Kraigg Brathwaite was named West Indies’ new permanent Test captain in place of Jason Holder © AFP/Getty Images Big picture For the first time in 18 months, Test cricket returns to the Caribbean. Even aside from this whole pandemic thing, plenty has happened in the interim. Sri Lanka have switched coaches (as is annual tradition).
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News “The West Indies pace attack is a really good one, and they know how to move the Dukes ball” West Indies have a good pace attack, and the pitch looks difficult, but get in and get us more than 275 – so goes Dimuth Karunaratne‘s directive to Sri Lanka’s batsmen ahead of the first
Report The team was all out for 172 in the first innings despite having nine batsmen in the practice-match line-up Sri Lanka XI 172 (Fernando 47, Chandimal 40, Phillip 3-47, Roach 2-41) and 56 for 0 (Karunaratne 27*, Thirimanne 23*) drew with West Indies President’s XI 294 (Hope 68, Mayers 57, Chase 52, de Silva
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Preview West Indies have dominated them in the ODI series, but the final match offers a chance to redeem pride Big picture Sri Lanka’s tours over the past two months have a sense of haunting familiarity to them. Key players are absent due to various unfortunate reasons (on this tour, Lahiru Kumara couldn’t make it
Report The pitch is expected to get better for batting, so Sri Lanka may have their work cut out for them in setting a good total Toss: West Indies chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl in the second ODI against Sri Lanka at North Sound, as
News It seems unlikely at this stage that he can return to the tour at any point Angelo Mathews will leave Sri Lanka’s tour of West Indies immediately for personal reasons. It seems unlikely at this stage, that he can return to the tour at any point. Even if the “family matter” he is returning
Big picture It had been over a year since Sri Lanka played ODIs, and yet the script for Wednesday’s ODI seemed so familiar. For decent stretch of the game, they appeared confident – dominant, even – as Dimuth Karunaratne and Danushka Gunathilaka sailed to half-centuries and put them seemingly on track for a total in
Report West Indies are led by Kieron Pollard in a side that also includes recent T20I captained Jason Holder Toss Sri Lanka opt to bat against West Indies On an overcast morning with some rain in the air, Sri Lanka have won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first of three ODIs,
Big picture Neither West Indies nor Sri Lanka have much of a recent history of being good at this format. A quick look through stats first. Since the start of 2019, West Indies have lost 21 and won only 13 of their ODIs. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have done slightly better – 10 wins and 14
West Indies 134 for 7 (Simmons 26, Pooran 23, Sandakan 3-29) beat Sri Lanka 131 for 4 (Chandimal 54*, Bandara 44*, Allen 1-13) by three wickets Fabian Allen shone with both bat and ball, affecting the game at the start and finish, as the West Indies secured a hard-fought three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in
Big picture Sri Lanka have broken their barren streak. They’d lost eight T20 internationals in a row – against, Australia, India and West Indies. Finally they seemed like a competent T20 team, and this was largely thanks to their spinners. It may seem like this is obviously the way Sri Lanka were going to win,
News Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera and Lakshan Sandakan not part of 17-man squad Pathum Nissanka has earned a maiden call-up for the two Tests against West Indies for which fit-again Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka’s 17-man squad. Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera and Lakshan Sandakan were missing from the squad which included allrounder Dhananjaya de
Report Earlier, Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka helped the visitors put up a competitive total Sri Lanka 160 (Gunathilaka 56, Nissanka 37, Bravo 2-25) beat West Indies 117 (McCoy 23, Sandakan 3-10, Hasaranga 3-17) by 43 runs Sri Lanka’s spinners manufactured a convincing 43-run victory over the West Indies in Antigua to keep the three-match
Kieron Pollars hit six sixes in an over in the first T20I © Philip Spooner/CWI Big picture How do you plan for West Indies? Their bowlers are varied and skillful – the first T20 at Coolidge featuring quicks like Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder and Obed McCoy – who were adept at bowling a variety of
News The West Indies batsman added his name to record books against Akila Dananjaya who had just taken a hat-trick During an extraordinary run chase in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Kieron Pollard became just the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket following Herschelle Gibbs in the 2007
Chris Gayle has shown in the IPL and the PSL that he’s still as destructive as ever © Getty Images Big Picture Cricket is back in the Caribbean. The last time Sri Lanka visited was for a three-match Test series, which ended with both sides sharing the spoils. The last time the West Indies hosted
News The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments Tom Moody has been appointed Sri Lanka’s director of cricket, a broad new role that will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Sri Lanka’s new technical advisory committee headed
News Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa Angelo Mathews has been named as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the T20I series in the West Indies as Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a
News Sri Lanka’s new T20I captain might be forced to miss at least a part of the series against West Indies A delay in processing his transit visa to the United States of America has meant that Sri Lanka’s new T20I captain Dasun Shanaka was unable to leave for the Caribbean with the remainder of
News Former batsman ends his career with the fifth-most centuries for Sri Lanka in one-day cricket Sri Lankan batsman Upul Tharanga has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36. Having made his debut in August 2005, Tharanga last turned out for Sri Lanka in an ODI in South Africa in March
Dasun Shanaka’s first assignment will be the three-match T20 series in the West Indies © Associated Press Dasun Shanaka has been appointed the Sri Lanka men’s team’s new T20I captain, replacing Lasith Malinga, who is understood to be out of contention for selection, having not trained with the squad in the past few months. Shanaka
News Board says former pacer made his “irresponsible move on the eve of the team’s departure, based on personal monetary gain” Just days after being appointed as Sri Lanka’s fast bowling coach, Chaminda Vaas has resigned from the post with immediate effect, with SLC accusing the former fast bowler of holding “the game at ransom”.
News Quick had taken part in a practice game the day before the test was conducted Sri Lanka quick Lahiru Kumara has tested positive for Covid-19, which rules him out of the tour of the West Indies in March, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Monday. Suranga Lakmal is in the frame to be his replacement
News He’s set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country Tom Moody has been lined up on what is understood to be a three-year contract to become Sri Lanka Cricket’s director of cricket, a newly-created role that will oversee almost every facet of
News Vaas back for fourth stint with Sri Lanka team following David Sekar’s resignation Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the national team’s fast bowling coach for their upcoming tour to the West Indies. He replaces Australian David Sekar, who resigned as the fast bowling coach on Thursday for personal reasons.
News Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera and Kusal Perera were unsold Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was straightforward and open about a number of aspects surrounding the IPL and his new role as Rajasthan Royals’ Director of Cricket. It wasn’t until he was asked about plotting and planning against his good friend Mahela Jayawardene, the
News Fast bowler last played Test cricket in 2015 before suffering shoulder injury Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has announced his retirement from international cricket at age 37. Prasad played the last of his 25 Tests in October 2015, following which a serious shoulder injury impeded his career. Prasad eventually made a first-class comeback,
News All the matches – three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests – will be played in Antigua Sri Lanka’s multi-format tour of West Indies, comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests, will start on March 3, with all fixtures to be played behind closed doors in Antigua, in a biosecure environment. Cricket West
News There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution is unfit for purpose Former players Muttiah Muralitharan and Sidath Wettimuny are among a group of 12 who have submitted a petition in the courts seeking an overhaul of Sri Lanka Cricket’s “flawed” constitution. There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution,