Kusal Mendis scored the fastest fifty by an overseas player in a Test in New Zealand setting up Sri Lanka for a productive opening day in their first Test against New Zealand.

Three junior cricketers, who are part of the national Under 19 squad scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a tri-nation tournament next week, have been given permission to join the team late owing to their involvement in their respectiv

A knock of 70 by Shanujan Shanmuganathan helped St. Benedict’s College to record a first innings win over Richmond College in the Under 19 Tier ‘A’ Division One inter-school quarter-final encounter played at the Army ground in Dombagoda which p

Despite having an eye on the bigger picture of qualification for the final of the World Championship later this year, Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne said that his team’s focus, for now at least, was the first Test against New Zealand tha

The spin and pace combination of Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Samarakoon, who together shared nine wickets, paved the way for Dambulla to coast to a comfortable 85-run win over Galle in the National Super League final concluded at the Galle Internati

Kusal Mendis fell just short of a century and Oshada Fernando retired not out for 78 on the opening day of Sri Lanka’s two-day warm-up match against New Zealand XI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Saturday.

Australia’s convincing nine-wicket triumph over India in the third Test has helped them book a place at this year’s ICC World Test Championship Final, but just who joins them in the decider remains wide open.

The first day’s play of the four-day National Super League final encounter between Dambulla and Galle played at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday turned out to be all about the bowlers as 14 wickets fell for 274 runs.

The Inter School Under 19 cricket encounter between St. Anthony’s College and St. Joseph’s College ended in a draw at Katugastota on Wednesday.

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann’s five-wicket haul and a 60 by Usman Khawaja helped Australia grab the early advantage after they dismissed India for 109 on Wednesday’s opening day of the third Test.

Incumbent President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Shammi Silva will seek re-election to the post at the upcoming SLC elections after handing over his nomination, the Daily Mirror learns.

New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series in the most dramatic fashion in Wellington.

Australia’s all-conquering women cricketers were hailed Monday as among the greatest sporting teams the country has ever produced after winning yet another Twenty20 World Cup.

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order staying the operation of the regulations made applicable to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands on Sunday.

Red-hot Harry Brook made a majestic 184 not out to put England firmly in control against New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington on Friday.

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a 10-member committee to submit a draft of the proposed new constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice KT Chitrasiri.

Sri Lanka Women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu has pledged to continue representing the country for “one or two more years” and hopes that more exposure at international level will help build on the promise of some of the young talent in he

A T20 World Cup campaign which began with much promise for the Sri Lanka Women’s team ended with a chastening defeat at the hands of New Zealand Women in their final Group Stage match in Paarl on Sunday.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated that their existing staffing levels, which amount to 185 employees on their payroll, is justified given their continuing growth.

Australian opening batters Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy took the defending champions to a dominant 10-wicket Women’s T20 World Cup win against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Thursday.

A century from opener Kusal Wijetunge and a match bag of 12 for 52 from Dinuka Tennekoon paved the way for Trinity College to record a massive innings and 62-run win over Royal College at Reid Avenue today, their first outright victory at this venue

Former national cricket captain Angelo Mathews has been retained for Sri Lanka ’’A’’s second unofficial ODI against the England Lions, named in the 15-member squad led by Sadeera Samarawickrama.

Opener Jacob Bethell and Sam Hain shone with support coming from Jordan Cox in England Lions’ comfortable four-wicket win against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first of the three limited over encounters played at the R. Premadasa Stadium to take a 1-0 l

Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu on Thursday said she was focused on playing for the country after she went undrafted for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India.

Former national cricket captain Angelo Mathews has been called up to the Sri Lanka ’A’ squad that will face the England Lions in the first unofficial ODI on Wednesday.

Harshitha Samarawickrama made a composed half-century to guide Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday for their second successive victory at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka Women beat South Africa Women by three runs in the opening game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town, on the back of a half-century from Chamari Athapaththu and a three-wicket haul for Inoka Ranaweera.

Ahan Wickramasinghe continued his batting prowess as he cracked an unbeaten half ton in Kandy’s second innings against Jaffna in the four-day National Super League cricket tournament encounter played at the SSC ground.

In this episode of Counter Point, Lankadeepa’s Daminda Wijesuriya and Daily Mirror’s Shehan Daniel discuss the potential implications of the Minister of Sports dictating who is appointed to the national cricket selection committee.