With the participation of Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold the 11th Women’s World Cup from the 24th of June to the 23rd of July 2017 in the United Kingdom. Lately, all eight sides announced their squad for the all-important tournament. The Sri Lankan outfit will be led ...
The visitors changed things around, beating Scotland by 9 wickets to win the 2nd One Day International ahead of the all-important ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales. Sri Lanka suffered a 7 wicket loss in the first one day international rasing question over the side’s preperation ahead of the big tournament. It was supposed to be a walk in ...
Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is set to sign off in style as this season will be his last in first class cricket. Sanga’s 20 year career will come to halt at the end of the ongoing county season. However, he still has a stint with the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League. Sangakkara made two centuries to save Surrey from ...
Retired Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara’s batting spree continued as he made back to back tons for Surrey in the ongoing Specsavers County Championship Division One game against Middlesex at Lord’s, London. Kumar Sangakkara currently stands unbeaten at 116 in 199 deliveries with 14 classic fours under his name. Batting first, Sangakkara’s 114 and Dominic Sibley’s half century led Surrey to 313 in the ...
Sri Lanka suffered a massive setback in the practice game played against Scotland, losing by a margin of 7 wickets at the Kent County Cricket Grounds on May 21. The loss may mentally disturb the players ahead of the all-important ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to commence on the 1st of June 2017. Sri Lanka will take on Australia and New Zealand before ...
The Rising Pune Supergiants experienced a frustrating loss over the Mumbai Indians in the all-important finals of Indian Premier League season 10 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad last evening. The Mumbai Indians completed a narrow win by a margin of one run. Batting first, Mumbai lost 7 quick wickets for 79 in just the 14th over of the ...
After losing to the Pune Supergiants, Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the final qualifier ahead of the all-important final at Hyderabad on Sunday. Earlier this week a surprise defeat lifted the Supergiants through to the tournament final. Meanwhile, the Knight Riders took the long route, escaping past the Sunrises in a 2 am finish at Bengaluru. They ...
The President of Sri Lanka Cricket Thilanga Sumathipala has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to aid the resumption of international cricket between India and Pakistan. Sumathipala has proposed Sri Lanka as a neutral venue for the series. “I met Mr. Narendra Modi at BMICH (Bandarnayaka Memorial International Conference Hall and conveyed the message to him to consider playing against ...
The Sri Lankan side under the captaincy of Angelo Mathews left to England to take part in the all-important ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held from the 1st of June 2017. The players went through intense training hoping for an upset when they come up against the big boys in world cricket. Sri Lanka will take on South Africa ...
Sri Lankan born Dhanuka Pathirana was selected to represent Canada in the ICC WCL Division 3 Tournament scheduled to be held in Uganda from the 21st to the 31st of May 2017. The squad will tour Zimbabwe to play against Zimbabwe A and Zimbabwe High Performance Centre ahead of the all-important tournament. Dhanuka earned recognition after scoring a double century in ...
A well constructed century from Kumar Sangakkara led Surrey to another important win against Hampshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup at The Oval on May 14. Surrey won the match by 66 runs (D/L method). Batting first, an impressive century from George Bailey steered Hampshire to 271 in 50 overs. Bailey made an unbeaten 145 in just 132 deliveries. Ravi Rampaul bagged 4 ...
Former Sri Lankan batsman and head coach of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, Mahela Jayawardene will represent Lancashire as a non-overseas player at the NatWest T20 Blast this year. Jayawardene qualifies by virtue of his Danish wife, Christina. Jayawardena will join the squad in July and will be available throughout. Before his ongoing coaching stint with the Mumbai Indians, Jayawardena featured in Twenty20 ...
An excellent knock from Jeevan Mendis saw Derbyshire through to a crucial 4 wicket win over Warwickshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup at the County Ground, Derby on the 10th of May 2017. Mendis made 44 runs in just 23 deliveries to take his side to victory. Batting first, two brilliant knocks on top of the order steered Warwickshire to 292 for 7 in 50 overs. ...
Putting an end to the controversial situation, the BCCI has confirmed India’s participation in the all-important ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held from the 1st of June 2017 in England and Wales. The official 15 man squad will be announced later today. Initially, India threatened to pull out as they were unhappy with the outcomes of the ICC Board meetings ...
Former cricketer Aravinda De Silva has stepped down from SLC’s cricket committee after handing over his resignation on Thursday the 4th of May 2017. Aravinda was considered a crucial member as his expertise has helped the national side battle through transition in the recent past. The 51-year-old refrained from disclosing the reason behind his move but sources suggested a hint ...
Former South African fast bowlers Allan Donald was confident Sri Lanka could go all the way in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held from the 1st of June 2017 in England and Wales. Donald is currently in Sri Lanka to work with the coaching department for at least a period of two months. He is already working with ...
Sangakkara continued to blossom, passing 19,000 List A runs with an unbeaten 81 to take Surrey to an important win against Glamorgan in the Royal London One-Day Cup at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Half centuries from Colin Ingram and Jacques Rudolph steered Glamorgan to 239 in the 49th over of the innings. Jade Dernbach and Sam Curran bagged three wickets each for Surrey. In response, ...
All teams except for India announced their squads for the all-important ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to commence on the 1st of June 2017 in England and Wales. The Indian squad should be announced within this week but there is an outside chance of an unfortunate pullout from this year’s tournament. All eight teams are well balanced with firepower in all ...
Former South African fast bowlers Allan Donald will work as a bowling consultant as the Sri Lankan side prepares for the all-important ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to commence on the 1st of June in England and Wales. Donald is expected to be with Sri Lanka for a period of two months. He arrived in the island on the 1st of ...
34-year-old Jeevan Mendis will play a massive part in the first half of Derbyshire’s ongoing Royal London Cup campaign. Imran Tahir may replace the Sri Lankan all-rounder in the second half of the tournament. Mendis failed to play a part in yesterday’s game against Durham as rain abandoned play. Durham was well under control with just 2 wickets down for ...
