Arshdeep Singh Shines in Super Over as India Edge Sri Lanka in Asia Cup Thriller Colombo – Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh turned out to be India’s hero, holding his nerve in a tense Super Over to guide his team past Sri Lanka in a nail-biting Asia Cup 2025 clash. Arshdeep struck immediately in the Super […]
Women’s World Cup 2025: India and Sri Lanka to Co-Host Exciting 13th Edition The 13th edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup is set to be a thrilling spectacle, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2, with matches scheduled across five cities. Eight teams will battle it out in […]
Rashid Khan’s Comical Dismissal Adds Twist to Sri Lanka’s Win Over Afghanistan Rashid Khan, known for his explosive batting, played a brisk 24 off 23 balls, hitting two boundaries and a six before falling unusually. The comical moment came in the 18th over of Afghanistan’s innings when Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thushara delivered a deceptive […]
Bangladesh started the day in big trouble at 115 runs for 6 wickets, still 97 runs behind Sri Lanka. They needed a miracle to avoid losing by an innings. But any hopes of a comeback were quickly crushed. Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, who hadn’t taken any wickets in the first innings, took a wicket […]
Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s maiden budget raised public sector salaries but also made deep cuts to longstanding perks in a continuing effort to repair the island nation’s tattered finances. Sri Lanka’s main doctors’ union is considering a strike from Wednesday to protest against cuts to their allowances, while teachers are also considering stoppages. IMF […]
An unprecedented financial crash in 2022 brought months of consumer goods shortages, with inflation peaking at nearly 70 percent that year. Since then, a $2.9 billion bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), tax hikes, and austerity measures have slowly made headway in repairing the island’s economy. “Headline inflation will remain negative in the […]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said it was moving to a single policy rate set at 8.0 percent, an “effective reduction” of around 50 basis points. The move came a day after the government vowed to honor a deal secured by its predecessor to restructure $12.55 billion in international sovereign bonds, a key condition […]
Dinusha returned unbeaten on 116 and Rathnayake remained 100 not out as Sri Lanka ‘A’, resuming their second innings at 157 for four, declared their second innings at 260 for four to set Pakistan Shaheens a target of 284 in 60 overs. When the match ended, Pakistan Shaheens were 156 for three in 45 overs. […]
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 […]
