The top two sides from each group will advance to the Super League while the remaining eight teams will figure in the plate championship. Defending champion West Indies to play host New Zealand on opening day of 16-team tournament which will be played across seven venues Captains of qualifying teams exuberant at the prospect of playing in tournament that provides ...
Sinhalese Sports Club got the better of the Singaporean Emerging Stars to win their 5th International SSC Open Title. They outclassed SES with all ten wickets to spare in the all-important final. Batting first, SES made just 130 in 19 overs. Chetan Suryawanshi top scored with 43 off just 20 deliveries. Akthab Cader and Ramesh Mendis bagged 3 wickets a piece ...
Spinner Akila Dhananjaya was recalled to the one day international and twenty20 squad for the extended series against India starting on the 20th of August 2017. Malinda Pushpakumara will make his limited over debut alongside Vishwa Fernando. Sri Lanka has to win at least a couple of games for ICC World Cup qualification. If they fail, they give West Indies ...
Eight long years after the deadly terrorist attack, Sri Lanka cricket prepares to tour Pakistan to play a couple of Twenty20 matches later this year. The Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by a terrorist unit, severely injuring key players in Lahore on March 3, 2009. Sri Lanka has three T20 games scheduled to be played in Dubai and the board intends ...
India got the better of Sri Lanka by winning the third test to win the series 3-0 at the Pallekale International Stadium on the third day of the final test. Sri Lanka was never in the game after conceding another massive score of over 400 in the first innings. Batting first, centuries from Dhawan and Pandya took India to 487 ...
Sri Lankans are quite a passionate bunch when it comes to sports. Be it Cricket, Rugby, or Football. You could always expect a crowd of energetic souls cheering on for their favorite team (or player). But if you’re futsal fan, we at Daily Sports have some exciting news for you. We will be kicking off Sri Lanka Futsal Championship 2017! ...
After positing another massive score of 487, the Indian bowlers swept through the Sri Lankan batting line up dismissing the side to 135 in just 37 overs. With 4 wickets down in the follow on, the home side is in the brink of another massive defeat. Batting first, well constructed tons from Shikhar Dhawan and Hardick Pandya lifted India to 487 ...
In the absence of Asela Gunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep and Rangana Herath, 29 year old Lahiru Gamage will get his chance in the 15 man squad for the 3rd and the final test against India at the Pallekale International Stadium tomorrow. Vishwa Fernando and Dushmantha Chameera will strengthen the side’s fast bowling unit. However, the absence of Rangana Herath will definitely ...
The cricket boards of Sri Lanka and Pakistan are in discussion to play a day and night Test match with pink ball in Dubai in the upcoming series between the two countries. The series is scheduled commence in September before Sri Lanka’s tour to India in the latter part of the year. Pakistan will have the upper hand in the ...
Sri Lanka Lawyers’ Cricket Club (SLLCC) has volunteered to host the 6th edition of the Lawyers World Cup from the 10th to the 20th of August 2017 in six venues across Sri Lanka. The tournament will feature 12 teams, 6 sides in one group. Sri Lanka will field two teams along with Australia, India, and Bangladesh. Matches are set to be played ...
Indian Premier League sensation Axar Patel will replace suspended Ravindra Jadeja for the final test against Sri Lanka at the Pallekale International Stadium. The match will commence on Saturday. With Kuldeep Yadav already in the squad, Axar Patel’s chances are narrow as Pallekale usually plays in favor of fast bowlers. However, team India will remain confident after winning the first two tests ...
With the ongoing series against India, Sri Lanka will continue to play cricket in the sub-continent until June 2018. Sri Lanka will take on India away from home in November 2017. The tour comprises of three tests, three one day internationals and a lone twenty20 game. The tests are scheduled to be played in Kolkata, Nagpur, and Delhi. Moreover, the one-day internationals ...
Former right-arm fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake was appointed lead fast bowling coach of Sri Lanka Cricket a short while ago. He will work with Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Nuwan Zoysa, Dharshana Gamage, Chamila Gamage and Ruchira Perera. Vaas’ inclusion will strengthen the unit and help Sri Lanka Cricket through the ongoing tough phase. 53-year-old Rumesh Ratnayake played 23 Tests and ...
Veteran spinner Rangana Herath will not take part in the third test due to an unfortunate back injury he sustained in the recently concluded test in Colombo. Ravindra Jadeja will also miss the final test due to suspension. The Indian spinner threw the ball back at batsman Dimuth Karunaratne in what umpires deemed to be a dangerous manner. Jadeja was ...
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane battled through the tough phase to take India to an excellent position at the end of Day 1 of the 2nd Test at the SSC Grounds, Colombo. The visitors were 360 for 4 a couple minutes ago. India got off to a brilliant start with Shikhar Dhawan on the counter. Quick wickets brought Sri Lanka ...
The Sri Lanka Food Processors Association (SLFPA) organized the 4th annual Six-A- Side Softball Cricket Tournament. The tournament was held on Saturday, the 29th of July at the Colombo Colts Cricket Club, with 27 teams facing off against each other for the ultimate prize, the SLFPA Challenge Shield. Final results of the tournament as follows. SEMI FINALS – BOTTOM HALF ...
Sri Lankan Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal will be allowed to use an inhaler in the ongoing Test after suffering from pneumonia last week. He was hospitalized and it forced him out of the recently concluded Galle Test. Sri Lanka suffered a massive 304 run defeat, losing Gunaratne to a fracture on his thumb. “I am much better. Thanks to the ICC ...
India won the toss and elected to bat first on a solid wicket but lost aggressor Shikhar Dhawan early in the innings. Malinda Pushpakumara made his debut for Sri Lanka as the hosts decided to go with three frontline spinners. Dhawan got India off to an excellent start but a full delivery from Dilruwan Perera resulted in his dismissal. After ...
In the absence of Asela Gunaratne, Sri Lanka has included batsman Lahiru Thirimanne for the 2nd Test scheduled to commence on the 3rd of August 2017 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds. Dinesh Chandimal will lead the team after missing out in the first test due to illness. Moreover, Suranga Lakmal has been ruled out of the 2nd Test due ...
India got the better of Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 304 runs in the first test match between the two teams at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. The hosts were never in the game after India’s mammoth first innings total of 600. Batting first, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara made it look ever so easy, milking the ...
