Sri Lanka triumphed over Pakistan by three wickets to secure the Hong Kong Super Sixes 2024 title on Sunday. Chasing a target of 73 runs, Sri Lanka reached their goal with six balls remaining. Sri Lanka’s captain, Lihuru Madhusanka, opted to bowl first, a decision that proved successful as his bowlers limited Pakistan to a…
Fmr. cricket legend – Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the head coach of the national team, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced. The appointment came into effect on October 1, 2024, and will remain until March 31, 2026. The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket made this decision taking into consideration the team’s good performances…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today the extension of Sanath Jayasuriya’s term as interim head coach of the men’s national cricket team for another year. Sanath Jayasuriya, a former Sri Lanka captain, was initially appointed on July 7, 2024, and has since led the team during the home series against India and the Test tour…
Acting head coach Sanath Jayasuriya will continue as interim head coach for the upcoming New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka which is set to take place next week in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed.
Praveen Jayawickrama, the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner, finds himself at the center of a corruption scandal as the International Cricket Council (ICC) charges him with multiple breaches of its anti-corruption code. The charges, which relate to alleged corrupt approaches during international matches and the Lanka Premier League (LPL), open the door for possible legal action…
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the drafting of necessary legislation based on the recommendations of the K.T. Chitrasiri report to address and resolve the issues faced by Sri Lanka Cricket. A new constitution has been drafted by the said committee for Sri Lanka Cricket. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the joint proposal…
In a landmark moment for Afghan cricket, Afghanistan has qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time. The thrilling victory came in a tense, low-scoring match against Bangladesh in St Vincent, securing their place as runners-up in Super 8s Group 1. Afghanistan batted first, posting a modest total…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his well-wishes to the Sri Lankan Cricket Team as they embark on their journey to participate in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup Cricket Tournament, set to take place in America and the West Indies from June 1st to June 29th. In a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (13th),…
The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, which won both the T20 and ODI series held in South Africa and all the qualifying matches of the T20 World Cup qualifiers held in Dubai, arrived at the Katunayake airport today.
A Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for the former Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, and that the former star player must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The trial in Brazil’s superior court of justice (STJ), the country’s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority rule that…
