Tharushi Karunaratne beats Neighbour, India & Host, China to win the First Gold Medal for Team Sri Lanka In Hangzhou. Then Anchors the Relay Team for maiden medal at Asian Games with New Sri Lanka Record

OCA 19th Summer Asian Games 2022

OCA 19th Summer Asian Games 2022 – Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China – 12th Day

Athletics : Women – 800 M – Final
01st – Tharushi Karunaratne 02 min 03.20 sec – youngest in the final. First Gold Medal for Team Sri Lanka in Hangzhou
02nd – Harmilan Bains ( India ) 02. 03. 75
03rd – Chunyu Wang ( China ) 02. 03.90
08th – Gayanthika Abeyratne 02 min 05.87 sec

Women :
4 x 400 M – Final – Lane 02
03rd – 03 mts 30.88 sec New Sri Lanka Record
Nadeesha Ramanayake, Jayeshi Uththara, Sayuri Mendis, Tharushi Karunaratne
01st – Bahrain – 03 mts 27.65 sec Games Record
02nd – India – 03 mts 27.85 sec

Men : 4 X 400 M – Final – Lane 06
03rd – 03 min 02.55 sec
Aruna Dharshana, Pabasara Niku, Rajitha Rajakaruna, Kalinga Kumarage
01st – India – 03 min 01.58 sec
02nd – Qatar – 03 min 02.05 sec

Badminton :
Men – Singles – Round of 16
Viren Nettasinghe lost to Tien-Chen Chou ( Chinese Taipei ) 0 – 2 ( 16 – 21, 10 – 21 )

Cricket : Men – Quarter Final
Afghanistan bt Sri Lanka by 08 runs Afghanistan put into bat, 116 / 10 – ( 18.3 overs ) Noor Ali Zadran 51 ( 1×6, 6×4, 52 balls ), Shahidullah Kamal 23, Mohammad Shahzad 20, Extras 10 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 24 runs – first 06 overs : 22 / 1, 10 overs : 45 / 1, 15 overs : 100 / 3, last 3.3 overs : 16 / 5 – Nuwan Thushara 4 / 17 – 03 wickets in his 03rd over – Skipper Sahan Aarachchige 2 / 26, Ravindu Fernando 03 catches, Lahiru Igalagamage 02 run out assists.

Sri Lanka in reply, 108 all out – ( 19.1 Overs ) Skipper Sahan Aarachchige 22, Lasith Croos pulle 16,Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 13no, Ashen Bandara 13 – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 48 runs – first 06 overs : 36 / 3, 10 overs : 65 / 5, 15 overs : 84 / 8, last 4.1 overs : 24 / 2 – Qais Ahmed 3 / 17 & 02 catches, Gulbadin Naib 3 / 28. Sri Lanka batting unit seemed disorganised & in a mighty hurry to complete the game rather than being focussed on winning the match, to win a medal for Team Sri Lanka.

Quarter Final

Bangladesh bt Malaysia by 02 runs Bangladesh electing to bat, 116 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Saif Hassan 50no, Afif Hossain 23, Shahadat Hossain 20, Pavandeep Singh 2 / 12, Anwar Rahman 02 catches.

Malaysia in reply, 114 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Virandeep Singh 52, Seyd Aziz 20, Vijay Unni 14, Ainool Hafizs 14, Extras 11, Afif Hossain 3 / 11, Ripon Mondol 3 / 14, Rakibul Hasan 02 catches.

Report assisted by NOCSL Media
Photos by Thusith Wijedoru & Namal Silva

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