Ireland enjoyed a fairytale opening day in their first ever test match against England as they bowled out the hosts for 85 before building a healthy lead at sweltering Lord’s on Wednesday.

Wicket-keeper bat Niroshan Dickwella an opener Danushka Gunathilaka failed to find a spot in the 17-man squad named for the three match ODI series against Bangladesh starting this Friday.

T-20 World Cup-winning Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara announced retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Wednesday.

Veteran seamer Lasith Malinga will end his ODI career on July 26 when Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in the first game of a three-match series. He will continue to be available for T20 cricket.

When umpire Kumar Dharmasena signalled six runs off the fourth ball in England’s last over of their World Cup final run chase, there ensued a raging controversy over the validity of his call. This week, Dharmasena defended his decision but admitted

The national cricket selectors axed allrounders Milinda Siriwardana and Jeevan Mendis and veteran seamer Suranga Lakmal and legs[inner Jeffrey Vandersay for the three match ODI series against Bangladesh but recalled Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunat

England’s World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League next year, the team announced Thursday.

England have give Jason Roy his first Test call-up to face Ireland after the Surrey opener played a key role in his country’s historic World Cup triumph, but pace bowler Mark Wood will be sidelined for between four and six weeks.

What a match. No World Cup final has created as much excitement as the one played at Lord’s on Sunday between England and New Zealand. After a gripping performance by both teams, England prevailed, clinching the Cricket World Cup for the first time

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first in the ICC Cricket World Cup final against England here at Lord’s Cricket ground.

These are not the finals many anticipated, heading into the semis. But New Zealand and England produced stunning performances to see off two-time World Cup champions India and five-time semifinal winners Australia to book their places in Sunday’s f

The umpires and officials for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 final have been appointed following the conclusion of the two semi-finals.

Cricket can be a game of some complexity and nuance but as England showed in their dismantling of Australia in Thursday’s World Cup semi-final, it can also be a remarkably straightforward sport.

England may change their bowling combination for Thursday’s Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia if the Edgbaston pitch assists spinners, captain Eoin Morgan said on Wednesday.

New Zealand survived Ravindra Jadeja’s late onslaught to stun India by 18 runs in a low-scoring thriller on Wednesday and reach the Cricket World Cup final for the second time in a row.

India’s disciplined bowling attack dominated New Zealand before intermittent rain washed out the rest of Tuesday’s play in the first Cricket World Cup semi-final which will continue on Wednesday.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the first semi-final of the Cricket World Cup 2019 against India at the Old Trafford grounds.

When his wife was pregnant with their first child, Colin Fernando prayed hard for a boy. Because he had only one dream: and that was to see his son play cricket.

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 group stage has exposed 10 nations to every possible pressure, examining every nook and cranny of their method in the 50-over format.

New Zealand cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka in August to play two Tests Tests and three T20Is, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Friday (July 05). The two Tests will be part of the inaugural ICC Test championship.

Picture being at the receiving end of such a dominant performance! Virat Kholi’s men hardly broke a sweat as they pounded the hapless Sri Lankans to a comprehensive seven-wicket win in their final group game at Headingley grounds in Leeds yesterday

England stormed into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1992 after Jonny Bairstow’s second consecutive century helped secure a comprehensive 119-run victory over New Zealand on Wednesday.

Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha is disappointed after Sri Lanka were eliminated with one match to go in the 2019 World Cup. Sri Lanka will face India—a strong contender for the title—in their last group game on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s performan

Angelo Mathews hadn’t bowled a ball in an ODI for 8 months, and hadn’t even bowled in the nets all tournament for Sri Lanka.

Two young batting talents—Avishka Fernando and Nicholas Pooran lit up the Sri Lanka vs West Indies World Cup dead-rubber at the Riverside Durham cricket stadium with some scintillating batting performances as Sri Lanka survived a high-scoring thril

A spirited England ended India’s unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup with a 31-run victory in a high-scoring group match to boost their semi-final prospects on Sunday.

West Indies have done some soul-searching since their elimination from the World Cup and head coach Floyd Reifer insists the clash against Sri Lanka is their first step on the path to a brighter future.

Sri Lanka’s World Cup fate is out of their own hands after defeat to South Africa on Friday in Durham. But skipper Dimuth Karunaratne insists he and his fellow batsmen are ready to turn the tide in their favour in their last two games of this ICC M

After Sri Lanka registered a 1-wicket win over South Africa to savour their first series victory (2-0) in the land of Big Fives, a dressing room video was leaked. It showed players lavishing praise on the head coach, even dedicating the win to Chandi

The Sri Lanka cricket team is like the British weather. If you like them one day—like on June 21, when they brought down one of the pre-tournament favourites, England—there’s a good chance you might dislike them the next. So contrasting have be