Former Sri Lankan Captain and Head Coach Marvan Atapattu has joined the Sri Lanka Cricket Education unit as part of a panel set up with the responsibility of upskilling coaches for Level 3 (Second Phase) Coaching. Atapattu has been appointed in the panel to share his tactical and technical expertise on how to develop the mentality required to perform in ...
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam spoke to the media before the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle. >>Sri Lanka v Ireland 2023<< The post WATCH – Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 1st Test Pre Press Babar Azam appeared first on ThePapare.com.
15-member Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad has been announced for the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023. The 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage has been assigned as the captain of Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the 8-team competition. >>Wanindu Hasaranga wins ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for June Most of the players who took part in the recently concluded South Africa ‘A’ ...
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has become the first player from her country to top the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after starring in a 2-1 series win over New Zealand in the ICC Women’s Championship. The left-handed opener has thus emulated Sanath Jayasuriya, who is the only Sri Lanka player to top the ODI batting rankings for ...
One of cricket’s greatest characters was Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistan’s first Test captain. Kardar had debuted for India as a Test cricketer but at partition chose to migrate to newly formed Pakistan. He went onto become the President of Pakistan Cricket Board after retirement and had championed Sri Lanka’s cause for Test status on numerous occasions with firm backing by ...
The visitors are looking to level the series as the 2nd and final 4-day game between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and South Africa ‘A’, kicked off today at P. Sara Stadium in Colombo. Kamindu Mendis took the responsibility as the Captain of Sri Lanka ’A’ as the hosts made some big changes to their playing XI from the first game, as they ...
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi spoke to media ahead of the 1st ODI between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan which will be played tomorrow (02nd June) at Hambantota. The post WATCH – This series will be a good preparation for World Cup – Hashmatullah Shahidi appeared first on ThePapare.com.
In April 2021, opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne posted his career best score in Test match cricket when he scored 244 against Bangladesh at Pallekele. At that point, he was Sri Lanka’s ODI captain as well but was sacked and dropped unceremoniously as the team toured Bangladesh for a three match ODI series a month later. The white ball captaincy had ...
Sri Lanka convincingly defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in their 5th-8th places semifinal at the CAVA Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sri Lanka, who had already tasted their first win in the tournament following the straight-set triumph against Maldives in the group stage, breezed past Bangladesh 25-16, 25-15 & 25-7. Captain Thilini Wasana Perera, who led Sri Lanka with ...
The 12th Battle of the Fraternal between St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa and St. Mary’s College, Chilaw played yesterday (17th May) and today (18th May) at BOI Grounds in Katunayake. >>Photos – St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa Big Match Preview 2023 St. Mary’s College captain Shaveen Weerasooriya won the toss and invited St. Joseph Vaz College to bat first. Most ...
Kolkata Knight Riders bagged two important points as they bounced back from the defeat against Rajasthan Royals to beat Chennai Super Kings in Match 61 of TATA IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. A skillful and disciplined bowling performance from the KKR bowlers, led by Sunil Narine (2/15), saw the away team restrict CSK to 144/6. Captain ...
The 2nd edition of the Battle of the Warriors series between Devapathiraja College, Rathgama and P. De S. Kularathna College, Ambalangoda was ended in a draw today (13th May) at the Rathgama Public Grounds. P. De S. Kularathna College’s Captain Hirusha Dewmika asked to bat first after having won the toss. However, they were blown away for just 127 runs ...
St. Joseph’s College captain Sadeesh Jayawardena played century in the 89th Battle of the Saints which was held on the 28th & 29th April at SSC grounds, Colombo. >> March Madness 2023 << The post WATCH – Sadeesh Jayawardena – 110* (150) vs St. Peter’s College | 89th Battle of the Saints appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Ireland’s captain Andy Balbirnie spoke to the media following the 1st day’s play of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Ireland in Galle. Coverage Powered by ARIES VICTORIA >>https://www.thepapare.com/cricket/slvire/<< The post WATCH – “I’d be comfortable with 600 runs” – Ireland Captain Andy Balbirnie appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Punjab Kings registered their fourth win of IPL 2023 as they beat Mumbai Indians in Match 31 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Captain Sam Curran’s momentum-changing innings of 55 (29), Harpreet Singh’s attacking 41(28) coupled with Jitesh Sharma’s power-packed came of 25(7) powered PBKS to 214/8. Arshdeep Singh then bowled a splendid spell of 4/29 as PBKS survived Cameron ...
Prabath Jayasuriya leaped 13 slots to a career-best 19th in the bowling list of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings following his 10-wicket haul against Ireland this past week. His performance, alongside centuries from teammates captain Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama, helped Sri Lanka to a whopping innings and 280-run victory in the first of the two-match ...
Ireland Captain Andy Balbirnie spoke to media ahead of the first Test match against Sri Lanka which will be started 16th April in Galle. >> Sri Lanka v Ireland 2023 << The post WATCH – “We are learning on the job in Test cricket” – Andy Balbirnie appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Mumbai Indians got off the mark on the points table as they beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in a thrilling Match 16 of TATA IPL at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Piyush Chawla (3/22) and Jason Behrendorff’s (3/23) three-wicket hauls helped MI restrict DC to 172. Captain Rohit Sharma then roared back to form with a brilliant knock ...
As one golden era of Sri Lankan cricket was coming to an end ten years ago, SLC groomed quite a few players to take on the mantle moving forward. Some have fallen on the wayside not able to make it but quite a few others have made the grade and gone onto even captain Sri Lanka successfully. What do you ...
Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals in Match 8 of the TATA IPL 2023 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati to make it two wins in two and jump to second in the table. Captain Shikhar Dhawan led from the front with a perfectly paced 86* off 56 balls after an explosive start by Prabhsimran Singh (60 off 34) as ...
