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Unstoppable Kamindu Mendis registers incredible record in Galle

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7 months 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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SL ranks 9th at U18 Asian Youth Athletics C’ships

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1 day ago

April 19, 2025

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Sri Lanka won another silver medal in the U18 Asian Youth Athletics Championships held in Saudi Arabia, this time in the women’s mixed relay event.

The Sri Lankan athletes clocked 2:14.25 minutes, setting a Sri Lankan youth record.

China claimed the gold medal with a time of 2:11:11 minutes, while Thailand won the bronze with a time of 2:15:00 minutes.

The four-day competition, organized by the Asian Athletics Federation, concluded yesterday (April 18) in Qatif.

Sri Lanka finished 9th in the overall medal standings, with a total of eight medals — one gold, three silver, and four bronze. It was also one of only 19 countries to win at least one medal.

China topped the overall medal standings with 19 gold, 12 silver and 5 bronze medals while Japan came in second with 3 gold, 3 silver and one bronze medal.

Host Saudi Arabia came in third place with 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals.

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Dasun Shanaka gets IPL call up

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2 days ago

April 18, 2025

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Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka has received a call-up to join the Gujarat Titans in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, replacing the injured Glenn Phillips.

The Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, have signed Shanaka for INR 7.5 million (over LKR 25 million).

Shanaka has played only one season of the IPL so far, when he got three games for GT, scored only 26 runs and didn’t get to bowl at all two seasons ago.

Phillips had picked up a groin injury while fielding against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad just over ten days ago, and was later ruled out of the tournament to head back home to New Zealand.

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SL U-19 squad for Youth ODIs, named

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3 days ago

April 17, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket’s Junior Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad for the first two Youth One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the touring Bangladesh Under-19 team.

The matches will be held from April 24 – May 08.