Sports Diary for this week

The fifth edition of Sri Lanka’s franchise cricket competition with international flavour, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will reach the final stages at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS) in Colombo, where four matches are scheduled to be played over the weekend.

The top four teams will advance, with teams seeded first and second are set to play in the first qualifier, while the third and fourth seed teams are set to clash in the only eliminator.

The loser of the first qualifier and the winner of the eliminator will play in the second qualifier, where the winner will meet the winner of the first qualifier in the LPL final to be played on Sunday (20).

The Dialog Schools Rugby League continues with the sixth week fixtures with four matches scheduled for Friday (19), and three on Sunday (21). Saturday (20) being a poya holiday, only one match has been scheduled.

The ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024, where eight teams will battle out for the regional T20 silverware, begins on Friday (19) at Dambulla. A total of 12 matches will be played through the weekend, before reaching the final stage.

Sri Lanka Under-19s, who are currently touring England, are playing the second and final Youth Test from next Tuesday at Cheltenham. The match ends on Friday.  

The 48th National Sports Festival, which began on Wednesday (17), will end on Friday (19) at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Lanka Premier League 2024

Thursday (18)

• Qualifier 1 at RPICS, Colombo (3:00pm)
• Eliminator 1 at RPICS, Colombo (7:30pm)

Saturday (20)

• Qualifier 2 at RPICS, Colombo (7:30pm)

Sunday (21)

• Final at RPICS, Colombo (7:30pm)

Women’s Asia Cup 2024

Friday (19)

• Nepal vs UAE at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• India vs Pakistan at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Saturday (20)

• Malaysia vs Thailand at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Sunday (21)

• India vs UAE at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• Nepal vs Pakistan at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Monday (22)

• Sri Lanka vs Malaysia at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• Bangladesh vs Thailand at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Tuesday (23)

• Pakistan vs UAE at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• India vs Nepal at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Wednesday (24)

• Bangladesh vs Malaysia at Dambulla (2:00pm)
• Sri Lanka vs Thailand at Dambulla (7:00pm)

Sri Lanka U19s Tour of England

Tuesday (16) to Friday (19)

• 2nd Youth Test: England U-19s vs Sri Lanka U-19s at Cheltenham (3:30pm)

School Rugby League 2024

Friday (19)

• St. Peter’s College vs Zahira College at Bambalapitiya (4:00pm)
• Trinity College vs St. Anthony’s College at Pallekele (4:00pm)
• St. Joseph’s College vs Royal College at Havelock Park (4:00pm)
• Wesley College vs Kingswood College at Campbell Park (4:00pm)

Sunday (21)

• Dharmaraja College vs Science College at Pallekele (4:00pm)
• D.S. Senanayake College vs Isipathana College at Sugathadasa Stadium (4:00pm)
• Vidyartha College vs Thurstan College at Nittawela (4:00pm)
• S. Thomas’ College vs Sri Sumangala College at Mt. Lavinia (4:00pm)

Athletics

Thursday (18) and Friday (19)

• National Sports Festival at Sugathadasa Stadium