The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka only managed 115/5 in the allotted 20 overs despite Chamari Athapaththu’s sensible knock up the order. The Asian champions got off to a briefly flying start to their innings with Athapaththu dominating the Proteas bowlers. The brisk opening stand ended in the fourth over when Vishmi Gunaratne perished after […]
Jayasuriya took charge as the interim head coach back in July, replacing former England pacer Chris Silverwood in the role, who stepped down from his position following Sri Lanka’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. However, the team’s recent performances under Jayasuriya have prompted the cricket board to extend his contract and appoint […]
Jayasuriya took charge as the interim head coach back in July, replacing former England pacer Chris Silverwood in the role, who stepped down from his position following Sri Lanka’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. However, according to reports, the team’s recent performances under Jayasuriya have prompted Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to extend […]
India were in a comfortable position, needing just five off 18 deliveries with two wickets in hand and a set-batter in the form of Shivam Dube in the middle. But Asalanka, despite being hit for a four on the third delivery of the over, hit back with back-to-back wickets and snatched the victory from the […]
Set to chase 141, Sri Lanka knocked the winning runs on the penultimate delivery of the innings when Anushka Sanjeewani held her nerves calm to hit Nida Dar for a single towards the long-on. The home side had a dismal start to the pursuit as they were reduced to 19/2 in four overs. However, their […]
According to the details, Kohli who had a bitter history with Gambhir, assured the cricket board that their past on-field altercations would not affect the player-coach relationship and the atmosphere of the team’s dressing room. “Kohli is believed to have stated that previous issues will not affect their professional relationship in the dressing room. Following […]
Sent into bat first, Sri Lanka managed to accumulate 280 runs in the first innings despite a marathon 202-run partnership between Mendis and de Silva. The touring side, after getting off to a shaky start, lost wickets at an alarming rate and thus consequently slipped to 57/5. Following the debacle, Mendis joined his captain in […]
Hasaranga on Tuesday, came out of Test retirement after the third ODI against Bangladesh and was subsequently named in the Sri Lanka squad for the Test series against the same opposition. However, he was slapped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with a two-match ban for breaching ICC’s Code of Conduct during the third ODI, […]
Hasaranga, who announced to hang up his boots from Test cricket last year, has returned to the fold for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against Bangladesh, scheduled to commence on March 22. The leg-spin all-rounder will link up with Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, and all-rounders Nishan Peiris and Kamindu Mendis to form a […]
