National cricketer Dinesh Chandimal has generously funded and inaugurated an Indoor Cricket Facility in Ambalangoda. Chandimal has made a donation worth Rs. 20 million towards the construction of this facility at his Alma Mater, Dharmasoka College in Ambalangoda. It has been named the “Ranjith Pandithage Indoor Cricket Stadium” in order to pay gratitude towards Ranjith Pandithage, the mentor and supporter ...
India have been forced to make a late change to their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India’s Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result. ...
The Sri Lankan Athletics team commenced their events in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Friday (29th September). Commencing Sri Lankan athletes in the Track & Field events, Nadeesha Ramanayake registered a timing of 52:67 sec to become the 2nd place in the Women’s 400m – Heat 2. >>Rower Maheshi Liyanage qualify for Asian Games semi-finals In the Men’s 400m Heat ...
Injury has forced Australia to make a late change to their squad for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with experienced spinner Ashton Agar ruled out of the event with a calf concern. Agar’s only recent ODI appearance for his country came earlier this month against South Africa in Bloemfontein, but the 29-year-old has failed to shake off his ...
The squads are starting to roll in for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. All teams must finalise their 15-player squads prior to September 28, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC. Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid ...
Photo courtesy of Daily Mail In the 11 months just past, several media reports were busy portraying the events in the trial of Danushka Gunathilaka, the Sri Lankan cricketer charged with sexual assault and violence against a woman in Australia last November, in a very upbeat way. It was a “positive update” they say, and “a win for him” that ...
Only six teams have featured in all World Cups since the tournament’s inception in 1975 and Sri Lanka is one of them. The team has played 80 games in World Cups since their first encounter against West Indies at Old Trafford and won 38 and lost 39. Two games had ended in no results while one game was a tie – ...
Sri Lankan selectors have announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 which will be held in India next month. Wanindu Hasaranga and Dilshan Madushanka who were not named in Sri Lanka squad for the Asia Cup 2023, have returned to the side but their availability for World Cup matches will be subject to fitness. ...
Sri Lanka managed to claim a Silver medal in the Women’s Cricket competition of the Asian Games 2023, as they went down fighting against India in the Final of the tournament played today (25th September) at Hangzhou in China. Indian Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat first, but they got off to a shaky start as the ...
The Lawyers became the champions of the 8th Professionals’ Cricket League (PCL), beating the previous champions, the Engineers, in the Final at BRC Grounds, Colombo on Sunday, 24th September. The Lawyers and the former champions, the Engineers, were the only unbeaten sides from the group stage, winning all three games they played. The Lawyers took on the Marketers in the 1st Semi Final ...
