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

The International Cricket Council today has announced further action in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

In what turned out to be a humdinger, with the fortunes of both sides swinging back and forth, Sri Lanka held their nerve to clinch the final ODI of the series against the West Indies in Pallekele to clean-sweep the rubber 3-0. The visitors finished

Unhappy with the bids received, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is going to the market once more seeking a more competitive offer to award its broadcasting rights (TV/radio and digital) for the next three-year cycle starting April.

With the series already in their bag, Sri Lanka will look to go for the kill and sweep the three-match ODI series when they faced a demoralised West Indies team in the final ODI on Sunday at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Bowling allrounder Thisara Perera has been included in Sri Lanka’s T20I squad for the two-match series against West Indies along with bowler Nuwan Pradeep and spin-bowling allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya.

Hundreds from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis, over the course of their record 239-run stand, powered Sri Lanka to a massive 345 against West Indies in the second ODI on Wednesday (February 26). Wanindu Hasaranga, whose heroics with the bat got the