Sri Lanka women cricketers meet Kenya today-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Women’s head coach Hashan Tillakaratne giving instructions to skipper Chamari Atapattu. Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan women’s cricket team led by Chamari Atapattu will meet Kenya in their second game of the Commonwealth qualifier cricket tournament today (20) at Kinrara Oval grounds in Malaysia. In the first match, Sri Lanka won by 109 runs against Scotland and the players are ready to take the second challenge today said skipper Chamari Atapattu. The skipper led from the front by scoring 86 in 45 balls innings which consisted of 13 fours and two sixes. The left-hander who got the opportunity to take part in the Women’s big bash league last November was in top form and strengthen the side with her experience. Atapattu won the Player of the Match award at the first match against Scotland last Tuesday but chose instead to dedicate her award ...

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Destiny of progress in women’s cricket rests in hands of Hashan and Apsari duo  – By Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) The fate of Sri Lanka women’s cricket is now in the hands of former Sri Lanka Test cricketer  Hashan Tillakaratne the new head coach of the women’s cricket team , his wife Apsari  Tillakaratne who hunted for flair available in very remote areas in meeting school Principals which she did tirelessly until this June when her contract expired .During this period Apsari succeeded in the outstations  evolution and fostering cricket amongst mostly the rural schools, Hashan is the Head Coach of the national cricket team preparing them for the international matches ahead.It has been confirmed that via Apsari’s intervention eight young girls were able to be selected to the squad of 17 players.Due to the Covid-19 scare the preliminary qualifying matches in Harare were cancelled before  the women’s WC ...

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Hashan Tillakaratne appointed Head Coach of SL Women’s Cricket Team Hashan Tillakaratne will play a pivotal role as Women’s Head Coach Source:Dailynews Former Sri Lanka cricketer Hashan Tillakaratne has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team. His appointment was confirmed to the Daily News yesterday by a senior official of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The 53-year-old will play a pivotal role as Head Coach and is likely to serve in this capacity for a couple years from immediate effect. He was earlier appointed as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 Cricket Team and later he was attached to the High-Performance Unit of SLC. ...

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Guy de Alwis – Fearless and forthright-by Rex Clementine Former wicketkeeper batsman’s eighth death anniversary today Source:Island Today falls the eighth death anniversary of one of Sri Lankan cricket’s early heroes – Guy De Alwis. A swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman, De Alwis made his Test debut in 1983 in Christchurch along with six other players after the national team had been depleted following the rebel tour to South Africa. De Alwis was a regular member of the side in 1980s and his finest moment with the bat came in the 1983 World Cup when he posted back to back half-centuries, needless to say in double quick time. As a schoolboy, De Alwis represented S. Thomas’ College and made an immediate impression making a half-century in his first Royal-Thomian encounter following in the footsteps of another fine Thomian wicket-keeper batsman – Ajit Jayasekara. ...

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