Sri Lanka

News West Indies captain keen to continue despite struggling during failed title defence West Indies’ white-ball captain Kieron Pollard has insisted that he has no intentions of retiring from international cricket after his side were knocked out of contention for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. Pollard was among the West Indies seniors who

If there was a word cloud for Mickey Arthur, speaking ahead of Sri Lanka’s final World Cup game against the West Indies, ‘consistency’ would be right up there. “Consistency in message, consistency in selection, and consistency in role clarity,” Arthur said, identifying the three key ingredients he believes this young Sri Lankan side needs to

Preview West Indies still have a slim chance if they win this match but Sri Lanka will look to finish their campaign on a high Big picture West Indies have lost two of their three matches so far, but theoretically, they could still make the semi-finals. They need to win their game against Sri Lanka

Report Spot in semi-finals all but firmed up; Sri Lanka will need a near-miracle Two days ago in Dubai, we all thought we had seen the very best of Jos Buttler, as he mashed a demoralised Australia with jaw-dropping disdain. But in very different circumstances in Sharjah, the respect that he was obliged to show

News They become only the third team to defend a total in the Super 12s stage of this World Cup England became only the third team to defend a total in the Super 12s stage of the T20 World Cup thanks to a 26-run victory against Sri Lanka in Sharjah and match-winner Jos Buttler hailed

News Net run rate could play a part with Australia and South Africa best placed England’s 26-run win against Sri Lanka has pretty much confirmed not just their qualification, but also their topping of Group 1, while Sri Lanka are on the brink of elimination. Here is a look at where the teams stand with

Big picture Over the past week, South Africa have had much more to confront than their opponents on the cricket field. If you haven’t followed closely, here’s a quick recap. Ahead of the first match against Australia last Saturday, South Africa’s players chose different gestures through which to express their support for anti-racism, some kneeling

News In a video on Facebook, she said a leg injury made her take this decision Allrounder Eshani Lokusuriyage, who was instrumental in perhaps Sri Lanka’s greatest ODI win ever, has retired from international cricket, aged 37. In a video on Facebook, she said a leg injury had prompted her to make that decision. “I’ve

Preview Australia are likely to be unchanged but Maheesh Theekshana could return for Sri Lanka if fit Big Picture This group is accepted as the toughest to emerge from but a victory for either Australia or Sri Lanka to make it two from two would leave them strongly placed for a semi-final slot. Both sides

News Imesha Dulani, Sachini Nisansala complete the trio of teenagers in the 17-member squad Sri Lanka have finalised their 17-member squad for next month’s Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, with 16-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne – a surprise inclusion when the squad was first announced earlier this month – retaining her place. Chamari Atapattu (capt)

News “I think they’ll show what they’ve got in the World Cup. I had a big belief that our team could go a long distance.” If you count the practice matches Sri Lanka played before the tournament began (and perhaps you shouldn’t count them), they have won seven T20 matches in a row. They were

News Mahela Jayawardene returns home after successful consultancy spell with team Maheesh Theekshana is unlikely to be risked in Sri Lanka’s first Super 12s fixture against Bangladesh on Sunday after picking up a side injury during the eight-wicket win against Netherlands in Sharjah. Theekshana, the mystery spinner, took two wickets for three runs in his

Report Charith Asalanka replaces Dinesh Chandimal, with Sri Lanka already having qualified for Super 12s Sri Lanka won the toss and decided bowl first against Netherlands in Sharjah. Captain Dasun Shanaka, whose side has already qualified to the group stage, said they wanted to assess the conditions ahead of the Super 12s. “In the next

Preview Dinesh Chandimal’s poor form might prompt Sri Lanka to bring in Charith Asalanka Big picture Of all the matches in this qualifying round, this one seems to most have the feel of a dead rubber. Not only do Netherlands have no chance of making the Super 12s, but Sri Lanka are also highly likely

News The captain admitted conditions were a challenge for Ireland as they fell for 101 Ireland have to win their match against Namibia on Friday, to qualify for the Super 12s. But if they do, they’re batters will need to quickly adapt to facing the kind of skiddy pace they struggled with against Sri Lanka.

Report Sri Lanka are unchanged from the side that beat Namibia a couple of days ago Toss Ireland opted to field against Sri Lanka Ireland have opted to field first against Sri Lanka in their Group A fixture. The two unbeaten sides in the group will go head-to-head in Dubai, knowing that a win will

News Coach also keen to persist with top three of Nissanka, Perera and Chandimal Two quicks capable of bowling faster than 145kph, one allrounder who gets up into the high 130s range, a spanking new mystery spinner who is yet to be decoded, and a world No. 2 legspinner with a killer googly. These are

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News He played 12 ODIs and four Tests in an international career spanning 1975-1982 Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka’s first Test captain and a former coach and administrator, has died aged 68 at a private hospital in Colombo. He was understood to have been struggling with diabetes and was rushed to the ICU last week following

Report Namibia made two changes to the side that won their most recent T20I, bringing in batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and left-arm seamer Ruben Trumpelmann Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs Namibia Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first in their T20 World Cup opener, against Namibia. Captain Dasun Shanaka said

News “He analyses not only our team, but the oppositions’ weaknesses – he sees the game in a unique way” – Shanaka on Jayawardene Avishka Fernando has not hit a T20I fifty in 21 innings. But in the last four matches – two practice games against an Oman side, and in Sri Lanka’s warm-ups against

Big picture The Sri Lanka of yore were legendary destroyers of associate sides. But if this team thinks Namibia is going to roll over for them, a quick glance at Namibia’s record should be sobering enough. Of the 22 T20Is Namibia have completed, they have won 18. They have also won each of their last

News Says his side has the variety and depth to deliver; thinks young Pathum Nissanka can “make this tournament his own” Sri Lanka may have had a horror year in terms of squad building and preparation, and the biggest tests undoubtedly lie ahead, but that has failed to dull captain Dasun Shanaka‘s optimism ahead of

News The tournament will be played at two venues in Colombo and Hambantota The Lanka Premier League 2021 will begin on December 5 with the final set for December 23, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. The first match, which will be held at the R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo, will be between last year’s finalists

News Dinesh Chandimal has revealed, meanwhile, that Avishka Fernando is set to continue at No. 4 Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga are likely to feature for Sri Lanka in tonight’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against Bangladesh, Dinesh Chandimal has revealed, while confirming that Avishka Fernando is also likely to remain at No. 4 –

News ESPNcricinfo understands he has mailed SLC of his intentions, and that the board will take a decision on the matter at a meeting on Tuesday Angelo Mathews could be in line for a return to the Sri Lanka fold after making himself available for selection again. While there has been no official communication from

News The injured Madushanka and Pradeep, and the pair ofJayawickrama and Kamindu have made way Sri Lanka have finalised their 15-member squad for the men’s T20 World Cup, making four changes to the one they had announced a month ago. The injured Lahiru Madushanka and Nuwan Pradeep, and the pair of Praveen Jayawickrama and Kamindu

News Runners-up to take home $800,000, and losing semi-finalists get $400,000 each Whoever lifts the T20 World Cup trophy on November 14, 2021, in Dubai, will get a cash award of USD 1.6 million to go with it. This was confirmed as the ICC announced the list of prize money for the tournament – a

Report Oman had put up 159 for 8 on the back of Aqib Ilyas’ 38-ball 59 Sri Lanka 163 for 5 (Rajapaksa 35*, Karunaratne 35*, Nadeem 2-22) beat Oman 159 for 8 (Ilyas 59, Kumara 2-20, Karunaratne 2-39) by five wickets An unbroken 74-run partnership between Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Chamika Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka recover

Report Oman faltered in the 162 chase and went on to lose by 19 runs Sri Lanka 162 for 4 (Avishka 83*, Shanaka 51*) beat Oman 143 for 8 (Khushi 40, Kumara 4-30) by 19 runs An unbeaten 83 by Avishka Fernando and an assured bowling performance spearheaded by Lahiru Kumara saw Sri Lanka clinch