India star named Player of the Tournament at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Kohli’s brilliance with the bat was a defining feature of the tournament, with India’s number three scoring at least a half-century in nine of his 11 innings.

Australia stun hosts India to win sixth title

Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men’s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time.

Awesome Australia beat India to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Victory for Australia is a crowning moment in what has been a phenomenal year for Pat Cummins’ side across formats, adding to their win over India in the World Test Championship final in June and their subsequent retention of the Ashes.

Australia restrict India to 240 in tense World Cup final

Australia’s bowlers produced a masterclass to bounce back from a powerplay blitz and tie India in knots, restricting the tournament hosts to 240 all out in the first innings of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final.

Sports Minister exposes three more letters from SLC to ICC

Three more leaked letters addressed to ICC Chairman Greg Barclay by SLC president Shammi Silva detailing Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s interference in decision-making processes as Sport Minister have resurfaced as part of the latest saga in the Sri Lanka Cricket situation.

Spectator breaches security, hugs Virat Kohli on the field

The incident took place in the 14th over when a fan managed to give the security cordon a miss and make his way on the field.

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib joins politics, may contest 2024 polls

Bangladeshi cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has sought a nomination from the ruling Bangladesh Awami League to run in the upcoming general election.

How 'desi training' helped Shami to excel

Indian pacer Mohammad Shami, who won the Player of the Match for his 7/57 in the first Semi Final against New Zealand in the ongoing World Cup is the best bowling analysis by an Indian in ODIs - going past Stuart Binny’s 6/4 against Bangladesh at Dhaka from 2014. He now has four five-wicket hauls in World Cups - the most for any bowler. Three of them have come this year. He is the fastest to 50 wickets in World Cups - getting there in 17 innings.

Dinuja steers Colombo North-2 to victory

A fine all-round performance by Dinuja Samararatne helped Colombo North-2 to record a 25-run win over Colombo North-1 in their Under-15 Inter-Provincial Youth Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Campbell Place.

Former pacer named chief selector as Pakistan’s reshuffle continues after CWC23

Former Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has been named the chief selector of the Pakistan men’s national team in the aftermath of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He will take over from Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had tendered his resignation during the tournament.

Match officials named for Cricket World Cup final

Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough, both from England, have been named as the on-field umpires for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad.

All you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Final

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final is almost upon us, with India and Australia gearing up for the mammoth event. Here’s everything you need to know.

Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Team To Perform Air Show In Ahmedabad

Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Team to perform air show in Ahmedabad ahead of the 2023 World Cup final.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists confirmed

The finalists of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 are confirmed, with India set to face Australia in Sunday’s showpiece match in Ahmedabad.

'He'll go down as one of the legends’: De Kock bows out of ODIs

Quinton de Kock’s One Day International career has come to a close with defeat in Thursday’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia.

Australia beat South Africa to reach World Cup final

David Miller registered a stunning knock of 101 off 116 balls to help South Africa score 212 runs while batting first at Eden Gardens. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took three wickets each for Australia to make a difference in the second semifinal.

Jayasuriya guides SSC to an innings win

A matchbag of nine wickets by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and a half century by Manoj Sarathchandra helped SSC to record a comfortable innings and 62-run win over Colts CC in their Major Club three-day Cricket Tournament match played at the Colts Grounds. This was SSC’s third outright win of the tournament.

Chilaw Marians CC Ladies’ record big win

Chilaw Marians CC Ladies’ recorded an easy 131-run win against Colts CC Ladies’ CC in their Women’s Invitational Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Maggona.

Sports Minister orders probe into Pramodya’s match-fixing allegations

Minister of sports Roshan Ranasinghe has ordered a probe on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee Chairman Pramodya Wickramasinghe’s statement where he had made allegations on match fixing and betting.

'Threat to my life and family’: Roshan complains to Speaker

Claiming that there are threats to his life and his family, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe requested the Speaker to look into his security.

Shami achieves huge World Cup record

Mohammed Shami has now completed 50 wickets in World Cup matches through the course of his latest spell against New Zealand in the 2023 semi-final. Remarkably, the speed veteran became the fastest cricketer in history to achieve the landmark figure, in terms of matches as well as in terms of number of balls bowled.

India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach World Cup final

Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred and Mohammed Shami took seven wickets as India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach the Cricket World Cup final on Wednesday.

Colombo South 2 coast to eight wicket win

Colombo South 2 coasted to a convincing eight wicket win over Colombo South 3 in the ongoing Under 15 Provincial Youth League limited over tournament encounter played at Pannipitiya.

Trinity, St. Joseph’s book berths to semis

Defending champions Trinity College and St Joseph’s College booked their berths to the semi finals of the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘A’ inter-school limited over cricket tournament when they came out victorious against Mahanama College Colombo and last year’s runners up Richmond College in the quarter final encounters played at Kandana and Thurstan ground.

Mohammad Hafeez assigned as Director

Former Test captain Mohammad Hafeez has been given the responsibility of Director – Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team.

World Cup debacle sees Azam quit in major Pakistan shake-up

Pakistan cricket underwent a major shake-up on Wednesday in the aftermath of the team’s World Cup flop as Babar Azam quit as skipper with Shan Masood becoming Test captain, Shaheen Shah Afridi taking the reins of the white-ball side while coaches were downgraded.

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain in all formats

Pakistan’s Babar Azam has stepped down as captain across all formats of the game following the team’s league-stage exit at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Kohli scores record 50th one-day international hundred

India’s Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.

COPE dodging relevant issues on SLC; appoint separate Parliamentary Committee: Roshan

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe requested the Speaker to appoint a separate Parliamentary Committee, chaired by an opposition MP, to conduct an investigation into Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) instead of the investigations by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

India gets its way with 'outrageous' pitch demand for World Cup semifinal

The cricket world is up in arms over claims India has got its way after making an “outrageous” demand for their World Cup semifinal.