Media Release 22nd August 2023 The following 16-member national squad has been selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee for the Sri Lanka Tour of England 2023. The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports, Roshan Ranasinghe, approved the squad. During the tour, Sri Lanka will play three ODIs and three T20Is. 1) Chamari Athapaththu […]The post Sri Lanka Women’s Squad for England To...

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...

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...

Srian Obeyesekere B Love Kandy Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva’s strong point is his ability to bat unfazed in bad situations which he executed to perfection on Saturday striking 48 off 30 in a flow of 4 over the top and 3 to the boundary lifted his side to the finals of the 2023 Lanka […]The post Wanindu Hasaranga 48 hits B Love Kandy out of trouble to finals first appeared on Sri Lanka ...

Media Release 18th August 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket’s Executive Committee accepted the resignation of Lahiru Thirimanne from playing all forms of International Cricket. This follows a resignation letter the player sent to Sri Lanka Cricket announcing his intention to retire from playing international cricket for his country. The Executive Committee decided to accept the resignation […]The post ...

By Srian Obeyesekere The magical all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva came up with an extraordinary match winning lead from the front 6 for 9 captain’s role in B Love Kandy knocking out Jaffna Kings by 61 runs in yesterday’s decisive eliminator in staying on course to making it to the finals of the Lanka Premier […]The post Wanindu Hasaranga Player of the Match 6/9 magic as B Love Kandy du...

By Srian Obeyesekere In a continuation of their dominative run, Dambulla Aura coasted to the finals of the fourth edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League 2023 defeating Galle Titans by 6 wickets with two balls to spare yesterday at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Having bowled out Galle for 146 in 20 overs, […]The post Dambulla Aura through to finals by 6-wkt. routing of Gall...

Media Release 17th August 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket to donate Rs. 100 million for the ‘Little Hearts Project’ of the LRH Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to donate Rs. 100 million for the ‘Little Hearts Project’ of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH). The funds will help build a ‘Cardiac and Critical Care Complex’ […]The post Sri Lanka Cricket to donate Rs. 100 million for the ‘Little He...

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...

Media Release 16th August 2023 The Lanka Premier League 2023 has raised Rs. 6.7 million for the ‘Little Hearts’ Project of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital during the first 20 games played so far. So far, the tournament has seen 497 boundaries, 185 sixes scored, and 1802 dot balls bowled. Sri Lanka Cricket will donate […]The post LPL has so far raised Rs. 6.7 million for the ‘Little Hea...

By Srian Obeyesekere Left arm wrist spinner,Tabraiz Shamsi grabbed 4 wickets for 20 and Lahiru Kumara 2 for 9 as Galle Titans won a decisive face off against Colombo Strikers by 8 wickets with 69 balls to spare in the 20th match of the 2023 Lanka Premier League drawing closer to the semi-finals at the […]The post Galle Titans Tabraiz Shamsi 4/20 and Lahiru Kumara 2/9 send Colombo Strikers cr...

Media Release 15th August 2023 Sri Lanka Men’s all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has informed Sri Lanka Cricket that he will retire from playing test cricket. Informing his decision, Hasaranga said the reason behind the move is to prolong his career as a limited-overs specialist. “We will accept his decision and are confident that Hasaranga will be […]The post Wanindu Hasaranga Retires fro...

By Srian Obeyesekere Dhananjaya de Silva, captaining Dambulla Aura yesterday bamboozled B-Love Kandy claiming 4 wickets for 6 runs in guiding his side to a 20-run victory in the 19th fixture of the 2023 Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Put into bat, table leaders Dambulla Aura posted 162 for 7 […]The post Dhananjaya de Silva Player of the Match 4/6 take...

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 Ben McDermott 69 off 46 and Alex Ross’ 52 off 38 highlighted Dambulla Aura’s 50-run triumph over Colombo Strikers to further insulating its hold at the top of the points table with yesterday’s 2 points in the night fixture and the 16th of the mega Sri Lanka Cricket organised Lanka Premier League […]The post Ben McDermott Player of the match 69 n.o. and ...

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 ...

HEAD POINTS TABLE By Srian Obeyesekere Avishka Fernando struck a composed unbeaten 70 off 49 balls going over the top thrice and an equal number of boundaries to fire Dambulla Aura to a handsome 7-wicket triumph with 15 balls to spare over Galle Titans and to topping the points table in making light of the […]The post Avishka Fernando a composed unbeaten 70 as Dambulla Aura crush Galle Titan...

By Srian Obeyesekere If Colombo Strikers Babar Azam succeeded in galvanising the Lanka Premier League into full throttle by his record century as the tournament run up switched from Colombo to the hill terrain of Pallekelle, it was local all-round hero Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva who stole the show in the final countdown in lifting  […]The post Hasaranga magic takes  B-Love Kandy to top of th...

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...

Media Release 09th August 2023 The Lanka Premier League 2023 has so far raised Rs. 4.5 million for the ‘Little Hearts’ Project of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH) during the first 13 games of the tournament. During the tournament, 136 sixes and 339 boundaries have been scored, along with 1176 dot balls bowled, thus […]The post LPL has so far raised LKR 4.5 million for the ‘Little ...

Media Release 7th August 2023 The following players were charged for breaching the LPL code of conduct during the match played between Dambulla Aura and Colombo Strikers on August 5, 2023, at PICS, Kandy. Hasan Ali of Dambulla Aura was fined 15 percent of his match fee and given 1 demerit point under clause 2.21 […]The post Breach of the LPL Code of Conduct first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricke...

Media Release 3rd August 2023 The Lanka Premier League 2023 has raised Rs. 1.8 million for the ‘Little Hearts’ Project of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital during the first three days of the tournament. During the first 5 games of the tournament played so far, 129 boundaries and 50 sixes have been scored, with 494 […]The post LPL has so far raised LKR 1.8 million for the ‘Little Hearts’ ...

By Srian Obeyesekere Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin yesterday paid a glowing tribute to Sri Lanka Cricket for its bold step in gaining rights to staging the Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka which was a far reaching move upping cricket in the Asian region as a whole. One of the most stylish batsmen the […]The post Ex-India captain Mohammad Azharuddin in town, tributes SLC for Staging of A...

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 ...

By SrianObeyesekere Opening batsman Avishka Fernando starred with a 32-ball 56 as Dambulla Aura upset reigning champions Jaffna Kings in a handsome stroll in the park 8-wicket hurrah with 22 balls to spare on Wednesday in the fourth fixture of the fifth edition of the Sri Lanka Cricket Lanka Premier League Tournament at the R. […]The post Dambulla Aura upset Jaffna Kings – Avishka Fernando P...

PLAYER OF THE MATCH DASUN SHANAKA n.o. 42 & 3/27  By Srian Obeyesekere In a super over drama after Dambulla Aura’s Alex Ross took the game down to the wire hitting a last over 19 to tie the game, however, Bhanuka Rajapaksa swung it back Galle Titans way hammering a boundary and a six in […]The post Bhanuka Rajapaksa wins it for Galle Titans in Super Over after Alex Ross’ 19 for Dambulla ...

By Srian Obeyesekere A 34-ball cameo by Colombo Strikers skipper Niroshan Dickwella could not stop reigning champions Jaffna Kings from winning the inaugural fixture of the Sri  Lanka Cricket (SLC) organised Lanka Premier Leage (LPL) by 21 runs at the R. Premadasa International Stadium on Sunday. Discarded lately from all three formats of international cricket, […]The post Dickwella cameo ca...