Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting on Friday, August 2 in Colombo. Charith Asalanka has replaced Kusal Mendis as captain in the ODIs as well, which means that the left-hander might be the white-ball skipper going forward for Sri Lanka.
IND vs SL: New captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a cracking 22-ball fifty to help India post a big total of 213 while batting first and then bowlers made a late impact to restrict Sri Lanka to 170 in the first T20I match in Pallekele.
IND vs SL, 1st T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the Indian cricket team as a full-time captain for the first time in T20Is while Charith Asalanka takes charge for the hosts Sri Lanka in the three-match series in Pallekele.
Sri Lanka announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match T20 series against India with a new captain following Wanindu Hasaranga's relinquishment from the post. India will take on Sri Lanka in six white-ball matches starting with three T20Is in Pallekele with the opener on July 27.
Veteran cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been selected for three ODIs while Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead the T20I squad on the Sri Lanka tour starting on July 27. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are also included in the ODIs setup after missing the recent T20 World Cup 2024.
The former Sri Lanka cricketer Dhammika Niroshana captained the U19 team for a brief period in 2002 and played 12 First Class matches for Galle Cricket Club. Niroshana scored 269 runs and took 19 wickets in 12 FC matches before quitting cricket at the age of 20.
Indian cricket team travelled to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series without their key players featured in the recent T20 World Cup 2024 but are likely to name the strongest possible squad for the next T20I assignment against Sri Lanka.
A local news report dated July 7 alleged that five top Sri Lankan players were involved in a drinking party just before their opening T20 World Cup match against South Africa in New York. In a strongly-worded statement, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has refuted all the claims, calling them fabricated.
Sri Lanka will take on Nepal in a crunch Group D encounter in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in Lauderhill, Florida as they look to stay alive in the qualification race. Florida has been a bit wet due to the deep tropical moisture but if the match does take place, Sri Lanka will be eyeing a win.
Sri Lanka will take on their Asian rivals Bangladesh in their second match of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup. This will be Bangladesh's first game of the tournament while the Islanders suffered a heavy defeat in their first game against South Africa after being bowled out for 77.
South Africa began their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign in style with a massive win against Sri Lanka in New York on Monday, June 3. Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss and were shot out for 77, their lowest score in T20Is. South Africa too took 16.2 overs to chase it down, but got the win.
Sri Lanka registered their lowest ever score in T20Is as South African bowlers were all over them like a rash in the Group D encounter of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County Stadium in New York on Monday, June 9. Led by Anrich Nortje, the Proteas bowling attack skittled out Sri Lanka for 77.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring drab at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday, June 3. Anrich Nortje starred with the best-ever figures for a South African bowler in T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka were shot out for 77 on a sluggish wicket.
SL vs SA T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lanka and South Africa will kick off their World Cup campaign in the opening match in Group D at New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, June 3.
Scotland scripted history as Kathryn Bryce led from the front with an all-round show to decimate Ireland, to qualify for their first-ever Women's World Cup while Sri Lanka survived a UAE scare to seal the spot in the marquee event in Bangladesh later this year.
Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka in a multi-format series starting with three T20Is in Sylhet. The series will serve as an opportunity for both teams to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup since conditions in the Caribbean will be close to those in the sub-continent.
The Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga returned to international cricket after six months and made an impact with seven wickets in the third ODI game against Zimbabwe at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
Sri Lanka are going to play their first game after their underwhelming ODI World Cup campaign in India which saw them finish ninth on the points table and fail to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Kusal Mendis will lead Sri Lanka for the first time since being announced as their full-time captain. He led the Lankan Lions in seven games during the recently concluded ODI World Cup in India.
Trent Boult picked three wickets and spin all-rounders Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra bagged two each to bowl out Sri Lanka on just 171 runs in Bengaluru. Rachin also shone with a bat by scoring 42 runs as New Zealand recorded an easy win.
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