In the last league stage encounter of LPL Season 3, Galle Gladiators and Dambulla Aura took the field with the hopes of bagging the final playoff spot. For Aura, it was a race against the net run rate of the Gladiators as they had a better number. Gladiators Captain Kusal Mendis, who won the toss, decided to bat first in ...
The influence of Tony Greig on Sri Lankan cricket is quite significant. Many cricket administrations at Maitland Place used Greig’s expertise in an advisory role. If the cricket team’s coaching position felt vacant, it was Tony whom cricket chiefs called and he came up with some good recommendations. Later on, the Tourism Ministry roped in the former England captain to ...
In the 16th game of LPL Season 3, the Colombo Stars faced table toppers Kandy Falcons in a one-sided match, which Falcons walked out of with an impressive 9-wicket win. Stars Captain Angelo Mathews decided to bat first at the R. Premadasa Stadium in a bid to set up a challenging total. However, Isuru Udana struck in the second delivery ...
The captain of the Dambulla Aura, Dasun Shanaka, has been fined for showing dissent to the on-field umpire during a LPL game. The incident occurred during the 5th match of Lanka Premier League 2022 played between the Dambulla Aura and Colombo Stars on the 8th December at MRICS, Hambantota. Galle Gladiators register first win defeating Colombo Stars Jaffna Kings decimate ...
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to leave the Hundred franchise, Southern Brave following his promotion as the Global Head of Performance at Mumbai Indians franchise, according to ESPNCricinfo. With Mumbai Indians taking over two new franchises in the ILT20 and SAT20 leagues, the management of the franchise has decided to appoint Jayawardene in his new position at ...
On FIFA’s ranking of a total of 211 national men’s football teams, the Sri Lankan team ranks 207th. In a country where football is arguably the second most popular sport, after cricket, and is played in schools and on streets islandwide, why isn’t our national team more successful? According to former Sri Lankan football captain and current under-23 squad head ...
CCC All Rounder and Captain Ashan Priyanjan scored 100 runs off 192 deliveries in the SLC Major League Tournament 2022 – Final. The match was played on 17th – 20 of November at SSC Grounds, Colombo. >>CLUB CRICKET<< The post WATCH – Ashan Priyanjan’s 100 (192) vs Tamil Union C & AC – SLC Major League Tournament 2022 appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Tamil Union C & AC Captain Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 188 runs off 243 deliveries in the SLC Major League Tournament 2022 – Final. The match was played on 17th – 20 of November at SSC Grounds, Colombo. The post WATCH – Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 188 (243) vs CCC – SLC Major League Tournament 2022 appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Sri Lanka women’s national basketball captain Anjalee Ekanayake, with 14 years of domestic and international experience spoke to Tharushi Wijemanna of ThePapare.com about the recently concluded 2nd SABA women’s Championship and how they emerged champions in an exclusive and exciting discussion. The post WATCH – The Boss Lady in the Sri Lankan Basketball arena – Anjalee Ekanayake appeared first on ...
Sri Lanka T20I captain Dasun Shanaka spoke to media after their heavy defeat against New Zealand in the Super 12 clash between the sides played yesterday (29th October) at Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. Coverage Powered by Moose Clothing Company The post WATCH – “This was our worst batting display in the tournament” – Dasun Shanaka appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Former Sri Lanka Test captain Hashan Tillakaratne has resigned from his post as the head coach of Sri Lanka Women’s national cricket team. Read : Stoinis 17-ball fifty gives Aussies easy win Tillakaratne who took up the head coach role on the 1st of June 2021, led Sri Lanka Women’s team to the final of recently concluded Asia Cup where ...
Sri Lanka national women’s cricket captain Chamari Athapaththu has signed with Melbourne Renegades for the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League 2022 played in Australia. Athapaththu who represented Perth Scorchers in the last edition of the tournament will be making a return to the WBBL joining a familiar franchise for herself as she made her WBBL debut with the Renegades in ...
Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a 7-member National Sports Selection Committee. Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the chairman of the committee while former national tennis player Arjun Rishya Fernando has been appointed as the secretary to the Committee. Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya, consultant surgeon Maiya Gunasekera, Additional secretary to ...
Skipper Andrew Balbirnie will lead a strong Ireland squad at this year’s ICC T20 World Cup after the European nation named their 15-player squad for the upcoming tournament on Tuesday. Balbirnie will spearhead Ireland’s assault on the four-week tournament as he was announced to captain an experienced squad that includes a good mix of talented veterans and promising youngsters. Opener ...
A host of changes have been announced by the ICC to the Playing Conditions, which will come into effect on October 1 2022. The Men’s Cricket Committee led by former India captain Sourav Ganguly recommended changes to the Playing Conditions in MCC’s updated 3rd Edition of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket. The conclusions were also shared with ...
Asia Cup winning captain Dasun Shanaka praised the media for supporting him and the national team over the years. Shanaka said that the media helped him to make a name for himself in the public when nobody knew about him.“I must thank the media for the support given to me to come this far as a player. I remember when ...
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to join the national team as a consultant for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Speaking at a media briefing held today in Colombo, SLC CEO Ashley de Silva confirmed that former skipper Jayawardene will work as a consultant with the national team during the T20 World Cup. He said that the national ...
Bangladesh announced their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia with a big name missing from the list of 15. Former captain Mahmud Ullah has been dropped from the Bangladesh squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 which will be led by Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh have made wholesale changes from the squad that crashed out ...
Former Sri Lankan Captain Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed as the Global Head of Performance at Mumbai Indians. SMS NOW – ThePapare Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer 2022 – Phase 2 Jayawardene has stepped down as the Head Coach of Mumbai Indians to take up the new role at the franchise. He will oversee the coaching and scouting of the franchise’s ...
We have heard about Imran Khan’s cornered tigers. Facing early elimination from the 1992 World Cup after an horrendous campaign, the former Pakistan captain promised to fight like ‘cornered tigers’ and fight they did, knocking off the in form New Zealand, tournament favourites in their own backyard before overcoming England in the final at the MCG. Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lankan ...
