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Unstoppable Kamindu Mendis registers incredible record in Galle

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2 weeks ago

September 26, 2024

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Kamindu Mendis’ dream run in Test cricket continued as he added another half-century to make it eight scores of fifty or more in succession in Test cricket.

No one in the history of the game has made fifty-plus scores in each of their first eight Test matches.

Coming in at No.5 in the second Test against New Zealand in Galle, Mendis was once again in his elements with Angelo Mathews offering strong support at the other end. Mendis was the aggressor in the partnership, bringing up his half-century off just 53 balls.

Dinesh Chandimal’s century had put Sri Lanka on top in Galle before Mendis once again played a steady hand from the middle-order.

Consistency has been a hallmark of Mendis’ Test career so far, with his string of fifty-plus scores in his first eight Tests being unprecedented in the game’s history.

Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel had made fifty-plus scores in each of his first seven Test matches, which was the record until Mendis equalled him in the last Test.

Sri Lanka finished the day in a dominant position on 306/3 with Mathews and Mendis involved in an unbeaten stand of 85 runs.

Sri Lanka are 1-0 ahead in the ICC World Test Championship series after their win at the same venue earlier in the week.

(ICC)

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Nadal confirms retirement

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3 days ago

October 10, 2024

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Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis at the end of this season.
The 38-year-old will represent Spain in his final appearance at next month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.

Nadal has barely played over the past two seasons because of injuries and suggested last year he could retire at the end of the 2024 season.

In a video message released on Thursday, Nadal said: “I am here to let you know I am retiring from professional tennis.

“The reality is that it has been some difficult years, the last two especially.

“I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations.”

Nadal retires as the second-most successful men’s singles player of all time, behind only long-time rival Novak Djokovic.

Dubbed the ‘King of Clay’, Nadal won the French Open singles title a record 14 times, winning 112 of his 116 major matches at Roland Garros.

Nadal is also a four-time US Open champion and won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon twice.

He also won Olympic singles and doubles gold and helped Spain to five Davis Cup titles, most recently in 2019.

Alongside enduring rivals Djokovic and 20-time major champion Roger Federer, Nadal formed the ‘Big Three’ that dominated the men’s game from the early 2000s and drew in legions of fans.

(BBC Sport)

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Sri Lanka announces 17-member squad for T20I series

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4 days ago

October 9, 2024

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The 17-member Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies has been approved by Prime Minister and Minister of Sports Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. The matches are scheduled to take place in Dambulla on October 13, 15, and 17.

Sri Lanka Squad:
1. Charith Asalanka (Captain)
2. Pathum Nissanka
3. Kusal Mendis
4. Kusal Janith Perera
5. Kamindu Mendis
6. Dinesh Chandimal
7. Avishka Fernando
8. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
9. Wanindu Hasaranga
10. Maheesh Theekshana
11. Dunith Wellalage
12. Jeffrey Vandersay
13. Chamidu Wickramasinghe
14. Nuwan Thushara
15. Matheesha Pathirana
16. Binura Fernando
17. Asitha Fernando

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Warrant issued to arrest Upul Tharanga

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5 days ago

October 8, 2024

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The Matale High Court has issued a warrant against Upul Tharanga, Chairman of the Selection Committee at Sri Lanka Cricket, for failing to appear in court today (Oct. 08).

The warrant pertains to a match-fixing case that Tharanga himself had filed a complaint over related to the Legends League tournament played in Kandy.

Upul Tharanga is currently in the US playing in a franchise cricket tournament.