Sri Lanka cricketers commenced training for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak which forced national wide locked down in March. Accordingly a 13-man squad of players began outdoor training on Tuesday at the CCC grounds.

Two weeks before 25-year-old Shehan Madushanka’s arrest, police warned his parents that he was addicted to drugs. They bent the rules for him because of his prospects as a national cricketer. But his mother’s pleas fell on deaf ears.

Cricket Australia has asked the International Cricket Council to postpone this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup for 12 months as the sport’s global politics turned into a chapter out of a spy novel.

Sri Lanka Cricket today suspended cricketer Shehan Madushanka from all forms of cricket after he was remanded till June 2 by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate on the charges of possessing heroin.

The T20 World Cup in Australia is most likely to be postponed as a result of the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 when the International Cricket Council (ICC ) Board representing member boards hold a tele-conference this week.

A social media outcry triggered by the ill-timed announcement that a multi-million dollar cricket stadium was to be built in Homagama forced its suspension after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa gave heed to those campaigning against the initiative.

New Delhi: The Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee on Monday recommended banning the use of saliva to shine the ball owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. During a meeting over a video conference, the committee also pushed for bringing back two non-neutr

Flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle said on Friday he “stood by his comments” over feelings of resentment at his exit from the Jamaica Tallawahs team in the Caribbean Premier League.

Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, spinner Ajaz Patel and batsman Devon Conway have been awarded a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) contract for the first time.

A possible abandonment of the home series against South Africa and India in May and June may not trigger a long term financial loss as the home Board is confident it can reschedule the tours within the current cricket cycle—but it will certainly le

Chief cricket selector Ashantha De Mel often speaks of ’continuity’ to give players a fair run in the team. The strategy seems to be bearing fruit. Sri Lanka’s 3-0 triumph against West Indies in the ODIs came against the backdrop of resolute se

South Africa’s tour of Sri Lanka, due for late May, is likely to be postponed in light of the global fight against Covid-19. The numbers of dead and infected worldwide keep rising and the global fight against the disease has caused lockdowns in mo

Kumar Sangakkara is currently in self-quarantine at his home in Colombo, after he returned home from a visit to the United Kingdom. This is as per the Sri Lanka government’s guidelines for those who have recently returned from Europe.

A ball guided to the third man boundary, a captain’s arms raised, a World Cup trophy lifted high.

The annual Champion County Match between MCC and Essex - at the Galle International Stadium which was due to take place between 24 and 27 March, and the MCC World Cricket committee meeting in Colombo on 28 and 29 March has been cancelled.

Sri Lanka’s up-coming Test series against England became the latest victim of the global Coronavirus pandemic as the tour has been postponed just days ahead of the first Test in Galle.

Australia seamer Kane Richardson has been quarantined and tested for the new coronavirus, officials said on Friday, as the first one-day international against New Zealand got underway in an empty stadium.

England may be on an upward Test curve following victory in South Africa, but in Sri Lanka they will be up against a coach who has their number. Mickey Arthur was appointed to lead Sri Lanka across all formats late last year after being overlooked fo

Sri Lanka have left Lahiru Thirimanne out of their Test squad to play England, and Kusal Perera has been included in his place despite a finger injury leaving him doubtful for the first game of the two-match series.

Opening batswomen Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney scored glittering half-centuries as a ruthless Australia crushed India by 85 runs to win a record-extending fifth Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in front of a heaving Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

A tight performance in the field restricted Sri Lanka to 155/6 before forties from Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer and Andre Russell saw West Indies comfortably over the line.

Oshane Thomas took 5/28 in the Powerplay to hinder Sri Lanks’s chase, after Lendl Simmons had earlier struck an unbeaten 67 in a total of 196/4. West Indies got off to a strong start batting first courtesy of Brandon King and Simmons, having won t

West Indies may have posed a good challenge to Sri Lanka in two of the three recently-concluded One-Day Internationals. However, the hosts turned out to be quite feisty in conditions they call home and managed to whitewash the visitors 3-0 to finish

Shashikala Siriwardena says she couldn’t have imagined a more satisfying end to her career than taking four wickets to steer Sri Lanka to their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 win. Shashikala Siriwardena of Sri Lanka celebrates after taking

In what comes as a double blow for Sri Lanka ahead of the T20I series against West Indies, Nuwan Pradeep and Dhananjaya de Silva have been ruled out due to injuries, Sri Lanka Cricket revealed on Monday (March 2).

England players will not shake hands during the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to captain Joe Root.