Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Shahidi hit an unbeaten 74 as the World Cup underdogs stunned former champions Pakistan to win by three wickets with two balls to spare in a thrilling warm-up match in Bristol on Friday.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis struck a fluent 88 as his side eased to an 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in a Cricket World Cup warm-up game at Sophia Gardens on Friday.

Kumar Sangakkara hopes Sri Lanka can somehow overcome their “chaotic” build-up to the World Cup thanks to new captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s “lack of baggage”.

Sri Lanka’s new skipper Dimuth Karunaratne knows the size of the task facing him after being parachuted in at the 11th hour for the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Fast bowler Jofra Archer’s whirlwind rise continued when he was named in hosts England’s 15-man World Cup squad on Tuesday having appeared in only three one-day internationals.

Sri Lanka’s top order came good as they sealed a 35-run win (DLS) against Scotland in a rain-hit second one-day international, taking the series 1-0 at the Grange, Edinburgh, on Tuesday, 21 May.

Fast bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir have been drafted in to Pakistan’s final 15-man squad for the World Cup along with middle-order batsman Asif Ali, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.

Skipper Aaron Finch says a rejuvenated Australia are “pumped” ahead of their defence of the World Cup, with Steve Smith and David Warner returning from bans for ball-tampering and eager to let their bats do the talking.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a $4 million prize for the winner of the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2019.

Avishka Gunawardene, the former National cricketer and the latest Sri Lankan to be charged with corruption by the International Cricket Council (ICC), said he would challenge the charges that have led to his provisional suspension as a National Coach

A forensic audit has found that an alleged wire transfer fraud at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was the result of “business email compromise” (BEC) by hackers who attempted to siphon funds into an offshore account by infiltrating the official email acc

Mumbai Indians became the most successful franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League after their bowlers snatched a thrilling one-run victory over three-time champions Chennai Super Kings in an edge-of-the-seat final on Sunday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sanath Jayasundara with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Former Sri Lanka national cricketer and Sri Lanka A coach Avishka Gunawardana has been charged under Emirate Cricket Board’s Anti Corruption Code. Gunawardene becomes fourth high profile Sri Lankan cricketer to be charged on corruption charges join

Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson was ruled out of the World Cup Wednesday after failing to recover from a dislocated shoulder, with namesake Kane Richardson replacing him.

West Indies opener Chris Gayle has been named his side’s vice-captain for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, Cricket West Indies announced on Monday, 6 May.

In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka, the government has decided to send a three member security team with the national cricket team for the World Cup in England. Accordingly three officials from the Ministerial Security Division is

Sri Lanka has crashed to ninth in the ODI rankings--the worset ever by the islanders in recent history. The former World Champion who will fly out for the World Cup next week has endured a tough passage in the limited over format losing all of their

The former Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club.

Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed chief selector Asantha de Mel as manager of the national team while Chandima Mapatuna will travel with the national team for the World Cup as the logistic manager.

England batsman Alex Hales will not feature at the World Cup after being withdrawn from all international squads following an off-field incident not related to cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday.

If dashing opener Kusal Janith Perera (KJP) was born in to the Red Indian clan, his name would probably be ‘Spirited Fighter’. To confer KJP with that nickname or ‘title’ there are reasons beyond just one.

Chaminda Vaas, the former Sri Lanka paceman, believes Lasith Malinga’s form and his leadership qualities will play the decisive role for Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Sri Lanka made a bunch of surprise additions – and omissions – to their one-day international set-up in announcing their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Milinda Siriwardana, Jeffrey Vandersay and Jeevan Mendis made remarkable comebacks as Sri Lanka announced their 15-strong squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 on Thursday, 18 April.

England have not picked uncapped all-rounder Jofra Archer in a preliminary 15-man World Cup squad but have named him in squads for the warm-up games against Pakistan and Ireland.

Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has been appointed Sri Lanka’s ODI captain and will lead the team during their campaign in the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.