Feb 22, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Embuldeniya ruled out for six weeks with finger injury
Sri Lanka’s newest spin prodigy Lasith Embuldeniya has been ruled out for six weeks, after dislocating his finger on the first day of the Second Test...
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Feb 22, 2019
Late South African strikes spoil Sri Lanka’s day
Three late strikes by South Africa’s fast bowlers on Thursday helped atone for a poor batting performance on the first day of the second Test against...
Feb 21, 2019
Smiling Sri Lankans seek series win
Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne said on Wednesday he wanted his players to continue playing with a smile on their faces as they seek to become t...
Feb 19, 2019
ICC clear Sri Lanka’s Dananjaya to resume bowling
Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya has been cleared to resume bowling by the International Cricket Council following remedial work after the global governing...
Feb 17, 2019
Perera takes Sri Lanka to sensational win in South Africa
Kusal Perera carried Sri Lanka to a sensational one-wicket win on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Saturday as he...
Feb 14, 2019
Fernando shines as Sri Lanka defy odds
Vishwa Fernando took four wickets as underdogs Sri Lanka heeded new captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s call to “compete in every session” on the first day o...
Feb 14, 2019
South Africa admit ‘caught off guard’ by rejuvenated Sri Lanka
Top-scorer Quinton de Kock admitted South Africa were “caught off guard” when Sri Lanka bowled them out for 235 on the first day of the first Test at...
Feb 12, 2019
Du Plessis seeks Sri Lankan ‘breaking point’
South African captain Faf du Plessis will be seeking to find Sri Lanka’s “breaking point” as early as possible when the first of two Tests starts at K...
Feb 11, 2019
Durban offers faint hope for beleaguered Sri Lanka
The odds appear to be stacked against Sri Lanka in a two-Test series against South Africa, which starts at Kingsmead on Wednesday, but the tourists ca...
Feb 8, 2019
All-rounder Mulder added to South Africa Test squad
Batting all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been included in South Africa’s squad for two Test lists against Sri Lanka, starting in Durban on Wednesday.
Feb 5, 2019
Chandimal dropped as Karunaratne made stand-in captain for South Africa Tests
Saeed Khan/ AFP In a surprise move, Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has been dropped from the squad for their upcoming series against South...
Feb 4, 2019
Starc on fire as Australia thrash Sri Lanka to win series
A resurgent Mitchell Starc took five wickets as Australia wrapped up a confidence-boosting 2-0 series thrashing of Sri Lanka Monday, with the tourists...
Feb 4, 2019
Sri Lanka skipper says battered team will bounce back in South Africa
Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal insisted Monday his battered team can lift their game and be competitive on the upcoming tour to South Africa desp...
Feb 3, 2019
Khawaja smacks century as Sri Lanka chase massive 2nd Test total
Usman Khawaja finally found form again to stroke a fine century Sunday and steer Australia into a massive lead over Sri Lanka as the tourists battle t...
Jan 30, 2019
Sri Lanka suffer more setbacks ahead of Australia Test
Sri Lanka’s preparations for the final test against Australia suffered further setbacks Wednesday when coach Chandika Hathurusingha was stripped of hi...
Jan 29, 2019
ICC urges Sri Lanka to come clean on corruption
The International Cricket Council has urged Sri Lanka’s scandal-ridden sporting community to come forward with information about corruption before an...
Jan 29, 2019
Sri Lanka call up uncapped Karunaratne for Australia Test
Uncapped right arm fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne has been picked by Sri Lanka to replace injured Lahiru Kumara in the Test squad as the visitors bid...
Jan 25, 2019
Australia name two debutants for first Sri Lanka Test
Australia have named debutants Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson and recalled opener Joe Burns for the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Br...
Jan 25, 2019
Langer calls on batsmen to step up against Sri Lanka
Coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said senior batsman Usman Khawaja must convert solid starts into hundreds, as Australia look to bounce back from a crus...
Jan 25, 2019
Paine tells bowlers to bounce out Sri Lanka after humbling loss
Australian captain Tim Paine said Wednesday that Sri Lanka should prepare themselves for a bouncer barrage when the first day-night Test gets under wa...
Jan 25, 2019
Dominant Australia in charge against Sri Lanka
Some fine pace bowling from Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins put a dominant Australia firmly in charge after the first day of the day-night Test agains...
Jan 16, 2019
Chandimal urges batsmen to step-up ahead of Australia tour
Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dinesh Chandimal wants his batsman to improve their game and consistently guarantee the team first innings scores beyond 300...
Jan 9, 2019
Sri Lanka recalls Perera for Australia Tests
Sri Lanka on tuesday recalled batsman Kusal Perera to a 16-member squad for the two-match Test series against Australia starting later this month.
Jan 8, 2019
Tons for Taylor, Nicholls as Black Caps sweep Sri Lanka ODI series
Veteran Ross Taylor and rising star Henry Nicholls both smashed centuries as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 115 runs in the third one-day international...