Vote NOW OPEN for ThePapare Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer for 2021 Voting will be held in 2 Phases Phase 1 – 108 Players A total of 108 Players are nominated from 36 schools that took part in the Under 19 Division I Tournament of 2020/21 for the first phase. Voting for Phase 1 will commence on 13 May 2021 ...
The talk of the town has been the new selection strategy adopted by Sri Lanka’s new selection committee headed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe which has brought new leadership for the Sri Lanka ODI team. The selectors have taken a bold decision to pump young cricketers to the ODI team while ruffling a few feathers in dropping seniors like Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo ...
So, it’s done. After weeks of speculation, Sri Lanka Cricket have finalized their squad for the 3 ODIs in Bangladesh – confirming rumours of a new selection strategy which will see a complete overhaul in the team’s leadership in limited overs cricket. Sri Lanka’s new selection committee, headed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe, have decided to make a call to drop a ...
An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal has unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to resume participation in cricket with immediate effect. The Tribunal, which also considered charges against Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Zoysa for four counts under the same Code, has upheld one charge (2.4.6) against Mr ...
The 2nd and final Test of the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka is set to commence at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium on the 29th of April. The post Video – Does a spin-friendly pitch await in Pallekelle? | SLvBAN – 2nd Test Preview appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed ODI skipper Kusal Janith Perera participating in a virtual press conference held today (13th May) said that he is looking forward to obtaining the full commitment from players to build a winning culture for Sri Lanka cricket. 30-year-old Perera emphasized the importance of getting assistance from the senior players to build a winning team in the ...
The National Selectors explained the reasons of omitting several senior players from the upcoming Bangladesh tour during one-on-one meetings held at SLC Headquarters on Thursday. As per reliable sources, leading national cricketers – Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep have been axed from the touring party to give more opportunities for the young players by the ...
Kalutara is a coastal city in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, just a drive of 60-90 minutes from Colombo. A further 10-minute drive from the town along the Palatota road will lead you to a house beside a plot of land used as a vehicle yard. The family in this house owns the Driving School of which vehicles are ...
Royal College and St. Joseph’s College qualified for the Final of U19 Schools Tier A Limited Over Cricket Tournament as they defeated Mahanama College and Trinity College respectively in the Semi-Final encounters worked off today (28th April) at Moratuwa and Maggona. Meanwhile, the traditional encounter between St. Anthony’s College and St. Sylvester’s College ended in a draw today at Kandy. ...
Head Coach of the Sri Lankan National Men’s Cricket Team Mickey Arthur spoke to the media at the end of the 4th day’s play in the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The post Video – If we’re going to get close, it’s Hasaranga who’s going to get us there – Mickey Arthur appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Devapathiraja College and Mahinda College qualified for the Final of U19 Schools Tier B Limited Over Cricket Tournament as they defeated Dharmasoka College and Ananda College respectively in the Semi-Final encounters worked off today at Colombo. Meanwhile, the 22nd Hill Country Battle of the Golds played between Sri Sumangala College and Sri Rahula College ended in a draw today at ...
Sri Lanka batting Coach Grant Flower spoke to the media following the 1st day’s play of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The post Video – The bowlers are going to have to bowl very well to get 20 wickets – Grant Flower appeared first on ThePapare.com.
Sri Lanka’s former T20 captain Thisara Perera has decided to retire from International Cricket with immediate effect. The all-rounder has handed a letter in this regard to the SLC this morning (03), which states his willingness to retire from International Cricket due to personal reasons. Perera made his international debut in ODIs, at the age of twenty, in December 2009 ...
Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur in an EXCLUSIVE chat shared his views ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series in Bangladesh. The post Video – “Bangladesh tour will mark a new start in ODIs for Sri Lanka Cricket” – Mickey Arthur appeared first on ThePapare.com.
International Cricket Council (ICC) has awarded the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy a single demerit point after match referee Ranjan Madugalle of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh rated the pitch as ‘below average’, ICC informed in a press release today. Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees has rated the Pallekele International ...
Two games of the Singer-MCA Premier League 2021 were worked off today (27), in which John Keells Holdings and Hayleys PLC recorded wins. Two other games were also worked off over the past weekend. John Keells Holdings vs CDB Finance PLC A headline-grabbing comeback unfolded at the NCC grounds today as the national discard, Kusal Mendis, scored a magnificent hundred ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) plans to offer a window to host the postponed IPL in Sri Lanka during September. Due to the high spike in coronavirus cases in India and the increasing number of covid-19 positive cases among several IPL franchises, Indian Premier Leage (IPL) was postponed three days ago. The tournament halted after conducting 29 matches and the failure ...
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lahiru Kumara who sustained a hamstring strain during the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh, is likely to miss the remainder of Test series. Read More : Young Kamil steers NCC to the championship with a ton Lahiru Kumara, who is playing the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh now in Pallekelle, will most probably be ruled out ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to appoint a new ODI captain in 30-year old Kusal Janith Perera for the upcoming Bangladesh and England tours, ThePapare learns. The dashing left-handed wicket-keeper batsman is set to become the 24th ODI Captain for Sri Lanka as the national selectors have decided to drop Dimuth Karunaratne from the ODI setup. Karunaratne, who was ...
