| ERANGA | Shaminda ___, Sri Lanka cricketer who took 4-65 on his 2011 Test debut against Australia (6) |
| LAKMAL | R A S ___, Sri Lanka cricketer whose 2010 Test debut was against West Indies at Colombo (6) |
| FALETAU | Toby ....... , Wales rugby union player whose 2011 Test debut was against Barbarians (7) |
| VIRAT | Century maker on his 2011 World Cup debut, ... Kohli (5) |
| ADIL | Identify the first name of this cricketer who took four wickets in the only match which had a result in the recently-concluded three-match T20I series between New Zealand and England. (4) |
| ANENDING | What Julian Barnes had a sense of in his 2011 Booker prize-winning novel? (2,6) |
| DASUN | Sri Lanka cricketer who took 5-43 against Ireland in the 1st ODI at Malahide in 2016 (5) |
| SHANAKA | Sri Lanka cricketer who took 5-43 against Ireland in the 1st ODI at Malahide in 2016 (7) |
| MPH | 65 on Rte. 66, say |
| MENDIS | Sri Lanka cricketer who, in 2023 in Galle, made 245 against Ireland (6) |
| HERATH | H M R K B ___, Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 5-99 against Pakistan at Colombo in 2009 (6) |
| ONTONG | Justin, South Africa cricketer who made his Test debut against Australia at Sydney in 2002 (6) |
| CHAHAL | Player who took 4 for 28 in a low-scoring thriller against KKR in the last match, turning the game in his team's favour.(Last Name) (6) |
| MAHEDI | Bangladesh all-rounder who took 4-71 against England in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup (6) |
| RENUKA | ... Singh Thakur, who took four quick wickets in the Commonwealth Games match against Australia. (6) |
| BUMRAH | Pacer who took four wickets in the T20 final. (Last name) (6) |
| SUCH | P M -, cricketer who took 6-67 on his 1993 England Test debut against Australia in Manchester (4) |
| VAAS | W P U J C ___, Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 6-22 against West Indies at Kandy in 2005 (4) |
| KUSAL | Sri Lanka cricketer who, in 2023 in Galle, made 245 against Ireland (5) |
| MURALITHARAN | M ___, Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 9-65 and 7-155 against England at the Oval in 1998 (12) |
