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All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva raised Sri Lanka’s semi final hopes with a crucial 2 points in the hat and jumping to third place from the bottom of the table in Group 1 of the T20 World Cup when he struck an emphatic 42-ball unbeaten 66 to take Sri Lanka to...The post Dhananjaya de Silva 66 n.o
Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten half-century helped Sri Lanka to acquire a 6-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Super 12 round of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup today (November 01).The post Sri Lanka keep World Cup hopes alive with six-wicket win against Afghanistan appeared first on Sri Lanka News
- Sri Lanka get on the board at World Cup with win over the Netherlands (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thrash Ireland in World Cup qualifying (Category: Breaking News)
- Ruthless India rout Sri Lanka to win Asia Cup as paceman Siraj shines (Category: Breaking News)
India batter Virat Kohli says he is “very paranoid” about his safety after sharing a video which appears to show a stranger in his hotel room. The video, originally shared elsewhere on social media, seems to show someone recording themselves walking around Kohli’s hotel room in Perth. The hotel said an investigation is under way […]
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- F1 drivers pushing for changes to the penalty points system (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebecca Welch becomes Premier League’s first woman referee (Category: Breaking News)
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya slammed Sri Lanka’s poor fielding during the T20 World Cup match against New Zealand. He tweeted saying there can be no excuse for the poor fielding. “Disappointing show. No excuse for the fielding . Body language must improve we owe
- Sanath slams poor wickets at Premadasa stadium for LPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya warns of threat of anarchy taking over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya gets cricket consultant role at SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhammika Perera apologises to Sanath Jayasuriya (Category: Breaking News)
England suffered a major upset in the Men’s T20 World Cup as an inspired Ireland and rain seriously dented their title hopes in Melbourne. After a surprisingly meek performance in pursuit of 158, England, one of the tournament favourites, were 105-5 in the 15th over when rain arrived
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia beat India by nine runs to claim cricket gold (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
Fast bowler Binura Fernando who suffered an injury while playing against Australia yesterday will miss the entire ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and will return to Sri Lanka, according to sources.
Marcus Stoinis unleashed an 18 ball unbeaten 59 in a 6 sixes and 4 fours rampaging 7-wicket triumph by Australia over Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup second Super 12 D/N clash at the Perth Stadium, Perth that lifted the reigning world champions net run rate, but Sri Lanka...The post Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis powered Australia to victory against Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Stage fixture in Perth today. An unbeaten knock of 59 runs off 18 balls by Marcus Stoinis helped Australia reach 158/3 in 16.3 overs, winning by seven wickets. Aaron Finch registered an unbeaten knock
- Mendis magic helps Sri Lanka progress to the Super 12 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli leads India to win over Pakistan in T20 World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland by nine wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Poor umpiring gives Afghanistan three-run win over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC launched a wishing sticker campaign in support of the National T20 Cricket Team who qualified for the Super 12 Round of the World Cup currently played in Australia. After their resounding win against Pakistan in the finals of the Asia Cup 2022, which secured their […]
- Sri Lanka team departs for ICC T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Where is accountability? (Category: Breaking News)
- Selectors set to be first casualties post World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka focus on fitness tests after World Cup debacle (Category: Breaking News)
Fast bowlers Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando and wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella will leave for Australia as stand-by players for the Sri Lanka team at the ICC Men s T20 World Cup 2022, according to sources.
Sri Lanka produced a clinical display to snuff out first round tournament shockers Ireland by 9 wickets at Hobart to launch their day-night Super 12 challenge of the T20 World Cup on a high going 2 points up and a fantastic run rate of 2.467. In emphatic body language of...The post Sri Lanka rout
- Sri Lanka retain the same 15-member squad for 2nd Test (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by nine wickets in a T20 World Cup match at the Bellerive Oval, on Sunday.
Captain Aaron Finch says Australia’s record-breaking loss to New Zealand in their first game of the T20 World Cup won’t prompt mass changes to the side. New Zealand’s 89-run win at the SCG on Saturday night was the Black Caps’ biggest T20I victory over their Trans-Tasman
- England’s T20 World Cup winner announces shock retirement (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Conway, bowlers tame Australia as New Zealand win by 89 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia tour of Sri Lanka to go ahead as scheduled (Category: Breaking News)
As far as banana peels go, Sri Lanka found themselves on a big one, which in turn was placed on an oily surface. Playing the first round of the 2022 T20 World Cup, after coming in as Asia Cup champions, they struggled to adjust to a slow, two-paced Geelong pitch and ended up paying for […]
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With much more demanding sterner stuff to deliver than what got them through from stage 1, Sri Lanka enters the fray in the Super 12 countdown of the 2022 T20 World Cup joining the automatically qualified 8 with the former 2014 world champions carrying the hangover of having been ousted...The post
- ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2022 PRIZE POT ANNOUNCED (Category: Sports)
Brilliant Ireland advanced in the T20 World Cup by dumping out two-time champions West Indies with a nine-wicket victory in Hobart. In a winner-take-all final match of the group stage, Ireland coasted a pursuit of 147 with 15 balls to spare. Paul Stirling added a whirlwind 73 with captain Andy
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Australia coach says some players were ‘cowards’ (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
Kusal Mendis smote a blistering 44-ball 74 to take Sri Lanka through to a 16-run triumph over the Netherlands in today’s day night at Kardina Park, Geelonlg for an on course second success following the shock defeat in the T20 World Cup opener. But as the Lankans went through the...The post
Kusal Mendis’ classy half-century helped Sri Lanka in registering a 16-run win in their cut-throat ICC Men’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands in Geelong on Thursday. The Island nation also confirmed their berth in the Super 12 phase as a result of this victory. The pint-sized
- 22nd Amendment to the Constitution passed (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil assures to protect rights of children and elderly (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland by nine wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia deports Sri Lankan asylum seekers (Category: Breaking News)
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved four player replacements. In the Sri Lanka squad Kasun Rajitha has replaced Dushmantha Chameera who was ruled out due to a torn left calf muscle. Rajitha is currently in Sri Lanka and will be travelling to...The post
- FERNANDO APPROVED AS REPLACEMENT FOR MADUSHANKA IN THE SRI LANKA SQUAD (Category: Sports)
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be held in India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC T20 World Cup 2012 begins Sep 18 in Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Women start proceedings at St kitts on a winning note (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka paceman Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Thursday s crunch T20 World Cup clash against Netherlands with a calf strain in another injury blow for the former champions.
Sri Lanka paceman Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Thursday’s crunch T20 World Cup clash against Netherlands with a calf strain in another injury blow for the former champions. Chameera picked up three wickets in Tuesday’s big win over the United Arab Emirates in Geelong
- Big blow for Sri Lanka ahead of Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka make a strong comeback, beat UAE by 79 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka names ODI and T20 squads for New Zealand series (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce squad for Asia Cup 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka held his nerve stroking a battling 74 off 60 balls to bat his side out of a hat-trick rut as Sri Lanka recovered to crush the UAE by 79 runs in a decisive must win Group A first round day-night fixture on Tuesday to stay on...The post Pathum Nissanka battling 74 checks Meiyappan hat- trick as Sri Lanka crush UAE to stay on course appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
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A strong team performance has helped Namibia register a stunning 55-run upset victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup clash opener in Geelong on Sunday. Some big hitting from Jan Frylinck (44) and JJ Smit (31*) helped Namibia overcome a shaky start to register 163/7
- Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of crunch T20 World Cup clash (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Namibia register commanding victories on Day 2 of T20 World Cup warm-ups (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland by nine wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Mendis magic helps Sri Lanka progress to the Super 12 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka was shocked by Namibia by. 55 runs in today’s D/N curtain raiser of the T20 World Cup in Australia’s Kardina Park Geelong. Sri Lanka was bowled out for 108 in 19 overs in reply to Namibia’s tall score of 163 for 7 off 20 with the less fancied...The post Sri Lanka
- Supun Waduge (56) rallies Sri Lanka to victory over Namibia in U19 World Cup (Category: Sports)
- ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2022 PRIZE POT ANNOUNCED (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka A trounce South Africa A by 160 runs with a day to spare (Category: Sports)
ICC Media Release The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad. Fernando who has played nine T20Is, was named as a replacement after Madushanka was ruled
- SRI LANKA ALLOWED MURALI REPLACEMENT | Sporting Life - Cricket News | County Championship, ICC Wor (Category: Breaking News)
- SRI LANKA ALLOWED MURALI REPLACEMENT | Sporting Life - Cricket News | County Championship, ICC Wor (Category: Breaking News)
- SRI LANKA ALLOWED MURALI REPLACEMENT | Sporting Life - Cricket News | County Championship, ICC Wor (Category: Breaking News)
- SRI LANKA ALLOWED MURALI REPLACEMENT | Sporting Life - Cricket News | County Championship, ICC Wor (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka will not participate at the Men s T20 World Cup due to an injury and has been recalled to Sri Lanka.
PREVIEW: The T20 World Cup 2022 in Australian terrain will be the challenging frontier Sri Lanka’s exuberant young cricketers led by Dasun Shanaka will necessarily have to go past the might of world cricket in the fast and furious paced short version showpiece of the game that unfolds
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Opening batsman Kusal Mendis blazed a 29-ball 54 and Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva 37 off 14 in sounding Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign defeating Zimbabwe by 33 runs in the first of two warm ups at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds yesterday. Sri Lanka, taking first lease, ran up 188...The post
- New Zealand win final T20 to clinch series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka demolish Zimbabwe by 9-wkts. to take series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka started their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign on a bright note as they registered a comprehensive win against Zimbabwe in their warm-up match in Melbourne on Tuesday. Namibia also tasted success in their first outing as they defeated Ireland by 11 runs in the second match
- Namibia stun Sri Lanka to claim T20 World Cup opener (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland by nine wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Mendis magic helps Sri Lanka progress to the Super 12 (Category: Breaking News)
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