Media Release06th November 2022 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to clarify that Danushka Gunathilaka, despite being replaced midway through the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to injury, was retained in the squad as a “stand-by player.”The decision was taken by the team management in consultation

Media Release 06th November 2022 Sri Lanka Cricket confirms that it was notified by the ICC that player Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested on the allegations of sexual assault of a woman in Sydney, and Mr. Gunathilaka is due to appear in court tomorrow (7 November 2022). SLC will closely

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that it was notified by the ICC regarding player Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested on the allegations of sexual assault of a woman in Sydney, Australia.

Sri Lanka s top order batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested in Sydney, according to reports.

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 […]

by Rex Clementine Having qualified for the Super 12 stage of the ICC T-20 World Cup following their win over Netherlands in Geelong, the Sri Lankan cricket team reached Tasmania yesterday ahead of their first game of the second round on Sunday in Hobart. Sri Lanka’s opponents will only be known after the two Group […]

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 FOUR PLAYER REPLACEMENTS AT THE ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.

Rex Clementine in Geelong Senior cricket writer Telford Vice of South Africa had written that Group ‘A’ of the World Cup qualifiers is a battle between Davids and Goliath. Associate nations Namibia, UAE and Netherlands were the Davids while former champions Sri Lanka were Goliath. Vice had to be reminded that Goliath had been defeated […]

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CCC skipper Ashan Priyanjan produced a superb all round performance claiming a match bag of 13 wickets for 152 and scoring 34 and 55 in routing BRC by 9 wickets in a Group A match of the SLC Major League Tournament played at CCC grounds. Priyanjan took 8 for 51...The post CCC Skipper Ashan Priyanjan 13 wkts/34 & 55 in CCC’s 9-wkt win over BRC, Chilaw Marians, Panadura, Ace Capital and B...

Media Release 16th September, 2022 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following squad to take part in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. The Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Roshan Ranasinghe, gave his approval for the squad. The tournament will take place in Australia from...The post Sri Lanka Squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup appeared first on Sri Lank...

Sri Lanka have shown faith with the group of players that won the Asia Cup, with the inclusions of fast bowlers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara – who missed that tournament due to injury – the only change, as they named their 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. From the squad […]

Six last-over finishes, one century, one five-for, and plenty of thrills and spills – the Asia Cup 2022 had it all. A tournament that fights for relevance was in the end the perfect build-up to the T20 World Cup that will follow, and had a number of star performers to thank for it. The best […]

Sri Lanka emerged Asia Cup champions for the sixth time with a 23-run win over the more-fancied Pakistan in Dubai. Central to the title win was a counter-attacking batting effort from Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) and Wanindu Hasaranga (36 off 21), who lifted Sri Lanka from 58/5 and set 171 for Pakistan, a target […]

Sri Lanka produced a spirited performance with both ball and bat to put one foot into the 2022 Asia Cup Final. Their victory over India, chasing 173, with a ball and six wickets to spare despite a middle-overs stutter that saw them lose 4 for 13 left the holders on the brink of elimination. A […]

If this Sri Lanka men’s side is going to beat you in a T20I, it’s probably while chasing.We get it. Initially, that sentence doesn’t make a lot of sense.Sri Lanka’s best player is Wanindu Hasaranga, whose main suit by far is his bowling. They have Maheesh Theekshana in support – an economical powerplay and middle-overs operator (after 21 […]

The sound of the no-ball siren was sweet music in Sri Lanka’s ears in Dubai. As soon as Asitha Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana ran two off the third ball of the last over, the TV umpire adjudged that offspinner Mahedi Hasan had overstepped, fatally, for the second time in the match. Sri Lanka had beaten […]

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ASIA CUP 2022 The swashbuckling, thrill-a-minute batter – who turned heads in the early phase of IPL 2022 with his cameos – is hoping to carry the ‘positive vibes’ of IPL to the Sri Lankan side at the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka have the second-best tally of Asia Cup wins (5 to India’s 7) but […]