Sri Lanka, Scotland gear up for big final that decides Women’s T20 World Cup groups

Sri Lanka and Scotland will battle it out in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi

Key players return to Scotland’s squad for T20 World Cup

Top-order batter Michael Jones and fast bowler Brad Wheal make a return to Scotland’s T20I squad for the upcoming mega event in West Indies and USA.

Uganda name squad for historic T20 World Cup appearance

Brian Masaba holds the honour of leading Uganda in their first appearance at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with their 15-player squad locked in.

Norris beats Verstappen in Miami for first F1 win

McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with help from the safety car to take his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

Sri Lanka overcome determined UAE to seal Women’s T20 World Cup spot

Sri Lanka joined Scotland as the two teams to head to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 from the Qualifier tournament in Abu Dhabi – the duo will now contest in the final on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka face unusual dilemma

Moving into World Cup tournaments, Sri Lanka selectors have traditionally faced difficult challenges in relation to squad selection. From time to time, the selectors have made tough calls; some of which have paid off and some turned out to be shocking mistakes - such as leaving out a young Wanindu Hasaranga as a reserve player to include Jeffery Vandersay and Jeevan Mendis in the squad for the ODI World Cup in 2019.

Pathirana returns home to recover from injury in major blow to CSK’s playoff bid

Matheesha Pathirana has been the top performer for the defending champions with 13 wickets in just six innings at an impressive economy rate of 7.68 but is struggling with a hamstring injury and missed Chennai’s last two fixtures against Punjab Kings.

Groups, fixtures revealed for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

Six-time champions Australia will commence their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against a qualifier as the groups and fixtures for this year’s event in Bangladesh were revealed on Sunday, 5 May.

World Cup finalist named in USA T20 World Cup 2024 squad

Former New Zealand player and 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup finalist Corey Anderson has been named in USA’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Co-hosts West Indies announce squad for T20 World Cup

West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be co-hosted by the Caribbean nations and the USA.

LPL 2024 Player Auction on May 21

The Player Auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 will be conducted on May 21, 2024 at the Hotel Shangri-La, Colombo starting at noon.

ICC announce Match Officials for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 26 match officials for the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies.

South Africa to host Sri Lanka for two tests

South Africa will host Sri Lanka for two tests and Pakistan for an all-formats tour in the 2024-25 home summer, officials confirmed on Friday, with the women’s team to play a first test on home soil since 2002 when they welcome England.

Nepal put forward strong squad on T20 World Cup return

The Cricket Association of Nepal have named their 15-player group for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean.

Sri Lanka continue unbeaten streak, Netherlands push for top spot in Group B

Sri Lanka resumed their remarkable run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 with a third win in as many games while Netherlands edged Zimbabwe in the Group B fixture.

Wasim Akram to conduct training program for national players

Former Pakistani legend Wasim Akram will conduct a two-day training program for national players, SLC High Performance Coaches, and the coaches of the major clubs, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Afghanistan announce T20 World Cup 2024 squad

Afghanistan named their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA in June this year, with Rashid Khan set to lead the side.

Big names miss out as Australia reveal squad for T20 World Cup

A host of big names have missed selection as Australia announced their 15-player group for next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ prevail to take 2-0 lead

Sri Lanka ‘A’ prevailed with a comfortable eight wicket win over Afghanistan ‘A’ in the second match of the five match ODI series played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium today to take a 2-0 lead.

India announce squad for T20 World Cup

The Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday picked India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA.

Archer named in England’s T20 World Cup squad

Jofra Archer has been recalled to the England squad for their defence of the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States in June.

South Africa announce T20 World Cup 2024 squad

South Africa named their 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday, 30 April.

Over 500 overseas players registered for LPL 2024

The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 has seen interest from over 500 players from overseas, ready to take the field in the upcoming edition.

Sahan Arachchige to lead Sri Lanka ‘A’

All-rounder Sahan Arachchige has been selected to lead the Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team against the visiting Afghanistan ‘A’ Team during their five-match unofficial one-day series and in the only four-day encounter.

Is Chamari Athapaththu Sri Lanka’s greatest cricketer ever?

Chamari Athapaththu’s historical 195 against South Africa last week saw her claiming the top spot of ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings on Tuesday.

Athapaththu back atop ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is back at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after a superb 195 not out in the third ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom that helped her team level the ICC Women’s Championship Series 1-1.

Chamari Athapaththu sets big goal for T20 World Cup

After record knock in Potchefstroom, Sri Lankan captain reveals ambitions for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

How does CSK get best out of Pathirana?

Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana delivered another match-winning performance for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday when they defeated Mumbai Indians fairly comfortably.

Mendis, Mathews move up in ICC Test Rankings

Sri Lanka all-rounder Kamindu Mendis and former Captain Angelo Mathews have progressed in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after contributing to their team’s 192-run victory in Chattogram that helped complete a 2-0 win in the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh.

Chamodi, Dewmi spins Sri Lanka U19 Women to big win

The Sri Lanka U19 Women’s left and right arm spin pair Chamodi Munasinghe and Dewmi Wijeratne wrecked the England U19 Women batting to guide the side to a big 108 run win in the U19 Women’s Tri Nation ODI encounter played at the Galle Internatinal Stadium.