Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad has been announced for the upcoming unofficial ODI series against South Africa ‘A’. The 22-year-old Nipun Dananjaya will lead the 15-member squad. Most of the players who took part in the recently concluded One Day series against England Lions have retained their places in the squad. Ashen Bandara who amassed amassed 419 runs in 8 ...
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In April 2021, opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne posted his career best score in Test match cricket when he scored 244 against Bangladesh at Pallekele. At that point, he was Sri Lanka’s ODI captain as well but was sacked and dropped unceremoniously as the team toured Bangladesh for a three match ODI series a month later. The white ball captaincy had ...
Four more games of the SLC Major Clubs T20 Tournament were held today (30th May), at NCC and CCC Grounds in Colombo. Ace Capital CC vs Kurunegala YCC Ace Capital Cricket Club secured a comfortable 62-run by beating Kurunegala Youth CC at CCC Grounds in Colombo. After putting Ace Capital CC to bat first, they managed to post 190/7 in the ...
The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union, the governing body of Sri Lankan Aquatic Sports announced the swimming, open water swimming, and the water polo national pools for the year 2023. The National pools consist of athletes from multiple islandwide schools and clubs. Swimming The swimming national pool 2023 was selected considering the top performances at the National and Junior National ...
Magnificent Shubman Gill dazzled in the Ahmedabad night sky to power Gujarat Titans into the IPL 2023 final with a 62-run win over Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Gallant Gill (129 off 60) smashed his third century of the season with some sensational strokeplay, ably supported by Sai Sudharsan (43 off 31), to propel Gujarat ...
Six matches of the SLC Major Clubs T20 Tournament were played today (31st May) at several venues across the island. Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) registered a convincing win over Sri Lanka Air Force SC at P. Sara Oval Grounds, Colombo. After being put into bat first, Air Force SC was restricted to just 111/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Asel ...
The warm-up fixtures have been confirmed ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. All 10 teams will play a total of two warm-up matches ahead of the start of the Qualifier on June 18, with sides to get some valuable match practice in prior to the commencement of the crucial event. Every team will ...
Under 17 Division 1 Inter Schools Cricket Tournament set to kick off from the middle of June with 76 teams competing in 14 groups. This tournament will be conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket. Trinity College, Kandy and St. Joseph’s College, Colombo were declared joint champions in the last season. First round matches ...
The Vidudaya Ritzbury Swimming Championships 2023 organized by the Sports Council and the Department of Physical Education of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and powered by “Ritzbury”, Sri Lanka’s favorite chocolate brand of Ceylon Biscuit Limited came to an end yesterday successfully, crowning Triton Aquatics and St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa with overall champion titles. Triton swimmers won the girl’s overall championship ...
Sri Lankan selectors have picked a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan, The Sunday Times reports. The veteran batters Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews have been recalled to the ODI squad in order to strengthen the batting lineup which has been struggling to bat out the full quote of 50 overs consistently. The wicket-keeper batter Kusal Janith ...
The ICC have announced the prize pot for the World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle with a total purse of $3.8 million to be shared between the nine teams. Australia and India will meet in the Ultimate Test at The Oval in London from 7 June with the triumphant team set to take home more than just the WTC mace. The ...
Sri Lanka’s leg-spinning all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is expected to feature in the ODI series against Afghanistan. Wanindu Hasaranaga who suffered an injury during the ongoing Indian Premier League, has been added to the Sri Lankan squad as he is expected to recover from the injury to take part in the Afghanistan ODIs. Hasaranga currently doing rehab work for his ...
The inaugural player auction of the Lanka Premier League will be conducted on June 14, 2023. The much-awaited auction will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo. This is the first time the tournament, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league with an international flavor, is conducting a player auction. Each franchise team will bring in a sum ...
Ravindra Jadeja provided a grandstand finish, hitting a six and a four with 10 needed off the last two balls, to power Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title as they beat defending champions Gujarat Titans by five wickets (DLS Method) in a thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Jadeja smashed 15* off 6 balls as a collection ...
Trinity College Kandy celebrated their Rugby Sponsors for the year 2023 at an event held at Cinnamon Grand in the attendance of representatives of the Sponsors, School authorities, members of the Old Trinitian’s Rugby Scrummage, and the members and coaching staff of the Trinity College 1st XV 2023. Principal of Trinity College Kandy, Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara acknowledged the importance ...
Six matches of the SLC Major Clubs T20 Tournament were played today (28th May) at several venues across the island. Sashreeka Pussegolla’s all-round brilliance helped Sebastianites C & AC record a convincing win over Nugegoda SWC at P. Sara Oval Grounds, Colombo. After being put into bat first, Nugegoda SWC were restricted to 108/9 in the allotted 20 overs. Sashreeka ...
After a long day of races, the end of 70 events out of the 128 events of the Vidudaya Ritzbury Swimming Championships 2023 saw the girls from Triton Aquatics and boys from St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa, leading the score table with 168 and 256 points respectively. At the same time, Blue Wave Swimming Academy is 2nd in line in the ...
Four matches of the SLC Major Clubs T20 Tournament were played today (31st May) at several venues across the island. Colts Cricket Club registered a convincing win over Nugegoda SWC in their Group B encounter played today at SSC Grounds. Udith Madushan and Muditha Lakshan starred with the ball sharing 5 wickets between them for Colts CC. Colts Cricket Club ...
Major Club T20 Tournament 2023, which is organized by Sri Lanka Cricket, kicked off today (27th March) as Chilaw Marians CC, Nondescripts CC, Colombo CC & Moors SC secured victories on the opening day. SL Army SC vs Chilaw Marians CC Chilaw Marians Cricket Club beat Sri Lanka Army Sports Club by 4 wickets at P. Sara Oval Stadium in Colombo. ...
