Today, the Sri Lanka Test Squad will take on West Indies in a three-day tour match before the all-important 1st test between the two sides on the 6th of June at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain. It has been almost a decade since the two teams last played each other in a bilateral series in the Caribbean. With a ...
As Sri Lanka Cricket attempts to restructure, the ICC Under 19 World Cup is all set to be held in venues across New Zealand from the 13th of January to the 3rd of February 2018. The Sri Lankan outfit will be led by the Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis who also played in the previous U19 World Cup in Bangladesh. Grouped alongside ...
The calm headed Sri Lankan allrounder and skipper Angelo Matthews turned 28 on Tuesday (2) as he set sail to reach greater heights in years to come. With Mahela’s departure and Sanga reaching the peak of his career, Angie has a lot to offer as a batsman, bowler and skipper. At Angie’s current pace, the outgoing Sri Lanka Cricket manager, ...
Sri Lanka got it all wrong with the bat in the first ODI and they are up against the same attack later today at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. South Africa may have been outplayed in the two-match Test series. But they look a completely different side, particularly when the wicket has something to offer for the quicks. Rabada and Shamsi did ...
With a little support from debutant Kusal Janith Perera, the Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews fought a lone battle against a well set Indian bowling line up lately. His tremendous efforts went in vain as the rest of the batsman failed to contribute by any means. With the pitch deteriorating slowly, the stage was set for the Sri Lankan batsman ...
The 89th Battle of the Maroons between Ananda College and Nalanda College ended in a resultless draw at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds on the 4th of March 2018. Nalanda College had the upper hand early in the game but the tie went against them and they are now forced to continue to find a way to put an end ...
Australian batsman Philip Hughes’ death certainly did appear as an eye-opener, encouraging helmet manufacturers to think beyond their usual process to guarantee 100% safety to avoid any further tragedies. In response, the British helmet manufacturer, Masuri unveiled the stem-guard made of honeycomb plastic and foam. It almost covered all areas in the back of the head, ensuring the required safety ...
A draw was always in the cards as the rain kept pouring continuously during the first two days of the four-day test match at Northampton. With Day One being totally washed off, Northamptonshire only managed to score 107 for the loss of 2 wickets on Day 2. Northamptonshire gained a little momentum as Stephen Peters and Rob Newton consolidated the ...
Despite the fact that the Indian wickets kept falling quite cheaply towards the end of Day 3, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli managed to rebuild the innings in the first session of Day 4. Opposed to the Sri Lankan quickies, they found it easy to tackle Rangana Herath. When the pressure was on the hesitant Indians, the Sri Lankan skipper ...
Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal returned to the Sri Lanka ODI squad while Angelo Mathews was re-appointed captain for the tri series against Zimbabwe and host nation Bangladesh starting 15th of January 2017. Rookie fast bowlers Lahiru Madushanka was included in the 16 man squad for the very first time. Squad: Angelo Mathews (capt), Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, ...
With the ICC Twenty20 World Cup ahead, the former Sri Lankan bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has been called up for a similar role for Ireland. Vaas was particularly selected for this role by taking his experience into consideration. Throughout the years, Ireland Cricket has improved drastically as they’ve taken down top opponents but failed to continue thriving as time ...
With just one more day to go, the maiden Pakistan Super League is well set to take off as Islamabad United takes on the Quetta Gladiators at the Dubai International Stadium. Together with T M Dilshan, the in-form Kumar Sangakkara finds themselves in the squads that were lately released by the respective franchises. Due to the upcoming limited over ...
After 11 long years, England will return to Sri Lanka for a full tour – 3 Tests, 5 One Day Internationals, and a one-off Twenty20 in October 2018. The two teams will play three day/night ODIs in venues across the island. However, the tournament may collide with the island’s northeast monsoon as the three tests are scheduled for the month ...
Despite the fact that Pakistan had already secured the bilateral series victory, The 5th and the final One Day International was played yesterday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cricket Stadium, Hambantota. The outperformed Sri Lankans had nothing to loose as it was vital for them to find the right batting and bowling combinations. However, the home team managed to easily win ...
England Cricket Captain Alastair Cook expressed his wishes to Australian Batsman Phil Hughes who was hit by a short ball in a sheffield shield match in Sydney this morning. Speaking at the press conference in Colombo ahead of the first One Day International against Sri Lanka Cook said “we have played a lot of cricket with him and the ...
