Sri Lanka is set to host India for the three T20Is and ODIs from July 27. The hosts had named the squad only on July 23 (Tuesday) and within 36 hours, chief selector Upul Tharanga has confirmed that the fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will not play.
Chamari Athapaththu led her team's charge with the bat during Sri Lanka's clash against Malaysia in the Women's Asia Cup 2024. Athapaththu became the first player in Women's Asia Cup history to smash a hundred in the tournament. She also registered several other milestones.
After a total of 20 T20 matches, Galle Marvels, Jaffna Kings, Colombo Strikers and Kandy Falcons have made it to the playoffs of Lanka Premier League 2024. Dambulla Sixers have been eliminated after finishing at the last place with three wins from eight matches.
Wanindu Hasaranga bagged six wickets in three innings but Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the Super 8 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with just one win in four group-stage matches. Hasaranga also topped the ICC T20 all-rounders rankings after the conclusion of the World Cup
Team India is currently involved in the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with two matches left to be played on July 13 and 14 respectively. Majority of the players from the current squad are expected to be part of the T20Is in Sri Lanka as well.
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.
Chris Silverwood resigned as Sri Lanka's head coach following the team's disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, where they were knocked out in the group stage itself. Former skipper Sanath Jayasuriya has been named as the interim coach of the team until they tour England.
The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is all set to get underway from today (July 1) in Pallekele. A total of five teams are taking part in the competition with B-Love Kandy being the defending champions who will face Dambulla Sixers in the opening game.
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup in 2022 and also reached the final of 50-over Asia Cup in the next year during his tenure. However, their performance in the ICC events (T20 and ODI World Cups) didn't improve at all. In the latest tournament, they were knocked out of group stage.
Jayawardene had signed a one-year extension contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in January 2024. But with Cricket consultant Sanath Jayasuriya's role having some overlaps with his role, Mahela has stepped down from his role writing a letter to SLC.
Sri Lanka defeated the Netherlands by 83 runs to end their T20 World Cup campaign. They lost to South Africa and Bangladesh in their first two games and a wash out against Nepal eventually knocked them out of the tournament.
Sri Lanka are on the brink of elimination after their game against Nepal in Florida got washed out due to rain. Having lost their first two matches to South Africa and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka find themselves in trouble. But can they qualify for Super 8? Here are interesting scenarios...
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Sri Lanka were shot out for just 75 runs in their T20 World Cup opener against South Africa in New York. After the match, Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana called out the gruelling scheduling of his team and how it has been unfair to them compared to other teams.
Netherlands and Sri Lanka faced each other in their respective first warm-up encounter ahead of the T20 World Cup. Having stunned South Africa in the last mega event in Australia, the Dutch defeated Sri Lanka in the warm-ups sending a warning signal for other teams.
Lanka Premier League (LPL) terminated the contract for the Dambulla franchise a day after the player auction after the owner of the team was arrested. The team is without an owner and Sri Lanka Cricket in a statement said that for the integrity and smooth functioning of LPL, the decision was made.
Chennai Super Kings' rising fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana emerged as the most expensive singings in Lanaka Premier League auction history after being acquired by Colombo Strikers for a whopping USD 120,000 on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's T20I skipper Wanindu Hasaranga joined Bangladesh's veteran Shakib Al Hasan at the top of the ICC T20I Al-rounder's rankings after a string of impressive performances with both bat and ball in 2024.
The veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews is included in Sri Lanka's 15-member squad for the ICC T20 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024. The star spin all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga will continue to lead the team in the mega tournament starting on June 1.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are set to tour South Africa in the 2024-25 even as CSA has made an attempt to avoid the clash with the third edition of SA20. But even then, it can happen with South Africa likely to play tri-series in Pakistan ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025.
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