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Kamindu Mendis equals Don Bradman’s record

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8 months ago

September 27, 2024

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Sri Lanka’s new batting sensation Kamindu Mendis became the fastest Asian to five Test centuries on Friday (Sep. 27) as he scored a hundred on Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand. Mendis broke the record of Pakistan’s Fawad Alam who had scored five Test centuries in 22 innings.

The 25-year-old from Sri Lanka has scored his fifth Test hundred in just 13 innings.

Mendis is now joint-fourth fastest in the all-time list of fastest batters to five Test centuries. The Sri Lankan batter is also the joint-fourth fastest in the history of cricket to get to five Test hundreds. With his latest Test century, Mendis levelled Australian batting great Don Bradman and West Indies legend, George Headley.

On Day 1 of the ongoing Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand which is being played at the Galle International Stadium, Mendis had created a world record for the most successive fifty-plus scores since debut. He has eight fifty-plus scores since making his debut against Australia in 2022.

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SLC postpones 03 domestic tournaments

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2 days ago

May 30, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the postponement of domestic tournaments due to the inclement weather conditions experienced in Sri Lanka.

According to a statement by the SLC, the decision to postpone the ongoing domestic tournaments has been taken by the SLC’s Tournament Committee.

The affected tournaments are :
– The Major Club T20 Tournament
– Tier ‘B’ T20 Tournament
– Governors Trophy

Sri Lanka Cricket further said that the revised schedules will be announced in due course.

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Galle Marvels owner gets sentenced

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2 days ago

May 29, 2025

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Prem Thakkar, the Indian owner of the Galle Marvels franchise in the Lanka T10 League, has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 10 years, after pleading guilty to a match-fixing charge under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Offences Related to Sports Act.

Thakkar was also fined Rs. 6 million and ordered to pay Rs. 1 million in compensation. In addition, the Kandy High Court has granted a request by the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit to download and examine data from Thakkar’s mobile phone as part of ongoing investigations.

The Attorney General filed the indictment earlier this year, accusing Thakkar of attempting to corrupt West Indies cricketer Andre Fletcher by offering him incentives to influence the outcome of a game involving Galle Marvels during the Lanka T10 League in December 2024.

(newswire.lk)

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Kalinga wins bronze at Asian Athletics C’ship

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4 days ago

May 28, 2025

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Sri Lankan athlete Kalinga Kumarage has won the bronze medal in the Men’s 400m event at the Asian Athletics Championship 2025, held in Gumi, South Korea.

Kumarage finished clocking 45.55 seconds.

The gold and silver medals were won by Qatar and Japan respectively.