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Explosive Star Cast Confirmed as Abu Dhabi T10 Opens Doors for Kieron Pollard, David Miller, Chris Lynn and Co

21 Sep 2022 - 0     - 585

Cricket’s fastest format will return with a bang this winter, with Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Chris Lynn and David Miller all among this year’s Abu Dhabi T10 Icon Player picks.


SLC ends contract with Tom Moody ahead of T20 World Cup 2022

20 Sep 2022 - 1     - 4067

Sri Lanka Cricket’s Executive Committee mutually agreed with Tom Moody, who was functioning as the ’’Director of Cricket,’’ to exist from his contract with immediate effect, the Sri Lanka Cr


Do not like to place limits on players - Shanaka

15 Sep 2022 - 7     - 3165

Asia Cup winning captain Dasun Shanaka revealed that Sri Lanka was relaxed and confident in their abilities even after their eight-wicket hammering at the hands of Afghanistan in the tournament curtai


Chamika credits selectors for emergence of young players

13 Sep 2022 - 0     - 974

The results of the decisions taken by the selection committee appointed one and half years ago to pick new, young players are visible in Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup win, all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne sai


Asia Cup: Sri Lanka stun Pakistan in final to lift title

11 Sep 2022 - 31     - 6775

Sri Lanka have won the title of the Asia Cup Champions for the sixth time, beating Pakistan by 23 runs in the final of the tournament at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday night.


Sri Lanka beat Pakistan, remain unbeaten in Asia Cup Super 4

10 Sep 2022 - 0     - 666

Sri Lanka will carry a psychological edge into Sunday’s Asia Cup final after beating fellow finalists Pakistan by five wickets in the final Super 4 match at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday


Dialog and SLC Launch Wishing Portal to Cheer on Our Lions to Bring Home the Cup

09 Sep 2022 - 0     - 356

Official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC, and Sri Lanka Cricket have joined hands to launch a wishing campaign to cheer for Our Lions at the grand final of the Asia Cup T20 tou


Final-over sixes take Pakistan, Sri Lanka into Asia Cup final

08 Sep 2022 - 0     - 679

After another nail-biting thriller, Pakistan defeated Afghanistan with Naseem Shah hitting two big sixes in the first two balls of the last over of their Asia Cup Super 4 match in Sharjah on Wednesday


Sri Lanka stun India in Asia Cup Super 4

07 Sep 2022 - 0     - 742

Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scampered home off the penultimate ball of the innings, to rescue Sri Lanka and put them within touching distance of the Asia Cup final, stunning India by six wicke


Sri Lanka down Afghanistan in Asia Cup Super Four

04 Sep 2022 - 0     - 662

Kusal Mendis’ fiery start and a key lower-order knock by Bhanuka Rajapaksa powered Sri Lanka to a four-wicket win over Afghanistan in their Asia Cup Super Four contest on Saturday.


Sri Lanka battle their way into Asia Cup Super 4s

02 Sep 2022 - 0     - 816

Sri Lanka edged Bangladesh in a final over thriller to qualify for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday, winning with two wickets and four balls to spare.


Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan in tournament opener

27 Aug 2022 - 0     - 736

The Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament is set to kick-off today in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in their Group ‘B’ fixture at the Dubai International Sta


Avishka slams first double ton

20 Aug 2022 - 0     - 1284

Colts CC opener Avishka Perera slammed the first double ton of the Major Club three day cricket tournament which got underway yesterday when he made an unbeaten 210 inclusive of 17 boundaries and thre


Sri Lanka to play 25 Tests in new FTP cycle

17 Aug 2022 - 0     - 1081

Sri Lanka will play just 25 Tests as part of the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) that was released by the International Cricket Council today, with a majority of their 131 matches in the next four-ye


Reds ease to victory in SLC Invitational Final

16 Aug 2022 - 0     - 427

Kusal Mendis proved an unstoppable force scoring an unbeaten half-century to help SLC Reds to a comfortable seven-wicket win over SLC Blues in the final of the SLC Invitational T20 League played at th


Fairfirst Insurance beat Maliban Biscuits in a thriller

01 Aug 2022 - 0     - 431

A fighting run-a-ball, 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Anuk Fernando and Koshan Abeywickrama guided Fairfirst Insurance to a heart stopping two-wicket win over Maliban Biscuit Manufa


Jayasuriya, Mendis bowl Sri Lanka to improbable win

28 Jul 2022 - 1     - 2900

For all the fears that their delayed declaration on day four may not have left them enough time to bowl out Pakistan on the final day of the second Test, Sri Lanka needed just half a day to complete a


Has SLC fallen for Bully-boy Tactics Again?

28 Jul 2022 - 0     - 677

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has had its fair share of public disputes with players over the years, but in the recent past, the players have come out victorious courtesy of bully-boy tactics.


Ramesh takes five, Sri Lanka add onto first innings lead

27 Jul 2022 - 0     - 711

A half-century partnership between Dhananjaya de Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne nullified the advances Pakistan had made in taking five Sri Lankan wickets, putting the home team back in control of the s


Sri Lanka make gains, Pakistan trail by 187

26 Jul 2022 - 0     - 532

A breakthrough at the end of the second day’s play underscored Sri Lanka’s strong position in the second Test, as Pakistan were reduced to 191 for 7 at stumps, still 187 runs adrift for the hosts


Chandimal, Oshada score fifties as Mathews reaches 100 Tests

24 Jul 2022 - 0     - 488

It may have been a day for Angelo Mathews to celebrate a rare milestone, but it was Dinesh Chandimal who starred for Sri Lanka in the second Test against Pakistan in Galle on Sunday.


SLC to play invitational T20 tournament ahead of Asia Cup, T20 World Cup

23 Jul 2022 - 0     - 647

A four-team invitational domestic T20 tournament will replace the postponed Lanka Premier League (LPL) as part of Sri Lanka’s preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup 2022.


Babar Azam says Abdullah Shafique headed for the top

23 Jul 2022 - 0     - 362

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that Abdullah Shafique can become one of the world’s best Test openers after his epic century against Sri Lanka in Galle.


Uvindu fifty leads Royal reply amidst poor weather

23 Jul 2022 - 0     - 389

An unbeaten 62 from Uvindu Weerasekara had Royal College end the weather-affected second day of the 143rd Battle of the Blues on 136 for 4, in response to S. Thomas’ College’s first innings total


Senesh and Charuka stand rescue Thomians

22 Jul 2022 - 0     - 394

Fifties by Senesh Hettiarachchi and Charuka Peiris helped steer S. Thomas’ College out of troubled waters and finish the day on 207 for six wickets on day one of the 143rd Battle of theBlues at the


143rd Battle of the Blues underway tomorrow sans crowds

20 Jul 2022 - 0     - 814

The stage is set once again for the world’s second-longest uninterrupted cricket series in the world, the Royal-Thomian Big Match, to get underway tomorrow at the SSC Grounds in Colombo.


Shafique stands tall in record run chase

20 Jul 2022 - 0     - 441

A defiant innings from Abdullah Shafique carried Pakistan to a record-breaking win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle today, the visitors taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.


Pakistan edge ahead with Shafique hundred

19 Jul 2022 - 0     - 421

Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten century ensured Pakistan stood firm in their pursuit of a record-breaking chase in Galle, although Sri Lanka gave themselves some hope of snatching victory in the first


Shenal, Danal, Shevon shine, St. Peter’s dominate day one

18 Jul 2022 - 0     - 782

Shenal Boteju and Danal Hemananda shone for St. Peter’s College while skipper Shevon Daniel shone for St. Joseph’s College in their 88th Battle of the Saints annual big match played at the P Sara


Chandimal, Kusal, Fernando add to significant Sri Lanka lead

18 Jul 2022 - 0     - 456

Sri Lanka exerted their dominance and extended the lead over Pakistan in the first Test in Galle, on the back of half-centuries from Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando.