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LPL postponed to December

17 Jul 2022 - 0     - 1075

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed to December.


Karunaratne expects tough Test against Pakistan

16 Jul 2022 - 0     - 446

Dhananjaya de Silva will return to the Sri Lankan side while Pathum Nissanka has been ruled due to Covid-19 for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday, with captain Dimuth Karun


Credit to physios, trainers for Prabath’s debut, says his mother

14 Jul 2022 - 0     - 629

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya’s mother has given full credit to the physios and trainers, who worked really hard to help her son achieve ’’super fitness’’.


Full praise for Chandimal, Jayasuriya from captain Dimuth

13 Jul 2022 - 0     - 582

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was full of praise for Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya whose efforts with bat and ball respectively allowed Sri Lanka to make a sharp turnaround a


Incredibly Underrated Chandimal Rises for Occasion

13 Jul 2022 - 0     - 535

Dinesh Chandimal has been one of Sri Lanka’s best batsmen since the golden era of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, TM Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera.


Jaffna face Galle in LPL opener

13 Jul 2022 - 0     - 841

In a rematch of last year’s final, the Jaffna Kings will take on the Galle Gladiators in the opening match of the third season of the Lanka Premier League on August 1 at R Premadasa.


Nalanda break 69-year drought with big win

11 Jul 2022 - 0     - 837

Nalanda College broke a 69-year drought against traditional rivals Ananda College by winning the Battle of Maroons when they coasted to a convincing nine-wicket win in the 92nd encounter concluded at


Rampaging Sri Lanka dismantle Aussies

11 Jul 2022 - 0     - 659

Prabath Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal scripted an incrediblewin for Sri Lanka to draw the two-Test series against Australia in Galle today, exorcising the horrors of an embarrassing defeat in the fi


Sri Lanka in the lead after Chandimal ton, Mathews and Mendis fifties

10 Jul 2022 - 0     - 215

Dinesh Chandimal’s fortuitous century and fifties from Kamindu Mendis and Angelo Mathews ensured Sri Lanka added to their collection of good sessions to gain a 67-run lead against Australia in the s


Smith, Labuschagne centuries give Australia first day honours

08 Jul 2022 - 0     - 588

Centuries from Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne ensured that the opening day of the second Test belonged to Australia, benefiting from Sri Lanka’s rejigged bowling attack failing to impose itself


Sri Lanka’s preparations for second Test hampered by Covid-19 outbreak

07 Jul 2022 - 0     - 589

Sri Lanka will field a new-look bowling attack for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Galle tomorrow, but its final composition remains unclear after the home team was hit with a numbe


Aravinda surprised by Sri Lanka’s first Test selections

06 Jul 2022 - 0     - 1426

Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka are looking to level the Test series with spin reinforcements for the second match starting Friday against an upbeat Australia.


Brathwaite, Lewis among the overseas players selected in LPL draft

06 Jul 2022 - 0     - 544

West Indians Carlos Brathwaite and Evin Lewis were among the overseas players who secured top dollar at the Player Draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which starts later this


Sri Lanka add Theekshana, Wellalage and Manasinghe to Test squad, Mathews available for selection

05 Jul 2022 - 0     - 2643

Sri Lanka have bolstered their spin bowling options ahead of the second Test against Australia in Galle on Friday, calling up uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage and Lakshitha Manas


Player draft for third season of LPL today

05 Jul 2022 - 0     - 1004

A total of 353 have been included in the player draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League that will be conducted virtually today (7).


Spinners bowl Australia to win in first Test

01 Jul 2022 - 0     - 464

It was a case of right approach but atrocious execution from Sri Lanka’s batters, succumbing to a spectacular collapse and a 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test on Friday.


Brother of Shane Warne to visit Foundation of Goodness

01 Jul 2022 - 0     - 1324

The brother of the late Australian spinner Shane Warne, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday, will visit the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama as part of his itinerary.


Australia take lead, spurred by Green, Khawaja half centuries

30 Jun 2022 - 0     - 417

Sri Lanka lost ground in the first Test against Australia, as poor returns from their bowlers and seventies from Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja gave the visitors a 101-run first innings lead.


Five for Lyon, Australia hold edge

29 Jun 2022 - 0     - 348

A five-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon was key to restricting Sri Lanka to 212 on the opening day of the first Test for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2022 in Galle on Wednesday, before the Australians red


Spotlight on spinners, as Sri Lanka honour spin legend Shane Warne

29 Jun 2022 - 0     - 527

He may no longer have the luxury of calling on Rangana Herath to torment the Australians, the way the left-arm spinner did in 2016, but Sri Lanka’s captain believes the young spinners available to h


Chamari stars for Sri Lanka Women in win over India Women

27 Jun 2022 - 0     - 748

Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu played the winning hand in her team’s seven wicket win over India Women in the third T20I played in Dambulla on Monday.


Middle order steers Aussies home in tense chase

24 Jun 2022 - 0     - 1794

Australia’s middle-order overcame a stern examination by Sri Lanka’s spinners on a difficult surface to win the final ODI of their five-match series versus Sri Lanka by four wickets at the R. Prem


Sri Lanka held a special place in Shane Warne’s heart, says his brother

24 Jun 2022 - 1     - 5516

The brother of the late Australian cricketing great Shane Warne said that Sri Lanka held a special place in his brother’s heart, being involved in relief efforts soon after the 2004 tsunami that hit


Silverwood expects even greater things from growing side

23 Jun 2022 - 0     - 529

Sri Lanka will head into the final ODI versus the touring Australians today with the unusual cushion of having wrapped up the series with a game to spare.


With eye on Commonwealth Games, Sri Lanka Women take on India Women tomorrow

22 Jun 2022 - 0     - 395

With the Commonwealth Games fast approaching, Sri Lanka Women’s cricket captain Chamari Athapaththu believes the home limited series against India, beginning with the first T20I at the Rangiri Dambu


Peirson cracks half ton to rescue Australia ‘A’

22 Jun 2022 - 0     - 371

Jimmy Pierson came to the rescue of Australia ‘A’ with an unbeaten knock of 67 on day two against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the second four day unofficial Test match played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium t


Sri Lanka seal Aussie series in cliff-hanger

22 Jun 2022 - 0     - 522

Dhananjaya de Silva was catalyst-in-chief as Sri Lanka turned a game that appeared destined for defeat into a last-b


Sri Lanka on brink of rare Australia series win

21 Jun 2022 - 0     - 804

So rare have the opportunities been for Sri Lanka to record a home ODI series win over Australia, that victory in today’s fourth ODI will give the hosts a first bilateral series triumph over their o


Silverwood Sri Lanka’s Silver Lining

20 Jun 2022 - 0     - 445

While Sri Lanka’s struggle as a nation seems endless, its cricket team is certainly putting an end to its crisis with some consistent performances.


Brave Pathum Leads record run chase

20 Jun 2022 - 0     - 664

He may have been overshadowed in the early stages of his innings, but Pathum Nissanka went on to make the pivotal contribution in Sri Lanka’s five-wicket win over Australia yesterday, a result that