The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at a ‘Countdown to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023’ event in Mumbai. Ahmedabad to host World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on 5 October as well as the final on 19 November Nine more […]The post ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule announced first appeared on Sr...

Media Release 21st June 2023 The membership of Sri Lanka Cricket unanimously approved the Audited Financial Statements of the SLC for the financial year 2022, which recorded a net surplus of Rs. 6.3 billion and a total income of Rs. 17.5 billion, which is 120% over the 2021 revenue. This was approved during an Extraordinary […]The post SLC’s Audited Financial Statements unanimously approved ...

Media Release 20th June 2023 The Pakistan Men’s National Team will arrive in Sri Lanka during July 2023 to take part in a two- match test series against Sri Lanka. The test series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle. Pakistan’s national team will arrive in Sri Lanka on July 9, […]The post Pakistan Test series dates announced first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.Th...

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka A trounced South Africa A by 160 runs on the third day to win with a day to spare as the touring team was bowled out for 185 chasing a target of 345 in the first unofficial test match played at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. . Having bundled […]The post Sri Lanka A trounce South Africa A by 160 runs with a day to spare first appeared on...

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...