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 ...
Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a 5-member Technical Consultative Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket. Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya will head the 5-member committee. Former Sri Lankan cricketers Farveez Maharoof, Asantha de Mel, Kapila Wijegunawardhana and Charith Senanayake will be the other four members in the committee. The primary role of the committee will be to advise the ...
Sri Lanka have failed to snatch the eight spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League table after succumbing to a defeat against New Zealand in the third ODI at Hamilton.ka in men’s ODIs. Calling it right at the toss, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka opted to bat first in the crucial encounter. But the Sri ...
St. Sebastian’s College emerged victorious by 5 wickets against Prince of Wales in the inaugural Battle of the Gold T20 encounter. The Captain of St. Sebastian’s won the toss and elected to bowl first, which was a wise decision given the conditions at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Having been asked to bat first, Prince of Wales got onto a ...
I remember Muditha Hettigama when he was around 9 or 10 years old. Grade 4 at the time, if I remember correctly. A frail-looking asthmatic kid. I was his teacher by default. It so happened that I was the senior chess captain of the school who was forced to coach the juniors; the junior coach having decided to give up ...
The ongoing Christchurch Test match saw Angelo Mathews go onto become the third highest run getter for Sri Lanka in Test match cricket. He went past former captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who was left stranded on 6973 runs and 98 Test wickets. Mathews is now behind two other former captains Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) and Mahela Jayawardene (11,814). Catching up the two ...
The final of the National Super League 4-day Tournament 2023 commenced today at Galle International Grounds between Team Galle & Team Dambulla which were the two teams that advanced to the final from the semi-finals Sangeeth Cooray stood as the captain of Team Galle while Team Dambulla lead by the wicket-keeper batter, Minod Bhanuka in this final. After having won ...
Thurstan College Captain Shanikya Deshapriya played a brilliant half-century in the 60th Battle of the Brothers which was held on the 24th & 25th February at SSC grounds, Colombo. The post WATCH – Shanikya Deshapriya – 53* (42) vs Isipathana College | 60th Battle of the Brothers appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has climbed up to 9th position in latest ICC Women’s T20I Batters Rankings. Read More : Sri Lankans go unsold in Women’s Premier League auction Australia opener Alyssa Healy and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu are among the batters to gain in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings while Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner ...
Romesh Mendis captain of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia scored 68* runs off 89 deliveries in their Annual Traditional Schools Cricket Encounter against St. Sebastian’s College. The match was played on 27th and 28th of January at S. Thomas’ College Cricket Grounds, Mount Lavinia. The post WATCH – Romesh Mendis 68*(89) vs St. Sebastian’s College | Traditional Cricket Encounter 2023 ...
Sri Lanka Cricket A Captain Nipun Dhananjaya scored 128 runs off 170 deliveries in the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 1st Unofficial Test Match. The match was played on 31st of January to 3rd of February at Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle. The post WATCH – Nipun Dhananjaya’s 128 (170) – 1st Unofficial Test | England Lions ...
Sri Lanka Men’s 3×3 Basketball Captain and Vice-Captain of the Men’s 5×5 Basketball team Rukshan Athapaththu shared his journey as a cager and his future aspirations in an exclusive interview with Tharushi Wijemanna of ThePapare.com. The post WATCH – “Beating India in a 5×5 basketball game is my target” – Rukshan Athapaththu appeared first on ThePapare.com. ...
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad to play the 02 four-day games and the 03 one-day matches against the England Lions Team. The 22-year old Nipun Dhananjaya has been named as the captain of Sri Lanka ‘A’ four day team while the off-spinning all-rounder Kamindu Mendis will lead the Sri Lanka ‘A’ one ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has directed the Manager of the National Team to submit a report pertaining to Sri Lanka’s heavy defeat faced against India in the 3rd ODI, which was played on the 15th January 2023 at Thiruvananthapuram. The report should consist of views of the Captain, the Head Coach, and the Selection Panel and also the Team Manager ...
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 1st T20I against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With dew expected to play a part in the game, it was almost a no-brainer for the captain winning the toss to chase and Shanaka accordingly put the hosts in. In terms of team news, ...
Sri Lanka T20I captain Dasun Shanaka spoke to media ahead of the first T20I match against India which will be played today (03rd January) in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The post WATCH – “Playing against Indian team in India will be a good preparation for ODI World Cup” – Dasun Shanaka appeared first on ThePapare.com.
