quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera stormed back into the Sri Lankan team to power their 132-run win over Afghanistan at Hambantota on Sunday and square the three-match one-day international series. Having amassed a target of 324, the Sri Lankan bowlers skittled out the tourists for 191 inside 43 overs for their biggest win in ODIs over …
File image of Pakistan Cricket Board chief Najam Sethi© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is upset at the Sri Lankan board expressing its desire to host the en Asiatire Cup and has declined the latter’s offer to play an ODI bilateral series in the island nation. According to sources in the PCB, relations between …
Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran starred with a run-a-ball 98 in his team’s six-wicket win against hosts Sri Lanka in the first of three one-day internationals on Friday. Zadran and Rahmat Shah (55) top scored to steer the visitors to 269-4 in the 47th over after they won the toss and chose to field first in …
Dushan Hemantha gets his debut cap© AFP Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Live Score:Afghanistan captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the toss and opted to bowl first. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka take another step forward towards ODI World Cup preparations as they square off in a 50-over assignment in the island nation. With their full-strength sides, …
File photo of Yashasvi Jaiswal.© BCCI Rajasthan Royals pulled off a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Match No. 66 of IPL 2023 in Dharamsala on Friday night to theoretically stay in contention for a play-off place. Set a tricky target of 188 for victory, the Royals reached 189/6 in 19.4 overs with Shimron Hetmyer …
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was accused of rape by a woman last year, had three out of his four sexual assault charges dropped in Sydney on Thursday. Gunathilaka was charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent for which the 32-year-old had been arrested by the Sydney police from the team hotel …
File image of an India-Pakistan cricket match.© AFP Pakistan cricket officials have opposed the shifting of this year’s Asia Cup to Sri Lanka and are seriously mulling boycotting the regional tournament if their proposal is not accepted by the Asian Cricket Council. Pakistan Cricket Board chief Najam Sethi met with officials of the Asian Cricket …
Prabath Jayasuriya broke a 71-year-old record© AFP Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya broke a 71-year-old record when he dismissed Ireland’s Paul Stirling to claim his 50th Test wicket on the final day of the second Test in Galle on Friday. Jayasuriya hit the 50-wicket mark in his seventh Test to take away the record from …
Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis both made double centuries against Ireland on Thursday as Sri Lanka’s top four batters all hit hundreds for only the third time in Test history. The hosts declared their first innings on 704 for three after tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Galle, 212 runs ahead. …
Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka both hit centuries as they amassed a record Sri Lankan opening stand in Galle of 228 in the second Test against Ireland on Wednesday. The hosts were 357 for one at the close, still 135 runs behind but with nine wickets in hand. Madushka was unbeaten on 149 at stumps, …