Aug 5, 2026
Jaffna topped the LPL table without beating Galle, and now they meet in Qualifier 1
The Lanka Premier League playoffs open with a double-header at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday: Galle Gallants against Jaffna Kings at 12.30pm I...
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Aug 3, 2026
Sudharsan is batting again in Bengaluru, and India’s Colombo warm-up loses a day
India fly to Colombo on 4 August with their No. 3 still waiting on a fitness clearance, and with one day less of warm-up cricket than they had planned...
Jul 31, 2026
India’s record in Sri Lanka says one thing, the last 20 months say another
India have not lost a Test series in Sri Lanka since 2008 and have won their last five Tests on the island. After two home whitewashes and a nine-year...
Jul 30, 2026
Colombo Kaps lose three wickets for one run and still chase down 175
Rubin Hermann’s 48 from 26 balls did the early damage at Pallekele, and Colombo Kaps survived a three-wicket collapse in the space of five balls to be...
Jul 29, 2026
Udara’s maiden T20 hundred sinks the LPL leaders as Kandy chase 209
Lahiru Udara had never made a hundred in T20 cricket before Wednesday. He reached this one off 54 balls, finished unbeaten on 132, and Kandy Royals ra...
Jul 28, 2026
Jadeja returns and Saransh Jain earns a first call-up in India’s Sri Lanka Test squad
India’s 15 for the two Tests in Sri Lanka has Ravindra Jadeja back from a tennis elbow and a maiden call-up for 33-year-old off-spinner Saransh Jain,...
Jul 27, 2026
Jaffna’s 93-run win and Galle’s 220 leave Kandy and Dambulla propping up the LPL
Two matches at Rangiri Dambulla on Sunday, two heavy defeats for the home side and Kandy Royals, and a Lanka Premier League table that still has Galle...
Jul 26, 2026
How the LPL’s most successful franchise ended up being run by the league
An arrest on opening day, black tape over the sponsor logos and a terminated franchise agreement have left the four-time champions Jaffna Kings under...
Jul 25, 2026
India get a bye into the Asian Games cricket quarter-finals as the Japan draw lands
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been seeded straight into the men’s quarter-finals in Aichi, while India’s women begin their title defe...
Jul 20, 2026
India’s road back to the World Test Championship final runs through Sri Lanka
India begin their World Test Championship run-in with two Tests in Sri Lanka next month, and fifth place in the table means Galle and Colombo already...
Jul 8, 2026
West Indies end a 23-year wait with a series win over Sri Lanka
Roston Chase’s side needed only a draw in Antigua to seal a 1-0 win over Sri Lanka, ending a 23-year wait for a Test series victory against them.
Jun 30, 2026
Jangoo’s 233 and a record sixth-wicket stand sink Sri Lanka in Antigua
Called up only after Shai Hope’s injury, Amir Jangoo made 233 and joined captain Roston Chase in the highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test history...
Jun 9, 2026
Another Sabina Park washout hands Sri Lanka their first ODI series in the Caribbean since 2003
A second straight rained-off ODI in Kingston confirmed Sri Lanka’s 1-0 series win over West Indies, their first one-day series triumph in the Caribbea...
Jun 8, 2026
West Indies must win the Sabina Park decider or hand Sri Lanka the series
Rain wiped out the second ODI, so the three-match series comes down to one game at Sabina Park, where West Indies have to beat Sri Lanka to avoid a ho...
Jun 6, 2026
Sri Lanka eye a series-clinching win as West Indies face a must-win second ODI
Sri Lanka can wrap up the three-match series in Kingston on Saturday after their 41-run win in the opener, while West Indies must win the second ODI a...
May 29, 2026
West Indies confirm a packed 2026 home season as Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan line up tours
Cricket West Indies has confirmed a 2026 home season spanning June to August, with the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in line for its first ever Test.
May 15, 2026
RCB rope in 38-year-old Richard Gleeson at 1.6 crore as the Thushara saga closes
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have signed England seamer Richard Gleeson at 1.6 crore as a replacement for Nuwan Thushara, ending the months-long NOC st...
Apr 30, 2026
Sri Lanka government takes over cricket administration as Shammi Silva and the SLC board step aside
Sri Lanka Cricket has been brought under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the time being, after president Shammi Silva and the entire exec...
Apr 2, 2026
Thushara takes Sri Lanka Cricket to court after being denied NOC for IPL 2026
RCB’s Sri Lankan pace bowler has filed a case at the Colombo District Court, challenging the board’s refusal to grant him a No-Objection Certificate o...
Mar 26, 2026
Thushara ruled out of IPL 2026 after SLC denies NOC as RCB lose third pace option in two weeks
Sri Lanka Cricket has refused to give Nuwan Thushara a No Objection Certificate for IPL 2026 after the fast bowler failed to meet new fitness standard...
Mar 22, 2026
Shanaka leaves PSL behind to join Rajasthan Royals as Curran’s IPL 2026 replacement
Sri Lanka all-rounder Dasun Shanaka is set to join Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2026 after Sam Curran was ruled out with a groin injury, adding another na...
Mar 20, 2026
Pathirana declared fit by Sri Lanka Cricket and cleared to join KKR for IPL 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket has granted Matheesha Pathirana a No Objection Certificate after declaring him fit following his rehabilitation from a calf strain s...
Mar 1, 2026
Pakistan survive Sri Lanka surge to claim five-run win in Super 8 contest
Pakistan withstood a late Sri Lankan charge to secure a five-run victory in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match at the Pallekele Internat...
May 1, 2025
LPL 2025: Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers terminated by the SLC
Despite the upcoming LPL 2025, SLC still decided to terminate Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers due to ‘failure to fulfil their contractual obligation...