Media Release 20th May 2023 During the ongoing elections being held to elect office-bearers of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr. Shammi Silva was elected uncontested, as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket, for the Term 2023 to 2025. The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket

Shammi Silva has secured another term as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). He was elected uncontested for the period 2023-2025.

The 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is scheduled to be held tomorrow (May 20) at the JAIC Hilton in Colombo, the national cricket board says.

Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has had three of four charges withdrawn relating to the alleged sexual assault of a woman in her home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The 32-year-old was arrested at his team’s hotel in Sydney’s CBD last year and charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent over the alleged incident on […]

Media Release 18th May 2023 The New Zealand National Women’s Team will be touring Sri Lanka during June–July 2023 to take part in an ODI and T20I series. The ODI series is played as a part of the ICC Women’s Championship. The New Zealand team will arrive in the country on June 23, 2023. DATE MATCH TIME […]The post New Zealand Women’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Itinerary first appeared on Sri L...

Media Release 16th May 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the ‘Overseas Player Registration’ for the 4th Edition of the Lanka Premier League has now commenced. Overseas players who wish to take part in the upcoming edition can now register themselves by visiting the registration portal

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging defeated Japan by 45 runs in the penultimate game to make it four in a row and poised for a clean sweep in the 5-match T20 series at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Sunday. Sri Lanka ran up 131 off 19.5 overs on winning the toss and dismissed […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging set for clean sweep – defeat Japan in fourth T20 by 45 runs first appea...

Pakistan Cricket Board is in talks with Sri Lanka Cricket about the possibility of playing an ODI series in a bid to prepare for the upcoming 2023 World Cup.  Pakistan will travel to Sri Lanka for a two match Test series and PCB and SLC are discussing the possibilities of including ODIs

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging overcame early setbacks to stave off Japan by 4 wickets with 15 balls to spare in the third T20 at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Saturday to go 3-up in the 5-match series. Chasing Japan’s 98 for victory having  restricted Japan to 97 for 9 off 20 overs, […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging overcome early setbacks to make it three in a row vs...

NILAKSHI DE SILVA 39-BALL 63 N.O., HARSHITHA SAMARAWICKRAMA 51 N.O. OFF 42 By Srian Obeyesekere Thirty-three year old Nilakshi de Silva plundered 63 off only  39 balls and Harshitha Samarawickrama 51 off 42 in an unfinished 102-run fourth wicket partnership off 65 balls as Sri Lanka Women smote Bangladesh Women by 44 runs in the […]The post 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to ...

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging strolled to a 68-run win over Japan in the second T20 for successive wins to already secure the 3-match series at the Sano International Ground on Thursday. Despite some early hicups losing the openers for just 4 runs, the Lankans ran up 125 for 8 wickets off 20 overs […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging drub Japan by 68 runs  first appeared on Sri Lanka Cri...

KAVISHA DILHARI PLAYER OF THE MATCH BY Srian Obeyesekere Kavisha Dilhari produced a Player of the Match all-round performance claiming 2 for 11 and stroking an unbeaten 20 as the Sri Lanka Women came back strongly to trounce Bangladesh Women by 7 wickets in the second T20 to draw level in the 3-match series at […]The post Sri Lanka Women trounce Bangladesh Women by 7 wkts. to draw level firs...

Media Release1 11th May 2023 Designed by Sri Lanka Cricket, the program stands on par with international cricket coaching programs. Sri Lanka Cricket launched the “SLC Level III Coaching Program,’’ which is the highest level of homegrown coaching qualification it has conducted

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging defeated Japan by wickets in the opening T20 at the Sano International Cricket Ground yesterday. The Lankans made 98 for 5 off 15.3 overs in overhauling Japan’s 97 for 6 off 20. Japan, a mixture of domiciled  different nationals, including a Sri Lankan, seeking to scale the iceberg to […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging Team beat Japan by 5 wkts in fi...

Media Release 10th May 2023 Mr. Imran Khwaja, the Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council, who is a member of the 3-member committee appointed by the International Cricket Council to look into the political interference in administering the game of cricket in Sri Lanka, arrived in the country early this morning. His visit is […]The post ICC’s Deputy Chairman Mr. Imran Khwaja arr...

By Srian Obeyesekere Bangladesh Women won the first T20 against Sri Lanka Women by 6 wickets in a pulsating finish with a ball to spare upped by skipper Nigar Sultana’s 75 off 51 balls at the SSC to go 1-up in the 3-match series. Sri Lanka Women, battting first on the luck of the toss, […]The post Bangladesh Women win T20 opener in pulsating finish – Skipper Nigar Sultana 75 n.o. off 5...

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Media Release 9th May 2023 The Afghanistan National Men’s Team will arrive in Sri Lanka to play a three-match ODI series in May–June 2023. The Afghanistan team will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 29, 2023. All games will be day games. DATE MATCH VENUE 2  June 2023 1st ODI MRICS, Hambantota 4  June 2023 2nd […]The post Afghanistan Men’s National Team Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Fixture first appeare...

Major Club T20 – 2023 Group A Group B Group C Group D ARMY SC COLTS CC ACE CAPITAL BRC PANADURA SC RAGAMA CC SSC MOORS SC AIR FORCE SC SEBASTIANITE C & AC TAMIL UNION C &AC GALLE CC POLICE SC NUGEGODA S & WC BADURALIYA CC CCC NCC BLOOMFIELD C & AC KURUNEGALA […]The post Major Club T20 Tournament 2023 | Fixture first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post Major Club T20 ...

By Srian Obeyesekere His late entry to test cricket at age 31in a flurry of 50 wickets from seven matches and thirteen innings to scaling the Everest to becoming the fastest spinner in the format and the joint second fast of all bowlers, has indeed made Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya the most talked of bowler […]The post PRABATH JAYASURIYA: Straddles world cricket as top spinner to 50...

Media Release 4th May 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that as per a request made by the Japan Cricket Association, Sri Lanka Emerging Team will tour Japan during the month of May 2023. During the tour, Sri Lanka Emerging Team will play five T20 games vs Japan National Cricket Team

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s Oshadi Ranasinghe reaped a remarkable Player of the Match 5 for 34 following skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s scintillating ground work 64 off 60 balls  decked with a dozen boundaries and 4 over the top to trounce the Bangladeshi Women by 58 runs in the third and final ODI to take the […]The post Sri Lanka Women down Bangladeshi Women by 58 runs: Osh...

Terrorist Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was a member of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khayara group, was killed in a police encounter near Fateh Moor, in Dera Ismail Khan, police officials confirmed. Iqbal was one of the most wanted terrorists, and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab police had announced a reward of Rs. 10.5 million […]