Sri Lanka

News The Sri Lanka Test captain is one shy of equalling the world record for most 50-plus scores in consecutive innings He has scored 854 Test runs at an average of 77.63 in 2021, but as good as he has been this year, Dimuth Karunaratne has bigger goals in mind. Of Sri Lanka’s Test batters,

Report He and Nkrumah Bonner put up a 100-run seventh-wicket stand before Embuldeniya made a key breakthrough for Sri Lanka Lunch West Indies 125 for 7 (Joshua 54, Bonner 42*) and 230 need another 219 runs to beat Sri Lanka 386 and 191 for 4 dec Joshua da Silva dragged himself to a hard-earned half-century,

Report West Indies were bowled out for 230 on the fourth morning to give the home side a 156-run lead Lunch Sri Lanka 84 for 2 (Karunaratne 42*, Mathews 16*, Warrican 1-28) and 386 lead West Indies 230 (Mayers 45, Jayawickrama 4-40) by 240 runs With the sun shining in Galle again, Sri Lanka tightened

News On a pitch that offered substantial assistance, Sri Lanka’s spin-bowling coach felt his bowlers were somewhat overeager Sri Lanka’s young trio of frontline spinners has taken seven wickets between them and seemingly put the team in a strong position in the opening Test against West Indies. But spin-bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge thinks they could

Report Visitors go into lunch on the third day 171 runs behind with two first-innings wickets in hand Lunch West Indies 215 for 8 (Mayers 45, Brathwaite 41, Holder 36, Cornwall 33*, Da Silva 9*, Jayawickrama 3-38, Mendis 3-75) trail Sri Lanka 386 by 171 runs Sri Lanka would have come in to the third

Report Gabriel, Chase and Warrican pick up wickets in the morning session on the second day Lunch Sri Lanka 341 for 6 (Karunaratne 147, de Silva 61, Chandimal 33*, Lakmal 6*, Chase 3-60, Gabriel 2-58) vs West Indies West Indies pulled themselves back into the match on the second morning, dismissing the overnight Sri Lankan

News The squad will undergo another test before their opening match against Netherlands on Tuesday Three Sri Lanka players taking part in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier, which began in Harare on Sunday, have tested positive for Covid-19. According to an ICC release, the entire team was tested after one player showed mild symptoms. Two

Report Visitors pick Shannon Gabriel ahead of Kemar Roach, and play three spinners in Jomel Warrican, Rahkeem Cornwall and Roston Chase Sri Lanka have won the toss and, unsurprisingly, opted to bat first on a Galle surface which often becomes a spin bowler’s dream as the Test wears on. West Indies have a debutant. Jeremy

News Captain praises outgoing coach’s influence on the team Mickey Arthur is an excellent manager of players. This, essentially, is Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne‘s take-away after two years under this coach. Arthur had spent much of the pandemic in Sri Lanka while borders were closed, and has had a number of public endorsements

Big picture Chris Gayle made a triple-hundred in Galle, Brian Lara hit 351 runs in one match in Colombo, and 688 in that three-match series, but this has to be one of cricket’s more surprising facts: West Indies have never won a Test in Sri Lanka. Partly this is down to their not having played

News Thirimanne opts out; Mathews, Chandimal part of 22-member squad that has four uncapped players Lahiru Thirimanne has made himself unavailable for Sri Lanka’s upcoming two-Test series against West Indies starting on Sunday in Galle. Minod Bhanuka and Chamika Karunaratne, both one-Test old, also made the cut. Bhanuka, the top-order batter, makes a return after

News Arthur will stay with the Sri Lanka team till the end of their upcoming home Test series against West Indies Mickey Arthur will join Derbyshire CCC as its head of cricket at the end of Sri Lanka’s upcoming two-Test series at home against West Indies, which runs from November 21 to December 3. His

Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, and Dhananjaya de Silva are among the high profile names to miss out on selection in the Lanka Premier League draft, with several other players who were in the extended Sri Lanka World Cup squad also not picked. Perera had been a late addition to the draft thanks to a miscommunication

News van der Dussen also breaks into top 10; Zampa and Hazlewood move up in bowling charts Aiden Markram‘s unbeaten 52 off 25 in South Africa’s win against England in their last group match of the T20 World Cup has helped him attain a career-best No. 3 position in the T20I batting rankings. He has

Report Asalanka, Nissanka fifties trump Hetmyer’s unbeaten 81 in high-scoring clash Sri Lanka 189 for 3 (Asalanka 68, Nissanka 51) beat West Indies 169 for 8 (Hetmyer 81*, Pooran 46, Hararanga 2-19, Fernando 2-24) by 20 runs The kids are alright. Both Sri Lanka’s and West Indies’. In a game featuring some of T20s greatest

News Captain also points to success of Charith Asalanka and Pathum Nissanka with the bat Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has hailed Wanindu Hasaranga as a future superstar after the legspin-bowling allrounder took 2 for 19 to help knock West Indies out of the T20 World Cup. “He’s a gem and he’s a superstar in

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