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Irish cricketers to play two-match test series in SL Source : dailymirror The Ireland men’s national team will tour Sri Lanka next month for a two-match Test series, the Sri Lanka Cricket said. The Ireland team is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 9, 2023. The SLC said that both games would be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. The decision to play two Test matches instead of one and two ODIs, as planned earlier, was taken mutually following discussions held between Sri Lanka Cricket and Cricket Ireland. ...

Mar 15, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Dutch legacy of Galle Fort- BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The entrance to the Galle Fort by the harbour Source:Sundayobserver The Galle city is home to a population of around 100,000. Easily reached via the Southern Expressway, the A2 Highway or the coastal rail track, Galle is indeed a place worth a stop. A quick walk through the chip-stone laid busy streets, you will discover the rich history of the colonial period and the natural beauty of the seascape. The carved wooden memorial dedicated to a former Commander of Galle, Abraham Samland  Galle’s major and oldest landmark is the massive Portuguese and Dutch Fort in which the central city is contained and its geographical location on world sea routes certainly made it an important port of call for centuries, between the Middle East and Orient. This is a ‘living’ fort unlike the one in Colombo which was torn down long ago, leaving ...

Oct 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder (JUNE 2022)   The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to win the first T20 played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores:    Sri Lanka – 128 in 19.3 Overs (Asalanka 38, Nissanka 36, Gunathilaka 26, Hazlewood 4/16, Starc 3/26, Richardson 1/22 Australia – 134 in 14 Overs (Warner 70no, Finch 61no) Player of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (Australia) The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets to win the second T20 played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores Sri Lanka – 124/9 in 20 Overs (Asalanka 39, K.Mendis 36, K. Richardson 4/30, J. Richardson 3/26, Maxwell 2/18) Australia –  126/7 in 17.5 Overs (Wade 26no, Finch 24, Warner 21, de Silva 4/33, Thushara 1/18, Chameera 1/31) Player of the Match: Matthew Wade (Australia) Sri Lanka have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a ...

Jul 1, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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Ticket sales for Sri Lanka – Aussie series from today-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan cricket series between Australia and Australia ‘A will commence on June 7. The Tickets for the upcoming matches between Sri Lanka and Australia can be purchased today from 9:30 a.m. at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (from June 8) and at Galle International Cricket Stadium (from June 26). Tickets can also be purchased online at www.srilankacricket.lk. Meanwhile, SLC already decided to open gates (free of charge) for the Sri Lanka A and Australia A Matches. The two ODIs of the A team will be held on June 8 and 10 at the SSC grounds followed by two four-day games (June 14 to 17 first four-day and June 21 to 24 second four-day game) at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. ...

Jun 6, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Charith Asalanka deprived of his TEST CAP though was the highest run getter in the ICC T20 WC – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka)   It is unfortunate as is deprived of his first TEST CAP in the first Test against scheduled to begin at the Galle International cricket stadium in Galle today Sunday. Charith Asalanka, who was Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, will not play for the first Test against West Indies, which will commence today (21) in Galle.In a press conference Dimuth Karunarane the skipper had said he will open with Pathum Nissanka whuile Dinesh Chandimal will keep wickets, which means that promising left-handed batsman Minod Bhanuka also misses out… ...

Nov 21, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , ,
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Galle voted world’s best cricket ground ahead of Lord’s By Rex Clementine  Source:- The Island Galle International Cricket Stadium has been voted as the best cricket ground in the world ahead of home of cricket – Lord’s and other leading international cricket grounds. In a survey conducted by cricket statistician Jarrod Kimber through twitter, an audience from all over the world voted and Galle earned the top price.  Galle became an international venue in 1998 and was the overwhelming favourites in the poll receiving almost double the amount than Lord’s in the final countdown. Galle secured 66% of the votes compared to Lord’s that polled 34%. London’s iconic cricket ground and Galle came to the final round after being shortlisted alongside MCG in Australia and Newlands in South Africa. ...

May 3, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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