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The post Successfully Concluded Level 2 Coaching Course at SSC by Coach Education Unit appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- 1st Day Highlights of SLC Level 3 Coaching Course II Phase (Category: Sports)
20th February 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka’s men’s team will tour Bangladesh during March–April this year to take part in an all-format tour.The post Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Siriwardene shines in Sri Lanka's easy win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka business delegation visits Dhaka to boost bilateral trade (Category: Breaking News)
- Sacred hair relic of the Buddha in public exposition in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Madushanka to miss rest of Bangladesh tour due to injury (Category: Breaking News)
MATHEWS PLAYER OF THE MATCH CAMEO 42 N.O. & 2 WKTS, SAMARAWICKRAMA 51 By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s bulldozing of a lack luster Afghanistan on its 3-leg tour continued by Wanindu Hasaranga’s men recording a second straight success by a 72-run humiliation on Monday to already pocketing the T20 series with one to go, in […]The post Sri Lanka’s bulldozing of Afghanistan in all three form...
- Mathews, Hasaranga all-round show helps Sri Lanka seal series (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews leads Sri Lanka to T20 win over Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Nissanka’s unbeaten 210 outplays Omarzai, Nabi tons as Sri Lanka clinch opener (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere In a game that batting is all abut the daring in dictating outcomes, particularly in the biff bang T20 format, Wanindu Hasaranga lived up to his reputation of the derring-do in as few outings in wearing the big boots to a typically captain marvel anointment hitting Sri Lanka out of trouble from […]The post Wanindu Hasaranga, 67 off 32, hits Sri Lanka out of trouble to dr...
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
16th February 2024 Media Release The 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2024 will be held this year from July 1st to 21st. The five-team competition will consist of a total of 24 games. The first round will have 20 matches, while the final round will have 4 matches, including qualifier 1 & 2 […]The post Lanka Premier League 2024 Starts July 1st! appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Sri Lanka to launch T20 tournament (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Premier League begins July 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Premier League begins July 19 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
Pathum Nissanaka, who became the Player of the ODI series played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan spoke to the media about his double ton, his 100 in the 3rd game, his plans for the future, and about playing test cricket. On the Series Win We are in a better place as a team; we did […]The post Q&A with Pathum Nissanka- The Record Breaker appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- 400 families to be evacuate from Colombo district (Category: Breaking News)
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
14th February 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Trevor Rajaratnam, who was the former Vice President of the SLC. Rajaratnam, who was also a former treasurer of Sri Lanka Cricket, did a yeomen service to the game of cricket in Sri Lanka as an administrator. Sri […]The post Former Sri Lanka Cricket Vice President Trevor Rajaratnam Passes Away app...
- Trevor Rajaratnam passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- India "pressured Sri Lanka" over Howard (Category: Breaking News)
- India "pressured Sri Lanka" over Howard (Category: Breaking News)
- India "pressured Sri Lanka" over Howard (Category: Breaking News)
12th February 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the below-given 16-member squad to take part in the T20I series against Afghanistan. The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Honorable Harin Fernando, approved the squad. The T20I games will be held on February 17th, 19th, and 21st at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket […]The post Sri Lanka T20 Squad Fo...
- Cricket Squad (Category: Business)
- Sri lanka Test Squad for Afghanistan Series 2024 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka ODI Squad for Afghanistan Series (Category: Sports)
- Mathews back for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka roared to a smashing 155-run win over Afghanistan to take the 3-match ODI series by two straight annihilations with one to go yesterday at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium on a brilliant batting and bowling performance with middle order batsman Charith Asalanka playing a lead role unbeaten 97 off 74 […]The post Sri Lanka drubs Afghanistan by 155 run...
- Asalanka, Hasaranga flatten Afghanistan to seal series for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
10th February 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket will facilitate the Uganda National Team for a 14-day training camp, which will be conducted in Sri Lanka. The facilitation will include the allocation of an international ground (GICS, Galle), the allocation of a team from the High Performance Center Development Squads to play seven T20 games, […]The post SLC facilitate a training camp for ...
- Pakistan start training for Sri Lanka series (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka players to undergo 10-day training camp ahead of South Africa tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka players to undergo 10-day training camp ahead of South Africa tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka players to undergo 10-day training camp ahead of South Africa tour (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Opener Pathum Nissanka entered the double century record books in champagne style hammering an unbeaten 210 off 139 balls powered by 20 boundaries and 8 over the top in becoming the first Sri Lankan batsman to mount that elite summit as Sri Lanka won a high scoring nail biting day-night opening ODI […]The post Pathum Nissanka smashes historic unbeaten ODI double ton as S...
- Nissanka pumps unbeaten 210 to set Afghanistan 382 target (Category: Breaking News)
- Nissanka becomes first Sri Lankan to post double hundred in ODIs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathum Nissanka hits Sri Lanka’s first double-century in ODI Cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Theekshana, Pathum propel Sri Lanka to ICC World Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka and Afghanistan renew rivalry in the ODI format in the hill climes of the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium from this week’s one-off Test match with the visitors reverting on Friday to the more familiar short format on which Hashmatullah Shahidi’s charges have fast earned a name and will seek to […]The post Favourites Sri Lanka will be challenged by shor...
- Adjusting to conditions crucial - Atapattu (Category: Sports)
- Lanka wary of English conditions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka batting coach wary of English conditions (Category: Breaking News)
8th February 2024 Media Release The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the below-given 16-member squad to take part in the ODI series against Afghanistan. The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Honorable Harin Fernando, approved the squad. The 03 ODIs will be held on the 9th , 11th and 14th of February at […]The post Sri Lanka ODI Squad for Afghanistan Series appeared f...
- Sri Lanka squad for Afghanistan ODI series (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka T20 Squad For Afghanistan Tour 2024 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka recall Jeevan Mendis, Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
AFGHANISTAN HEAD COACH JONATHAN TROTT AIRS By Srian Obeyesekere Afghanistan’s Head Coach, Jonathan Trott, the former England batting star, said at yesterday’s post-match press confab that he was fairly pleased with his team’s performance despite losing the one-off test to Sri Lanka in that there were the plus points such as the batting performance on […]The post I’m pleased with Afghanistan’...
- Sri Lanka Sports Minister displeased with the cricket governing body (Category: Breaking News)
- Greens confident of retaining Upper House seats (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Porsche races to record sales in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Managing overseas workers tough balancing act for Sri Lanka (The Daily Star Lebanon) (Category: Breaking News)
5th February 2024 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of former Australian First Class Cricketer Craig Howard as the National Spin Bowling Coach. Howard was the spin bowling coach of the New Zealand White Ferns team and the Victorian Men’s First Class team before taking over the new role. He will […]The post Craig Howard: The newly appointed National Spin Bowli...
- Let’s make most of local coaches (Category: Breaking News)
- Champaka appointed bowling coach (Category: Sports)
- Warne recalls Jenner's influence (Category: Western Australia)
- Pride, Prejudice & Power at the ICC: John Howard Castled (Category: Breaking News)
DELIGHTED LANKAN SKIPPER DHANANJAYA DE SILVA SAYS By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva expressed his post-match ecstasy of leading his country to his maiden triumph in the job by stating that ‘we always kept their run rate down while comparatively maintaining a higher run rate. We knew that even if the wickets […]The post ‘Prabath Jayasuriya a match winner, I’m confide...
- Prabath Jayasuriya destined for great things (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayasuriya picks up ten in the Test as Sri Lanka roll Ireland over for innings victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Prabath Jayasuriya nominated for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket: Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya fastest spinner to 50 Test wickets (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka swept to a 10-wicket victory over Afghanistan with a day and nearly 3 hours to spare knocking off the 56 to seal it a short time before tea after the visitors had flattered and faltered crashing from a formidable overnight 199 for 1 wickets to 296 in losing their last […]The post New ball havoc – Prabath Jayasuriya’s 5-wkt. haul demonises Afghanistan as ...
- Sri Lanka in cakewalk 9-wkt. Routing of Afghanistan to take series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka s Prabath Jayasuriya crowned ICC Players of the Month (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket, for the first time, will launch the Women’s National Super League (WNSL). Both the 50 over competition and the T20 Tournament will be held back to back during the Month of February 2024. The 50 over tournament, which will start on February 6, is a major elevation for women’s cricket in the […]The post Sri Lanka Cricket to launch the Women’s National Super...
By Srian Obeyesekere Minnows to the world and with next to no experience with only 7 test match outings in seven years, and ground to the dust by Sri Lanka facing a 141-run first innings deficit it was truly bravo Afghanistan riding trouble to a tremendous recovery score of 199 for 1 wicket on a […]The post Bravo Afghanistan 199/1 spurred by Ibrahim Zadran 101 n.o., Noor Ali Zadran 47, Rahma...
- Ibrahim’s maiden hundred leads Afghanistan’s fightback (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan fightback in one off Test reducing Sri Lanka’s lead to 42 (Category: Breaking News)
4th February 2024 Media Release A new swimming pool, a Hydrotherapy and Injury Rehabilitation Unit, and a Modern Flood Light System for the ground are among the facilities. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will declare open several ground-breaking facilities at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on February 5 (tomorrow) with the participation of Honorable […]The post Sri Lanka Cricke...
- India win Asia Cup crushing Sri Lanka by 81 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup 2010 to be held in Dambulla (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka to bat against Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to bat against Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere The old guard of Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal set run making in the sweet rhapsody of a flowing fountain century act in a ground 232-run partnership on an eventful second day commanding 212-run first innings lead that was tainted by the cruel first ball run out of skipper Dhananjaya de Silva […]The post Old guard of Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal flay tons i...
- Chandimal, Oshada score fifties as Mathews reaches 100 Tests (Category: Sports)
- Mathews hits ton as Sri Lanka build target for New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews, Chandimal lead Sri Lanka’s solid response (Category: Breaking News)
Match tickets for the ODI and the T20I series is now up for sale and can be purchased online via www.srilankacricket.lk Ticket prices for the ODI series at PICS, Pallekele. Ticket counters Vidya Mawatha, Colombo, and PICS Pallekele will be operational from February 7th. RDICS, Dambulla, will be opened on February 15.The post Afghanistan tour Ticket Prices appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- TICKETS FOR THE LPL 2022 MATCHES IN COLOMBO (Category: Sports)
- LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE 2022: TICKET SALE (Category: Sports)
- The ticket sale for the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka commenced (Category: Sports)
Vishwa Fernando 4/51. Rahmat Shah a praiseworthy 91. By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka took control of the historic one-off test against Afghanistan dismissing the visitors for 198 runs in 62.4 overs despite the tricky decision by skipper Dhananjaya de Silva of putting the opposition to bat after winning the toss the opening day at the […]The post Sri Lanka take control of historic maiden test ...
- Vishwa, Jayasuriya and Asitha knock Afghanistan over for 198 (Category: Breaking News)
- Clinical Sri Lanka take opening day’s honours (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan openers solid after Sri Lanka take 241-run lead (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka took control of the historic one-off test against Afghanistan dismissing the visitors for 198 runs in 62.4 overs despite the tricky decision by skipper Dhananjaya de Silva of putting the opposition to bat after winning the toss the opening day at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds that has traditionally been […]The post Sri Lanka take control of historic maiden ...
- Afghanistan openers solid after Sri Lanka take 241-run lead (Category: Breaking News)
‘I miss my dad as never before as he would have been the happiest person to see me captain Sri Lanka’ By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s new test cricket captain Dhananjaya de Silva, addressing the media ahead of Friday’s one-off test match against Afghanistan at the SSC, while theming on playing positive attacking cricket with […]The post A Positive SL Captain Dhananjaya De Silva, with 10 Tes...
- Dhananjaya named Test captain for Afghan series (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhananjaya and Vandersay also test Covid-19 positive (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunaratne expects tough Test against Pakistan (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket official to discuss allegations of match fixing with Sports Minister (Category: Breaking News)
AFGHANISTAN CAPTAIN HASHMATULLAH SHAHIDI SAYS By Srian Obeyesekere Afghanistan Test captain, Hashmatullah Shahidi, addressing the media yesterday on the eve of the historic one-off test match against Sri Lanka voiced that his side was indeed looking forward to beating opponents Sri Lanka. Responding to my question as to whether he was positive Afghanistan could […]The post We lack Tes...
- Sangakkara century puts Sri Lanka on top (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka face tough warm up (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka face tough warm up (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka face tough warm-up (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere West Indies U19 defeated Sri Lanka U19 by 3 wickets in a Super Sixes fixture of the Under-19 World Cup at the Diamond Oval ground in Kimberley, South Africa. Chasing 232 for victory, Steve Wedderburn set his side on course with a top score of 61 off 71 balls in his first […]The post West Indies defeat Sri Lanka by 3 wkts. in U19 World Cup Super-Sixes appeared first on ...
- Azam, Ambris, Bancroft, Conway steal the show (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka v West Indies - Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka v West Indies - Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka v West Indies - Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere The one-off test match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan tomorrow February 2 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds that enters a historic page in the international arena is hyped in a twofold momentum build-up of the hosts entering a new phase under a new test captain in Dhananjaya de Silva while Afghanistan […]The post Historic one-off Test match will test Sri Lanka’s ne...
- Dhananjaya named Test captain for Afghan series (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka keep World Cup hopes alive with six-wicket win against Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyeseere Shashika Dulshan took the week-end’s honours claiming 6 for 99 in spinning Jaffna to a comprehensive 165-run run win over Kandy in the Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League 4-Day Tournament fixture at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Chasing 394 runs to win Kandy was dismissed for 229. Meanwhile, […]The post Jaffna down Kandy by 165 run...
- Jaffna fight back 219/5 after restricting Galle to 258 (Category: Sports)
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