SRI LANKA VS NEW ZEALAND - FIRST TEST

Sri Lanka in control of first Test, New Zealand on 162 for 5

10 Mar 2023 - 3     - 1324

Sri Lanka were rewarded for a day of disciplined bowling, chipping away at the New Zealand batting and leaving the hosts 193 runs in the red with five first innings wickets in hand at the Hagley Oval today.

Trinity rout Royal to record unprecedented wins

09 Mar 2023 - 0     - 3054

Trinity College Kandy achieved an unprecedented double win over Royal College Colombo, recording a six wicket win and qualifying for the semi-final of the Under 19 Inter-School Tier 1 school cricket tournament at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy.

Wanindu, Lahiru guide Dambulla to tittle victory

06 Mar 2023 - 0     - 295

The spin and pace combination of Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Samarakoon, who together shared nine wickets, paved the way for Dambulla to coast to a comfortable 85-run win over Galle in the National Super League final concluded at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday to emerge champions.

Kusal, Oshada score half-centuries in warm-up for New Zealand Tests

04 Mar 2023 - 3     - 2754

Kusal Mendis fell just short of a century and Oshada Fernando retired not out for 78 on the opening day of Sri Lanka’s two-day warm-up match against New Zealand XI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Saturday.

Australia into World Test Championship Final; SL’s chance hangs in the balance

03 Mar 2023 - 6     - 2520

Australia’s convincing nine-wicket triumph over India in the third Test has helped them book a place at this year’s ICC World Test Championship Final, but just who joins them in the decider remains wide open.

Spinners rule, 14 wickets fall on day one of NSL final

02 Mar 2023 - 0     - 273

The first day’s play of the four-day National Super League final encounter between Dambulla and Galle played at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday turned out to be all about the bowlers as 14 wickets fell for 274 runs.

Kuhnemann, Khawaja give Australia opening-day advantage

01 Mar 2023 - 0     - 169

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann’s five-wicket haul and a 60 by Usman Khawaja helped Australia grab the early advantage after they dismissed India for 109 on Wednesday’s opening day of the third Test.

Shammi to seek re-election, Mathivanan opposes SLC ballot under old regulations

28 Feb 2023 - 8     - 2600

Incumbent President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Shammi Silva will seek re-election to the post at the upcoming SLC elections after handing over his nomination, the Daily Mirror learns.

WATCH: New Zealand beat England by one run in ’crazy’ second Test

28 Feb 2023 - 0     - 379

New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series in the most dramatic fashion in Wellington.

Focused on playing for my country, Chamari says after WPL snub

15 Feb 2023 - 9     - 2723

Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu on Thursday said she was focused on playing for the country after she went undrafted for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India.

Mathews called up for first England Lions unofficial ODI

13 Feb 2023 - 4     - 2364

Former national cricket captain Angelo Mathews has been called up to the Sri Lanka ’A’ squad that will face the England Lions in the first unofficial ODI on Wednesday.

Harshitha half-century leads Sri Lanka to second victory at T20 World Cup

13 Feb 2023 - 9     - 2121

Harshitha Samarawickrama made a composed half-century to guide Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday for their second successive victory at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka Women stun South Africa Women in T20 World Cup opener

11 Feb 2023 - 10     - 3340

Sri Lanka Women beat South Africa Women by three runs in the opening game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town, on the back of a half-century from Chamari Athapaththu and a three-wicket haul for Inoka Ranaweera.

Madushka cracks third ton, match ends in tame draw

10 Feb 2023 - 0     - 311

Sri Lanka ‘A’ opener Nishan Madushka’s third ton against the visiting England Lions was the highlight of the drawn 2nd unofficial Test concluded at the Galle International Stadium on Friday.

Smith cracks ton, England Lions take slender lead

09 Feb 2023 - 0     - 189

The visiting England Lions took a slender lead as Sri Lanka ‘A’, batting the second time, ended the penultimate day of the four-day 2nd unofficial Test match on 202 for 3, at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday.

Croospulle shines in rain shortened day

07 Feb 2023 - 0     - 394

Opener Lasith Croospulle shone for Sri Lanka ‘A’ on day one of the four-day 2nd unofficial Test match against England Lions played at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.

Milestone man Kohli leads India to record ODI win by 317 runs

16 Jan 2023 - 0     - 436

Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 166 to help India beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs and record the highest ever victory margin in a one-day international as they swept the series 3-0 on yesterday. Kohli’s third century in his last four matches and 116 by opener Shubman Gill powered India to 390-5 in Thiruvananthapuram. Fast bowler M

India beat Sri Lanka by highest ever ODI margin of 317 runs

15 Jan 2023 - 0     - 779

India thrashed Sri Lanka by 317 runs -- the highest-ever margin in a one-day international -- to sweep their series 3-0 on Sunday.

India beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets, clinch series

12 Jan 2023 - 8     - 1064

India defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the second ODI at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. With the win, India also gained an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match series between the sides.

Madushanka remains a doubt for second ODI

11 Jan 2023 - 0     - 204

Left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka remains a doubt for the second ODI against India tomorrow, after dislocating his right shoulder in Tuesday’s first ODI.

Comfortable win for Jaffna Kings

19 Dec 2022 - 0     - 713

Jaffna Kings claimed a comfortable 16-run win over Galle Gladiators in their Lanka Premier League 2022 fixture carried out at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, yesterday

Bopara takes Stars across the line after Chandimal, Asalanka set Colombo up for win

14 Dec 2022 - 0     - 729

Having fallen seven runs short of the target against the Jaffna Kings on Monday, the Colombo Stars completed a remarkable run chase against the Galle Gladiators yesterday at the Pallekele International Stadium, plundering 111 runs off the last ten overs to record their second win in this year’s Lanka Premier League.

Hasaranga takes first ever LPL hat-trick, Kandy make winning start

07 Dec 2022 - 0     - 879

It may only have been the first day of this season’s Lanka League Premier, but it is possible there may not be as comprehensive a win as the Kandy Falcon’s 109-run decimation of the Colombo Stars, for the rest of the tournament.

Sports Minister appoints ’’Fact Finding Committee’’ on players’ behaviour at T20 World Cup

02 Dec 2022 - 32     - 3402

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a six-member Fact Finding Committee to inquire not only about the players’ behaviour during the T20 World Cup in Australia but also to ascertain whether officials showed ’’real concerns’’ for the team members.

Fresh inquiry against Chamika Karunaratne?

01 Dec 2022 - 17     - 19910

Sri Lanka all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne could face a fresh inquiry, this time from the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, after a letter written about the player’s behaviour while on tour with the national team at the T20 World Cup in Australia last month, was leaked publicly.

Ibrahim, Farooqi help Afghanistan thrash Sri Lanka in ODI opener

26 Nov 2022 - 0     - 508

Opener Ibrahim Zadran’s sparkling century and four wickets by Fazalhaq Farooqi led Afghanistan to an emphatic 60-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international on Friday.

Jimmy Neesham, Carlos Brathwaite headline overseas names for LPL

25 Nov 2022 - 0     - 1889

New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham and T20 World Cup winning West Indian Carlos Brathwaite are among the overseas players signed for this year’s Lanka Premier League (LPL).

Sports Minister calls for inquiry into Chamika’s omission

24 Nov 2022 - 1     - 761

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has called for the Director General of the Ministry’s Sports Department to conduct an inquiry into the omission of all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne by the national Cricket selection Committee for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.

CCC retain Major Club title, complete three-peat

20 Nov 2022 - 0     - 373

CCC, led by Ashan Priyanjan, put in a gallant fightback in a high-scoring Major Club Cricket final to record a first-innings win over Tamil Union at the SSC ground on Sunday to clinch the title.

LPL 2nd edition from July 30-August 22-SLC

08 Jun 2021 - 0     - 2518