Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella and Sri Lanka’s best bowler Lasith Malinga failed to make it to the 15 man Squad for the Nidahas Trophy starting 6th of March 2018 at the R Premadasa Stadium. Sri Lanka will take on India and Bangladesh in a short seven-match twenty20 series marking the island’s 70th year of independence. Once again, Dinesh Chandimal will lead the ...
An outstanding all-round performance from Thisara Perera steered Sri Lanka to their first win in 2018 after losing back to back games against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh earlier this month. Sri Lanka outsmarted Zimbabwe by 5 wickets with over 5 overs to spare. Summary of the match Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket that offered ...
An incredible bowling effort was followed up by a sensible knock from comeback hero Dinesh Chandimal who steered Sri Lanka to a narrow 3 wicket win over South Africa in the only T20 at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Thus, the hosts finished the tour with a clear advantage despite losing three one day internationals in Dambulla and the Pallekale ...
First and foremost, I’d like to mention that I’m not about to reveal all the secrets behind the mystery of 24-year-old Akila Dananjaya. Just like you, Aiden Markram and a million others, I too have no clue whatsoever. Akila Dananjaya bamboozled South Africa in the 5th One Day International, picking 6 for 29 and followed it up with an impressive ...
Its the 18th of October. For Sri Lanka and Pakistan cricket fans, it only meant one thing. The third ODI of the Sri Lanka Vs. Pakistan series was happening. For Sri Lanka of course, it was the series decider. Following up on 2 wins, a win here for Pakistan meant that Sri Lanka would lose the ODI series. Unfortunately, for ...
After the 1-0 Test series loss against India, Sri Lanka can’t afford to repeat the same in the three-match one day international series starting tomorrow at Dharmshala. The series whitewash in the UAE will be in the back of incoming skipper Thisara Perera’s mind but knowing his aggressive nature he will expect the best out of the starting XI. Asela ...
Following France’s victory over Belgium on Tuesday, it was a question of Croatia or England, who will make it to the finals. Last night, after 90 minutes and extra time’s play later, we finally got the answer. Croatia got the better of England as scores read 2-1 at the end of the day. They will battle it out with France ...
After a disastrous one day international series, the men in blue will face a confident Pakistan outfit in three twenty20s later today at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The teams will play back to back games in Abu Dhabi before leaving to Lahore for the final on the 28th of October 2017. Allrounder Thisara Perera will lead the side with Danushka ...
With back to back wins over Bangladesh, the lion nation will go into Nidahas Trophy as favorites. They will come up against India in the 1st T20 at the R Premadasa Stadium later today. Both sides will miss a set of key players due to a number of reasons. India will play without captain Kohli, MS Dhoni. Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, ...
Another outstanding display of batting from Kusal Mendis steered Sri Lanka to a 75 run win in the 2nd and final T20 against Bangladesh at Sylhet last evening. Sri Lanka swept the short series 2-0. The lions were very confident after thrashing Bangladesh at Mirpur and the toss didn’t really matter. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first ...
The mighty Proteas fell prey to a dominant display of spin bowling from Dilruwan Perera and veteran spinner Rangana Herath on Day 3 of the 1st Test at the Galle International Stadium. The visitors, ranked number 2 in Test Cricket crashed out for just 73 runs, their lowest total since readmission and lowest in Sri Lanka. Dilruwan’s 10 wicket haul fetched the home ...
After a rather ordinary bowling performance, Sri Lanka bounced back with the bat to thrash Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the 1st Twenty20 between the two teams at Dhaka last evening. Sri Lanka successfully chased down their highest ever target of 194 with a little less than 4 overs to spare. Match Report Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah won the toss and ...
When will we ever learn? Sri Lanka had already lost the ODI series with 2 matches remaining. If you thought that maybe Sri Lanka would put up a fight for the rest of the ODIs, think again. Pakistan dominated the Lankan side once again as they move up with 4-0 in the series. This was largely thanks to Shoaib Malik ...
The tri-series between Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will get underway with the host nation Bangladesh taking on Zimbabwe at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. With all three teams in good spirit, we are yet to identify the favorites to win the short series this month. As far as records are concerned, Bangladesh is undoubtedly a tough team ...
Sri Lankan quicks managed to bowl out the West Indies batsmen for 300. Kumara and Rajitha led the attack, pulling things back for Sri Lanka at the end of day 3 of 2nd Sri Lanka – West Indies test match. But that’s not even the biggest news. Earlier in the day, the game lost 2 hours of play thanks to ...
The Investigative Unit from Al Jazeera exposed a number of individuals including three former cricketers, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Jeevantha Kulatunga and Hasan Raza directly associated and prepared to take money to fix matches. All encounters and conversations were filmed by an undercover agent using secret cameras. Moreover, the curator of the Galle International Stadium, Tharanga Indika was also exposed along with Tharindu Mendis ...
Sri Lanka, only have themselves to blame after making a mess on the field in the 2nd One Day International against South Africa at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium last evening. Following the previous 5-wicket loss, South Africa won the 2nd ODI by 4 wickets and went two-up in the five-match series. Quinton De Kock made it look ever so easy ...
The all-new 10-over-a-side tournament featuring cricketers from the past and present is set to be played in the United Arab Emirates from the 14th to the 17th of December 2017. The tournament will feature six teams and each game will go on for a period of ninety minutes. Former Indian master blaster Virender Sehwag will be the only Indian to ...
South Africa suffered a heavy 278 run defeat and lost all 10 wickets for just 73 in less than 29 overs in the 1st Test at Galle. They will come again to face the same side in the 2nd Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) starting 20th of July 2018. The wicket at the SSC often has a liking ...
