Uncapped Jayed, recalled Mosaddek in Bangladesh World Cup squad

Rookie swing bowler Abu Jayed earned a spot in Bangladesh’s World Cup squad on Tuesday while batsman Mosaddek Hossain also made the cut for the showpiece tournament in England and Wales.

Dimuth likely to get the ODI captaincy

Opener Dimuth Karunaratne has emerged as front-runner to take up the limited over captaincy as the selectors prepare to announce Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad on April 18.

Players sign performance based World Cup contract, after initial resistance

A new World Cup payment structure introduced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) initially met with some resistance from senior players but, with little bargaining power given their dwindling performance in the ODI format, they signed the contracts this week.

Thirimanne nudges ahead in the World Cup race

Lahiru Thirimanne gave a timely reminder to the selectors with a measured century for Team Galle ahead of World Cup team selection in the rain-affected inter-provincial limited over finals against Team Colombo at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium today.

Mathews strikes form, guides Dambulla win over Kandy

A brilliantly crafted century by Angelo Mathews and a magnificent 95 by Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped Team Dambulla record a 94 run win over Team Kandy in the third place play-off match played at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

Lasith Malinga returns to Mumbai Indians camp

Sri Lankan pace ace Lasith Malinga joined the Mumbai Indians on the eve of its Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab.

Fixing the fixer

As the International Cricket Council (ICC) edges closer to completing their corruption investigations here, Sri Lanka is just a step away from bringing tough laws to make all sports-related corruption a criminal offence.

Cricket selection conundrum continues

One of the problems bugging Sri Lanka’s limited over team is the absence of a pair of solid openers. Not all that long ago, hopes were high that Niroshan Dickwella will fill the bill. But his subsequent failures have put a big question mark against his name. Two failures in the first two games of the Super Provincial Tournament have only worsened the situation.

The decline of Sri Lankan cricket saddens me: Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lankan cricket has hit an all-time nadir and the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan blames it on the paucity of talent coupled with lack of passion among the current generation of cricketers for this steady decline.

Top Afghan cricket players criticise change of captain

Afghanistan has named a new captain to lead the cricket team into the forthcoming World Cup -- a move that has not gone down well with some of the players.

Malinga gets career-best List A bowling figures

Team Galle skipper Lasith Malinga returned a career-best List A figures of 7 for 49 as he led from the front to record a thumping 156 run over Team Kandy in the opening Super Provincial 50-over match played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Lokuhettige charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged former Sri Lanka player Dilhara Lokuhettige with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. These new charges are in addition to charges imposed on him on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board last year.

Blundell called from wilderness into NZ World Cup squad

Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell was the surprise selection in New Zealand’s 15-man squad for cricket’s one-day World Cup later this year, despite never having played the format at international level.

SLC to conduct random breathalyzer Tests; Dimuth gets hefty fine

Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct random breathalyzer tests on cricketers in the future, its President Shammi Silva said today. The board has taken this decision after national Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was involved in an accident this Sunday under the influence of alcohol.

India win top Test rankings for third year

Virat Kohli’s India have topped the international Test rankings for the third year in a row -- boosted by their first ever series triumph in Australia -- earning a million dollar prize for the team.

Dimuth apologies for drink driving incident

Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has made a public apology after an alleged drink driving incident, describing his own behaviour as ’’utterly unbecoming of a Sri Lankan national cricketer”

Malinga to play domestic 50-over tournament

Lasith Malinga will now be available for the domestic 50-over tournament starting next week. Malinga who played for Mumbai Indians in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will play the entire tournament.

Forme Sri Lanka coach Bruce Yardley dies age 71 after battle with cancer

Malinga cleared to play IPL 2019

Lasith Malinga has been cleared to play the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after Sri Lanka Cricket granted the paceman permission to skip the domestic 50-overs tournament on Tuesday.

Pretorius and Phehlukwayo steer South Africa to series sweep against Sri Lanka

Dwaine Pretorius starred with the bat and Andile Phehlukwayo shone with the ball as South Africa completed a 3-0 sweep of the Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka with a 45-run victory via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method at The Wanderers on Sunday.

Malinga mulls retirement after T20 World Cup

Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain, aims to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia before signing off from international cricket.

South Africa seal Twenty20 series despite Udana heroics

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen impressed with the bat as a much-changed South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 16 runs to seal the Twenty20 International series at Centurion Park on Friday.

England women seal ODI series whitewash in Sri Lanka

Amy Jones scored 76 and managed two run-outs as England’s women sealed a comfortable 3-0 one-day series whitewash in Sri Lanka.

New-look South Africa seek series win

Having won the first game after a thrilling super over, South Africa will look to seal the series with a game to spare when they face Sri Lanka in the second T20I on Friday, 22 March.

Miller, Tahir lead South Africa to super-over victory over Sri Lanka

David Miller helped South Africa blast 14 runs from their super over, before the wily Tahir restricted Sri Lanka to only five in reply, two of which were wides.

88 players picked for Super Provincial Tournament

A total of 88 players have been picked by the national selectors to play in the SLC Inter-Provincial fifty-over cricket tournament to be played in Dambulla and Pallekele from April 4-11. Each team consists of a squad of 22 players and will have reputed coaches handling the respective sides

Can beat any Test side if we bat well, says Afghanistan’s Nabi

Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi said Monday Afghanistan has world-class spinners and is capable of beating any Test side in the world if their batting clicks.

The de Mel theory on World Cup

S Africa sweep Sri Lanka series after floodlight failure

South Africa completed a clean sweep of their five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a 41-run victory via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method on Saturday as the final match at Newlands was ended prematurely by a failed floodlight.

South Africa aim for series sweep

Sri Lanka are falling into a familiar trench. They’ve lost four successive games this series. They’ve been bowled out each time they’ve played a full innings. And the board is likely to bring in some reforms.