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Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga starts a new innings

09 Mar 2023 - 6     - 5995

Sri Lankan cricketer Wanindu Hasaranga tied the knot at Water’s Edge Hotel, starting a new innings in his life on Thursday.


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 t


Mendis scores half-century, Sri Lanka on 305 for 6 at stumps on day one

09 Mar 2023 - 2     - 1594

Kusal Mendis scored the fastest fifty by an overseas player in a Test in New Zealand setting up Sri Lanka for a productive opening day in their first Test against New Zealand.


School over country?

08 Mar 2023 - 5     - 4811

Three junior cricketers, who are part of the national Under 19 squad scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a tri-nation tournament next week, have been given permission to join the team


Shanujan guides St. Benedict’s to semis

08 Mar 2023 - 0     - 223

A knock of 70 by Shanujan Shanmuganathan helped St. Benedict’s College to record a first innings win over Richmond College in the Under 19 Tier ‘A’ Division One inter-school quarter-final encoun


New Zealand stands in way of Sri Lanka’s World Test final quest

07 Mar 2023 - 0     - 299

Despite having an eye on the bigger picture of qualification for the final of the World Championship later this year, Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne said that his team’s focus, for now at


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 S


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 Linc


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 remain


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


Murali-Vaas Trophy encounter ends in draw

01 Mar 2023 - 0     - 377

The Inter School Under 19 cricket encounter between St. Anthony’s College and St. Joseph’s College ended in a draw at Katugastota on Wednesday.


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.


Australian women cricketers hailed as among greatest ever

27 Feb 2023 - 0     - 181

Australia’s all-conquering women cricketers were hailed Monday as among the greatest sporting teams the country has ever produced after winning yet another Twenty20 World Cup.


Court of Appeal suspends Sport Minister’s regulations

27 Feb 2023 - 3     - 1822

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order staying the operation of the regulations made applicable to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).


Australia win Women’s T20 World Cup for sixth time

26 Feb 2023 - 0     - 953

Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands on Sunday.


Magnificent Brook puts England in charge of New Zealand Test

24 Feb 2023 - 0     - 243

Red-hot Harry Brook made a majestic 184 not out to put England firmly in control against New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington on Friday.


10-member committee to draft new constitution for SLC

23 Feb 2023 - 8     - 2174

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a 10-member committee to submit a draft of the proposed new constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice KT Chitrasi


Chamari sees “one or two more years” with national team, but hopes to build a team for the future

21 Feb 2023 - 2     - 801

Sri Lanka Women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu has pledged to continue representing the country for “one or two more years” and hopes that more exposure at international level will help buil


Sri Lanka Women thumped by New Zealand Women, knocked out of T20 World Cup

20 Feb 2023 - 11     - 2724

A T20 World Cup campaign which began with much promise for the Sri Lanka Women’s team ended with a chastening defeat at the hands of New Zealand Women in their final Group Stage match in Paarl on Su


SLC overstaffed?

17 Feb 2023 - 10     - 3487

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated that their existing staffing levels, which amount to 185 employees on their payroll, is justified given their continuing growth.


Sri Lanka routed by Aussies, semi-final hopes still alive

16 Feb 2023 - 0     - 2112

Australian opening batters Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy took the defending champions to a dominant 10-wicket Women’s T20 World Cup win against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Thursday


Trinity end hoodoo, beat Royal at Reid Avenue for first time

16 Feb 2023 - 9     - 6474

A century from opener Kusal Wijetunge and a match bag of 12 for 52 from Dinuka Tennekoon paved the way for Trinity College to record a massive innings and 62-run win over Royal College at Reid Avenue


Mathews retained for second England Lions unofficial ODI, three changes to Sri Lanka ’’A’’ squad

16 Feb 2023 - 0     - 439

Former national cricket captain Angelo Mathews has been retained for Sri Lanka ’’A’’s second unofficial ODI against the England Lions, named in the 15-member squad led by Sadeera Samarawickram


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.


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 T


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 hau


Ahan continues batting prowess

10 Feb 2023 - 0     - 305

Ahan Wickramasinghe continued his batting prowess as he cracked an unbeaten half ton in Kandy’s second innings against Jaffna in the four-day National Super League cricket tournament encounter playe


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.