Dimuth positive as Lanka brace for ‘tough’ South Africa tour

When Dimuth Karunaratne took a group of young cricketers to South Africa last year, the prospects of a thrashing loomed ominously on the horizon. With Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal out of the series, the chances of even a draw were remote, leaving alone a win. However, what ensued at the end of the two-match series was truly remarkable as Sri Lanka clinched it 2-0.

Avishka Fernando powers Jaffna Stallions to easy win

Shahid Afridi was at his menacing best as he scored 23 ball 58 studded with 6 sixes. But that wasn’t enough to save Gladiators from a defeat at the hands of Jaffna Stallions.

Brilliant Bairstow guides England to victory in first T20 v S.Africa

England’s Jonny Bairstow bludgeoned a brilliant unbeaten 86 from 48 balls as the tourists chased down 180 to beat South Africa by five wickets with four balls to spare on a slow wicket in the first Twenty20 International at Newlands on Friday.

Finch, Smith tons, Hazlewood strikes as Aussies crush India in ODI

Skipper Aaron Finch and Steve Smith blazed centuries and Josh Hazlewood ripped apart the Indian top order as Australia wonby 66 runs in the first one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Colombo Kings stunKandy Tuskers in LPL opener

Isuru Udana starred with the bat and ball as Colombo Kings came back from nowhere to stun Kandy Tuskers in the opening match of the Lanka Premier League, LPL 2020, at Hambantota on Thursday.

Angelo Mathews will ’absolutely’ be bowling during Lanka Premier League

Angelo Mathews will ’’absolutely’’ be bowling through the course of the Lanka Premier League, even if Andre Russell - the tournament’s star player and Mathews’ Colombo Kings teammate - will take it easy with the ball initially.

Blacks Caps consult W.Indies on anti-racism before tour opener

New Zealand’s cricketers will consult the West Indies team before deciding whether players take a knee against racism ahead of their Twenty20 series opener in Auckland on Friday, the first international cricket in the country since the coronavirus pandemic.

ICC probes Sri Lanka T20 league over alleged match-fixing

The International Cricket Council is investigating an alleged attempt to fix Sri Lankan Premier League matches due to start Thursday, a media report said.

Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga pull out of LPL

Foreign players, franchise staff and tournament organisers continue to arrive in the Sooriyawewa area ahead of the start of the Lanka Premier League, but the tournament has been hit by two further high-profile player withdrawals.

Ex-Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Zoysa found guilty under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Zoysa was charged under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in November 2018, and now he has been found guilty on all charges after he exercised his right to a hearing before a Tribunal.

England set for first Pakistan tour in 16 years

England will make their first trip to Pakistan for 16 years when they play a two-match T20I series in Karachi next October as part of their preparations for the T20 World Cup.

LPL schedule announced

The Lanka Premier League 2020 will be held from 26th November, 2020 at the MRICS, Hambantota.

Sri Lanka ‘under-prepared’ for South Africa tour

Sri Lanka will head to South Africa without playing any red-ball cricket for at least four months. With most of the Test players set to feature in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), their preparations will be further hampered.

Mahela says ‘no’ to Sri Lanka coaching

With just one win away from annexing their third IPL title in four finals under his watch, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene can easily land a lucrative coaching stint with the Sri Lanka national team.

LPL finally gets government green-light

The government has finally given the greenlight to play the Lanka Premier League despite the worsening COVID 19 situation in the country. The government decision

ICC ban concludes: Sanath Jayasuriya’s free to involve in cricket again

The global cricketing authority had banned the former Sri Lanka cricketer from all forms of cricket after he admitted breaching two counts of the ICC Anti Corruption Code.

IPG defaults first payment to SLC despite reminders

The Innovative Production Group (IPG), the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has failed to settle the rights fees to date, even though the agreement entered into between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and IPG on October 14, 2020, required an immediate payment.

LPL faces road block from ‘stubborn’ health authorities

Injured Rohit left out of India’s squad for Australia tour

Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis among five overseas players to pull out of Lanka Premier League

Five foreign players, including Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis and David Miller have withdrawn from the Lanka Premier League (LPL) less than a week after they were drafted into franchise teams.

South Africa tour in December to go-ahead

The Sri Lanka tour of South Africa is likely to go ahead as planned, ending a near year-long COVID enforced break from international cricket.

IPL experience ‘unbelievable’

It would be an overstatement to place him in the class of Chaminda Vaas, one of Sri Lanka’s finest left-arm seamers with an unparalled impact on the game which includes 520 wickets across all formats.

How ICC plans to finish WTC next year amid COVID

Aiming to complete the World Test Championship cycle and host the final in June as per schedule, the ICC is contemplating splitting points for all those WTC bilateral series that had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LPL will position Sri Lanka in global sports map- Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) will position Sri Lanka on the global sports map, Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa wrote in his personal blog.

Salman Khan’s family buys Sri Lanka Premier League’s Kandy franchise

Bollywood star Salman Khan’s family has bought the Kandy Tuskers franchise in the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL), a tournament that saw its player draft conducted over the last two days and one that is slated to begin on November 21.

Angelo, Faf, Andre picked by Colombo in LPL Draft

Former Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews, former South African skipper Faf du Plessis and Jamaican all-rounder with more than 300 T20 matches under his belt, Andre Russell are some of the top names picked by the Colombo Kings franchisee in the Lanka Premier League Player’s Draft held on Monday. Mathews is the Local Icon in the team while Faf and Russell are the two overseas icons.

LPL lgo launched, all set for player draft on Monday

Anil Mohan, the CEO of IPG, the Event Right holder of the proposed Lanka Premier League (LPL) confirmed that all five franchises have been already sold and unlike the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), which failed to sustain after a season in 2012, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) can look forward to a long-running competition with many followers.

Biopic on Muttiah Muralitharan faces sharp political turn

Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil origin Muttiah Muralitharan was a terror on the cricket field as he flummoxed international cricketers with his wrist-spinning off-breaks time and again. No wonder he remains the only international cricketer to have scalped 800 wickets in Tests, with his victims mostly bowled or stumped.

West Indies recall Bravo and Hetmyer for New Zealand tour

Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer were named Friday in the West Indies squad for a proposed two-Test series in New Zealand, having turned down invitations for the tour of England earlier this year.

’How can I be nervous?’: Gayle back in business with 53 as Punjab down Kohli’s Bangalore

Chris Gayle smashed 53 in his first outing this Indian Premier League season to give Kings XI Punjab their second win of the virus-hit Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.