Sports Diary for this week - November 13-19

Sri Lanka’s elite SLR Inter-Club Rugby League Championship for the 2025/26 season will kickoff this Friday, with the matches between Havelocks SC and Navy SC at Havelock Park and CH&FC vs Police SC at Racecourse on Friday (14), followed by two more games on Saturday (15).

The One Day International (ODI) series between hosts Pakistan and Sri Lanka will continue with the second game on Tuesday (13) at Rawalpindi, followed by the third and final game at the same venue on Saturday (15), before Zimbabwe joins for a T20 Tri-Nation Series that begins next Wednesday (19).

Sri Lanka ‘A’ will begin their ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025 campaign with the match against Bangladesh ‘A’ at Doha, Qatar on Saturday (15).

In addition, happenings in sports around the world are also listed.

Local Sports

Thursday (13)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

• Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (2nd ODI) at Rawalpindi (10:30am)

Friday (14)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Pakistan ‘A’ vs Oman at Doha, Qatar (12:00noon)
• India ‘A’ vs UAE at Doha, Qatar (5:00pm)

Rugby:

SLR Inter-Club League 2025/26

• Havelocks vs Navy SC at Havelock Park (4:00pm)
• CH&FC vs Police SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)

Saturday (15)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

• Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (3rd ODI) at Rawalpindi (10:30am)

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Bangladesh ‘A’ vs Hong Kong at Doha, Qatar (12:00noon)
• Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Afghanistan ‘A’ at Doha, Qatar (5:00pm)

MCA Division ‘D’ 50-over Tournament

• Peoples Leasing vs Central Finance at Wijerama Mawatha (9:45am)
• Melwire Rolling vs Nation Trust Bank at University ground, Colombo (9:45am)

Rugby:

SLR Inter-Club League 2025/26

• Air Force SC vs Army SC at Ratmalana (4:00pm)
• Sri Lions vs CR&FC at Longdon Place (4:00pm)

Sunday (16)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• UAE vs Oman at Doha, Qatar (3:00pm)
• India ‘A’ vs Pakistan ‘A’ at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

MCA Division ‘D’ 50-over Tournament

• Seylan Bank ‘A’ vs Dialog Axiata at MCA (9:45am)
• Yokohama TWS vs George Steuart Health at Darley Road (9:45am)
• Power Hand Plantation vs RevoCare General Ins at University ground, Colombo (9:45am)
• English Tea Shop vs Ceylinco General Ins at Wijerama Mawatha (9:45am)

Monday (17)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Hong Kong at Doha, Qatar (12:30pm)
• Bangladesh ‘A’ vs Afghanistan ‘A’ at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

Tuesday (18)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Pakistan ‘A’ vs UAE at Doha, Qatar (3:00pm)
• India ‘A’ vs Oman at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

Wednesday (19)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Tri-Series) at Rawalpindi (10:00am)

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Afghanistan ‘A’ vs Hong Kong at Doha, Qatar (3:00pm)
• Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Bangladesh ‘A’ at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

World Sports

Thursday (13)

Tennis:

• ATP Finals, Turin

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs West Indies (5th T20) at Dunedin
• Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (2nd ODI) at Rawalpindi
• Bangladesh vs Ireland (1st Test) at Sylhet

Golf:

• European Tour's World Tour Championship in Dubai
• LPGA Tour's The Annika in Florida

Friday (14)

Tennis:

• ATP Finals, Turin

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Ireland (1st Test) at Sylhet

Figure Skating:

• ISU Skate America, Lake Placid

Golf:

• European Tour's World Tour Championship in Dubai
• LPGA Tour's The Annika in Florida

Saturday (15)

Football:

• UEFA World Cup qualifiers

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Ireland (1st Test) at Sylhet
• India vs South Africa (1st Test) at Eden Gardens
• Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (3rd ODI) at Rawalpindi

Tennis:

• ATP Finals, Turin

Golf:

• European Tour's World Tour Championship in Dubai
• LPGA Tour's The Annika in Florida

Rugby:

• Italy vs South Africa in Turin
• England vs New Zealand in London
• Wales vs Japan in Cardiff
• Ireland vs Australia in Dublin
• France vs Fiji in Bordeaux

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland

Figure Skating:

• ISU Skate America, Lake Placid

Sunday (16)

Football:

• CAF and UEFA World Cup qualifiers

Cricket:

• India vs South Africa (1st Test) at Eden Gardens
• New Zealand vs West Indies (1st ODI) at Christchurch

Tennis:

• ATP Finals, Turin

Golf:

• European Tour's World Tour Championship in Dubai
• LPGA Tour's The Annika in Florida

Rugby:

• Scotland vs Argentina in Edinburgh

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland

Figure Skating:

• ISU Skate America, Lake Placid

Motorcycling:

• Season-ending Valencia MotoGP

Monday (17)

Football:

• UEFA World Cup qualifiers

Cricket:

• India vs South Africa (1st Test) at Eden Gardens
• Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (T20 Tri-Series) at Rawalpindi

Tuesday (18)

Football:

• AFC and UEFA World Cup qualifiers

Cricket:

• India vs South Africa (1st Test) at Eden Gardens

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy

Wednesday (19)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Ireland (2nd Test) at Mirpur
• New Zealand vs West Indies (2nd ODI) at Napier
• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (T20 Tri-Series) at Rawalpindi

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy