Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, right, shares a light moment with captain Angelo Mathews Undoubtedly, the stage is set for one of the most memorable encounters in the history of Test Cricket as the Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara prepares to complete his career on a high note. Adhering to his retirement, the spirited Sri Lankan team intends to execute ...
The ICC Cricket Committee headed by Anil Kumble brought in a recommendation to remove the controversial batting power play which was lately considered extremely favourable to the batsman. During the gathering on Monday, the committee further discussed in bringing an initiative to allow five fielders outside the 27-metre circle in the last 10 overs. The committee spoke largely in favour ...
The Sri Lanka women’s team is yet to find a win after a dreadful 2017 and they are in with an opportunity as they host Pakistan in three one day internationals and three Twenty2o internationals next month. Let alone winning a series, Sri Lanka has not competed in a bilateral series since October 2017. The two Asian teams are set ...
As the entire world observed, a rather unfortunate incident took place during the 3rd One Day International between Sri Lanka and the visiting team Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Without a surprise, contradictory stories were spread while the ultimate truth was hidden to some extent. Spectators and fans watching from home came into their own conclusion while stories were ...
After going for 54 runs in his 4 overs, Dilshan Munaweera (Sylhet Super Stars) acquired his revenge by smashing Tillekeratne Dilshan’s (Chittagong Vikings) first over to six boundaries in a row. Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan previously managed to do the same against Mitchell Johnson in the recently concluded ICC World Cup. Here’s how Munaweera smashed Dilshan for 6 fours ...
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said that he was not duly concerned by the contributions made by Moeen Ali and Ravi Bopara for England because he had the game under control through his bowlers during his team’s 25-run win in the first one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Opener Moeen contributed an attractive 119 off 87 balls ...
Hasitha Boyagoda emerged man of the hour to steer Sri Lanka to an easy win in the all-important Plate finals of the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup at Lincoln. Sri Lanka U19 won the final with three wickets and a couple of balls to spare. Sri Lanka failed to qualify to play in the knockouts after losing to Afghanistan and ...
Danushka Gunathilaka’s ton outsmarted Dinesh Chandimal’s efforts as the Sinhalese Sports Club got the better of Nondescripts Cricket Club to win the all-important finals of the Sri Lanka Cricket Major League Limited Over Tournament at SSC Grounds earlier this month. Batting first, Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga’s dismissal had NCC in a bit of trouble but Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal’s century ...
India batsman Rohit Sharma has become the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international. His 264 in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka beat the previous world record of 219 made by fellow Indian Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011. The right-hander also became only the second man to hit two double centuries in ODIs. The ...
The National Selectors have named a 15 man squad for the warm up matches against England. Ashan Priyanjan will lead the side while Jeevan Mendis has been called back. 1 Ashan Priyanjan (Captain)2 Kaushal Silva3 Kusal Janith Perera4 Niroshan Dickwella5 Dinesh Chandimal6 Thilina Kandamby7 Kithruwan Vithanage8 Jeevan Mendis9 Dilruwan Perera10 S A Lakshan Randika Sandakan11 Ramith Rambukwella12 Lahiru Gamage13 ...
Sri Lanka’s most experienced bowler, Rangana Herath’s success in the Galle International stadium continued as he managed to single-handedly restore the dominance in the first session of Day 3. Followed by magnificent century stands from Chandimal and Karunaratne, Herath with the bowl left the visitors clueless by picking up 4 wickets. Considering the fact that it didn’t turn much, Herath’s ...
By Sa’adi Thawfeeq England captain Alastair Cook said that his team was ready to take on Sri Lanka in the seven-match one-day series starting at the R Premadasa stadium under lights on Wednesday despite the limited match practice his team’s had due to the bad weather. England had only one practice game at the SSC whereas their second match ...
Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code for Players and Players Support Personnel during his side’s Pool A match of World Cup 2015 against England at Wellington on Sunday. Lakmal was fined 30 per cent of his match fee by David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match ...
The Sri Lankan opener Tillekeratne Dilshan is set to make his Derbyshire debut alongside South African opener Hashim Amla on Friday (29). As an immediate replacement for the injured Nathan Rimmington, Dilshan was called up to feature in the Natwest T20 Blast. Dilshan has been in outstanding touch lately in the shorter format of the game. His ability to place ...
Kumar Sangakkara bid farewell to the Kia Oval after helping his side secure a comprehensive 6 wicket win over Somerset in the Specsavers County Championship Division One on Friday. The champion county, Essex completed their ninth and the most remarkable win of the season by restricting Hampshire to 76. For Surrey, Kumar Sangakkara scored his eighth century, lifting the side to ...
Sri Lanka Cricket has made plans to appoint Thisara Perera as captain for the three-match one day international and twenty20 series against India after the final test at Delhi on Saturday. Perera will replace top order batsman Upul Tharanga who suffered a humiliating loss against Pakistan in the UAE. Despite losing the Twenty20 series in the UAE and Lahore, Perera was ...
It is a dream come true. I had been working hard for this and I thank all those who supported me. This is a huge encouragement for me to work hard. I will work hard for the success of Richmond and the Sri Lanka Under-19 team both. Charith Asalanka from Richmond College was announced Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year for 2016 ...
Nazmul Islam’s Naagin dance added color and controversy to the Nidahas Trophy, making it one of the most dramatic Twenty20 tri-nation tournaments in the subcontinent. However, the knockout game against Sri Lanka went a tad offboard due to a few individuals who were later fined for misconduct. Dinesh Karthik, with a sensational last-ball six, took India to a tense win ...
The money-rich Indian Premier League has announced former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena as their newest recruit ahead of season ten. Jayawardena will replace Ricky Ponting as the new head coach of the Mumbai Indians and his contract will extend for at least a period of a year. Therefore, he becomes the first Sri Lankan to work as the head ...
