Outbreak of Covid-19 in England and South Africa camp leaves Sri Lanka’s tour in limbo

This international marathon could not be held in 2019 because of the Easter attacks and this year owing to COVID-19 pandemic.

The former Indian national cricketer is in Sri Lanka as a member of the Kandy Tuskers franchise for this season’s LPL.

The 29-year-old opening batsman, Rambukwella, who can also bowl off-breaks replaces Afghanistan’s pace bowler Aftab Alam. Alam left the Lanka Premier League (LPL) because of his own illness.

After keeping the Stallions down to 149 for nine, the Kings went on to reach their target with six wickets and four deliveries to spare.

Sania and son Izhaan Mirza Malik recently went to Pakistan to support Shoaib in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir and Canadian Ravinderpal Singh, who tested positive for Covid-19, will play no part in the tournament.

’’Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home. I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled. All the best,’’ he tweeted.

Perera followed up his 97 not out against Dambulla Viiking the previous day with an equally impressive 68 off just 28 balls inclusive of five fours and five hits over the rope, taking him past Dasun Shanaka as the leading run-scorer of the tournament

“They have made a major part of the due payment (for the LPL), and while we can offset the payments against future production costs for inbound tour next year, we have given them time to make the rest of the payment before that,” de Silva added.

Table toppers Jaffna Stallions look to extend unbeaten run against Kandy Tuskers

The 54-year-old’s appointment was confirmed by Musa Ehizoje Bodie, the Public Relations Officer Nigeria Cricket Federation.

Unbeaten tag on the line with Dambulla Viiking taking on Jaffna Stallions

Born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Dinesh moved constantly as his father, an Engineer by profession was stationed in various places in the island. At the age of ten the family migrated to Brisbane, Australia and he grew into a young man who was destined for g

’’Apparently it is a soft tissue injury. Hard tissue injury can affect the bone. To ascertain the player has not ATFL (Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament) damage, an MRI scan has been performed and we are awaiting the reports,” the source close to

Russell brought up his half-century in just 14 balls, the fastest T20 fifty ever scored in Sri Lanka and was instrumental in taking Colombo Kings up to 96 for 1 after inclement weather had resulted in the match being reduced to five overs per side. I

It was a tailor made situation for Russell -- no need for circumspection, no need for control, just go all out attack -- and so it proved, as the West Indian 65 of the 96 runs his team managed in their five overs.

Kandy Tuskers fell victim to their second close defeat of the tournament as they were adjudged 4 runs short of the DLS par-score when rain came down with the Tuskers on 84 for 3 in 9.4 overs in their reply to the total of 195 posted by Dambulla Viiki

Live blog of the first double-header of the Lanka Premier League

Live blog of the first double-header of the Lanka Premier League

The 40-year-old all rounder was initially ruled out for the Gladiator’s first two matches after his delayed arrival to the island meant he would not be able to complete the quarantine period in time.

The extent of the Irfan Pathan’s hamstring injury, sustained Thursday’s match, is not yet known.

The Colombo Kings won the opening match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 Cricket Tournament at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday, but only after it went into a Super Ove

Live blog of the first match of the Lanka Premier League between Colombo Kings and Kandy Tuskers

Gibbs has previously commentated for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), an experience he says he thoroughly enjoyed, and was a role he was to reprise as part of the six-member commentary panel for the LPL.

That Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its partner for the LPL, Dubai-based Innovation Production Group (IPG), have managed to overcome numerous obstacles to conduct the tournament is credit-worthy. But the real test starts now, in how the tournament is ex

Maradona, 60, had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma several weeks ago.

However, according to highly placed sources in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Dambulla team management was ’’seriously considering’’ appointing Ireland’s 30-year-old batsman Paul Stirling to lead the side.

In the recent past Trinity College, the top cricket playing school in the hill capital, has had the honour of producing top notch