form similar national squads for Under-15 and Under-17 age groups.

“Sri Lanka Cricket has given top priority for youth cricket. Our aim is to have a top grade feeder pool for the national team. I think by the 2023 ICC World Cup, at least two or three players from the current Under-19 team will make it the Sri Lanka team,” said a confident Tillekaratne.

He paid a tribute to Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel and the Sunday Observer for conducting the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards ceremony at the end of each school cricket season.

Tillekaratne, who was adjudged the runner up to Asanka Gurusinha for the Best Batsman award in 1986, said they anxiously looked forward to the event during their school days.

“It was a big show for us when we were playing school cricket for DS Senanayake College. Similarly, the present schoolboy cricketers too are eagerly looking forward to the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer event which rewards the most outstanding schoolboy cricketers.”

“It gives you a great feeling that your hard efforts during the season would be rewarded at the end of the school season. Making your way to the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer victory podium was a great feeling for any schoolboy cricketer and the organisers of this great event - the Sunday Observer of Lake House and its present sponsor SLT Mobitel that deserves credit for recognizing school talent, which is the stepping stone for club cricket and to the Sri Lanka pool thereafter,” said the veteran former Sri Lanka captain who was a member of Arjuna Ranatunga’s victorious World Cup-winning team of 1996.

“Mobitel is rendering a great service by providing the financial support for the show which is undoubtedly a great source of encouragement for thousands of schoolboy cricketers in the country who are dreaming of representing their country at some level,” added Tillekarate who represented Sri Lanka in 83 Tests to aggregate 4,545 runs with 11 centuries and 20 fifties at an attractive average of 42.87.

He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in December 1989 in the second Test against Australia in Hobart. Incidentally, his last Test for Sri Lanka too had been against Australia where he made an unbeaten 74 at the SSC ground in March, 2004.

Tillekaratne’s talent was not only confined to the established game. He was a vital ingredient in the Sri Lanka ODI team, including that of 1996 which beat Australia by seven wickets in Lahore to win the World Cup 23 years ago.

He had represented Sri Lanka in 200 ODIs to aggregate 3,789 runs at an average of 29.60 with two centuries and 13 half tons.

Interestingly, his twin sons – former Trinity College player Duvindu Sachin Tillekaratne and ex-S. Thomas’ College player Ravindu Sachin Tillekaratne have shown great form in inter-school and thereafter at club level. While his third son Rajidu is blossoming at Under-15 level for S.Thomas’ College, his wife Apsari played a praiseworthy innings as head of women’s cricket to popularize the game in girls schools.

Meanwhile, the 41st Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest is scheduled to be held shortly. Prior to that, the special selection panel headed by Tillekaratne met at the Galadari Hotel on Monday along with the school cricket and umpires association top officials and picked the winners.

This will be the 12th consecutive year that Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel will be sponsoring the Mega Show, the country’s first schools cricket awards show which had started in an era in which there had not been even an inter-school cricket tournament.

Winning the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year title has remained the dream of every schoolboy cricketer. Moreover, there is a common belief among schoolboy cricketers that winning the prestigious title would take them closer to a place in the Sri Lanka team. Most past winners of the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer title had made their Sri Lanka debut in double quick time. SLT Mobitel has played a praiseworthy role in the promotion of the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year event.

Thanks to the untiring efforts of Sri Lanka Telecom Chairman Kumarasinghe Sirisena and SLT Mobitel Chief Executive Officer Nalin Perera who have played a dynamic role in promoting school cricket in a big way.

The unique vision of Lake House Chairman, Krishantha Cooray has always helped this event to go that extra mile.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Lankan U-15 soccer team leaves for SAFF C’ship

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The team before their departure with Officials of the FFSL, seated from left: Sumetha Perera (Physio), Joseph Shehan (Goalkeeper Coach), Rishika Yohan Seimon (Captain), Dilruk Jayawardana (Manager), Anura De Silva (President FFSL), Jaswar Umar (General Secretary – FFSL), Aruna Sampath (Head Coach), Navah Silerin Prince (Assistant Coach). Mid row from left: Mohammed Suhaib, Malindu Dominic, Derick Neil (Vice Captain), Tharuka Ashantha, Gavisha Senal, Chryshane Shenal, Erusha Ruwanaka, Mahith Manvidu, Theshan
The team before their departure with Officials of the FFSL, seated from left: Sumetha Perera (Physio), Joseph Shehan (Goalkeeper Coach), Rishika Yohan Seimon (Captain), Dilruk Jayawardana (Manager), Anura De Silva (President FFSL), Jaswar Umar (General Se

Sri Lanka U15 boys football team comprising 20 players left the island for India to participate in the SAFF U-15 Championship which is to be held at Kalyani Stadium in Kolkata. The sixth edition of the SAFF Championship is set to commence today. The Championship is scheduled to come to an end on August 31 with the final between group leader and the runner up in the group of five teams in action.

Sri Lankan team is led by Rishika Yohan Seimon and Derick Neil will serve as his deputy. The teams participating are Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India in the group stage. FFSL conducted trials in Colombo City League Sports complex to gather players for U15 National pool and 30 players continued their residential training over a month at Football Federation.

Football Federation expect the young soccerites to do well during the tournament and bring glory to the motherland.

Tournament Fixtures and Team Photo are as follows;

Match Fixtures:

21 August 2019 12:00 15:00 Nepal vs India Sri Lanka vs Bhutan

23 August 2019 12:00 15:00 Bhutan vs Bangladesh Nepal vs Sri Lanka

25 August 2019 12:00 15:00 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka India vs Bhutan

27 August 2019 12:00 15:00 India vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh vs Nepal

29 August 2019 12:00 15:00 Bhutan vs Nepal Bangladesh vs India

31 August 2019 Final 15:00 Group Winner vs Group Runner Up

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Sri Lanka boxing aiming for a medal at 2024 Olympic Games – Weerasinghe

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BASL vice president lauds ASBC intiative to promote school level boxing
Col (retd) Hemantha Weerasinghe worked as an ITO during the  Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Kuwait.
Col (retd) Hemantha Weerasinghe worked as an ITO during the Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Kuwait.

The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is in the process of aligning boxers, coaches, referees and specially administrators to focus on winning at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

“This is as per the new strategic initiative of BASL president Dian Gomes,” said BASL vice president Col (retd) Hemantha Weerasinghe in an interview with the Daily News.

Sri Lanka’s participation at the inaugural ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championship in Kuwait is the first step in the BASL’s long-term objective of reaping success in the Paris Games.

Six Sri Lankan boxers took part in this ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships selected from last year’s events and the final national trials. The performance, shown by some of the Sri Lankan boxers, were remarkable in spite of the fact these young talents started their boxing career less than two years ago.

“Our boxing standard was on par with the others in the competition. Some of the bouts were lost narrowly and could have gone either way. The only difference I felt was they lacked preparation,” said Weerasinghe, an outstanding product of St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy who has won major competitions such as Layton Cup as a schoolboy.

“In other countries there are centres where they can train boxing while studying. Even if they change schools there is no problem. In Sri Lanka, parents don’t like to send their children for pool training because their focus is education. We tried our best to provide training in one place but most of them preferred to train individually with their coaches,” said Weerasinghe, a former secretary of the BASL.

“To change this concept we have to send them abroad for training before a tournament. Then we can prepare them for two or three weeks. That is the best method to improve their standard,” said Weerasinghe, who represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Championships and South Asian Federation Games. One of Sri Lanka’s key boxing officials for the past decade, Weerasinghe wields influence in the ASBC (Asian Boxing Confederation) being secretary of its Referee and Judges Commission for the past four years.

He lauded the ASBC’s initiative to conduct international boxing tournaments for schoolboys.

“It was a great initiative taken by ASBC to start at the schoolboys level in the Asian continent for the very first time. It was completely a surprise for all in the venue to watch these talented young schoolboys. The boxers had great enthusiasm but in the smaller weight classes they showed great technical and tactical skills as well. The heavier boxers’ performance was almost equal to the elite level in terms of strength of the punches,” said Weerasinghe who had the honour of serving as an ITO (International Technical Official) in the first ever ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Kuwait City.

“Hosting the ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Kuwait City was a great decision as the facilities were very conducive. I am sure it was a big challenge for Kuwait Boxing Federation to host a continental event in their capital. It would have been ideal if the schoolgirls also could be taken part in the event but time will come soon. It is highly recommended to promote schoolboys and schoolgirls international boxing tournaments in Asia which would make the ASBC Championship more competitive,” he told the ASBC website.

“The organization of this ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships has kept the benchmark high and it will be a challenge for other countries in the future to increase this standard. The most attractive part of promoting this tournament was from the ASBC Facebook page where the photos were exceptional,” he added.

“I hope the schoolgirls will be also added to the next edition of this championship as always it is recommended to have both genders together in all levels of Asian boxing. I hope AIBA can also launch the AIBA Schoolgirls and Schoolboys World Boxing Championships in the future,” said Weerasinghe after the successful conclusion of the ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Remuna MV bags double titles

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Kalutara District DSI Super Sports volleyball
Under 15 girls champion Anguruwatota Remuna Maha Vidyalaya volleyball team
Under 15 girls champion Anguruwatota Remuna Maha Vidyalaya volleyball team

The Horana Anguruwatota Remuna Maha Vidyalaya girls under 15 and 17 volleyball teams were recorded Thrilling victory’s over Pothuvila under 15 girls volleyball team and Millaniya Devaraksitha Maha Vidyalaya under 17 girls volleyball team respectively and crowned as the Kalutara District overall champions in the Kalutara District DSI Super Sports inter schools Volleyball Championships-2019 which was held recently at the Dikhenapura play ground, Horana.

Meanwhile Panadura Agamethi Balika Vidyalaya emerged under 19 girl’s champions beating Horana Sripalee College in the final.

This contest was organized by the Education Department under the supervision of the Panadura education zonal Assistant Director of education (sports and physical education) Kanthasiri Meegamuge with the help of the zonal Sports unit officials and sponsored by DSI. More than 90 girls volleyball teams took part in the seniors categories volleyball tournament representing Kalutara district.

Results of the finals:

Under 19 Girls:

Panadura Agamethi Balika Vidyalaya beat Sripalee College Horana

Under 17 girls:

Horana, Anguruwatota Remuna Maha Vidyalaya beat Millaniya Devaraksitha Maha Vidyalaya

Under 15 girls:

Horana, Anguruwatota Remuna Maha Vidyalaya beat Pothuvila Maha Vidyalaya Payagala

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Entries called for MBA Inter-Firm Team Championships

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Mercantile Badminton Association will conduct their annual 36th MBA Inter-Firm Team Badminton Championships from September 21 to October 26 in Colombo.

Matches will be held at MBA headquarters and the G.T.Jayasuriya Stadium, No 28, Malalasekara Mawatha Colombo-7 (Longden Place) with LINING (Flex Sportswear (Pvt) Ltd.) joining as the main sponsor and Revival Physical Medicine Centre joining as the Co-sponsor of the event.

This event features over 70 mercantile organizations, over 250 teams with over 1700 participants representing their organizations. The event also features More than 25 National players participating in the event. This is one of biggest events in annual badminton calendar. This event will continue more than 21 days. Entries forms were released to all affiliate members of the MBA on July 30 and entry forms would be available on www.mba.lk

The Championship will be conducted in 8 divisions (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G and H) for Men’s and 5 divisions (A, B, C, and D and E) for Women’s, the mixed event will be conducted in all 8 divisions (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G and H), there will also be a Veterans Event for men and women. Age calculation will be as of January 1, 2019 for the Men’s Veteran (Over 40 years), Women’s Veteran (Over 35 years) and Masters (Over 50 Years). A Tie will consist of the following matches and be determined as follows.

a) Men’s Event - 03 Singles and 02 Doubles (Best of Five Matches)

b) Women’s Event - 02 Singles and 01 Double (Best of Three Matches)

c) Mixed Event - 01 Men’s Singles, 01 Women’s Singles and 01 Mixed Double (Best of Three

Matches)

d) Men’s / Women’s Veteran’s Event - 02 Singles and 01 Double (Best of Three Matches)

e) Masters Event - 02 Singles and 01 Double (Best of Three Matches)

Entries will be closed with the Tournament Secretary, Mercantile Badminton Association, MBA headquarters and G.T.Jayasuriya Stadium, No 28, Malalasekara Mawatha Colombo-7 and entries will be closed on the August 22. For more information contact Roshan Tel: 0772 442432 Shenuk Tel: 0771586135 or Moditha Tel. 0714 900631 or Chandana Tel. 0714345122.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Williamson and Dananjaya reported for suspect bowling action

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Both players permitted to play until results of test are known
Kane Williamson and Akila Dananjaya
Kane Williamson and Akila Dananjaya

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya have been reported for suspect bowling action after the first test between the two nations in Galle that finished on Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said.

While Williamson is a part-time spinner who bowled only three overs, Dananjaya bowled 62 overs in the match, picking up five wickets in the first innings to set up Sri Lanka’s victory.

“The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the management of both teams, cited concerns about the legality of the bowling actions of both players,” the ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Williamson and Dananjaya will now undergo testing within 14 days from the reporting date (18 August) and during this period both will be permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known.”

Dananjaya, 25, was similarly reported following a test match against England in Galle in November last year and subsequently suspended after an independent committee deemed his action illegal.

However, his ban was lifted in February by the ICC and he was allowed to resume bowling in international cricket after remedial work and a reassessment of his action. Dananjaya has been reported for a suspect action for the second time in ten months, and will now have to undergo a biomechanics assessment in the next 12 days.

If he fails this assessment, Dananjaya stands to be suspended for a year - the ICC’s automatic penalty for bowlers who have twice failed an assessment inside a two-year period. The second test of the two-test series, which are part of the newly launched World Test Championship, begins in Colombo on Thursday.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Williamson rested for Sri Lanka T20s, Southee to lead

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Tim Southee to lead New Zealand in T20I against Sri Lanka
Tim Southee to lead New Zealand in T20I against Sri Lanka

New Zealand will be without their star man and skipper Kane Williamson for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, that begins on September 1 in Pallekele following the conclusion of the Test series.

The selectors have opted to rest Williamson and seamer Trent Boult with Tim Southee named captain. Southee played just a solitary ODI in the World Cup but returned to the playing XI for the first Test recently that his side lost.

“Kane and Trent played an enormous role in our recent World Cup campaign and with a big summer ahead, we see it as a good opportunity to give them a rest,” selector Gavin Larsen said.

Todd Astle, Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner are the three spinners present in the squad that also see the return of wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert, who suffered a finger injury earlier this year. Seamer Doug Bracewell, who was a part of the squad for the games against India at home earlier this year, has been left out with Seth Rance coming in as the replacement. Batsman Tom Bruce, who hasn’t played a T20I since February 2018, has also returned to the squad following an impressive outing in the Super Smash.

“Following that amazing ride in the ODI World Cup, it’s exciting to begin setting our sights on another world event,” Larsen further added. “The series in Sri Lanka will be a challenging one against a team who are tough to beat in their own conditions. Our T20 team has been pretty consistent over the past couple of years and we’re really happy with the power and versatility we have in this squad.”

NEW ZEALAND T20 SQUAD: Tim Southee (captain), Todd Astle, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhome, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Colin Munro, Seth Rance, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (WK), Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Waugh wowed by deceptive Archer’s ‘X-factor’

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England’s Jofra Archer reacts.
England’s Jofra Archer reacts.

LONDON, Tuesday - England fast bowler Jofra Archer has the “X-factor” that unsettles opposition batting lineups, said former Australia captain Steve Waugh who believes the evenly-balanced Ashes series would be decided by a few key moments.

Archer made his test debut in the drawn second match at Lord’s and produced several spells of menacing quick bowling, hurrying the Australian batsmen up and forcing them into evasive action from deliveries that averaged more than 145kph.

He was also involved in the test’s major talking point when Steve Smith was felled following a sickening blow in the neck from an Archer bouncer.

He also hit Marnus Labuschagne, who replaced Smith on the fifth day and became the first concussion substitute in test cricket, in the face grill of his helmet.

“It gives you the X-factor, knowing that you have that sort of bowler in your lineup when you can intimidate the opposition,” Waugh told a Cricket Australia podcast.

“You can make things happen on a flat pitch and potentially get wickets in clumps.

“He’s a real asset to England.”

Waugh did not find any problems with Archer’s stamina either after the Barbados-born 24-year-old bowled 44 overs and took 5-91 at Lord’s.

“If he plays four test matches in a row that will test him out,” Waugh said.

“So far he’s come through with flying colours. (He bowled) 40 overs and each one was as quick as the previous one.

“He had an impressive debut but test cricket is about longevity and how you back up and how you handle conditions. But from England’s point of view, so far so good.”

Waugh, who stared down some of the fastest bowlers in the world like Malcolm Marshall and Shoaib Akhtar in a career that netted more than 10,000 test runs, said that Archer had one of the more economical bowling actions he had seen.

“I can’t say I have ever seen anyone bowl like that,” he said. “He ambles in, gets very close to the crease, makes the most of his height.

“He has got a very simple action and in a lot of ways a similar action to (Australian fast bowler) Glenn McGrath in that it’s very repeatable.

I can’t see too much going wrong with it.

“His control is very good for that reason. He has that deceptive pace and has a wicked bouncer so that is something our team will have to analyse and work out to play him.”

While Australia had won the first test at Edgbaston by 251 runs, the way England fought back in the second test at Lord’s indicated how close the Ashes series would be.

“It really depends on who wins the big moments,” Waugh said.

“It will come down to who is consistent. I think we can win the series and England will probably say they think they can.

“It will make for a great last three test matches.”

The third test starts at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday. – Agencies

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Smith ruled out of third Ashes Test after concussion

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LONDON - Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test beginning on Thursday after suffering concussion, Cricket Australia announced Tuesday.

The 30-year-old -- who has scored two centuries and 92 in his three innings in the first two Tests -- was felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday in the first innings of the second Test at Lord’s.

Smith’s absence will be a huge blow to Australia who hold a 1-0 lead in the five Test series and victory at Headingley would ensure they retained the Ashes.

Their other batsmen have not looked convincing -- experienced opener David Warner has totalled just 18 in his four innings -- with Smith being the lynch-pin.

“Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test at Headingley, with coach Justin Langer confirming the news after the batsman sat out Australia’s training session on Tuesday,” Cricket Australia announced on their website.

The team doctor Richard Saw had the final say on whether Smith played or not and he was seen speaking with him during team training on Tuesday.

According to the website vice-captain Pat Cummins patted Smith on the shoulder and coach Justin Langer wrapped his arm round the former captain as the rest of the squad trained without him. Smith -- who has risen to number two in the world batting rankings -- was pictured with his head in his hands and Langer looking glumly at the ground. Smith, whose two centuries in the first Test were pivotal in Australia taking a 1-0 lead, returned to bat on Saturday despite the blow to the side of the head that felled him. He added 12 runs before being out. -AFP

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Trinity record their third win

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‘Singer Cup’ Under 17 Division one Cricket Tournament

Trinity College Kandy recorded their third win in the second round fixtures of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 17 Division One inter schools cricket tournament

Trinity College Kandy beat Mahanama College Colombo and St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa beat Lumbini College Colombo.

Trinity College Kandy advanced to the pre quarter final round as group champions in their group with three wins and Mahanama College Colombo advanced to the pre quarter final round as runner up in the same group with two wins.

Nipuna De Silva right arm leg-spinner of St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa took 7 wickets for 20 runs against Lumbini Colombo.

lAt Asgiriya (Trinity won by 47 runs)

Trinity 184 (48.2) (Abishek Anandakumara 65, Umair Reshan 53, Thevin Amarasinghe 23, Nadeeshan Chamodya 4/47, Chamath Chamupathi 2/44)

Mahanama Colombo: 137 (42.3) (Vinuka Rubasinghe 50 n.o., Sachira Weliwaththe 29, Pulshan Rohana 26, Senuka Ilukkubura 4/21, Abishek Anandakumara 2/32)

lAt Colts (St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa won by 3 wickets)

Lumbini Colombo: 83 (33.4) (Chethana Fernando 23, Nipuna De Silva 7/20)

St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa: 84/7 (16.3) (Pasindu Dasanayake 28, Thashika Nirmal 3/40, Sasanka Nethmina 2/9) -(YK)

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Nalanda and Prince of Wales win on first innings

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Singer Cup’ Under 15 Division one Cricket Tournament

Nalanda College Colombo and Prince of Wales College Moratuwa won on first innings against D.S. Senanayake College Colombo and Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda in their second round fixtures of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 15 Division One inter schools cricket tournament yesterday.

Nalanda College Colombo advanced to the pre-quarter final round as champions in group ‘T’.

lAt Wijerama Mawatha - (Nalanda Colombo won on first innings)

Nalanda : 164 (51.2) (Kushmitha Silva 67, Sajitha Vithanage 28, Vinura Randina 20, Deshan Hettige 5/39, Koshika Fernando 2/41) and 46/2 (8) (Rusiru Vilochana 23 n.o.)

D.S. Senanayake Colombo: 92 (41.3) (Manura Peiris 40, Wathsuka Meegalla 6/29, Kushmitha Silva 2/4)

lAt Horana- (Prince of Wales Moratuwa won on first inning)

Dharmasoka Ambalangoda: 100 (40.5) (Janaka Dhananja 26, Kirana Dhomila 20 n.o., Visuka Malinda 5/38, Mesith De Silva 2/13, Achala Perera 2/37)

Prince of Wales Moratuwa: 101/8 (49.1) (Ruchira Malshan 26 n.o., Achala Perera 22, Damiru Minsada 20, Janaka Dhananja 3/21, Ishan Anuradha 2/28)

lAt Railway grounds Colombo-(Match drawn)

De Mazenod Kandana: 229/4 (52) (Sithum Fernando 95, Hasintha Dasunpriya 64, Lithika Bamish 2/38)

Carey Colombo: 214/7 (50) (Kaveen Kulendran 62, Raushan Kapoor 39, Dinura Wanigasekara 37, Pathmanandan Kavishan 32, Lithika Bamish 23, Thushan Udayanga 3/45, Lakmal Kanishka 2/23)

lAt Rathgama- (Match drawn)

Devapathiraja Rathgama: 148/5 (62.2) (Pethum Shaminda 45, Hareen Achintha 28, Sandaru Theekshana 27 n.o., Abishek Iddawala 1/12) vs Royal Colombo -(YK)

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 01:00

Football in Kandy gasping for breath

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Kandy enjoyed the glory of the best sport played by the British in Ceylon football during the past. Now, this sport is on the decline and one wonders whether Kandy’s football will ever regain its former glory.

Going down memory lane and recalling Kandy’s football reveals that it had its origins in the mid 1930’s during the World War when the British units were stationed in Kandy, when the one-time Commander in Chief of Allied Forces in South East Asia, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten had his headquarters in the hill capital, and he gave a fillip the game. Today, all the facilities for the game are there, but the sport is virtually dead, especially in Kandy. No inter-club domestic football is played.

This applies to the schools as well. Presidents and officials come and go, but the game is at a standstill. Before AGM’s there is the talk of building modern stadiums, etc., but thereafter it is forgotten. At Dangolla a few years back a foundation stone was laid for a modern stadium funded by FIFA. But only the foundation stone laying board is there. Who is fooling whom?

In the 1930s when football was given priority, some first class British footballers displayed their versatility, representing the Kingstown and Queenstown regiments, the Royal Artillery and also the East African Rifles, who had quite a few stars in the side. So, the game increased in popularity day by day, because it was played with great interest and enthusiasm. Some of the clubs which took to the game in the 1930s were, Old Antonians SC, Old Kingswoodians SC, Police SC, Kandy YMCA, Greenfield SC, Kandy Sports Club, Phoenix SC, St. Michael’s SC, Gampola Chums, Rovers SC, Kandy YMMA and Red Stars SC Kandy. It was at that time the Kandy District Amateur Football League was formed. It subsequently changed its name to Kandy Association Football League and served football in Matale, Gampola, Nawalapitiya, Kurunegala and Kegalle, and as the years passed by, these towns formed their leagues.

When football in Colombo and elsewhere received a setback as far as Ceylonese exponents of the game were concerned, the game was more or less confined to the local population as well as to the Services. Early in 1942, however, there appeared to be a lack of interest in the game, and the efforts made by S.C. Traill, the then secretary to call a meeting of the leagues having failed, he was compelled to return the trophies to the donors.

At that time the game seemed to be seriously affected. But fortunately G.H. Robins, T.P.C. Roberts who were then stationed in Kandy and M.S. Jainudeen was mainly responsible in resuscitating the game.

A tournament for the Main Shield was inaugurated with the participation of the Services footballers in Kandy and football began to thrive again. At that time Bogambara was the location of high activity.

Football as a national sport has had wide acceptance among our people - particularly the common masses and the middle class. From its humble beginning almost over a hundred years ago, it has come to stay as the most popular mass sport. As years rolled by football flourished in Kandy, and several schools in an around Kandy took up the game. It was St. Anthony’s College, who first played football.

Kandy is a founder member of the football’s controlling body. In the good old days, the league, knockout and sevens tournaments were conducted with over 250 matches, with only one ground available, that is Bogambara.

From the early years of barefoot competitions to the present day age of modern football, Kandy played a vital role in its growth. Of late, football has surprisingly taken a back seat in Kandy. Previously the game was promoted to great heights and also produced a President and Secretary from Kandy.

The first president from Kandy at FFSL was DIG Bodi Liyanage and the first secretary was H Marikar. Some of the people who gave a big hand for football in the early days were late Col. V. H. L. Anthonis, A. C. L. Ratwatte E.L. Senanayake, M.S. Jainudeen and Dr. C.D.L. Fernando.

In the early days, football flourished in Kandy, and schools were the nursery of the clubs where St. Anthony’s, Kingswood, Dharmaraja, Sri Rahula, St. Paul’s (now known as Sri Sumangala), Berravettes, Vidyaratha and St. Sylvester’s excelled. In 1963 the Kandy Schools Football Association was formed and it did an excellent job to promote the game. Zahira Gampola, Nugawela Central, Gampola Vidyalaya, Wickramabahu, Kathirasen from Nawalapitiya, Highlands from Hatton and Zahira Matale played under the Kandy Schools Association.

In 2010 the president of the controlling body, in a surprise move dissolved the hard working committee and appointed a new committee. It resulted in a complete breakdown in the tournament structure.

Today football is a forgotten game in Kandy at club level. An English football coach who visits every year to watch the Kandy Perahera, said, “I visit, as usual, the grounds in Kandy are without football goal posts, what has happened to the game?” In the1990s and early 2000, he had met Kandy AFL football officials and also witnessed club matches. He asked what has happened to the popular sport.

Today football has hit rock bottom. When will Kandy football reach its past glory?

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00

Sri Lanka keen to preserve series lead

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P Sara Oval offers a different challenge
Sri Lanka off-spinner Dilruwan Perera who has recovered from a knee injury bowls at the P Sara Oval nets yesterday.
Sri Lanka off-spinner Dilruwan Perera who has recovered from a knee injury bowls at the P Sara Oval nets yesterday.

Since the turn of the present decade the P Sara Oval has not been a good hunting ground for Sri Lanka for out of seven Tests played here since 2010, they have lost five and won only two. The two wins have come against Pakistan and against West Indies both in 2015.

The last occasion Sri Lanka played at this venue they lost to Bangladesh by four wickets in 2017.

Sri Lanka it seems have a bad habit of winning the first Test of a series at Galle which is their fortress and then coming to the P Sara Oval and losing the next. This trend has continued for some time now and wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella said that it was time Sri Lanka changed it.

“It’s a big challenge. Having won one game, we have a big responsibility to win the series. We have the confidence, but we need to keep making good decisions at crunch moments. If we keep making those decisions, that will have a big outcome on the result,” said Dickwella at the pre-match press conference at the P Sara Oval yesterday.

“We’re not going to sit back. We’re going to go forward and play this game as a usual Test match. We’re not going to think about the fact that we’ve won the last one. That’s all in the past. We know the Test Championship is there, but we can’t think about that when we’re out in the middle.”

What offers the two sides a challenge from Galle is that the P Sara Oval favours the fast bowlers as there is always some grass left on the pitch. At the same time it is also quick and offers batsmen plenty of scoring opportunities if they are prepared to take it.

“It’s a better wicket than Galle there is some grass on it. Even in the last Test we played against Bangladesh a few years ago it was a good wicket. Both teams will make some good runs and it will be a high scoring game,” was how Dickwella assessed the pitch.

Although Sri Lanka won at Galle, there are a few areas they need to improve on.

“Close in fielders, including me, have missed some chances. But those were difficult chances when it comes to taking wickets. You don’t have even seconds to react, but still, we spoke about that. We’re happy to improve on those areas,” said Dickwella.

“In the batting, we were 142 for 2 and 167 for 7 at one stage, so we have to improve on that as well. When it comes to bowling, we need to look at having bowling partnerships. When one bowler is bowling well, from one end, we need to build a partnership from the other end as well,” he said.

Sri Lanka gave a vastly improved batting display in the second innings when they were chasing 268 for victory and Dickwella put that down to the example set by fast bowler Suranga Lakmal with the bat in the first innings where he scored a determined 40 and with Dickwella helped raise the Lankan total by 81 runs.

“Suranga batted really well. He is a fast bowler and a tailender. The way he batted all the batsmen gained confidence because of that innings. This was shown by the opening partnership between Dimuth (Karunaratne) and Thiri (Lahiru Thirimanne) the way they batted in the fourth innings,” said Dickwella.

“The bowlers did a really good job and especially the fielders supported them throughout the whole match and encouraged all the bowlers. It was a great team effort and everyone chipped in.

“The Kusal Janith catch of (Kane) Williamson changed the whole game in the second innings. The support has been immense by the players in the middle. I am very confident and everyone is confident for this Test match.

“We always want to win it was a good win against the no. 2 ranked side. It’s going to be a different game here most probably fast bowlers will come into play. We are more confident than when we started the series,” Dickwella said.

Sri Lanka will most likely be without their off-spinner Akila Dananjaya who has been reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time this year. Although he is still free to play in today’s Test, Sri Lanka would not want to take a chance with him and may prefer to go with the experience of Dilruwan Perera who has recovered from a bad knee injury. That probably could be the only change from the winning side from Galle.

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00

Black Caps confident of bouncing back

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New Zealand cricketer BJ Watling waits to bat during a practice session at P. Sara Oval ahead of the second cricket Test match against Sri Lanka starting today. – AFP
New Zealand cricketer BJ Watling waits to bat during a practice session at P. Sara Oval ahead of the second cricket Test match against Sri Lanka starting today. – AFP

New Zealand are confident that they could get rid of the few cobwebs that resulted in their six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first cricket Test at Galle and bounce back to level the two-match series at the P Sara Oval.

“We had a good training yesterday (Tuesday) - a good hit-out. It was nice and warm. It was one of the hottest days we’ve had since being here. The boys enjoyed getting out there and getting rid of a few cobwebs. We’re in a good space,” said New Zealand wicket-keeper/batsman Bradley-John Watling at the pre-match media conference yesterday.

“We’re very disappointed to lose that match (Galle). We got into positions where we felt like we could have won it, but we let ourselves down a fraction. We felt like we played some very good cricket over the five days and hopefully we can be that little bit better for this game,” he said.

“We just lost some key phases of that game. We know it’s tough to play in subcontinent conditions. Things can take a while to happen, but then all of a sudden you get those bang-bang wickets. It’s the same when we’re batting - you can lose wickets in clumps. For me it’s about taking that a little bit deeper.

“We had a few good starts in that first innings, and we probably should have score 350 on that surface. We just let Sri Lanka back in the game through those periods. We did that throughout the Test match, which cost us. So those are the sorts of things we’ll be looking to rectify,” Watling said.

New Zealand were guilty of dropping a few catches at crucial stages of the game in the second innings that may have cost them the match and Watling was one of them.

“No one’s trying to drop a catch or miss anything. I still look back on those chances and they are pretty tough ones. Sometimes they stick and sometimes they don’t. We have to give a lot of credit to Sri Lanka’s batsmen - especially that opening partnership. They took it deep enough to win that Test match. Hopefully in this Test we can look to make some more inroads through that top order and hopefully put that middle order under more pressure,” said Watling.

“We bowled really well in that first innings. We put Sri Lanka under a lot of pressure. Even in the second innings - we would have liked to take ten wickets and to have won the game - but we missed a couple of chances that could have changed the game, because you get two or three wickets in a clump, and all of a sudden you get a new batsman batting. It’s a completely different match. Our spinners bowled really well. They did ask a lot of good questions. There were things happening throughout that last innings. We just didn’t take those opportunities,” he said.

The last occasion New Zealand were here seven years ago they drew the two-Test series by winning at the P Sara Oval. New Zealand have not won a Test series in Sri Lanka since 1984 when Geoff Howarth’s team won the three-match series 2-0.

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00

Men’s doubles final today

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104th National Tennis Championship
Thehan  Wijemanne and  Luca Knese
Thehan Wijemanne and Luca Knese

 

Second seed Luca Knese from Germany and fifth seed Thehan Wijemanne advanced to the boys' under 18 singles final after convincing victories in the semis at the 104th National Tennis Championship continued at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) hard courts yesterday.

Luca comfortably defeated third seed Kavicha Ratnayaka 6/1, 6/0 in the semis while Thehan Wijemanne created a major upset by defeating top seed Chathurya Nilaweera as the latter retired in the first set conceding victory to Thehan, 6/2 rtd. in the other semifinal. Earlier Thehan beat Sean Sanderson 6/2, 6/1 and Luca edged out P. Jasinghe 6/3, 6/0 in quarterfinal battles.

The men's doubles final between Sharmal Dissanayake/Rukmal Cooray and Abdulla Faaih/Liu-Hui Retallick will be played at 8.00 a.m. today at the SLTA courts.

Sharmal and Rukmal beat Sanka Atukorale and Yasith de Silva and Abdulla and Liu-Hui had the better of Dhilvan Herath and Archana Lokuge in the semi-final clashes.

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00

Junior national champion Hussain eases into quarter-finals

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67th National Snooker Championships
Ashiq Hussain of Moors SC
Ashiq Hussain of Moors SC

Reigning Junior National champion Ashiq Hussain of Moors SC breezed into the quarter-finals of the of the 67th National Snooker Championships for the U.W. Sumathipala Memorial Trophy sponsored by Sumathi Group of Companies, defeating M. Abzal of Port of Pool club 4-1 at the AAC (Automobile Association of Ceylon) tables yesterday.

Twenty-year-old Hussain, who reeled off a break of 65 in the preliminary round, was in excellent touch easing past Abzal by four frames to one in the opening match of the last 16 knockout round. A semi-finalist at last year’s Nationals, Hussain lost a tight second frame 33/44 after winning the first 69/48, before pocketing the next three frames emphatically for an impressive win.

Defending champion M.F.M. Fahim (Moors) will face Ahmed Zulfi (Moors) while M.M. Mubeen (Army) will take on Intiyaz Farook (MICH) at 9.00 a.m. while the quarter-final round will commence at 12.00 p.m.

 

Results:

Pre-quarterfinals: Ashique Hussain (Moors SC) bt M. Abzal (POP) 4-1 (69/48, 33/44, 88/13, 60/10, 59/19), M.S. Fernando (Army) bt C. Chandrasekera (Army) 4-3 (41/52, 76/11, 38/58, 36/57, 63/28, 57/49, 56/03, H.A.M. Rimzan (MSC) bt Riyaz Noor (MSC) 4-1 (38/82, 58/21, 63/35, 70/27, 56/36), Susantha Wickrama (Army) bt T. Thanji (BRC) 4-2 (64/59, 63/47, 13/81, 56/27, 18/58, 76/56), S.M. Thaha (MICH) bt M. Sheriffdeen (Army) 4-1 (79/04, 62/45, 27/61, 76/27, 70/26)

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00

Akila to undergo tests in Chennai, may play in T20I series

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Akila Dananjaya
Akila Dananjaya

Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya who was reported for a suspect bowling action at the end of the first cricket Test against New Zealand at Galle will travel to Chennai with team consultant Jerome Jayaratne on August 28 to have his action tested.

Sri Lanka team manager Ashantha de Mel said that Dananjaya will undergo the test on August 29 and will return the same day.

The young Lankan spinner has been reported for the second time this year and if he fails to have his action cleared he will be in danger of being banned from playing international cricket for a year.

Dananjaya who took five wickets in the New Zealand first innings at Galle is unlikely to play in the second Test beginning at the P Sara Oval today.

De Mel who is also the chairman of selectors said that Dananjaya will in all probability be included in the Sri Lanka squad for next month’s three-match T20I series against New Zealand as the report from Chennai would take at least two weeks to be released. – ST

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 01:00
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