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ANGELO MATHEWS PLAYER OF THE MATCH 25 N.O., KAMINDU MENDIS 44 THE GAME CHANGER By Srian Obeyesekere Minus their showman captain Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva by injury lay off, B Love Kandy chased down 147 in a much-hyped final of the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League snatching victory over Dambulla Aura by 5 […]The post Minus injury laid down Hasaranga, B Love Kandy defeat Dambulla...
BUT KANDY STILL 2ND IN POINTS TABLE By Srian Obeyesekere The stakes for the 2023 Lanka Premier League championship title hotted up with Colombo Strikers winning a close contest by 9 runs over B Love Kandy in Sunday’s night game and the 18th of the mega tournament. However, Kandy with 8 points from 7 games with […]The post Pathum Nissanka 51, Nipun Dhananjaya 40 star in Colombo Strikers...
By Srian Obeyesekere Twenty-two year old Mohammad Haris came to the show yesterday in B Love Kandy’s fourth LPL win as the ruight-hander, in only his second game, reeled Player of the Match stuff 81 off 51 powered by 10 boundaries and 2w over the top in handing Jaffna Kings their fourth loss in the […]The post Mohammad Haris Player of the Match 81 off 51, Angelo Mathews 3/10 star as B ...
By Srian Obeyesekere Colombo Strikers Babar Azam, who blazed his way to the first three figure mark in the ongoing Lanka Premier League in reaching 104 off 59 balls in becoming the second batsman in T20 cricket to score 10 centuries after West Indian Chris Gayle, did insulate the Pakistan captain in a groove as […]The post Babar Azam’s century blitz in 10-ton T20 record first appeared on Sr...
By Srian Obeyesekere Tim Seifert pounded 74 off 39 balls with 5 over the top and an equal number of boundaries as the 28-year old New Zealand star showed no love for the B-Love Kandy attack in powering Galle Titans to back to back wins coasting home by 83 runs in yesterday’s night fixture to […]The post Tim Seifert Player of the Match 74 off 39 as Titans roar by 83 over B-Love Kandy to lead ...
‘It Takes One Day’ campaign connects to the Men’s CWC 2023 ‘Navarasa’ showcasing the raw emotions experienced by fans and players Campaign film featuring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with cricketers including Jemimah Rodrigues, Eoin Morgan, Jonty Rhodes and Shubman Gill available to view here The campaign unveiling saw over 85 content creators, in an […]The post ‘It Takes One Day...
Sri Lankan spinner Hasaranga clinches the award following record-breaking feats at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe Women’s Ashes hero Ashleigh Gardner becomes the first player to win three Player of the Month accolades More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the […]The post ICC Men’s Player of ...
ICC Men’s Player of the Month contenders include Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Travis Head (AUS) and Sean Williams (ZIM) Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Ashleigh Gardner (AUS) and Hayley Matthews (WI) comprise the list of ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here VOTE NOW FOR ICC MEN’S […]The post ICC Player of the Month Nominees for June ...
July 4, 2023: Star Sports, the country’s leading sports network, will have the exclusive television media rights for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023, scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 21. Having bagged the television broadcast rights, Star Sports will telecast the league’s exciting action live, exclusively in […]The post Star Sports acquires television b...
Athapaththu first Sri Lanka player to top MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI player rankings ICC Media Release Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has become the first player from her country to top the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after starring in a 2-1 series win over New Zealand in the ICC Women’s Championship. […]The post History made as Sri Lanka star claims No.1 batter ran...
SLC MAJOR CLUBS T20 TOURNEY By Srian Obeyesekere Yasodha Lanka 13-ball 41 in Colt’s 8-wkt.win over Ragama CC, Minod Bhanuka, Anjala Bandara and Yohan Suresh star in CCC’s 5-wkt.win over Kandy Customs Colts CC opening batsman Yasodha Lanka hit a cameo 13-ball 41 powered by 4 sixes and 3 boundaries in his side’s 8-wicket win […]The post Lahiru Madushanka 50 n.o. & 4/17 in Bloomfield’s 8-wk...
By Srian Obeyesekere Twenty nine year old leg spinner Dushan Hemantha of Badureliya SC got the big break debuting for Sri Lanka in the first ODI against Afghanistan at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium today after star leggie Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva was ruled out of the game following a heel impairment he sustained […]The post Dushan Hemantha gets big break after Wanindu...
By Srian Obeyesekere As sure as the rising sun, consistency has been young Nishan Madushka’s signature trade mark success story.To fail in the first shy has meant nothing short of coming good in the next. It has been the centre piece to an extraordinary take off that has set him apart as Sri Lanka’s new […]The post NISHAN MADUSHKA: Consistency has been his success story first ap...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
By Srian Obeyesekere In a never as before overseas tours of make or break boiling point on two frontiers of Sri Lanka having to clean sweep New Zealand to making it to the ICC World Test Championship final that evaporated in a 2-nil defeat, to meeting the next hurdle, the most decisive of the two […]The post Sri Lanka front New Zealand in sky high challenge for automatic qualification for Wo...
By Srian Obeyesekere New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the first Test with star batsman Kane Williamson reeling off an unbeaten 121 off 194 balls and Daryl Mitchell 81 off 86 leading the way on the fifth and final day at the Hagley Oval at Christchurch Monday to go one up in […]The post Kane Williamson 121 n.o. and Daryl Mitchell 81 guide New Zealand to 2-wicket win appeared fir...
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...
Ashan Priyanjan struck an unbeaten century and skipper Minod Bhanuka 73 in Dambulla’s 297 for 6 against Colombo after being put into bat on the opening day of the Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League 2023 match at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Priyanjan was on 100 off 167 balls crossing the […]The post Ashan Priyanjan n.o. 100, Minod Bhanuka 73 sta...
Jaffna romped to a handsome 4-wicket win over Kandy inside of three days fronted by Shashrika Dulshan’s 4–wicket haul for 73 in dismissing their opponents for 222 in the second innings which was optimised by Dhananjaya de Silva’s unbeaten 82 off 110 balls inclusive of 10 boundaries reaching the target of 243 for the loss […]The post Shashrika Dilshan 4/73, Dhananjaya de Sil...
Jaffna Kings tune up with 9-wkt. win over Colombo Stars (1st PARA) Jaffna Kings powered to a 9-wicket thrashing of the star studded Colombo Stars whose frontline Sri Lanka stars failed to live up to expectations as the side made a disappointing 128 for 9 off 20 overs. The day...The post The Kings tune up with 9-wkt win over Colombo Stars appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
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 ...
Pace bowler Kasun Rajitha wrought havoc with a spellbinding 5 for 22 in bundling out Dambulla Aura for 89 runs as Colombo Stars swept to a 9-wicket win and the second in successive days with 51 balls to spare in Tuesday’s night encounter of the Lanka Premier League 2022 at...The post Kasun Rajitha 5/22 Star of the night as Dambulla crash by 9 wkts. appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
When it looked like Colombo Stars was sunk by the Galle Gladiators with 40 off 18 balls for victory following the fall of Skipper Angelo Mathews for 7, Ravi Bopara, the former England all-rounder, who had watched from the other end con 7, performed the incredible thundering his way to...The post Ravi Bopara 31 off 12 lifts Colombo Stars to dramatic 2- wicket win over Galle Gladiators appeared firs...
In a battle of wits in similar situations from the dumps that pitted Galle Gladiators fifth wicket pair of Thanuka Dabare 70 and Nuwanidu Fernando 56 and Kandy Falcons seventh wicket pair of Ashen Bandara unbeaten 41 and Chamika Karunaratne 32 in an ultimate combat for supremacy, the Gladiators won...The post Thanuka Dabare storms from the unknown to Player of the Match heroic 70 to lift Galle Gla...
Lahiru Udara struck an unbeaten timely Player of the Match 45 off 35 balls as Galle Gladiators defeated Colombo Stars by 25 runs in the seventh match of the Lanka Premier League 2022 at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The outcome was never in doubt after Colombo Stars...The post Lahiru Udara 45 n.o. Player of the Match as Galle Gladiators take the shine off Colombo Stars ap...
Wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella stood strong staving a 3 for 26 collapse in three overs to leading Colombo Stars to a close 9-run win Dambulla Aura by a characteristically belligerent Player of the Match 41-ball 62 decked with 8 boundaries in the fifth game of the Sri Lanka Cricket Lanka...The post Niroshan Dickwella Steals the Show with 41-ball 62 in Colombo Stars 9-run win over Dambulla...
King cricket, as the adage goes, could not have got any better for Sri Lanka, a country smitten by the cricket bug running well over a century of years when the second edition of Sri Lanka Cricket’s Lanka Premier League (LPL) as several international cricketers lined up along with local...The post LPL 2022 unfolds in riot of colour appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.