The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) membership, during an extraordinary General Meeting held on 28th August 2021, unanimously ratified the new Domestic Tournament Structure.  The new structure was designed by the Tournament Committee of the SLC, headed by Samantha Dodanwela, and in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee led by Aravinda De Silva.  The new structure will come into effect from ...

Former Sri Lankan Captain Angelo Mathews was seen training individually in his hometown in Wattala, through videos posted on his official social media platforms. Mathews, who last played for Sri Lanka in May against Bangladesh at Pallekelle, informed Sri Lanka Cricket in July that he’s considering retirement in the wake of selectors taking a hard stance on the senior players. ...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all set to announce their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 before the cut-off date, 10th September, set by the International Cricket Council (ICC).  Ahead of the official announcement, ThePapare put on the selector’s hat to pick a probable squad, which could be the most likeliest considering key factors such as ...

For a team that revolutionized the way white ball cricket was played, it was extremely painful to watch the national cricket team suffering back to back 5-0 defeats or 3-0 routings in the shorter formats of the game.   In 2017 alone, Sri Lanka were whitewashed 5-0 three times; by India, Pakistan and  South Africa. Things are on the mend and victory ...

Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur shared his views ahead of the third and final ODI match against South Africa, which is scheduled to be played on the 7th of September at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. The post Video – Playing Chandimal is a possibility, Akila is trying too many things – Arthur | SLvSA – 3rd ODI appeared first on ThePapare.com.

Sri Lanka will need to make at least one change to their squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 following injuries to wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera and fast-bowling all-rounder Lahiru Madushanka. Perera suffered a hamstring injury whilst batting in the 3rd T20I against South Africa on Tuesday, while Madushanka fractured his collarbone while fielding in the same ...

Dulan Kodithuwakku won Sri Lanka’s second Paralympic medal of the day when he clinched the Bronze medal in the Men’s Javelin F64 with a personal best performance of 65.61m recorded in his 4th attempt.  Dulan had a strong start to the event where his throw whizzed past his previous personal best of 58.38m to a new best of 62.11m placing ...

Kumudu Priynaka, Sri Lanka’s only female participant of the 2020 Paralympic Games currently ongoing in Tokyo, made her debut in the Paralympic arena featuring in the Women’s 100m T47 competition.  Priyanka competed in heat 01 in the first round of the Women’s 100m T47 competition and was drawn in lane 7. She was placed 8th in the heat with a ...

Six Sri Lankan Cricketers are set to play/mentor in the inaugural Nairobi Premier League (NPL), which will begin on 15th September. Read More : Tharanga, Prasad & five other Sri Lankans to play Everest Premier League Former Sri Lankan Cricketers Chamara Kapugedara and Ajantha Mendis will join the franchise tournament as mentors, while Udara Jayasundera, Lahiru Gamage, Gihan Rupasinghe and ...

Minod Bhanuka of SLC Greys made amends to his poor run in the tournament with a match-winning knock of 74 runs against SLC Reds in the finals of Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 League 2021. The post Video – Minod Bhanuka’s gritty 74 runs | Final – Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 League 2021 appeared first on ThePapare.com.

Dasun Shanaka hit the most number of sixes in Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 League 2021 with an impressive tally of 14 maximums in his 6 outings. He was also the highest run-getter of the tournament and was adjudged the Player of the tournament. The post Video – Each and every six off Dasun Shanaka’s bat in Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 League 2021 appeared first on ThePapare.com.

Mahesh Jayakody, who participated in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls Heats earlier this morning, finished in 6th place with a timing of 12:16.80. Despite having been unable to attain direct qualification to the final of the event, Jayakody will have another chance to do so when he races in the Repechage tomorrow (28), alongside all the other rowers who did ...

Sri Lanka Cricket announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against South Africa, which starts on the 2nd of September.  Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead the team with Dhananjaya De Silva named as the vice-captain of the team. Wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera, who missed both the ODIs and T20Is against India, due to a shoulder ...

Sri Lanka will face South Africa in the 1st T20I between the sides on the 10th of September at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo. The post Video – Sri Lanka search for another series win ahead of T20 World Cup | SLvSA – 1st T20I Preview appeared first on ThePapare.com.

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the first T20I match against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on Friday evening.  Live – Sri Lanka vs South Africa – 1st T20I Sri Lanka made two changes to their team which played the 3rd ODI match on Tuesday. Bhanuka Rajapaksa replaces Kamindu Mendis at number ...

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the first ODI against South Africa at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo on Thursday (2).  The hosts opted to field three specialist spinners in Wanindu Hasaranga, Praveen Jayawickrama and Akila Dananjaya along with seam bowling options in Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne.  Hub: Sri Lanka v South Africa 2021 ...

After more than a year’s silence, Asia Rugby has announced that all major tournaments will return in the 2021 calendar year.The first tournament of this nature, the Asia U18 Girl’s 7s tournament, will start on the 18th of September in Uzbekistan. This year’s Asia Sevens Series – usually a three-legged series, will be shortened to one leg and will be ...

Sri Lanka Men’s national cricket team will tour India for 2 Tests and 3 T20Is in February-March next year (2022). Read More : ICC confirms details of next World Test Championship The two-match Test series is scheduled to be played from 25th February to 09th March. The first Test match will be played at Bengaluru Cricket Stadium, a venue that ...

About three years ago, a teenager was deemed obese and unfit for the Sri Lanka U19 World Cup squad. Is he the first one to be left out for this reason? No. Is he one of the very few who came back with a stunning transformation? Yes. And that is the reason to believe in the survival of the 21-year-old ...

Running in his second consecutive Diamond League, Yupun Abeykoon didn’t have the best day in office this evening, as he finished 9th in the Men’s 100m Zurich Final. Abeykoon started in Lane 1 with a good start but fell behind the pack towards midway. The Lankan is fresh off the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he unfortunately could not advance ...