Sri Lanka Cricket Team

Mahela Jayawardene appointed as ‘Consultant Coach’ of Sri Lankan team

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Monday that former captain Mahela Jayawardena has been appointed as the ‘Consultant Coach’ for its national teams. Jayawardene’s term begins on January 1, 2022, and will last for a year. He will continue in…

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Scotland and Namibia qualify for T20 world cup 2021 Super-12s

Bangladesh, Namibia, Scotland and Sri Lanka have confirmed their place at the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia after the four teams progressed to the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021 in…

Sri Lanka wins T20I series as they beat India in 3rd T20

Sri Lanka crushed a depleted India by seven wickets to win the third and final T20 International and clinch the three-game series 2-1 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took 4/9 in his four overs…

IND v SL 2021: Second T20 to be played on Wednesday as Krunal Pandya tests COVID positive

The second T20I between India and Sri Lanka will be played on July 28, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Tuesday. India all-rounder Krunal Pandya has tested positive following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead…

IND vs SL 2021: India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in 1st T20I

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four while Deepak Chahar scalped two wickets as India defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20I on Sunday. Indian bowlers got the job done without any trouble as the visitors took a 1-0 lead…

SL vs IND 2021: Chahar’s fighting 69 helped India beat Sri Lanka in 2nd ODI

Pace bowler Deepak Chahar hammered 69 off 82 deliveries and shared an unbeaten 84-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bring India back from the dead and win the second One-day International by three wickets for an…

India’s tour of Sri Lanka postponed to 5 days amid COVID cases, series to begin from 18 July

India’s tour of Sri Lanka 2021 has escaped cancellation for the moment and its start has instead been delayed by five days after two COVID-19 positive cases emerged in the Sri Lanka team camp over the last two days. The…

Sri Lanka’s performance analysts Niroshan too found COVID-19 positive

Sri Lanka Cricket spokesman said that the entire squad which returned from England on Tuesday, has been kept in isolation. “He (Niroshan) was found to be positive, following a PCR Test carried out among the national players, coaches, and support…

Sri Lanka cricket team batting coach Grant Flower tests COVID-19 positive

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed that batting coach Grant Flower has tested positive for Covid-19. “He was found to be positive during a PCR test carried out on him today when Flower showed mild symptoms of the disease,”…

SL vs IND 2021: “Indian team is having strong squad, not 2nd string side”, says SLC board

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday issued a statement, saying the current India team which is there in the Island Nation to play three ODIs and three T20Is is a “strong squad”. This clarification from SLC comes on the very…