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Tom Latham

Devon Conway

Kane Williamson

Henry Nicholls

Daryl Mitchell

Tom Blundell (W)

Michael Bracewell

Tim Southee (C)

Matt Henry

Neil Wagner

Blair Tickner

Sri Lanka

Oshada Fernando

Dimuth Karunaratne (C)

Kusal Mendis

Niroshan Dickwella (W)

Angelo Mathews

Dhananjaya de Silva

Dinesh Chandimal

Kasun Rajitha

Asitha Fernando

Prabath Jayasuriya

Lahiru Kumara

Adithya Ashok

Ajaz Yunus Patel

Benjamin Vincent Sears

Bevon-John Jacobs

Cole Edward McConchie

Dane Cleaver

Daryl Joseph Mitchell

Devon Philip Conway

Finnley Hugh Allen

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Henry Michael Nicholls

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Jacob Andrew Duffy

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham

Jayden Richard Lennox

Joshua Andrew Clarkson

Kane Stuart Williamson

Katene Dalton Clarke

Kristian David Charles Clarke

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Matthew James Henry

Michael Gordon Bracewell

Michael David Rae

Mitchell James Hay

Mitchell Josef Santner

Nathan Gregory Smith

Nicholas Frederick Kelly

Rachin Ravindra

Timothy Blake Robinson

Tim Louis Seifert

Thomas Ackland Blundell

Thomas William Maxwell Latham

William Alexander Young

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

Cricket

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2023

<p>With few hours left in Day 5’s play at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad, India qualified for World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 final.

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India qualify for WTC final without a win in Ahmedabad Test, brave Kane Williamson guides New Zealand to win off final ball

<p>Courtesy of Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathew's 14th Test hundred, the Islanders put 302 runs on the board for their rivals New Zealand to chase down on Day 5 of the first Test of the two-match home series in Christchurch.

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NZ vs SL: New Zealand need to chase down tough target set by Sri Lanka to hand India saving grace for WTC final

<p>There have been a few spectacular crowd catches over the decades but on Day 3 of first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka witnessed one of the best.

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Watch | Best crowd catch ever? Spectator sprints and takes a one-handed stunner during NZ vs SL 1st Test

<p>While India are struggling to seal their World Test Championship (WTC) final spot, Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka are making Indian fans nervous after top-notch performances on first two days of Christchurch Test.

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NZ vs SL 1st Test: Sri Lankan pacers make New Zealand batters dance to their tunes, threaten India's WTC final qualification chances

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Hansi Flick called it a “crazy game” as FC Barcelona crushed Newcastle United to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Flick admits Barcelona struggled in first half but dominated after the break.

 Barça eye potential quarter-final clash with Atlético Madrid.

Hansi Flick, Head Coach of FC Barcelona, gestures during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC at Camp Nou on March 18, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Robert Lewandowski broke Lionel Messi’s record as FC Barcelona thrashed Newcastle United to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Lewandowski becomes first player to score against 41 UCL opponents, surpassing Messi.

Barcelona seal a dominant 8-3 aggregate win to book quarter-final spot.

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Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski scored braces in Barcelona’s dominant win.

Barcelona seal an emphatic 8-3 aggregate victory to reach the quarter-finals.

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Golden State Warriors will be without Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler ahead of their National Basketball Association clash against the Boston Celtics.

Stephen Curry ruled out for 19th straight game due to knee issue.

Multiple Warriors players sidelined, while Draymond Green available and Gary Payton II probable.

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during a break in the action in the fourth quarter of the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2026 in New York City.

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Boston Celtics head into their clash against the Golden State Warriors with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown available, while Nikola Vučević remains sidelined.

Tatum and Brown cleared to play as Celtics face Warriors.

Nikola Vučević ruled out after surgery for finger fracture.

Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics gestures after making a three point basket against the Phoenix Suns during the first quarter at TD Garden on March 16, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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India qualify for WTC final without a win in Ahmedabad Test, brave Kane Williamson guides New Zealand to win off final ball

NZ vs SL: New Zealand need to chase down tough target set by Sri Lanka to hand India saving grace for WTC final

Watch | Best crowd catch ever? Spectator sprints and takes a one-handed stunner during NZ vs SL 1st Test