Jul 1, 2019
Rihanna sprinkles stardust at World Cup
Dressed in white and wearing sunglasses, the Barbados-born singer gave vocal support to the two-time champions.
Sri Lanka
389 articles tagged with "Sri Lanka"
Jul 1, 2019
Fernando stars as Sri Lanka set West Indies stiff target
The 21-year-old reached three figures off exactly 100 balls with eight fours and two sixes.
Jul 1, 2019
Sri Lanka survive scare to beat West Indies in World Cup
Sri Lanka batted brightly to post an imposing total of 338 for six in their 50 overs, thanks largely to Avishka Fernando’s first one-day international...
Jun 30, 2019
Karunaratne won’t give up on Sri Lanka’s World Cup hopes
The Lankans will have to beat the West Indies and hope that other results go their way
Jun 30, 2019
Reifer reveals West Indies’ World Cup soul-searching
The Windies bowed out of the competition after their loss to India
Jun 30, 2019
Sri Lanka, West Indies meet in a battle for pride
Karunaratne’s side will have to depend on external factors even if they end up winning their remaining two matches.
Jun 29, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of the World Cup
Pradeep has been a part of three World Cup fixtures for his team where he picked five wickets, including a four-wicket haul against Afghanistan.
Jun 29, 2019
Jayawardene urges Sri Lanka to retain World Cup belief
A defeat to South Africa on Friday has moved Sri Lanka behind England, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the race to qualify from the round-robin phase.
Jun 28, 2019
Sri Lanka limp to 203 against South Africa
With Pakistan and Bangladesh also pushing hard, Sri Lanka know a win against the already eliminated Proteas at Chester-le-Street is vital.
Jun 28, 2019
2019 ICC World Cup: Who can make the cut?
With just a handful of games to go, we look at what needs to be done to confirm the four semifinalists of the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Jun 28, 2019
Proteas dent Lanka’s World Cup hopes
Amla, du Plessis score big as South Africa record a convincing nine-wicket win
Jun 27, 2019
Lankans hope for a Protean encore
Lankans can throw their hat into the fight for a semi-final spot with a win on Saturday.
Jun 27, 2019
Sri Lanka coach warns of South Africa World Cup threat
Hathurusingha expects the Proteas to play fearless cricket
Jun 26, 2019
Sri Lanka to carry on wearing ‘lucky’ yellow World Cup shirts
Sri Lanka revived their flagging campaign by upsetting the hosts at Headingley to blow the race for the semi-finals wide open.
Jun 22, 2019
A reason enough to back the Lankans
Did you ever need a reason to believe sports makes the world a better place? Here’s one for you
Jun 22, 2019
Lasith Malinga: Sri Lanka’s raging bull
Following his heroics against England, Malinga has become only the second Sri Lankan to take 50 wickets in World Cup
Jun 22, 2019
South Africa looking at Lanka win for inspiration
Focused on playing the best cricket possible, says Markram
Jun 22, 2019
Jayawardena backs Lanka to build up the new-found momentum
The former Lanka skipper has praised Malinga and Karunaratne in his ICC column
Jun 21, 2019
Sri Lanka survive Stokes assault to beat England in World Cup thriller
Mathews’ painstaking 85 not out of 115 balls, with just five fours, helped Sri Lanka recover from a top-order collapse to finish on 232-9.
Jun 21, 2019
Archer on top as England hold Sri Lanka to 232-9
Archer took 3-52 — his fifth three-wicket haul in six matches this World Cup — to join Australia’s Mitchell Starc on 15 wickets.
Jun 21, 2019
Malinga’s ‘basic plan’ too much for England at World Cup
Malinga took four for 43 as Sri Lanka, defending a seemingly modest total of 232-9, beat England by 20 runs to open up the race for a semi-final spot.
Jun 21, 2019
We didn’t deserve to win this game, says Eoin Morgan
Chasing 233, no one apart from Joe Root and Ben Stokes managed to impress with the bat as England fell short by 20 runs against Sri Lanka.
Jun 20, 2019
Lanka will have to think out of the box, says Karunaratne
Skipper believes England has the best batting line-up in the competition
Jun 20, 2019
Lankan Lions aim to salvage World Cup campaign against England
While England have got a very good campaign thus far, Sri Lanka have struggled to get going due to some poor performances and rain interruptions.