Jayasuriya says no charges on match or pitch fixing, will respond to ICC in due course

Sanath Jayasuriya who has been charged under the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code, says that his legal team is in the process of drafting his response to the ICC.  

England survive Malinga magic: win by 31 runs

Malinga removes Roy early after electing to field first

Rain in the air as Sri Lanka, England look to get cracking

Match abandoned due to heavy rain, wet outfield

Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to filed first against England in the first of the five-match ODI series here in Dambulla today. Sri Lanka who going through a bad patch is looking for a turn around of fortunes under their new skipper Dinesh Chandimal during the five match series. 

Hayden 'dodges bullet' after fracturing neck while surfing

  Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden said he "dodged a bullet" after suffering a fractured bone in his neck and ligament damage while surfing.

India beat Sri Lanka to win U-19 Asia Cup title

India defeated Sri Lanka by a mammoth 144 runs to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title in Dhaka on Sunday. After a collective performance with the bat, left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi took six for 38 as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 160 in 38.4 overs.

England vs Sri Lanka ODIs: Lankans in pursuit of that elusive dream

SLC in an attempt to salvage cash from Mexican account

Sri Lanka Cricket  (SLC) this week enlisted Ernest & Young to carry out a comprehensive audit on its broadcast earnings amidst new findings that a separate sum of USD 187,000 (Rs 32mn) was transferred to an offshore account before the alleged USD 5.5mn dollar fraud attempt.  

Sri Lanka defeat Afghanistan, meets India in U-19 Asia Cup final on Sunday

Sri Lanka under 19 defeated Afghanistan by 31 runs during their ACC under-19 semifinal match and set up final against India at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla national stadium on Friday.

Kuldeep five-for gives India record Test win against West Indies

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred in India's biggest-ever Test triumph as they thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 272 runs inside three days in the opening match on Saturday. 

Eoin Morgan and Joe Root help tourists win first warm-up

SLC Ex-Co alleged to have approved Rs. 130mn in payments before term lapsed

The former Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is alleged to have approved a mammoth outlay of more than Rs. 130 million at a meeting weeks before their term lapsed on May 31.

'He will be missed' – Morgan hails Strauss' role in England's white-ball rise

Eoin Morgan, the England limited-overs captain, has credited Andrew Strauss, the outgoing Director of Cricket, for the team’s steady rise in white-ball formats.

ICC investigates 'serious allegations of corruption in cricket’ in Sri Lanka

Some slots missing in the Lankan cricket jigsaw

Cricket in Sri Lanka is in crisis. The signs of decline are omnipresent. They are alarming. On the field, Sri Lanka, who reached five World Cup finals from 2007 to 2014 while also winning one, were eliminated from this month’s Asia Cup even before India started their campaign.

India clinches Asia Cup with last-ball thriller

Unstoppable India take on determined Bangladesh

It will not be an India-Pakistan Asia Cup final as many cricket fans expected. Bangladesh, through a superlative performance, stopped an unimpressive Pakistan on Wednesday in their tracks and will take their rightful place in the showpiece in Dubai on Friday.

Mathews, Mendis, Lakmal, Dilruwan dropped for England ODIs

Dhawan, Sharma hit tons as India thrash Pakistan comfortably

Sacked Mathews feels 'betrayed and let down'

Angelo Mathews feels he has been ‘betrayed and let down’ after he was asked to resign from the captaincy taking full responsibility for the Asia Cup debacle.

Cricket brings a smile to the faces of Afghans which otherwise see only death and destruction

Watching how Afghanistan sent the five-time Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka packing home, I was wondering how did men from the landlocked country with the eternal turmoil reached such greats heights within such short time.  

England name Surrey's Rory Burns in Test squad for tour of Sri Lanka

Surrey opener Rory Burns has been rewarded for his fine county form with a place in the England squad for this winter’s Test series in Sri Lanka with Kent’s Joe Denly also included.

Olly Stone earns first England call-up for Sri Lanka ODI series

Warwickshire fast bowler Olly Stone has received his first England call-up for next month's one-day international series in Sri Lanka.

Mathews apologizes for the Asia Cup exit

?Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews apologized to home fans profusely after his team made a first round exit from the six-nation tournament following defeats against Bangladesh and Afghanistan. This was Sri Lanka’s worst ever performance at Asia Cup—a tournament they previously won five times.

Afghanistan knock out Sri Lanka

Champika Fernando reporting from Abu Dhabi Five-time Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka made an early exit from the regional showpiece following a yet another miserable performance in all three departments against low-ranked Afghanistan here at the Abu Dhabi Cricket ground yesterday.

Sri Lanka make three changes in must win game: Afghanistan to bat first

Afghanistan decided to bat first in Sri Lanka's must-win game here at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka made three changes in the side bringing in Shehan Jayasuriya, Akila Dananjaya and Dushmantha Chameera in place of Dilruwan Perera, Amila Aponso and Suranga Lakmal. Sri Lanka must win and win big to stay afloat in the six-nation tournament

Sri Lanka rue missed opportunities as they prepare for must-win clash against Afghanistan

Sri Lanka crash to heavy defeat despite Malinga magic

Lasith Malinga returned to international cricket with a bang claiming four wickets in his first match in 12 months, but the butterfingered Sri Lankans have themselves to blame for the crushing 137 run defeat against Bangladesh in the opening fixture of the Asia Cup here at the  Dubai International Cricket Stadium last night.

Mathews confident ahead of Asia Cup opener against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup plans were somewhat hampered when Danushka Gunathilaka headed home with a lower back injury on Friday but skipper Angelo Mathews maintained that he has sufficient ammunition to make a winning start to the six-nation tournament when they take on Bangladesh in the curtain raiser under hot and humid conditions in Dubai.