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By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka routed Ireland by an innings and 10 runs in the second test to make it two in a row shortly before tea on the final day at the Galle International Cricket Stadium today. Ireland was dismissed for 202 in the second innings as the Lankans emphatically reversed the early tide […]The post Sri Lanka sweep to innings and 10-run triumph over Ireland to make it two in ...
- NISHAN MADUSHKA: Consistency has been his success story (Category: Sports)
- Babar Azam’s century blitz in 10-ton T20 record (Category: Sports)
Media Release 28th April 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket selectors selected the following Sri Lanka women’s squad for the ODI and T20I series of the Bangladesh women’s tour of Sri Lanka 2023. The series will commence with the ODI series, which will begin on April 29, 2023, at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo
- Sri Lanka National Women’s squad announced for New Zealand ODI series (Category: Sports)
- Tickets to 1st T20I between England Women and Sri Lanka Women sold out (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa name 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter in squad for Sri Lanka T20Is (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Women’s T20I squad for Asia Cup 2022 (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Kusal Mendis and Nishan Madushka struck milestone double centuries and veteran Angelo Mathews his 15th century as Sri Lanka negated Ireland”s early 492 first innings grip on a dramatic penultimate day fountain of 704 for 3 declared in sword edging to grabbing two of the Irish second innings wickets for 54 runs […]The post Sri Lanka Wrest Control 704/4 decl. Irelan...
- Rare Test feat matched as Sri Lanka rack up huge total (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka elect to bat first (Category: Breaking News)
- Ireland collapse to innings defeat against Sri Lanka in second Test (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere On a colourful note of contrasting characteristic significances young colt Nishan Madushka and the old guard skipper Dimuth Karunaratne struck centuries in the very first session as Sri Lanka reached 357 for 1 wicket in closing on Ireland’s 492 on a rain hit third day of the second test match which washed […]The post Sri Lanka 357/1; Nishan Madushka reaches magical Test ...
- NISHAN MADUSHKA REACHES 1000 MARK (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket Reaches Out To The North (Category: Breaking News)
- Dinara reaches quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher hit centuries in upping Ireland in the pride of an avalanche score of 492, their highest test score to bask in a tall position on the second day of the second test against Sri Lanka whose reply was swift in 81 for no loss off 18.1 overs […]The post Paul Stirling-Curtis Campher tons lift Ireland to 492; Sri Lanka 81 for no loss first appea...
- Sri Lanka crush Ireland to complete 100th Test win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka advance in World Cup qualifying as Ireland crash out (Category: Breaking News)
- Rainy Florida awaits confident USA and demoralised Ireland (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)
Media Release 25th April 2023 The South Africa ‘A’ team will arrive in Sri Lanka for a three-match One Day Limited Over Series and two four-day games during the month of June 2023. The team will arrive in Sri Lanka on June 1, 2023.The post South Africa ‘A’ Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Match Fixture first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post South Africa ‘A’ Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Match Fixture app...
- Sri Lanka tour of India 2023 | Match Fixture (Category: Sports)
- Afghanistan Men’s National Team Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Fixture (Category: Sports)
- SL Women kick off campaign with warm-up match against Ireland tomorrow (Category: Sports)
- Men’s 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka Cricket (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Ireland looked poised for their highest ever test score reaching a healthy 319 for 4 wickets on a rousing circus trapeze like batting comeback mounted by a captain’s knock of 95 by Andrew Balbirnie, 74 by Paul Stirling forced to retire by cramps and unbeaten 78 by Lorcan Tucker in a reversal […]The post Andrew Balbirnie a captain’s knock of 95 lifts Ireland to 319/...
- Ireland collapse to innings defeat against Sri Lanka in second Test (Category: Breaking News)
- Balbirnie steers Ireland home for maiden Test win (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)
PREVIEW: By Srian Obeyesekere A buoyant Sri Lanka will go flat oetzqut to make it two in a row against minnows Ireland when the two sides meet tomorrow in the second test at the same venue at Galle International Cricket Stadium. Fresh from the host country’s biggest win in test cricket by an innings and […]The post Buoyant Sri Lanka go flat out to,make it two in a row as Ireland reinfo...
- Buoyant Sri Lanka eye 2-0 England sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Buoyant Sri Lanka eye 2-0 sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka out to hand England a whitewash (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 19th April 2023 Ireland Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors have decided to retain the same 15-member squad that was chosen to play the first test match against Ireland for the second test match of the series. The second test match will commence on April 24, 2023
- Mendis & Pradeep included for 2nd Test (Category: Sports)
- SA v SL – 2nd Test – Durban (Category: Sports)
- ENG v SL – 2nd Test – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- Indian selectors retain squad for 2nd Windies test (Category: Business)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka trounced Ireland by an innings and 280 runs within three days with Prabath Jayasuriya claiming a match bag of 10 wickets for 108 runs as the visitors crashed to 143 and 168 following on at the Galle International Cricket Stadium here today. It was the 31-year old left armer’s second […]The post Sri Lanka trounce Ireland by an innings and 280 runs; Player ...
- Galle trounce Dambulla by an innings and 70 runs (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka A trounce South Africa A by 160 runs with a day to spare (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand Women trounce Sri Lanka Women by 102 runs (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka was poised for an innings triumph in the first ever Test match against minnows Ireland reeling on 117 for 7 undone by the wily spin of Prabath Jayasuriya who grabbed 5 for 42 after the hosts had declared on a massive 591 for 6 with Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama […]The post Prabath Jayasuriya 5/42 – Ireland reel on 117/7 to Sri Lanka’s 591/6 after ...
- Jayasuriya picks up ten in the Test as Sri Lanka roll Ireland over for innings victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka retain the same 15-member squad for 2nd Test (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka elect to bat first (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led from the front stroking 179 and and Kusal Mendis. 143 as Lanka ground Ireland’s bowlers to the dust amassing 381 for 4 on the opening day of the historic first test versus Ireland having taken first lease on winning the toss at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on […]The post Sri Lanka grind Ireland to tune of 386/4 – Dimuth Kar...
- Karunaratne and K Mendis tons drive Sri Lanka on opening day (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayasuriya picks up ten in the Test as Sri Lanka roll Ireland over for innings victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunaratne, Mendis take Sri Lanka to 386-4 vs. Ireland (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Dimuth Karunaratne led Sri Lanka holds the aces in the historic first ever test match against minnows Ireland in the historic first ever test match between the two countries that gets underway at the Galle International Cricket Stadium tomorrow. But for the 11th full member of the ICC fold Andrew Balbirnie’s little […]The post HISTORIC FIRST TEST: Sri Lanka holds t...
- Business Mission (Category: Business)
- South Africa v Sri Lanka scorecard (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa v Sri Lanka - scorecard (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan secure series after draw (Category: Breaking News)
PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY TO WIN ANOTHER WORLD CUP By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s T20 World Champions of 2014 relived the moments nine years hence on April 6 in a moving flashback to the landmark achievement, while rallying around the contemporary T20 Team, echoed their expectations for a repeat performance by Sri Lanka touch […]The post Nine years hence, Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 Wor...
- ICC T20 World Cup 2014 | Earning the right to roar (Category: Sports)
- Dr. Jayantha Dharmadasa reminiscing the iconic 2014 T20 World Cup glory (Category: Sports)
- LIVE – Sri Lanka vs Japan | Match 4 – ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2023 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 (Category: Sports)
Media Release 10th April 2023 The Bangladesh National Women’s Team will arrive in Sri Lanka to engage in a white ball series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODI series will be played at the P. Sara Oval, while the T20Is will be played at the SSC Ground. The ODI series will be […]The post Bangladesh Women’s National Team Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 first appeared on Sri Lanka Cri...
- Sri Lankan born Cassandra Fernando elected to Australian Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Baccarat – how the internet revived this classic card game (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka squads to take part in T20I and ODI series against New Zealand (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets making 183 for the loss of 6 wickets with a ball to spare in reply to the visitors 182/6 off 20 overs at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown on Saturday to clinch the series 2-1. Put into bat, Sri Lanka did well to […]The post New Zealand win final T20 to clinch series 2-1 first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post New Zealand...
- Sri Lanka women clinch series after Atapattu heroics (Category: Breaking News)
- Afridi stars as Pakistan clinch series (Category: Sports)
- Pakistan clinch the Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia clinch nervy victory (Category: Breaking News)
Pawan Rathnayake 62 leads run charge; Sonal Dinusha 3/33 & 45 n.o. Player of the Final By Srian Obeyesekere Dambulla defeated Jaffna by 5 wickets in the final to emerge champions of the Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League Limited Overs Tournament 2023 yesterday at the R. Premadasa
- Pulina cracks blistering knock to make Dharmaraja’s presence felt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by 3 wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beats India by 8 wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- India beats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in ODI (Category: Breaking News)
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- ICC T20 World Cup 2014 | Earning the right to roar (Category: Sports)
- Video: Foot Ball World Cup Fever 2014 (Category: Video)
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- Dr. Jayantha Dharmadasa reminiscing the iconic 2014 T20 World Cup glory (Category: Sports)
- Video: Foot Ball World Cup Fever 2014 (Category: Video)
in 19 overs […]The post New Zealand draws level by 9-wicket win first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket...
- Pakistan draws first blood (Category: Sports)
- IMF Draws The Battle Line (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia draws level in Perth (Category: Western Australia)
- Bourse still draws a beeline (Category: Business)
4th April 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket distributed “Senior Cricket Bags” for schools playing in the U17 and U19 cricket tournaments organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association. The Cricket Bag consists of 02 bats, 04 pairs of batting gloves, 03 pairs of batting pads, 03 thigh
- Sri Lanka Cricket to launch Level ‘0’ Women’s Coaching Program (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket empowers U17 & U19 cricketers in 424 schools (Category: Sports)
- South Africa ‘A’ Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Match Fixture (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Under-19 lost to Afghanistan Under-19 by 50 runs in a Tri Nations Series encounter played at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi during the week-end. Chasing Afgnaistan’s 232, the Lankans skipper Shevon Daniel struck 67 off 61 inclusive of 8 boundaries and 2 sixes. Afghanistan’s Kahlel Ahmad took 5 for […]The post Sri Lanka U19 lose to Afghanistan U19 by 50 runs fi...
- U19 TRI SERIES: Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs (Category: Sports)
- U19 World Cup: Sri Lanka beats Afghanistan to win Plate Championship (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka U19 defeat West Indies U19 by 41 runs in first Youth ODI (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka came out of the defeatist tour hoodoo in a nail biting Super Over triumph over New Zealand in the opening T20 after the scores were tied at 196 at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday. Needing 9 for victory in the Super Over, Charith Asalanka hit a six and boundary […]The post Sri Lanka win in dramatic Super Over after tied T20 opener – Charith Asalanka 67 and Super...
- Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in dramatic Super Over in 1st T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand draws level by 9-wicket win (Category: Sports)
- Dambulla Aura upset Jaffna Kings – Avishka Fernando Player of the Match 56 (Category: Sports)
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- Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan in 3rd ODI to complete 3-0 series sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Blair Tickner grabs 3 as New Zealand wrest initiative (Category: Sports)
- Bangladesh seamers rout New Zealand for 98 in consolation win (Category: Breaking News)
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Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to submit the following pertaining to several media reports published mentioning Mahela Jayawardena’s non-presence with the national team touring New Zealand. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to state that Mahela Jayawardena, who is working for Sri Lanka Cricket as the ‘Consultant
- Won't captain team: Dilshan (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela accepts captaincy-reports (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela steps down as VC (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela appointed new Captain (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere The second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday. As both sides shared 5 World Cup Super League points it further receded Sri Lanka’s chances of automatic qualification for this year’s ICC Cricket […]The post Second ODI abandoned due to incessant rain...
- Australia v Sri Lanka match abandoned (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussies washed out in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka–Australia match abandoned, points shared (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka-Australia game abandoned (Category: Breaking News)
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