Sri Lanka women in grand win over Australia image Source:-dailynews Source:-dailynews.lk Sri Lanka women’s team showed fighting spirit as they recorded a thrilling seven run victory over Australia in their under 19 Tri nation T-20 cricket series fixture played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International cricket Stadium yesterday. The opening fixture of this tournament Sri Lanka led by Manudi Nanayakkara gave a superb performances to beat Aussie lasses in a close fight . In fact Sri Lanka and Australia both teams made low scores yesterday while Sri Lanka team limited to 117 for 6 wickets in their 20 overs but Sri Lankan lasses very well defended that score and Aussies had to be satisfied with 110 for 5 wickets in 20 overs and Sri Lanka team coached by Mahesh Weerasinghe had a morale booster with this opening game victory Sri Lanka women’s made a slow start by openers Dewmi Wijeratne (15) and ...

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Lanka Premier League 2021 to be postponed Source:Island The 2021 season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday (July 9). The second edition of the T20 tournament, scheduled to be held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota from July 30 to August 22, will now be held from November 19 to December 12, 2021, although the organisers have multiple obstacles to cross before that. The immediate reason attributed for the postponement is the absence of foreign players but there are quite a few other issues plaguing the joint venture of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Dubai-based Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG), the rights holders of the LPL. ...

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MRICS hosting matches after three years Source:Dailynews Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS), one of the most picturesque grounds in the country will host a match after almost three years, and Sri Lankan cricket fans will experience live cricket after almost eight months. This all-important tournament became a reality due to the untiring efforts of the president of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva and his team of dedicated officials. After several hiccups LPL got the green light thanks to the Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, who played a pivotal role to obtain clearance from the health authorities followed the approval from the Head and the Deputy Head of State. A total of 23 matches will be played in the newly laid center wickets (ten in number) laid for the purpose of this tourney. Two matches will be staged on each of these wickets, which according to experts, is likely to turn ...

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