BCB appoint Australia’s performance psychologist ahead of Asia Cup, World Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has hired the services of an Australian psychologist, it is learned. Dr. Phil Jauncey is a performance psychologist, who arrived in Bangladesh last Thursday.

Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket

Veteran Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket in order to focus more on franchise-based tournaments. Notably, the 38-year-old represented the national team in 27 Test matches, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is and has picked up a total of 237 wickets in international cricket.

Titans beat Strikers, oust Kandy for second place

Galle Titans recorded a convincing eight-wicket win over Colombo Strikers in the final match of the group stage of the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium today, which secured them second spot in the points table.

Hasaranga to retire from Test cricket

All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has retired from Test cricket with the view of prolonging his international career in the shorter forms of the game, it was reported on Tuesday.

Dhananjaya takes four to steer Dambulla to sixth win

An impressive match haul of 4 for 6 in two overs by stand-in skipper Dhananjaya de Silva paved the way for Dambulla Aura to record a comfortable 20-run win over B-Love Kandy in their Lanka Premier League T20 encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Monday.

Funds not granted by Ministry of Sports yet for Asian Games Rugby

Sri Lankan Sevens Rugby players are caught in the dark as the Asian Games Sevens tournament outfit tour to China is in major doubt as no funds being released to date for the tour from the Ministry of Sports which is estimated over 20M rupees.

Titans sign Zadran, Das to replace departing Kiwis

The Galle Titans have signed Najibullah Zadran and Liton Das as replacement overseas players after their New Zealand duo of Tim Seifert and Chad Bowes left the squad today.

Majestic King leads West Indies to T20 series win over India

Brandon King’s superb unbeaten 85 led West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory in their T20 series.

Matheesha’s strikes at the end keep Colombo LPL hopes alive

The Colombo Strikers kept their hopes of reaching the Lanka Premier League play-offs alive with a nine-run win over B-Love Kandy on Sunday, in a match that came down to the wire before fast-bowler Matheesha Pathirana delivered the killer blows.

Jaffna lie in wait after big defeat to Titans

The winningest franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) find themselves in a position they have not been in before, after a seven-wicket defeat to the Galle Titans left the defending champions Jaffna Kings waiting till the final day of the group stage to find out if they would progress to the play-offs.

Avishka paces Dambulla to seven-wicket win

While the Galle Titans continue to freefall, Dambulla Aura pressed on for a third consecutive victory in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) to take over top spot in the points table, for the time being at least, with a seven-wicket win over Galle on Friday.

India’s Shaw slams sixth-highest one-day score of 244

India’s Prithvi Shaw struck the sixth-highest individual one-day score on Wednesday when he blasted an extraordinary 244 for Northamptonshire in their English county One-Day Cup match at home to Somerset.

India v Pakistan clash among nine World Cup fixtures rescheduled

The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed.

Women’s Cricket team to play ODI and T20I series in England

The Sri Lanka National Women’s Team is set to tour England this month for an ODI and T20I series.

Hardik Pandya expresses displeasure with facilities during Windies tour

Indian cricket team’s T20I captain, Hardik Pandya, has found himself in the spotlight for two reasons - his alleged poor captaincy and his recent complaints about the facilities provided during the West Indies tour.

Madushka, Gurbaz shine in Jaffna Kings win

Openers Nishan Madushka and Rahmanullah Gurbaz shone for Jaffna Kings in the comfortable six-win over Colombo Strikers in the 13th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Skipper Hasaranga guides B-Love Kandy to easy win

An all round performance by skipper Wanindu Hasaranga led the way for B-Love Kandy to coast to an easy 89 runs win over Galle Titans in the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament encounter played at the Pallekele International Stadium today.

Dambulla Aura inflict third defeat on Jaffna KIngs

Dambulla Aura inflicted the third defeat of defending and three times champions Jaffna Kings with a nine runs win in the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday.

Father advised Babar Azam to play in LPL instead of Global T20 League

Had it not been for the advice of his father, Pakistan captain Babar Azam would not have been playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), instead choosing to travel to Canada for their Global T20 League.

Kusal, Chamika among four players fined for breach of LPL Code of Conduct

Kusal Mendis and Chamika Karunaratne were among four players who were fined for a breach of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Code of Conduct.

Azam, Nissanka steer Colombo Strikers to thrilling win

Babar Azam scored the first century of this season’s Lanka Premier League (LPL), striking a swashbuckling 59-ball knock of 104, inclusive of eight boundaries and five sixes, to lay the foundation for Colombo Strikers to record a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Galle Titans, in their LPL match played at the Pallekele International Stadium.

‘Slight advantage for India… ‘: Ex-Sri Lanka pacer on upcoming world cup

In an exclusive chat, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas explains why India have a slight edge in World Cup this year, what Sri Lanka need to return to dominating ways, and more.

Pakistan govt. allows cricket team to travel for World Cup in India but expresses security concern

Pakistan cricket team will be travelling to India later this year to compete in the ICC World Cup later this year after the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave them permission to play in the showpiece tournament.

Azharuddin against ‘shortening’ of cricket, wants ODIs to remain

Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin is not in favour of scrapping bilateral One Day International cricket, and the potential further ‘shortening’ of the game.

Ashes: Usman Khawaja slams ICC after docking Australia’s points for slow over-rate

A couple of days after the Ashes series ended, Australia and England were in for a rude shock as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said it docked points and fined both the teams for maintaining slow over-rate.

Bilawal Bhutto-led Committee to decide on Pakistan’s 2023 WC participation in India

The Bilawal Bhutto-headed committee, formulated by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will gather on Thursday to decide on the nation’s 2023 World Cup participation. According to media reports, the panel hasn’t taken a stance against participation, but could ask for a security check before giving their countrymen the green light for the tournament.

Brittle B-Love batting bowled over

It’s still early days in this season’s Lanka Premier League but B-Love Kandy may already be sweating about their chances in the tournament after a second successive defeat exposed their brittle batting, in a 83-run loss to the Galle Titans at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.

Colombo bounce back for first win, beat Kandy by 27 runs

Babar Azam scored a half-century before the Colombo Strikers’ bowlers rallied to restrict B-Love Kandy’s batsmen in a 27-run win at the R. Premadasa Stadium today, bouncing back from their defeat on the opening day of the Lanka Premier League.

England spark Australia collapse to end Ashes all square

England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2 after the tourists suffered a dramatic collapse.

Galle Titans prevails in Super Over after thrilling tie

Galle Titans prevailed over Dambulla Aura after their match ended in a high scoring thrilling tie the second match of the Lanka Premier League tournament played at the R. Premadasa Stadium today.