Sri Lanka Under-17 Cricket Squad Departs for Pakistan Tour
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad for the Under-17 tour of Pakistan. The youth team is scheduled to depart for Pakistan on October 4, 2026.Match Schedule: During the tour, the Sri Lanka youth team is set to play five One-Day matches and one three-day match.Stevon Peiris (Captain) from S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, leads the team.Sandaru Malshan (Vice-Captain) from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama, serves as the vice-captain. The 15-member squad includes the following players: Methuka Gunaratne (S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia), Yenula Hewavitharana (St. Anthony's College, Kandy), Shannon Silva (De Mazenod College, Kandana), Reshon Solomons (S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia), Chenuka Dodangoda (Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte), Mahiru Kodithuwakku (Royal College, Colombo), Thisanga Perera (St. Joseph's College, Colombo), Shashith Bandara (Dharmaraja College, Kandy), Tharuka Samanjith (Sri Sumangala College, Panadura), Chenul Hatharasinghe (Debarawewa Central College), Adheesha Lakshan (St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa), Raveen Sachintha (S. Thomas' College, Matara), and Kalindu Sachinthana (St. Andrew's College, Puttalam).
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s Cricket Team Wins Match on the Final Ball
The Sri Lanka team won by 4 wickets today in their match against Bangladesh during the Under-19 Girls' T20 Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament.The match took place in Faisalabad, Pakistan.Batting first, Bangladesh scored 119 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.Captain Sadia Islam scored 39 runs.Chasing a target of 120 runs, the Sri Lanka team reached the target for the loss of 6 wickets by the end of the 20 overs.Sanjana Kavindi scored 48 runs.Vimoksha Balasuriya scored 21 runs.Girls' teams from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are participating in this tournament.
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Pakistan squads announced for Sri Lanka T20Is and ODI tri-series
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced Pakistan men’s squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and the ODI tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka. Right-handed opening batter Sahibzada Farhan, who led Pakistan in the recently concluded Asian Games will lead Pakistan in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue as captain of the ODI side for the tri-series. The T20I series will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with the opening match scheduled for 9 October. The second and third T20Is will be played on 11 and 13 October, respectively. Following the T20I series, Pakistan will feature in a seven-match ODI tri-series alongside England and Sri Lanka. Rawalpindi will host the opening three matches, before the tournament moves to Lahore for the remaining league matches and the final. 15-member T20I squad: Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan and Sufiyan Moqim 16-member ODI squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad...
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Despite ending the tournament with a win, Sri Lanka still has a long way to go in the Asian rugby arena.
The Sri Lankan team concluded their campaign at the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament—part of the 20th Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan—by securing a brilliant victory in the match for 7th place. The Sri Lankan players achieved a commanding 40–5 win against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Although the team did not quite reach its peak potential throughout the tournament, this performance in the final match demonstrated the true capabilities of the Sri Lankan rugby squad. Scoring 40 points while restricting their opponents to just 5 highlighted the team's potent attacking power and the effectiveness of their defensive strategies.However, finishing in 7th place indicates that further advancements in strategy and planning are essential if the team is to compete neck-and-neck with the top teams in Asia.
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