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

18 Jun 2022 - 0     - 755

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     - 199

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     - 375

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     - 343

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     - 3846

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     - 361

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     - 2031

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     - 1127

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     - 407

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     - 414

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     - 771

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     - 353

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     - 388

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     - 230

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


Shanaka backs world-class bowling attack to succeed against World Champions

07 Jun 2022 - 0     - 569

Sri Lanka’s T20 captain Dasun Shanaka believes his team’s world-class bowling line-up can rein in the World Cup-winning Australian batting line-up, starting with the first T20 International at the


Confident in how our game holds up in these conditions - Hazlewood

05 Jun 2022 - 0     - 469

Australian fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood said that his team will come into their multi-format tour of Sri Lanka carrying significantly more confidence in handling sub-continental conditions than was pres


Three half-tons give St. Anthony’s the honours on day one

03 Jun 2022 - 0     - 554

St. Anthony’s College ended day one in a strong position in the 103rd annual big match against Trinity College, better known as the Battle of the Blues in the Hill Capital, which commenced at the As


Australia’s Finch hopes tour brings ’joy’ to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

03 Jun 2022 - 0     - 554

Australia’s cricketers hope to bring some “joy” to Sri Lanka, white-ball captain Aaron Finch said today, as the island nation prepares for a seven-week tour while wrestling with an unprecedented


Malinga appointed as bowling strategy coach

02 Jun 2022 - 0     - 1581

Sri Lankan fast bowling legend Lasith Malinga had been appointed as the ‘Bowling Strategy Coach’ of the National Team for the white ball segment of the Australia tour of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka C


Pakistan Women in resounding win

02 Jun 2022 - 0     - 384

A massive second-wicket partnership of 144 runs by Sidra Ameen and skipper Bismah Maroof guided Pakistan Women to score an easy eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the first ODI played at Kar


Nuwanidu and Pathirana earn maiden call-ups

02 Jun 2022 - 0     - 692

Nuwanidu Fernando and Matheesha Pathirana earned their maiden national call-ups after being included in Sri Lanka’s 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series versus the touring Austra


Time to bring Hasaranga back for Tests?

30 May 2022 - 0     - 1293

Wanindu Hasaranga has been Sri Lanka’s biggest match-winner in the limited-overs formats for a few years now. A product of Richmond College, the leg-spinner ended up being the highest wicket-taker i


Asitha rips through Bangladesh as Sri Lanka win Test series

27 May 2022 - 0     - 703

Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by ten wickets in the second Test yesterday to win the series 1-0.


Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chanidmal hit tons

26 May 2022 - 0     - 644

Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka o


Mathews, Dhananjaya keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test

26 May 2022 - 0     - 641

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday (25).


Australian day-night matches to go ahead – SLC

25 May 2022 - 2     - 3018

The day-night matches in Sri Lanka’s limited over series against Australia next month will go ahead as scheduled, a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official said today, refuting reports in foreign media tha


Pakistan Women in comfortable win

25 May 2022 - 0     - 420

Pakistan Women scored a comfortable six-wicket win with 1.4 overs to spare over Sri Lanka Women in their first T20I played at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday.


SL openers Karunaratne, Oshada lead Bangladesh Test fightback

24 May 2022 - 0     - 436

Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando each hit a fifty as Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a fitting reply in the second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.


Cricketer Kamil Mishara recalled from Bangladesh tour

24 May 2022 - 0     - 7458

Sri Lankan cricketer Kamil Mishara has been recalled from Bangladesh, where he is part of Sri Lanka’s Test squad, following a breach of tour rules.


Kusal Mendis released from the hospital and will play on Tuesday

23 May 2022 - 0     - 921

Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis has recovered from his brief illness and will be able to participate in the ongoing second Test match against Bangladesh underway at the Mirpur Stadium.