Sri Lanka’s white-ball batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his intention to retire from international cricket over the tougher fitness benchmarks set by the national selection committee, ThePapare learns. In a letter to the governing body, Rajapaksa has reportedly requested for an exemption from the upcoming fitness test for all national players scheduled for the 7th of ...
Sri Lanka U19s head coach Avishka Gunawardena reckons bowling is the strength of the team. He expressed these thoughts during a virtual press conference held on the 5th of Jan 2022. The Sri Lanka U19 team is now undergoing a 3-day quarantine period in Guyana and will commence practices on the 7th of this month. They will play 2 warm-up ...
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI of Zimbabwe’s tour of Sri Lanka played in Pallekele. Sri Lanka handed the ODI cap number 203 to the 22-year-old gutsy seamer Chamika Gunasekara against Zimbabwe today. The NCC fast bowler has been a consistent performer in the domestic games and has the ability to crank it up ...
You have got to admire the fighting spirit of Bhanuka Rajapaksa whose international cricket looks over after he submitted a letter to SLC indicating that he would like to move on. When Mickey Arthur threw down the gauntlet calling him a ‘sloppy cricketer’ due to his inability to meet minimum fitness standards, Bhanuka fought back admirably having hired a personal ...
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena will join the Sri Lanka U19 team as a consultant coach for the upcoming ICC U19 World Cup in the Caribbean. Jayawardene will be leaving the island on the 8th of January to join the team bubble upon a negative PCR result by the 9th, Sunday in Guyana, Jayawardena confirmed to ThePapare.com. The Sri ...
Sri Lanka U19s beat Australia U19s by 4 wickets to register their second consecutive win in ICC U19 World Cup today (17th January). Having won the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Dunith Wellalage chose to bowl first at Basseterre. Sri Lanka had made two changes to their playing XI bringing in Trevin Mathew and Anjala Bandara replacing Pawan Pathiraja and Wanuja ...
The year 2021 has been quite an eventful one and at the end of it, those of us who follow the game of cricket closely can say that the national cricket team has turned a huge corner. Sri Lanka’s transition that started in 2015 had not gone too well and took more time than fans anticipated resulting in the team ...
Sri Lanka’s ace spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe due to a grade 2 hamstring tear he sustained during the LPL. Hasaranga is currently undergoing rehab protocols and is hoping to be fit for Sri Lanka’s next assignment against Australia; Sri Lanka are set to play 5 T20Is in Australia later this month. In the ...
Wicket-keeper batter Minod Bhanuka has been injured ahead of the upcoming ODI series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Bhanuka is the seventh Sri Lankan player from the initial 18-member squad, to be ruled out on the upcoming series against Zimbabwe. From the initial 18-member squad selected, batters Avishka Fernando, Kamil Mishara and Janith Liyanage were withdrawn having tested positive ...
Two brilliant wicketkeeper-batters and two all-rounders constitute our nominees for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Year awards. Here, we take a look at their memorable performances and celebrate their achievements. The ICC Awards 2021 will recognise the outstanding achievements and feats in cricket over the past year – here’s everything you need to know about it. Buttler, Hasaranga, ...
Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa has requested Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa to reconsider his decision to retire from International Cricket. Issuing a statement, Minister Rajapaksa mentioned that as a young player, Bhanuka should be able to move forward overcoming the challenges rather than taking immediate decisions regarding his Cricket career. Read – Avishka Fernando likely to miss Zimbabwe ODIs ...
A batting stalwart, a spin wizard, an emerging fast-bowling superstar and a dogged opener constitute our nominees for the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2021 award. Here, we take a look at their exploits. Joe Root – England 1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries The year that was The magnitude of Joe Root’s sublime form in ...
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Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka called the coin right and chose to bat first in the third and final one-dayer in Zimbabwe’s visit to Sri Lanka 2022. This being the series-deciding encounter, both teams come in determined to make the most out of this game as a lot is at stake, from ODI super league points to the pride of ...
Sri Lanka U19s registered a massive 128-run victory over the Ireland U19s in their first warm-up game of the ICC U19 World Cup 2022. Being put to bat first, the Lankan youth posted competitive 233 runs on board in their allotted 43 overs. Sri Lankan opener Shevon Daniel played a very positive knock of 75 runs before retiring his knock ...
On the back of a shortened season, Prince of Wales vs St. Sebastian’s College come into the 71st Battle of the Golds fresh. The Sebastianites are being led by the fourth-year coloursman, Sukitha Prasanna, who also does the glovework for the team. Prasanna is the second-highest run-getter of the side and brings in a heap of experience having been in ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to lift the international cricket ban imposed on Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella for bio-bubble breach in Durham last June. The trio was banned from international cricket for a year, domestic cricket for 6 months and were fined approximately 10 million rupees for breaching the bio secure bubble while on tour to ...
Sri Lanka U19s pulled off a mind-blowing win against Pakistan U19s in the 1st semi-final of ACC U19 Asia Cup 2021 today (30th Dec) in Dubai. It was a tremendous fightback from the young Lions as they managed to defend a total as low as 147 runs against a more than capable Pakistan U19 outfit. This was the first time ...
2021, undoubtedly an eventful year for Sri Lanka Cricket. It is fair to say it has been a year of change & growth for Sri Lanka. Several new faces walked into the team and made a mark for themselves. The team went from an utter failure to the fan’s favourites within this year. New hope was found for Sri ...
An all-round performance by Kamindu Mendis helped Team Samuels record a convincing 8-wicket win over Team Triggs in the final of the Richmond Champions League T20 cricket tournament played at the Galle International Stadium today (29th December). Having won the toss, Team Samuels invited the opposition to take the first lease of the wicket. Team Triggs suffered a major ...
