The young Sri Lankan wrist-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth has been roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the remainder of Indian Premier League 2024. The 22-year old Viyaskanth will replace the injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the SRH squad who has been officially ruled out from the tournament due to heel injury. Viyaskanth played for MI Emirates in the recently concluded International League ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today confirmed the fixtures of Lanka Premier League 2024. The 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2024 will be held this year from July 1st to 21st. The five-team competition will consist of a total of 24 games. R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (Colombo), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and Dambulla International Cricket Stadium will host ...
Sri Lanka all-rounder Kamindu Mendis and former captain Angelo Mathews have progressed in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after contributing to their team’s 192-run victory in Chattogram that helped complete a 2-0 win in the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh. Kamindu Mendis’s scores of 92 not out and nine have lifted him 18 places to 46th position ...
Team Galle crowned champions of National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 as they beat Team Kandy by 7 wickets in the final worked off today (3rd May) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Team Galle began their run-chase today, needing 176 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand. Shehan Fernando and Oshada Fernando opened the batting but their partnership was ...
The Sri Lankan government will be conducting cyber security training for its workforce as part of its Digital Economy 2030 plans, as per a recent Memorandum of Understanding signing. The MoU with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team Ministry of Technology (SLCERT), Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), and ISC2 Colombo Chapter will see 1,000 government officers ...
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Photo by Ama Koralage In Nedunkeni, a small town outside Vavuniya, there is news of the destruction of an ancient Hindu monument, an athi lingam (distinguishable symbol) consecrated to Lord Siva, that stood proudly on Vedukkunaari hill. The monument is first reported as stolen to the dismay of many Hindu locals and subsequently, its destroyed remnants were found amidst the ...
In its steadfast dedication to nurturing future sporting stars and powering the champions of tomorrow, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, proudly announces its corporate sponsorship for Dialog Schools Rugby – Under 19 Elite Rugby 7s 2024, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA). Scheduled to take place on April 20th and 21st at the ...
The ninth week’s matches of National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 continued for Day 2 at Colombo (RPICS) and Dambulla. Pasindu Sooriyabandara’s magnificent double century stole the limelight of the encounter between Team Galle and Team Jaffna, played today at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Sooriyabandara hit 242 runs off 346 balls with 17 fours as Team Galle ...
The Player Auction of the Lanka Premier League 2024, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 League with an international flavor, will be conducted on May 21, 2024. The auction will be held at the Hotel Shangi-La, Colombo starting at noon. This is the second consecutive year that the Lanka Premier League, which is growing in strength and popularity, is ...
Sri Lanka registered a convincing win over Thailand in the first game of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 played today (25th April) at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu opted to bat first but didn’t have the greatest of starts as both the opening batters Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne ...
After the record-breaking knock in the final ODI against South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team skipper Chamari Athapaththu revealed her future ambitions of cricketing career. During the post-match press conference, Athapaththu revealed that she has set a goal for her team: reaching the semi-finals of upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. “I’ve worked so hard in the ...
Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) Veterans, led by former MCA President, Rohana Dissanayake, took charge of the glittering, Bandula Warnapura Memorial Challenge Trophy for the first time as they beat the Sir Henry Steel Olcott Sports Foundation (SHSOSF) by 08 wickets, in their 03rd Annual 20+20 Cricket Encounter 2024, concluded on Sunday, 07th April at the MCA Grounds. The match winners for MCA ...
A host of big names have missed selection as Australia announced their 15-player group for next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Veteran batter Steve Smith, young gun Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced seamer Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short all miss the cut as the 2021 T20 World Cup champions sprung some surprises when revealing their squad for the four-week tournament ...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 26 match officials for the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies. Twenty umpires and six match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the event, which will see 20 teams playing 55 matches over 28 days, across ...
Congratulations are in order for Scottie Scheffler, the winner of the 2024 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia! In today’s Build and Beyond video, Jamie Marsland takes on the slightly less intimidating task of re-creating the Masters website as quickly as he can. Can he possibly do it in just 30 minutes? Along the way, you’ll learn about sticky navigation ...
The Sri Lankan junior athletes managed to win three more medals on the fourth and final day of the 21st Asian Junior Athletics Championship. Deneth Anuhas and Tharusha Mendis, who entered the field first for yesterday, competed in the men’s high jump event, and both of them managed to jump a height of 2.06 meters. But it wasn’t enough for ...
Team Galle registered a 10-wicket win over Team Colombo in the 19th match of National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023/24 worked off today (26th April) at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. The Day 4 began with Team Galle on 9/0, chasing an easy target of 154 runs to win. They managed to chase down the target quite convincingly without losing any ...
Former New Zealand player and 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup finalist Corey Anderson has been named in USA’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Led by 31-year-old wicket-keeper batter Monank Patel, USA’s squad features some familiar names alongside performers from the recent T20I series against Canada, which they won 4-0. >>India announce squad for Men’s T20 ...