Sri Lanka

Kusal Mendis has been hospitalised in Dhaka after he left the field complaining of chest pain minutes before lunch on the first day of the second Test. Mendis looked in some discomfort as he lay down on the field in the 23rd over, before being tended to by the medical staff. He left the playing

As was the case when Sri Lanka last played a Test match in Dhaka, they have a secret weapon up their sleeve this time too. Back in 2018, it was Chandika Hathurusingha, who switched jobs from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka head coach barely months before the tour. This time, it is Naveed Nawaz, the assistant

By the end of the Chattogram Test where even three innings couldn’t be completed, the once famished batters from both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were wearing a satisfied look. They had spent five days tucking into some much needed comfort food thanks to the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium pitch. Sri Lanka had a rough time

Lunch Sri Lanka 397 and 128 for 4 (Karunaratne 44*, Kusal 48, Oshada 19, Taijul 3-38) lead Bangladesh 465 for 9 dec by 60 runs Two key strikes from Taijul Islam made sure Bangladesh stayed ahead in the game on day five of the first Test, in Chattogram. For the longest time in the morning,

Despite Bangladesh’s strong showing with the bat on the third day of the Chattogram Test, Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood feels that the Chattogram Test is finely poised, but a result will depend on whether the home side “try to push things on” on the fourth morning. “I think it is a very well-balanced game,”

Lunch Bangladesh 157 for 0 (Tamim 89*, Mahmudul 58*) trail Sri Lanka 397 (Mathews 199, Chandimal 66, Nayeem 6-105, Shakib 3-60) by 240 runs Bangladesh hadn’t crafted an opening partnership in excess of 100 for over five years in Test cricket before this innings. Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy made sure to correct that

Angelo Mathews at least had the sense of humour to deal with the heartache of getting out on 199 on the second day in Chattogram. He was in good spirits at the end-of-day press conference, speaking candidly about his misjudgment at that tantalising score, and shared a couple of laughs too. Taking it lightly and

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram. He said that he took the decision based on the typically good batting conditions of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, and wanting to make best use

Big picture A new Prime Minister in the country, a new cricket coach and a host of newcomers in the Test side. Sri Lanka, on and off the field, are making a new start, of sorts. They take on a Bangladesh side that is keen to restore some parity in 2022, where they have blown

Sri Lanka have played twice in Chattogram over the past eight years, and on both occasions the matches had petered out to fairly uneventful draws. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was a part of both those Tests, and though he only managed to register 46 runs across three innings, the lasting memory is undoubtedly that

Sri Lanka have made just two changes to the squad that emerged victors in the Commonwealth Games Qualifiers in January for their upcoming tour of Pakistan, which is set to kickstart the third edition of the ICC Women’s Championship. The 15-member strong squad otherwise remained unchanged from the side that won the Commonwealth Games Qualifiers.

Chris Silverwood is no stranger to Sri Lanka’s foibles. After all, it was only a little over a year ago that he brought his England side to Lankan shores and swept the home team 2-0 in a Test series. But now, some 15 months later, he’s at the other end, charged with patching up the

Suranga Lakmal, who ended his international career following the tour of India earlier this year, makes way, as do fellow quicks Lahiru Kumara and Dushmantha Chameera, who is being rested from red-ball cricket until the T20 World Cup later this year. There is also no room for legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay, nor batters Pathum Nissanka, Charith

Chennai Super Kings have signed up the Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana as a replacement for the New Zealand quick Adam Milne, who has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2022 with a hamstring injury. Milne suffered the injury during Super Kings’ first match of the season, against Kolkata Knight Riders on

Nawaz had recently been Bangladesh’s Under-19 coach, and had overseen that side’s victory in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. The term of his appointment is two years. Also appointed to Sri Lanka’s coaching staff is former seam bowler Chaminda Vaas, who has been bowling coach in several stints over the past 10 years. Piyal Wijetunge,

News Jason Holder returns to the top spot for allrounders following the Antigua Test against England Jasprit Bumrah and Dimuth Karunaratne made significant gains in the ICC Test rankings after the two-match series between India and Sri Lanka concluded on Monday. While Bumrah’s maiden five-for at home, in the second Test in Bengaluru – and

Report R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah shared seven between them to wrap up a dominant series sweep India 252 (Iyer 92, Jayawickrama 3-81, Embuldeniya 3-94) and 303 for 9 dec. (Iyer 67, Pant 50, Jayawickrama 4-78) beat Sri Lanka 109 (Mathews 43, Bumrah 5-24) and 208 (Karunaratne 107, Mendis 54, Ashwin 4-55, Bumrah 3-23) by

Preview This will be the last Test for Suranga Lakmal. Can Sri Lanka make it a memorable one for him? Big picture Ravindra Jadeja’s superlative all-round show in Mohali meant Sri Lanka were no match for India in the first Test, and as the caravan moves to Bengaluru for the pink-ball contest, the hosts look

News Sri Lanka captain to go with two spinners for the Test as he hopes the team can give the retiring Suranga Lakmal a ‘great farewell’ It’s a pink-ball Test, which anyway tends not to be high-scoring. On top of which, this appears to be a very dry surface (i.e. spin-friendly pitch) at the Chinnaswamy

News Dushmantha Chameera not available for selection either as he recovers from an ankle injury Pathum Nissanka has been ruled out of the second Test against India, starting Saturday in Bengaluru, because of a back injury. Dushmantha Chameera, who sat out the first Test in Mohali, is also not available for selection as he continues

Report Match haul of nine wickets to go with his 175 not out; R Ashwin ends game with six scalps to go past Kapil Dev India 574 for 8 dec. (Jadeja 175*, Pant 96, Ashwin 61, Vihari 58) beat Sri Lanka 174 (Nissanka 61*, Jadeja 5-41) and 178 (Dickwella 51*, Jadeja 4-46, Ashwin 4-47) by

Preview This is not being treated as a high-profile series, but it has the potential to throw up some really good cricket – especially if Sri Lanka’s spinners can deliver Big picture The runners-up of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) and No. 2 Test side in the world will host the current table-toppers in

News “We were underdogs then too, and we had nothing to lose, so we produced our best… The pressure is on India to not let a match slip” Sri Lanka have played 20 Tests in India, lost 11, and won zero. Even the great Sri Lanka teams – those featuring Muthiah Muralidaran, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar

News The match, which is set to be Virat Kohli’s 100th Test, was initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors The first India-Sri Lanka Test match in Mohali will now be open to spectators, who will be allowed to fill the PCA Stadium to 50% capacity. The match – which is set to be

News Four things Sri Lanka might have learned from their T20 February, with an eye to the World Cup Through the course of this month, Sri Lanka have played five T20Is in Australia, and three in India. They’ve lost all but one of those matches, often going down against substantially weakened opposition. But then, they’ve

Report The visitors brought in Vandersay and Liyanage for Jayawickrama and Mishara Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs India Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in the third and final T20I in Dharamsala. India captain Rohit Sharma, who plays his 125th game in the format and becomes the most-capped player in

Toss India chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second T20I in Dharamsala. Rohit said the only reason behind his decision was that India wanted a score in front of them. India, who lead the three-match series 1-0, went in with an

News Test squad members Dickwella and de Silva added to T20I squad for remaining games Spinner Maheesh Theekshana and Kusal Mendis have been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against India with hamstring issues, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Friday. Seam bowler Shiran Fernando, who is in the squad and is yet to make

News Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has also been included in the squad, which is without the injured Ramesh Mendis The series will be the first in the longest format for Mendis and Dickwella following the lifting of their bans, which were handed down for breaching curfew and bio-bubble protocol during Sri Lanka’s tour of England last

Report Sanju Samson is also back for his first T20I since the tour of Sri Lanka last year Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bowl vs India Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and inserted India in the T20I series opener in Lucknow. Sri Lanka are depleted by the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga, who