Sri Lanka

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,

Lahiru Thirimanne and the rest of the group were tested on February 2 © AFP via Getty Images Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne have both returned positive Covid-19 tests at the latest round of PCR testing conducted on the provisional squad, which has been preparing for the planned tour of

News An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal found Lokuhettige guilty of three offences Former Sri Lanka allrounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has been found guilty of three offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal has found Lokuhettige guilty of: Article 2.1.1 – for being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise

News Jerome Jayaratne has been appointed team manager, but there is no news yet as to the selection panel’s composition Ashantha de Mel has resigned as Sri Lanka’s chief selector following the 2-0 loss to England in the home Test series that concluded on Monday. Sri Lanka had also recently lost 2-0 in South Africa.

Angelo Mathews congratulates Joe Root after his double-century © SLC Joe Root believes England will go into their series against India with “a huge amount of confidence” after completing victory in Sri Lanka. England’s six-wicket win in Galle represented their fifth successive Test victory both overseas and in Asia. And while Root, England’s captain, admitted

News Mark Wood picked for back-to-back Tests, with Olly Stone missing out on recall James Anderson has been recalled by England for Friday’s second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, at the expense of his long-term new-ball partner Stuart Broad, in a solitary change to the side that won the first Test by seven wickets

Big picture What can we make of cricket played in such abnormal conditions? England’s victory in Galle was substantial, and yet it was the kind of Test that didn’t reveal a lot about either team. This is largely down to Sri Lanka’s 135 in the first innings – their monument to incompetence, under the shadow

News This is the first time players attached to Sri Lanka squads have tested positive for Covid-19 Seam bowler Binura Fernando and seam-bowling allrounder Chamika Karunaratne have tested positive for Covid-19 after having begun training as part of a 22-member limited-overs squad ahead of next month’s tour of the West Indies. Both players have since

Play 02:00 Stone opens up about ‘frustrating’ period with England Olly Stone has admitted there have been times when he wondered whether pursuing a career as a fast bowler was “the right thing to do”. Stone has endured horrendous luck with injuries over the last few years. But, in the interludes between cruciate ligament damage,

News “The wicket was not offering anything for the fast bowlers but he was still moving the ball.” Eleven of Stuart Broad’s 17 overs in the second innings in Galle were maidens. Angelo Mathews, who faced 37 Broad deliveries in that innings, managed only one scoring shot against him. At times, Mathews said, it felt

News Sri Lanka release five players from bio-bubble, including quicks Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis will not play for Sri Lanka in the second Test against England, after both were released from the squad and its biosecure bubble, along with three other players. Karunaratne and Mendis have been let go

Jonny Bairstow says that the pleasure of sealing victory in the first Test at Galle makes the hardships of life in the England bubble worthwhile, after he and Dan Lawrence soothed the team’s jitters on the final morning of the first Test to seal an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. Bairstow, back in the

News Praises Thirimanne for his commitment, hints at a hard call on Kusal Mendis The quick turnaround from a South Africa series may have led to the rapid Sri Lanka collapse on day one, which went on to define the Test. This was the reading of coach Mickey Arthur, who said that Sri Lanka’s 135

News England allrounder unlikely to be match-ready for second Test, but set to resume training Moeen Ali has been released from quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Sri Lanka, and has returned to the England team bubble in Galle after serving an extended isolation period. Moeen, 33, tested negative for the virus

News Hosts’ batting coach at a loss to explain how they were all out for 135 The worst he’s seen. That was batting coach Grant Flower‘s summation of Sri Lanka’s first innings at Galle, where they were all out for 135, against an England attack that were far from unplayable. Among Sri Lanka’s worst shots

Report England give debut to Dan Lawrence, prefer Stuart Broad to James Anderson Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs England Sri Lanka have been hit by injury to their captain, Dimuth Karunaratne, on the opening morning of the Test series against England. Karunaratne is understood to have sustained a broken thumb in training and

Joe Root hopes that the know-how gleaned by his twin spinners, Jack Leach and Dom Bess, on conducive surfaces at Taunton will help England to overcome their lack of match preparation when the first Test against Sri Lanka gets underway in Galle on Thursday. With England’s match practice limited to two days of intra-squad warm-ups

Big picture If form in South Asian conditions is difficult to discern ahead of this series, with so little Test cricket having been played here in the past year, Sri Lanka are throwing predictions into further disarray with their wounded and their injury returnees. A day out from the first Test, (there’s still time to

News Moeen will remain in isolation until Friday or Saturday at request of Sri Lankan authorities Moeen Ali looks set to be ruled out of both of England’s Tests in Sri Lanka after his period in quarantine was extended. Moeen, who tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after arrival in the country, has been in isolation

T10 could help forge cricket’s path to inclusion in the Olympics, Kumar Sangakkara, the MCC President, said. Speaking ahead of this month’s T10 League, where he will work with Team Abu Dhabi as a mentor, Sangakkara said that while it was impossible to say whether cricket might be included in the Olympics as soon as

News Wicketkeeper-batsman says Sri Lanka have a better chance of success against England than in 2018-19 Seventy Test innings in, Niroshan Dickwella is still hunting for that big one. Way back in 2014, when he had barely graduated from the Under-19 team, Dickwella began his Test career with a sparkling 72 off 116 balls, against