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 ...

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...

By Srian Obeyesekere South Africa A defeated Sri Lanka A by 5 wickets with 85 balls to spare in the third unofficial ODI to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match unofficial ODI series at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Put into bat, Sri Lanka A was bowled out for 172 in 42.3 overs […]The post South Africa A defeats Sri Lanka A by 5 wkts. to take 2-1 lead in 5-match unofficia...

4-WKT. DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA PLAYER OF THE MATCH & PLAYER OF THE SERIES By Srian Obeyesekere In what turned out to be an utter anti-climax to what was a much hyped showdown of the decisive third and final ODI, Sri Lanka enjoyed a cakewalk 9-wicket triumph over Afghanistan to pocket the 3-match series 2-1 at the […]The post Sri Lanka in cakewalk 9-wkt. Routing of Afghanistan to take series ...

DILSHAN MADUSHANKA 4/33 By Srian Obeyesekere Opening batsman Nishan Madushka underlined his potential as a hit in instant cricket when he hammered a cameo unbeaten century as Sri Lanka A won on a canter against South Africa A by 7 wickets the second unofficial ODI to level the 3-match series at the Pallekelle International Cricket […]The post Nishan Madushka 107 n.o. off 85, Sahan Arachchige...

By Srian Obeyesekere Locked even at 1-all, the dice is cast to a backdrop scenario of two sides on an even keel ready to unleash to pocketing the decisive third and final ODI where winning the toss would be central to making it when hosts Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan tomorrow at the Mahinda Rajapaksa […]The post Toss the key to decisive showdown between two even sides  first appeared on Sri...

DHANANJAYA DE SILVA PLAYER OF THE MATCH By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka achieved the reality bulldozing 300-plus score in a 323 for 6 off 6 groove to demolish a threatening Afghanistan by 132 runs by a terrific all-round display mounted upfront  by a cameo 75-ball 78 by Kusal Mendis and equally solid 52 of 62 by […]The post Sri Lanka touch 323/6 skyline to annihiliate Afghanistan by 132 to dr...

FOILS LANKAN LATE RALLY CHARITH ASALANKA 91, DHANANJAYA DE SILVA 51 By Srian Obeyesekere Ibrahim Zadran, still in his youth at just 21 returned to haunt Sri Lanka stroking a run a ball 98 powered by 11 boundaries and  2 sixes in Afghanistan’s emphatic 6-wicket stroll in the park domination in making light of the […]The post Ibrahim Zadran 98 puts Lankans to the sword in Afghanistan’s s...

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 Seeking to rid the hangover 60–run defeat that saw virtual newcomers to the game Afghanistan gain automatic qualification for this year’s World Cup at the expense of the 1995-96 world champions, it is quite a revamped Sri Lankan outfit that sees a surprise U-turn reposing of faith in the once axed former […]The post Beefed up Lankan outfit seek to shed hangov...

29th May 2023 The inaugural player auction of the Lanka Premier League will be conducted on June 14, 2023. The much-awaited auction will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo. This is the first time the tournament, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league with an international flavor, is conducting a player auction. […]The post The inaugural LPL player auction will be conduct...

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 King Cricket cannot have it any better in Sri Lanka! Fresh on the heels of the Shammi Silva administration padding up for a new 2-year term by the overwhelming popular demand of the country’s cricket clubs, the game came alive yesterday in what was the first major assignment by Sri Lanka  Cricket’s […]The post All Spruced up for Showpiece LPL Fourth Edition E...

SAYS, ‘WE HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS FUNDING OTHER SPORTS TOO’ REGRETS EFFORTS TO HOST WORLD CUP SCUTTLED   By Srian Obeyesekere Shammi Silva and his team were unanimously re-elected uncontested for a record third term to man Sri Lanka Cricket in an overwhelming show of faith by the country’s cricket clubs that matter in the […]The post Shammi Silva and his team unanimously...

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 at https://srilankacricket.lk/lpl-player- registration-portal/ under two categories, “capped...

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...

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...

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...

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 so far, focusing on enhancing the knowledge and training skills of cricket coaches […]The post Sri Lanka Crick...

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 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, which is an […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging Team Tour of Japan 2023 first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricke...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...