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10th January 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the below-given squad to take part in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in South Africa. The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando, approved the squad. The team will leave
- Sri Lanka to host U19 Men s Cricket World Cup in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka squad for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka squad named for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ODI squad for Zimbabwe series (Category: Sports)
Media Release 4th December 2023 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 15-member squad to take part in the U19 Asia Cup, which will be played in Dubai. The squad was approved by the Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando. The team captained
- Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 (Category: Sports)
- Jayasuriya dropped by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayasuriya dropped by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayasuriya dropped by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s disastrous world cup campaign ended with further defeat in the final one by 5 wickets to New Zealand who thus enhanced their semi-final chances at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru yesterday. New Zealand was in the reckoning up by 10 points with a net run rate (NRR) of 0.743. […]The post Sri Lanka’s ICC Champions Trophy qualification in jeopardy fo...
- DAMBULLA ARE THE CHAMPIONS – beat Jaffna by 5 wickets (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka bowled out for 76 as New Zealand win by whopping 198 margin (Category: Sports)
09th November 2023 PRESS RELEASE The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would like to issue a statement clarifying recent assertions made by the Minister of Sports in Parliament regarding the transfer of USD 2 million from its accounts. SLC categorically denies any attempt to transfer funds from its accounts
- SLC slams Sports Minister s accusations on alleged $2mn fund transfer (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka further relaxes exchange control regulations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Minister slams SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket accounts not audited for five years - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere A bottom of the table Sri Lanka confronts the Netherlands from a desperate winless blank sheet world cup hoodoo against a minnow’s side buoyed by stunning South Africa to moving to eighth position in the 2023 World Cup points table tomorrow at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, […]The post Sri Lanka carries unscathed record vs Netherlands w...
- Spain lift FIFA World Cup scoring during extra time (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat hosts in women's WT20 opener (Category: Breaking News)
- (T20 World Cup) South Africa fully awake to Sri Lanka spinner (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bowl in 7-over match v South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
A bilateral memorandum of understanding was signed between Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Mr. Roshan Ranasinghe and Honorable Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia Mr. Tim Watts, on 10th October,2023 at Sri Lanka Cricket to develop sports cooperation between Sri Lanka
- AB's Sri Lanka tour preview (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sri Lanka renew agreement on sports cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Rumesh Ratnayake appointed Cricket coach for Aussie tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussi cricket tour budget cuts (Category: Breaking News)
2023 LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL By Srian Obeyesekere The countdown to the finals of the 2023 Lanka Premier League between Dambulla Aura and B Love Kandy does hold out to be a facing off of the clash of the titans given the tournament run up that has galvanized into a momentum build up in the […]The post Dambulla Aura-B Love Kandy face off a fitting clash of the titans first appeared on Sri L...
- Dambulla Aura through to finals by 6-wkt. routing of Galle Titans (Category: Sports)
- B-Love Kandy wins Lanka Premier League 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
By Srian Obeyesekere As the fourth edition of the 2023 Lanka Premier League gathered steam moving into the challenging harsher terrain of making it to the finals and the focus interestingly shifted to the backseat coaches of the five teams facing the media yesterday with the guiding lights of the top placed two teams namely […]The post Slow pitches challenge players, you have to believe in y...
- Sri Lanka must set up cricket school with Murali in charge (Category: Breaking News)
- Role of fast bowlers more important - Waqar (Category: Sports)
- Star Sports To Telecast LPL 2023 in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- My thoughts on the movie 800 (Category: Breaking News)
. For […]The post Pakistan sweep to 4-wicket win to go 1-up first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket...
- Mathews belts Sri Lanka to series win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka win thriller to clinch series (Category: Breaking News)
- VIDEO: Pakistan beats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in 1st ODI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beat Pakistan 3-1 in ODI (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 10th July 2023: The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League will be held from December 12 to 23, 2023. The tournament, which was initially planned to be held in June 2023, was shifted to December, as SLC deemed the ‘December window’ as the most appropriate to conduct the league, as the timing […]The post The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 will be played in December 2023 f...
- Inaugural T10 League to get underway in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Inaugural T10 League to get underway in December (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- Inaugural edition of Lanka T10 to be held in December 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 HOSTED BY SRI LANKA “We are well balanced side to handling pressure” – Sri Lanka A Captain Rest of the team captains look forward to the mega event By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Vice President and Tournament Director of the mega Asian Cricket Council (ACC
- IPG to support SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka officials head to India for T20 league talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket-Sri Lanka officials head to India for T20 league talks (Category: Breaking News)
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)
assignment by Sri Lanka Cricket’s […]The post All Spruced up for Showpiece LPL Fourth Edition E...
- 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to clinch T20 series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka bakery owners raise bread, other baked good prices (Category: Breaking News)
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) is back and better than ever with its upcoming 4th edition set to take place from 30th July to 20th August, 2023. This year, the matches will be played both in Colombo and Kandy, featuring five teams: Galle Gladiators, Dambulla Aura, Lyca Jaffna Kings, Colombo Strikers and Kandy Falcons – […]The post World-Class Cricketers Set Sights on LPL 2023: Sri Lanka’s T2...
- LPL 4th Edition Opens Player Registration for Overseas Players! (Category: Sports)
- Sir Vivian Richards Joins Lanka Premier League as Brand Ambassador (Category: Sports)
- Sir Vivian Richards joins Lanka Premier League as brand ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- LPL signs Sanath Jayasuriya and Wasim Akram as brand ambassadors (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Forty three test wickets from six appearances just eight months and four days into the foray of top flight international cricket is the phenomenal achievement by Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya that has set him apart as the joint third best bowler in test cricket history to do so. The left arm […]The post PRABATH JAYASURIYA: What a phenomenal rise to hitting the wo...
- Cricket: Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya fastest spinner to 50 Test wickets (Category: Breaking News)
At age 23, Nishan Madushka, the discovery from Moratuwa’s Moratu Vidyalaya, whose willow works reached the dizzy run making skyline in spellbinding style has found the deserving reward of being noticed by the national selectors. Madushka being named in the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand has indeed propelled the Ragama […]The post Nishan Madushka’s record run makin...
- NISHAN MADUSHKA: Consistency has been his success story (Category: Sports)
In a highly hyped up final of the Lanka Premier League 2022, Jaffna Kings have tuned up for a hat-trick of titles in a face off with a highly resurgent Colombo Stars tonight at 7.30 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. While the Kings, skippered by former Lankan captain...The post LPL GRAND FINALE: Jaffna Kings tuned up for hat-trick of titles challenged by highly resurgent Colombo S...
- The Kings tune up with 9-wkt win over Colombo Stars (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka eye Asia Cup success against India (Category: Breaking News)
- SRI LANKA AIM FOR TITLE HAT-TRICK (Category: Breaking News)
The third edition of the Lanka Premier League 2022 will see Jaffna Kings taking on Kandy Falcons tomorrow in a Play off to deciding the finalist while Colombo Stars will take on Galle Gladiators in the second decider at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Of course, Kandy Falcons, led...The post LPL FINALISTS TO BE DECIDED BETWEEN: Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons, Colombo Stars vs Galle ...
- Janith Liyanage 129 in Jaffna’s 245 vs Kandy 2nd Innings 172/6 (Category: Sports)
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne performed the incredible striking smashing the first two deliveries bowled by James Fuller over the top in meeting the challenge of 16 runs off the final over as Kandy Falcons cleared the 148-run target set by Jaffna Kings in the sixth Night game of the Lanka Premier...The post Bravo Chamika Karunaratne, 2 sixes in incredible final over drama as Kandy Falcons down J...
Media Release 08th November 2022 Sri Lanka Cricket condemns and vehemently denies the truthfulness of a tweet made by a senior sports journalist claiming that Sri Lanka Cricket was instructed to bear the legal costs in relation to the incident of Mr. Danushka Gunathilaka by a VVIP politician
- SLC vehemently denies claim about Danushka Gunathilaka s incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Tissa Denies Mohan’s Claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Seeman condemns attacks, denies involvement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket condemns match-fixing allegations (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain, Bandula Warnapura, while welcoming Sri Lanka Cricket’ staging of the historic Lanka Premier League “which he believed would enable the country’s young latent talent to further evolve their game in making it to the big international stage
By Srian Obeyesekere Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Anura Tennekoon welcomed the launch of Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) historic Lanka Premier League as the ideal stepping stone to realizing a long felt need of creating a very strong mainstream national cricket team. “I believe that the staging
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain, Bandula Warnapura, while welcoming Sri Lanka Cricket’ staging of the historic Lanka Premier League “which he believed would enable the country’s young latent talent to further evolve their game in making it to the big international stage
By Srian Obeyesekere Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Anura Tennekoon welcomed the launch of Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) historic Lanka Premier League as the ideal stepping stone to realizing a long felt need of creating a very strong mainstream national cricket team. “I believe that the staging
By Srian Obeyesekere Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Anura Tennekoon welcomed the launch of Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) historic Lanka Premier League as the ideal stepping stone to realizing a long felt need of creating a very strong mainstream national cricket team. “I believe that the staging
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain, Bandula Warnapura, while welcoming Sri Lanka Cricket’ staging of the historic Lanka Premier League “which he believed would enable the country’s young latent talent to further evolve their game in making it to the big international stage
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain, Bandula Warnapura, while welcoming Sri Lanka Cricket’ staging of the historic Lanka Premier League “which he believed would enable the country’s young latent talent to further evolve their game in making it to the big international stage
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain, Bandula Warnapura, while welcoming Sri Lanka Cricket’ staging of the historic Lanka Premier League “which he believed would enable the country’s young latent talent to further evolve their game in making it to the big international stage
By Srian Obeyesekere The enveloping aura of a new era in the annals of Sri Lankan cricket is the flitting mood all around to a cricket loving nation with the dawn of the Lanka Premier League 2020 today to be staged at the picturesque Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium. That the... The post LPL 2020 SET TO USHER IN NEW ERA | Colombo Kings take on Kandy Tuskers in opening game appeared first on...
By Srian Obeyesekere Thilina Kandamby, a former Sri Lanka cricketer who graduated skippering the Sri Lanka Under-19 XI side on tour of Australia winning the Man-of-the-Series award with some sterling contributions, is the Head Coach of the Jaffna Stallions. A sound batsman who emerged from Ananda College who hit five... The post Thilina Kandamby, Head Coach of Jaffna Stallions in charge of a poten...
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