Bangladesh pull off a thriller

Bangladesh shocked hosts Sri Lanka with an enthralling and closely fought five-wicket win to keep their hopes alive in the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation cricket tournament at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday night.

Cricketer Ramith Rambukwella arrested

Controversial Sri Lanka cricketer Ramith Rambukwella was arrested on charges of assault and drunk driving near Open University, Nawala, on Friday night.  

Bangladesh elect to field first

Dhawan's fluent fifty leads India to win over Bangladesh

Warner hits out at 'vile, disgusting' wife jibe

Australia vice-captain David Warner says he will always stick up for his family after claiming a “vile and disgusting” remark about his wife by South Africa's Quinton de Kock led to their ugly altercation.   

Kusal leads Sri Lanka's successful chase

Sri Lanka opt to bowl first

On a high after beating Bangladesh across all formats, a resurgent Sri Lanka will be aiming to tighten the noose around a starless Indian outfit when they square off in the opening match of the Nidahas Trophy T20 series starting on Tuesday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. 

SLC hire physiotherapist Khoury to help injured cricketers

Paul Khoury--the Lead Physiotherapist at English County-Sussex has been roped in by Sri Lanka Cricket to help country’s national cricketers on reducing injuries. 

Doesn't Malinga deserve something more than this?

It seems all but over for Lasith Malinga, the feared bowler with a 'no-nonsense' attitude. But does he not deserve an honourable exit in exchange for his contribution towards Sri Lanka cricket over the past 14 years?  

84th Battle of the Saints: Joes go out favourites, Petes capable of upset

All roads for the young and old boys of St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s Colleges on March 2  and 3, will lead to the P. Sara Stadium, as their two teams take the field for their 84th Annual “Battle of the Saints” encounter.

Dickwella dropped for T20s

Wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been excluded from the 15-man squad for the Tri-nation Nidahas Trophy tournament to be played in Colombo next week. Seamers Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, and batsman Dananjaya de Silva have returned to the side.

Mathews ruled out of Nidahas Trophy

South Africa's Morkel to quit internationals

South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel will retire from all formats of international cricket after the four-match home test series against Australia starting this week, he said on Monday.  

Walsh to coach Bangladesh during Nidahas Trophy

Nidahas Trophy: Rohit Sharma set to lead in Sri Lanka tri-series

55TH BATTLE OF THE BROTHERS: Thurstan hold edge over rivals Isipathana

With the Under 19 inter-school cricket season at its tail end, the big match season gets underway with the 55th Battle of the Brothers clash between arch rivals Thurstan and Isipathana today and tomorrow at the SSC ground from 9.30 a.m onwards. From the 54 matches that have been played

Fast bowler Madushanka to miss Nidahas Trophy

Young fast bowler Shehan Madushanka will miss the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation series with a hamstring injury--Sri  Lanka Cricket said yesterday. Madushanka who made his international debut in Bangladesh had suffered a hamstring injury during the 2nd T20 match against Bangladesh.    

Lot to improve going forward-Hathuru

Three trophies in one tour may have excited the Sri Lankan cricketers but head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes there’s still a lot the players can improve going forward.

Kusal Mendis shines in 75-run win against hosts as visitors complete series sweep

?Opener Kusal Mendis hit a blazing half-century as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second Twenty20 to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.

Dilruwan -- living his father’s dream

Sri Lanka eye clean sweep in Bangladesh

It’s been a fruitful time for Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, with a triangular one-day international series also involving Zimbabwe, two Tests and then the Twenty20 International series. They have won everything after a few initial stumbles in the ODIs,  and go into the final game of the tour, the second T20I, looking to add the title to the spoils after having won the first game in some style.

Lankan Premier League clashes with CPL

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced dates for its IPL style Lankan Premier League (LPL) but the tournament seems to be clashing with the Caribbean Premier League and England’s T20 Blast.

Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by six wickets

Thisara Perera and Dasun Shanaka played powerful knocks, picking up runs in quick time to ensure an easy victory for the Lankans in the first T20 of the series.

Asela ruled out of T20s

All-rounder Asela Gunaratne has injured his right-arm during training and has been ruled out of the two-match T20 series against Bangladesh. The first match will be played on today while the second will be on Sunday.   

1st T20: Confident Sri Lanka look to cash in

Mendis in for injured Kusal Perera in T20s

Minimum Test pay the way to stop T20 takeover: Sangakkara

ROSHEN SILVA BREAKS INTO THE TOP 50 BATSMEN

Roshen Silva has continued to rise in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen following a player of the match performance against Bangladesh in the Mirpur Test, which Sri Lanka won by 215 runs to take the series 1-0 on Saturday.

SLC high performance manager to tender resignation

  Simon Willis, the High-Performance Manager attached to Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to vacate his position at the conclusion of his two-year tenure in June.       

SLC set for record profits during Nidahas Trophy

Sri Lanka Cricket is set for a huge windfall through the sale of media and broadcasting rights for the upcoming tri-nation Nidahas Trophy tournament in Colombo from March 6-18. Along with the hosts, India and Bangladesh will take part in the T20 tournament which will be staged to celebrate Sri Lanka's 70th year of independence.