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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     - 556

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     - 693

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     - 1295

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     - 646

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     - 643

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     - 421

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     - 7459

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     - 922

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.


Litton, Mushfiqur slam centuries to put pressure back on Sri Lanka

23 May 2022 - 0     - 466

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das hit centuries and shared a record stand to turn the tide for Bangladesh in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday (25) after a disastrous start.


Rajitha, Jayawickrama in for second Test

23 May 2022 - 0     - 426

Fast bowler Kasun Rajitha earned a place in Sri Lanka’s team that will start the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Monday, on the back of his impressive figures in the first Test.


Rajapaksa included in provisional squads for Australia tour

20 May 2022 - 0     - 844

Batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa could be in line for a return to the national team, following his inclusion in the ODI and T20I provisional training squads for the home series against Australia next month.


Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

19 May 2022 - 0     - 738

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand.


England recall Anderson, Broad for first two NZ Tests

18 May 2022 - 0     - 455

Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad returned to the England Test squad today for the first two Tests against New Zealand next month.


Mushfiqur ton guides Bangladesh to lead over Sri Lanka

18 May 2022 - 0     - 429

Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century and became the first Bangladeshi to pass 5,000 runs as the hosts took the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on today.


Tamim ton gives Bangladesh upper hand against Sri Lanka

17 May 2022 - 0     - 429

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made a hundred to put Bangladesh in pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday.


Bangladesh firm in reply after Mathews falls for 199

16 May 2022 - 0     - 524

Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by one run as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 runs in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday (16).


Mathews steers Sri Lanka to 258-4 in Bangladesh Test

16 May 2022 - 0     - 521

Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.


Neutral match officials return for Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Tests

13 May 2022 - 0     - 707

Neutral match officials have been assigned for the two Test matches between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.


Uncertainties prevail over Sri Lankan women’s tour of Pakistan

11 May 2022 - 0     - 630

Sri Lanka’s national men’s team and emerging players have already reached Bangladesh and England respectively, however, the fate of the national women’s team tour of Pakistan hangs in balance.


Every action has a reaction

11 May 2022 - 0     - 949

While the brave citizens of Sri Lanka are kicking the backside of the Rajapaksas, one man who has been shutting down the trash talkers on the pitch is none other than Sri Lanka’s spin wizard Wanindu


Believer Silverwood wants to make a difference

04 May 2022 - 0     - 840

Recently appointed Head Coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team Chris Silverwood is excited by what he sees in Sri Lanka cricket and believes he can make a difference through his involvement in the set-up


Sri Lanka name final squad for Bangladesh Tests

04 May 2022 - 0     - 1159

The 18-member Sri Lanka cricket team led by Dimuth Karunaratne will take wing to Bangladesh for two Test matches in Chittagong and Mirpur.


Harris omitted from Australia Test squad for Sri Lanka tour

29 Apr 2022 - 0     - 868

Opener Marcus Harris has been left out of the Australia squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July, although he will have a chance to press for a return as part of the “A” team also