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Theekshana,Hasaranga,spin and pace of Lahiru give Sri Lanka a seven-wicket comprehensive win – By Sunil Thenabadu Maheesh Theekshana struck with his first ball of the tournament Photo courtesy: CRICINFO Brief scores…. Sri Lanka 100 for 3 (Rajapaksa 42*, Fernando 30*) beat Namibia 96 (Craig Williams 29, Theekshana 3-25, Kumara 2-9) by seven wickets Sri Lanka commenced the first phase of the ICC T 20 , 2021 tournament with a comprehensive seven wickets win with a healthy run rate having notched up 100 for loss of only three wickets in 13.3 overs in reply to Associate Member Namibia’s paltry total of 96 runs made in 19.3 overs.Of course it has to be said that side Namibia are not just push overs as they have had a wonderful past record in T 20’s ,the side includes some talented experienced lot Dasun Shanaka having won the flip had no hesitation in inviting Namibia to bat.The opening pair ...

Oct 19, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dinesh Chamdimal, ICC T 20, Maheesh Theekshana, Sri Lanka, Sunil Thenabadu

Day 2 ICC WC T 20 ,2021 – Curtis Campher bags four in four as Ireland demolish Netherlands by seven wickets with 27 balls remaining – by Sunil Thenabadu Curtis Campher became the third man to take four wickets in four balls in men’s T20Is Photo source :CRICINFO Brief scores Ireland 107 for 3 ( Gareth Delany 44, Paul Stirling 30*, Klaassen 1-18) beat Netherlands 106 ( Max O’Dowd 51, Curtis Campher 4-26,Mmark Adair 3-9) by seven wickets Scotland skipper winning the flip opted to field in the Group A first phase match played in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Netherlands were gradually building up a respectable total .But disaster struck when Curtis Campher playing only in his fifth T 20 in his second over and tenth over in the innings bowling right arm medium swing captured four wickets in four balls was instrumental in the drubbing of the Netherlands .This was a record hattrick first in ...

Oct 19, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Colin Ackermann, ICC WC, Lasith Malinga, LBW, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards, Sunil Thenabadu

Sri Lanka will qualify, but can they perform well in second phase of the tournament to the semi- final’s stage? – by Sunil Thenabadu (Brisbane – eLanka Sports editor) Today is ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Day 2 Photo Source: Island The name of Sri Lanka the small island in the Indian ocean became known to many after we won the PLUM of cricket ,the ICC World Cup in the year 1996.This was the era when Sri Lanka’s cricket was at it’s peak when so many passionate, obsessive fans began to follow the game to throng to cricket grounds to support the team. During this era and thereafter Sri Lanka cricket team was a force to be reckoned with beating many top teams and also etching our performance in record books. Today Sri Lanka holds many world records, VIZ., the highest team total for an inning in Test cricket, highest ...

Oct 18, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Akila Dhananjaya, Chamika Karunaratne, Das, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, ICC World Cup, Kusal Janith Perera, Mahamudullah, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahim, Soumya, Sunil Thenabadu, United Arab Emirates

eLanka Newsletter – 17th October 2021 – 5th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “COUNTRY ROYALTY” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka need to qualify for a berth in Group 1, to enter Super 12 – T20 WC – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Felicitation Ceremony – paying tributes to Dr. Siri Kannangara, Dr. Shelton Premarathne, Dr. Don Wickrama & Dr. Seneviratne Banda – 20th March 2022 (Sydney event) Ape Kollo අපේ කොල්ලෝ | T20I World Cup Sri Lanka Official Song | #ApeKollo Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs – Rajeev de Silva – eLanka’s Lawrence Machado catches up YouTube channel “Panshu” launched by the Walpola Rahula Institute; A fertile environment for critical thinking By Raj Gonsalkorale Grocery Voucher Support Program – SLA Shiromi of “Kondanamagena” fame, 50 years celebrity in Canada by Sunil Thenabadu Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo ...

Oct 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged Aditya Abeysinghe, Dr. Harold Gunatillake, eLanka Newsletter, Raj Rajaratnam, Sunil Thenabadu

US Open Grand slam champs Great Britain’s Raducanu and Russian Medvedev crash out of Indian Wells – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Emma Raducanu-Danil Medvedev Photo courtesy Sunday Observer The most recent Grand Slam tennis champions of the first time in the recently concluded US Open tennis championship British player Emma Raducanu and Russian Daniil Medvedev were knocked out of the ATP and WTA Indian Wells Masters this week. Medvedev lost to 23rd seed Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 while Raducanu also lost a three-setter to Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich who is ranked 100th in the women’s category. Both were playing in the tournament in the Indian Wells . Medvedev, who won his first Grand Slam title last month at Flushing Meadows, hadn’t lost a set heading into the fourth round but dropped eight straight games against Dimitrov for a surprisingly early exit. Medvedev did not take a break after his emotional US ...

Oct 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic, Sunil Thenabadu

Sri Lanka demands to capitalise on the ‘wealth’ in water sports to entice tourists – By Sunil Thenabadu (Sports Editor – eLanka) in Brisbane, Australia Ramesh Silva is currently a senior deckhand in a hatch owned by a billionaire UK businessman Ramesh Silva has been working as a senior deckhand in a hatch, owned by a billionaire UK businessman, since 2007. According to Silva, the water sports industry is a fast-growing one worldwide with many preferring to be water sports instructors whilst making it a career choice. “This is one of the most vital segments that the Sri Lankan authorities need to focus on, in order to improve tourism, given the abundance of the natural ocean surrounding the country,” points out Silva. Silva is also of the opinion that the authorities here also need to create awareness of the potential revenue that could be generated by emulating the kind of ...

Oct 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Ceylon Tourist Board, Ramesh Silva, Sri Lanka’s tourist industry, Sunil Thenabadu, water sports industry

Sri Lanka need to qualify for a berth in Group 1, to enter Super 12 – T20 WC – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane The T20 WC is scheduled between 17th October and 14th November in UAE and Oman will be the seventh edition of ICC WC T 20 which began in year 2007.Sri Lanka had won in year 2014 and twice in 2009 and 2012 been the runners up. But unfortunately in this edition Sri Lanka owing to low rankings of the ICC has to qualify to be included in Group A which includes Namibia,The Netherlands and Ireland.The two top seeds from Group A will enter Group 1 of the Super 12 stage along with Australia,England, South Africa and West Indies. While the second team from Group A, Oman,Papua New Guinea,Bangladesh and Scotland will enter Group 2 with Afghanistan, India,New Zealand and Pakistan.The preliminary matches will begin on the 17th October. Sri Lanka ...

Oct 15, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Australia, England, ICC, South Africa., Sunil Thenabadu, T20 WC

Shiromi of “Kondanamagena” fame, 50 years celebrity in Canada by Sunil Thenabadu The child singing prodigy Shiromi Fernando, born in year 1960 ‘Baby Shiromi” celebrity domiciled in Canada is planning to commemorate her golden milestone in singing since coming to fame in year 1971 with her ‘kondenamagena’ song recorded for the Sooriya label. The lyrics and music compositions of this song and three other songs ‘Amma Pembara Amma’,’Sakala Bujan”,and Handa Haami’ recorded together in a disc under famous Soorya label which were sold then, as hot cakes at the Children’s book shop. This was a feather in the cap for the eleven year old Shiromi as her disc was grabbed by music enthusiasts when in the same era with discs of songs sung by then famous artistes reminiscing, The Moonstones, Dharmaratne Brothers.Mendis Foursome,Golden Chimes,Samanalayo,La Bambas,Three Sisters,Spit Fires, esteemed individual artistes like MS Fernando,Paul Fernando,AE Manoharan,Priya Suriyasena,Milton Mallawarachchi,Dalrene Arnolda etc.All of ...

Oct 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged AE Manoharan, Dalrene Arnolda, Golden Chimes, Kondanamagena, La Bambas, Mendis Foursome, Milton Mallawarachchi, MS Fernando, Paul Fernando, Priya Suriyasena, Radio programme Handamama, Samanalayo, Shiromi Fernando, Spit Fires, Sunil Thenabadu, Three Sisters

Most Venerable Agga Maha Panditha Rajakeeya Weligama Gnanarathana Maha Nayaka Thera: Equipped with bliss of serenity. By Sunil Thenabadu The Mahanayake of the Amarapura Nikaya, Dharmarakshita Sector, Chief Incumbent of Ratmalana Mallikaramaya temple Agga Maha Panditha Rajakeeya Welgama Gnanarathana Thera passed away in the year 2014 at the age of 101 years. The appointment of the Most Venerable Agga Panditha Rajakeeya Weligama Gnanaratana Thera as the Mahanayake Thera of the Dharmarakshita chapter of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya was unanimously announced by the Executive Sangha Committee of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya on September 12, 2003, a position vacated with the demise of the Most Venerable Agga Maha Panditha Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayake Thera. The Mahanayake Thera was until then the Anu Nayaka Mahanayake Thera for 47 long years. The Thera received the Aktha Patra disclosing the origins which elaborate in detail on the Thera’s colossal contribution to the Sasana from Prime Minister ...

Oct 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Agga Maha Panditha Rajakeeya Welgama Gnanarathana Thera, Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Buddhist University of Anuradhapura, Buddhists, Nirvana, Sunil Thenabadu, The Mahanayake of the Amarapura Nikaya

Yevin and Tiyara phenomenal golfing siblings “Down Under” Teenage siblings Yevin and Tiyara Samararatna of Sri Lankan origin with innate talent are already versatile golf prodigies ‘Down Under’ having triumphed in many local competitions in Brisbane other state golf tournaments in boys/girls categories. Tiyara has prolifically shadowed elder brother Yevin, just turned seventeen years. Both were advised by coaches to commence participating in 18 hole competitions at relatively young ages. For all young golfers, the motivation is to lower their best scores. However no golfer is never satisfied 100% with his or her game even when they shoot a great score.This is how siblings Yevin and Tiyara have developed golf skills. The success of an exceptional golfer is not measured alone by hoisting a trophy. For many it is not to just play the game on a regular basis but to be consistent in it via a list of traits ...

Oct 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Sunil Thenabadu, Tiyara Samararatna