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By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka made a clean sweep with their fourth win in Group B of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying round making short shrift of Scotland by 82 runs with 21 overs to spare at the Bulawayo Queens Sports Club Grounds on Tuesday. Thus, the 1996 world champions, are through as […]The post Sri Lanka make clean sweep of Group B qualifier, swamp Scotland by 82 runs first...
- Karunaratne ton, Hasaranga five-for knock Ireland out (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu 102 helps Sri Lanka seal T20 World Cup Qualifier final (Category: Breaking News)
- All-round Sri Lanka down Netherlands in Qualifiers final (Category: Breaking News)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at a ‘Countdown to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023’ event in Mumbai. Ahmedabad to host World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on 5 October as well as the final on 19 November Nine more […]The post ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule announced first appeared on Sr...
- Schedule for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 announced (Category: Breaking News)
- India vs New Zealand: Cricket World Cup debacle as accusation emerges of India switching pitches... (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan vs India set for September 2 in Kandy in Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Opening batsman, Dimuth Karunaratne flayed a run a ball Player of the Match 103 to notch his maiden ODI century in Sri Lanka making it to the Super Six of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup by trouncing Ireland by 133 runs with 17 overs to spare at the Queens Sports Club […]The post Sri Lanka crush Ireland by 133 runs to make it to Super Sixes – Dimuth Karunaratne 103, Wanin...
- Sri Lanka Crush USA by 198 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland by nine wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- India crush Pakistan in Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine A new controlling body for cricket in Ceylon was formed on the 25th of June 1948 and was named Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the cricket board. At a meeting held at the Malay Cricket Club at Rifle Green, P. […]
- Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign goes from bad to worse (Category: Breaking News)
- The corrosive Impact of Politics on India-Pakistan Test Cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- A repeat of 1992 World Cup final at MCG (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan brand of cricket is back (Category: Breaking News)
Wanindu Hasaranga Player of the Match 5/13, Dimuth Karunaratne 61, PathumNissanka 37 By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka crushed Oman by 10 wickets in stroll in the park fashion to 100 off just 15 overs having shot out their opponents for 98 off 30.2 overs in a Group B match and the twelfth in the qualifying […]The post Sri Lanka crushes Oman by 10 wkts. to stay on course first appeared on Sri La...
- Wolvaardt ton crushes Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crushes Australia at SCG (Category: Business)
- Stoinis thrills and crushes Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Minod Bhanuka 130, Pasindu Sooriyabandara n.o. 113 in drawn game By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka A’s wicket-keeper batsman Minod Bhanuka struck a career best 130 and Pasindu Sooriyabandara an unbeaten 113 that were the highlight in the tadium yesterday. The Proteas, set a target of 324 for victory were 156 for 4 Sri Lanka A […]The post Sri Lanka A take series 1-nil first appeared on Sri Lank...
- ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Sri Lanka Squad (Category: Sports)
Media Release 23rd June 2023 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 15-member Sri Lanka National Women’s team to play the upcoming ODI series against the New Zealand National Women’s Team. The Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Roshan Ranasinghe
- Sri Lanka ODI squad for Zimbabwe series (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka squad for Afghanistan ODI series (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Women’s squad announced for ODI and T20I series against Bangladesh (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka recall Jeevan Mendis, Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 21st June 2023 The membership of Sri Lanka Cricket unanimously approved the Audited Financial Statements of the SLC for the financial year 2022, which recorded a net surplus of Rs. 6.3 billion and a total income of Rs. 17.5 billion, which is 120% over the 2021 revenue
- SLC records total income of Rs. 17.5 bn in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF rejects UNP MP’s allegations of fraud (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Cricket accounts not audited for five years - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
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The membership of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has unanimously approved the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year 2022, which recorded a net surplus of Rs. 6.3 billion and a total income of Rs. 17.5 billion, which is 120% over the 2021 revenue.
Media Release 20th June 2023 The Pakistan Men’s National Team will arrive in Sri Lanka during July 2023 to take part in a two- match test series against Sri Lanka. The test series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle. Pakistan’s national team will arrive in Sri Lanka on July 9, […]The post Pakistan Test series dates announced first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.Th...
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- එංගලන්ත පිතිකරුවෝ 400 කඩඉමට කිට්ටු කරති (Category: Sports)
- Dharshana and 400 metres sprinters lead yearend rankings (Category: Breaking News)
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been ordered to expedite the investigations into the death of businessmen Dinesh Schaffter. The order was issued by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today which also instructed the CID to obtain reports from the Government analyst on samples sent for testing. The remains of Dinesh Schaffter were exhumed at the Colombo, Borella […]
- Contradictory JMO reports on Schaffter’s death questioned (Category: Breaking News)
- Contradictory JMO reports on Schaffter’s death questioned (Category: Breaking News)
- Report sought on probe into Dinesh Schaffter’s murder (Category: Breaking News)
- Dinesh Schaffter’s remains exhumed (Category: Breaking News)
Dilshan Madushanaka, Dunith Wellalage and Sahan Arachchig are set to link up with the senior squad on June 23, after Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the trio would be flown in to Zimbabwe for the World Cup Qualifiers as “standby options”.
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TOP FIVE BATTERS RUN RIOT By Srian Obeyesekere All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva fired out the United Arab Emirates for 180 runs off 39 overs in returning career best figures of 6 for 24 to round off a cameo 23 off 12 final assault in a run avalanche of 355 for 6 as Sri Lanka […]The post Sri Lanka drubs UAE by 175 – Wanindu Hasaranga 6/24 Player of the Match all-round show first appeare...
- Hasaranga career-best floors UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga 48 hits B Love Kandy out of trouble to finals (Category: Sports)
Champions once, runners-up twice, a semi-final and quarter-final thrown in for good measure, and ever present in the tournament since making their first appearance in 1975. Safe to say, Sri Lanka’s World Cup record is far from shabby. But now, for the first time in their history, they are in genuine danger of missing out […]
- SLC secretary resigns after Sri Lanka’s World Cup exit and board criticism (Category: Breaking News)
- Injured Chameera and Hasaranga miss out, Shanaka to lead Sri Lanka at the World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- 2023 ODI World Cup schedule finally out (Category: Breaking News)
- Healy, Mooney make short work of chase after Schutt four-for (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere It will be a knife thin edged now or never battle for former world champions and eighth ranked Sri Lanka that will throw their hat into the ring of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup from the bottom five of the Super League having failed automatic qualification when they take on the […]The post Revamped Sri Lanka gear for now or never World Cup qualifying hurdle first appear...
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Dharshana and 400 metres sprinters lead yearend rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
Schedule – Lanka Premier League 2023 Date 3.00 pm (Day Match) 7.30 pm (Night Match) VENUE Home Away Home Away Sunday, July 30, 2023 Jaffna Colombo RPICS Monday, July 31, 2023 Galle Dambulla Kandy Colombo RPICS Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Dambulla Jaffna Galle Kandy RPICS Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Travel to Kandy Thursday, August 03, […]The post Schedule announced for Lanka Premier League 2023 ...
- SRI LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE – 2012 – MATCH SCHEDULE (Category: Sports)
- Four players charged with breaching LPL Code of Conduct (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle and Dambulla poised to make it to final (Category: Sports)
- B-Love Kandy wins Lanka Premier League 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
The post At the Galle International Cricket Stadium and the Matara Uyanwatta Cricket Stadium, the Southern Province Coach Education successfully completed three introduction to cricket (level 0) coaching sessions for Southern Province Amateur Cricket Coaches appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
Coach Education Program for Central Province Nuwara Eliya District School Coaches at Radella Cricket GroundThe post Coach Education Program for Central Province Nuwara Eliya District School Coaches at Radella Cricket Ground first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post Coach Education Program for Central Province Nuwara Eliya District School Coaches at Radella Cricket Ground appeared first on Sri L...
by Rex Clementine The greatest batsman the nation has produced Aravinda de Silva never had a central contract from Sri Lanka Cricket worth US$ 92,000. Pay for cricketers two decades ago were so low. Dilshan Madushanka, from the tiny fishing village of Hungama from deep down south is barely
- Madushanka to miss rest of Bangladesh tour due to injury (Category: Breaking News)
- New Director General appointed to TRCSL (Category: Breaking News)
- Binura Fernando to replace injured Dilshan Madushanka (Category: Breaking News)
- 21-year-old Molligoda Bhuthaya arrested (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka A trounced South Africa A by 160 runs on the third day to win with a day to spare as the touring team was bowled out for 185 chasing a target of 345 in the first unofficial test match played at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. . Having bundled […]The post Sri Lanka A trounce South Africa A by 160 runs with a day to spare first appeared on...
- Galle trounce Dambulla by an innings and 70 runs (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand Women trounce Sri Lanka Women by 102 runs (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka trounce Netherlands to win CWC23 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
Jaffna Kings – David Miller✈️, Rahmanullah Gurbaz ✈️, Thisara Perera, Maheesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Dunith Wellalage, Shoaib Malik ✈️, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theesan Vithushan, Pathum Kumara, Asanka Manoj, Nishan Madushka. Asitha Fernando, Hardus Viljoen ✈️, Nuwan Thushara, Zaman Khan ✈️, Dilshan Madushanka, Ashan Randika, Asela Gunaratne, Chris Lynn ✈️, Rathnaraja Thanuradan Dambul...
- Petition filed against attempt to arrest Jerome Fernando withdrawn (Category: Breaking News)
- Pastor Jerome’s petition fixed for hearing (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin labels Wimal as a barking dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Jerome seeks court intervention to prevent his arrest (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Off spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe sent South Africa A crashing to 131 in 40 overs as hosts Sri Lanka A took control to lead by 194 on a rain marred second day of the unofficial first test match at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Munasinghe wrought havoc with the ball in his […]The post Off spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe sends South Africa A crashing ...
- US says Online Safety Bill sends negative signal. (Category: Breaking News)
- Welegedara sends South Africa crashing (Category: Breaking News)
- Welegedera sends S. Africa crashing in second Test (Category: Breaking News)
- Marsh sends letter of demand to SLC (Category: Business)
360 players to come under the hammer The Lanka Premier League 2023 will reach new heights when it holds its first ever player auction tomorrow (June 14) at the Shangri La Hotel, Colombo. Some of the top names in the cricketing world will come under the hammer at the LPL Auction. A total of 360 […]The post The inaugural player auction of the Lanka Premier League takes place tomorrow first app...
- එංගලන්ත පිතිකරුවෝ 400 කඩඉමට කිට්ටු කරති (Category: Sports)
- The inaugural LPL player auction will be conducted on June 14th (Category: Sports)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- LPL 4th Edition Opens Player Registration for Overseas Players! (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka A ran up 325 against South Africa A on the opening day of the first unofficial Test match with opening batsman Lasith Croospulle stroking a solid 119-ball 98, and all-rounder Ramesh Mendis an equally ominous 78 off 89 balls respectively yesterday at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. Croospulle, who struck […]The post Sri Lanka A 325 vs. South Africa...
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle 339 in control vs Dambulla (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Category: Sports)
- South Africa vs. Sri Lanka Scores (Category: Breaking News)
Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan's captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side in the tournament.The post Colombo Strikers will look to form strongest side at LPL auction, Pakistan captain Babar Azam says appeared first on ONLANKA N...
- Colombo Strikers to construct a formidable squad for LPL auction (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo strikers announce Simon Helmot as head coach for LPL 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Star Sports To Telecast LPL 2023 in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Strikers announce four Icon players for LPL (Category: Breaking News)
Full list – click here to download – LPL 2023 – Auction Player Registry Sl.No Set No. Set Cat. Player Name Board / Association Represented 1 1 BA1 Dhananjaya De Silva Sri Lanka Cricket 2 1 BA1 Najibullah Zadran Afghanistan Cricket Board 3 1 BA1 Charith Asalanka Sri Lanka Cricket 4
- The inaugural LPL player auction will be conducted on June 14th (Category: Sports)
- LPL 4th Edition Opens Player Registration for Overseas Players! (Category: Sports)
- Thisara Perera only Sri Lankan sold at IPL Player auction (Category: Sports)
11th June 2023 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad to take part in the two four-day games against South Africa ‘A’ Team. 1. Nishan Madushka 2. Lasith Croospulle 3. Kamindu Mendis – Vice Captain 4. Pasindu Sooriyabandara 5. Nipun Dhananjaya –
- Fit-again Kulasekera named in Sri Lanka one-day squad (Category: Breaking News)
- Odds against Sri Lanka in South Africa (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka captain Dilshan stands down after series defeats in South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka told to raise game (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 11th June 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to submit the following clarification pertaining to a delay in the check-in process caused at the hotel, where the team is stationed in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to take part in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023. The Sri Lankan team
- Hiru TV’s Fabricated Story Exposed: A Clarification Statement (Category: Sports)
- Clarification: Sri Lanka ‘A’ team manager (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket to recommence domestic tournaments (Category: Sports)
by Rex Clementine One Day International (ODI) cricket has been played for over half a century now and early this year the sport saw the biggest ever defeat in that format of the game in the Indian city of Trivandrum when Sri Lanka suffered an ignominious defeat by a massive 317 runs at the hands […]
- India registers largest margin of victory in ODI cricket history (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan in 3rd ODI to complete 3-0 series sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Selection Committee to appoint three new captains? (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan, Sri Lanka in talks for ODI series (Category: Breaking News)
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