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Player draft for third season of LPL today

05 Jul 2022 - 0     - 1020

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     - 479

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     - 1338

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     - 428

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     - 358

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     - 542

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     - 761

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     - 1814

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     - 5542

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     - 543

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     - 408

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     - 384

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     - 536

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     - 822

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     - 461

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     - 685

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


Sangha, McAndrew, Hardie guide Australia ‘A” to victory

18 Jun 2022 - 0     - 763

Right arm spinner Tanveer Sangha along with right arm pacies Nathan McAndrew and Aaron Hardie guided Australia ‘A’ to record an easy win by 68 runs against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first four-day


2022 Abu Dhabi T10 confirmed for 23 November to 4 December

17 Jun 2022 - 0     - 207

The 2022 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 will take place at the Zayed Cricket Stadium from 23 November to 4 December.


Army SC emerge champions

17 Jun 2022 - 0     - 385

Army SC emerged champions of the Major Club T20 cricket tournament when they recorded a comfortbale 45-run win over Colts CC in the final played at P Sara Stadium.


Philippe, Maddinson puts Australia ‘A’ on top

17 Jun 2022 - 0     - 360

Josh Philippe and Nic Maddison cracked half tons to put Australia ‘A’ on top against Sri Lanka ‘A’ to end the third day’s play on top in the first unofficial Test match played at the Sooriya


Chamika triggers collapse, Sri Lanka draw level with Australia

16 Jun 2022 - 1     - 3870

All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne triggered an Australian batting collapse, as Sri Lanka fought back to level the five-match ODI series at a game-apiece at the Pallekele Stadium on Thursday.


Philippe, Hardie lead Australia ‘A’ comeback

15 Jun 2022 - 0     - 375

Josh Phillippe and Aaron Hardie led the comeback for Australia ‘A’ on day one of the first four day’ match against Sri Lanka ‘A’ at the Sooriyawewa Stadium on Tuesday.


Maxwell guides Australia to early series lead

15 Jun 2022 - 0     - 2047

Glenn Maxwell played the decisive hand in Australia’s successful chase of a revised target of 282 for a two-wicket win and 1-0 series lead over Sri Lanka, at the Pallekele International Stadium on T


Australia’s Kane Richardson out of Sri Lanka series with injury

13 Jun 2022 - 0     - 1148

Australia suffered another injury setback on Monday as fast bowler Kane Richardson returned home with a hamstring problem ahead of the first one-day international against hosts Sri Lanka.


Batting order unlikely to change for final T20I

11 Jun 2022 - 0     - 417

Sri Lanka is likely to keep faith in the same batting order that produced sub-par totals in the first two T20Is versus Australia as they head into the third and final game versus Australia at Pallekel


LPL player draft likely in end June

11 Jun 2022 - 0     - 427

The player draft for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will likely take place at the end of this month, Tournament Director Samantha Dodanwela said, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) ann


Dickwella, Bandara steer Sri Lanka ‘A’ to victory

10 Jun 2022 - 0     - 795

Two top knocks by Niroshan Dickwella, who made an 83 in 73 balls inclusive of ten boundaries and a six, and an unbeaten 73 in 65 balls with three boundaries and two sixes by Ashen Bandara paved the wa


Wade guides Australia to series-clinching win

09 Jun 2022 - 0     - 365

Australia were made to work hard in chasing a modest target of 125 but the steady hands of Matthew Wade took them to a series-clinching win in the second T20I against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stad


Hazelwood, Warner and Finch pummel Sri Lanka to draw first blood

08 Jun 2022 - 0     - 404

Unbeaten half-centuries from David Warner and Aaron Finch underscored Australia’s dominant victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, after Josh Hazelwood triggered a sensational batting collapse from the h


UAE’s International League T20 locked-in for January-February 2023

07 Jun 2022 - 0     - 239

Emirates Cricket Board on Monday (6) confirmed that the inaugural ILT20 League will be played between the window of January 6 to February 12, 2023. The new League will be called “International Leagu