Thanuga, Sethru guide Thurstan to final

Left and eight arm spin duo Thanuga Palihawadana and Sethru Fernando shone for Thurstan College against St. Peter’s College in the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘B’ segment limited over tournament semi final encounter as the duo guided the side to achieve a close 11 runs win in a low scoring match played at the Army grounds in Panagoda today.

Dulash, Dilruwan, Dushan steer BRC to third win

BRC coasted to their third outright win of the ongoing Major Club three-day cricket tournament encounter with a convincing 145 runs win over Kandy Customs CC in the match played at the BRC ground. The architects of the win was a top score of 71 by Dulash Udayanga and allround performances by skipper Dilruwan Perera and Dushan Hemantha.

Minister gives undertaking not to take action on interim committee until Wednesday

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, through his lawyer, gave an undertaking today not to take any further steps regarding the gazette notification issued by the Minister appointing an interim committee to Sri Lanka Cricket, until November 22.

WC Team of Tournament includes Dilshan Madushanka; 6 Indians included

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 delivered some phenomenal individual performances across seven weeks of high-class international action, and here is the official ICC Team of the Tournament.

SLC responds to Sports Minister's revelations; calls for fair probe

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has once again responded to Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s disclosure of confidential letters sent by the SLC to the International Cricket Council (ICC) before the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket.

National discard Waduge take Trinity to final

Defending champions Trinity booked the berth to the final of the Under-19 Division One Tier ‘A’ limited over tournament when they prevailed by 10 runs on the D/L method over Royal in the semi-final encounter played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona yesterday.

SLC awards 28 million rupees to Asian Games medal winners

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) took steps on November 17 to award LKR 28 million in prize money to athletic medal winners, including Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 gold medalist Tharushi Karunarathna. Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) claims that this is the first time that SLC has awarded such an amount to medal winners at the international level in another sport.

List of Winners at the 2023 World Cup Awards

Kohli’s remarkable achievement includes scoring 765 runs in 11 innings, featuring nine fifty-plus scores at the ICC World Cup 2023.

Travis Head delivers World Cup final masterclass in POTM display

Australia’s Travis Head scored a superb century on the biggest stage to steer his nation to victory in the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, earning him the Player of the Match award in Sunday’s showpiece match.

Minister accuses Shammi of issuing threats

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said that he had received threats from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva and National Sports Council Director Sudhath Chandrasekara in a new turn of events between the two parties.

India star named Player of the Tournament at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Kohli’s brilliance with the bat was a defining feature of the tournament, with India’s number three scoring at least a half-century in nine of his 11 innings.

Australia stun hosts India to win sixth title

Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men’s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time.

Awesome Australia beat India to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Victory for Australia is a crowning moment in what has been a phenomenal year for Pat Cummins’ side across formats, adding to their win over India in the World Test Championship final in June and their subsequent retention of the Ashes.

Australia restrict India to 240 in tense World Cup final

Australia’s bowlers produced a masterclass to bounce back from a powerplay blitz and tie India in knots, restricting the tournament hosts to 240 all out in the first innings of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final.

Sports Minister exposes three more letters from SLC to ICC

Three more leaked letters addressed to ICC Chairman Greg Barclay by SLC president Shammi Silva detailing Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s interference in decision-making processes as Sport Minister have resurfaced as part of the latest saga in the Sri Lanka Cricket situation.

Spectator breaches security, hugs Virat Kohli on the field

The incident took place in the 14th over when a fan managed to give the security cordon a miss and make his way on the field.

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib joins politics, may contest 2024 polls

Bangladeshi cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has sought a nomination from the ruling Bangladesh Awami League to run in the upcoming general election.

How 'desi training' helped Shami to excel

Indian pacer Mohammad Shami, who won the Player of the Match for his 7/57 in the first Semi Final against New Zealand in the ongoing World Cup is the best bowling analysis by an Indian in ODIs - going past Stuart Binny’s 6/4 against Bangladesh at Dhaka from 2014. He now has four five-wicket hauls in World Cups - the most for any bowler. Three of them have come this year. He is the fastest to 50 wickets in World Cups - getting there in 17 innings.

SLC responds to Opposition Leader’s allegations over ICC reporting

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today refuted the recent allegations by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament regarding the communications between SLC and the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Dinuja steers Colombo North-2 to victory

A fine all-round performance by Dinuja Samararatne helped Colombo North-2 to record a 25-run win over Colombo North-1 in their Under-15 Inter-Provincial Youth Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Campbell Place.

Former pacer named chief selector as Pakistan’s reshuffle continues after CWC23

Former Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has been named the chief selector of the Pakistan men’s national team in the aftermath of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He will take over from Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had tendered his resignation during the tournament.

Match officials named for Cricket World Cup final

Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough, both from England, have been named as the on-field umpires for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad.

SLC grants Rs. 28 mn in cash awards to Asian Games medal winners

Tharushi Karunaratne, the Asian Games Gold Medalist, Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge, the ‘Silver Medalist’, and 09 other athletes who made the country proud by winning bronze medals during the concluded Asian Games 2023 were recognized and given cash awards.

All you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Final

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final is almost upon us, with India and Australia gearing up for the mammoth event. Here’s everything you need to know.

President talks to Jay Shah over cricket crisis in Sri Lanka: Kanchana

President Ranil Wickremesinghe had a discussion with Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah on Thursday to discuss the cricket crisis in Sri Lanka, Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said today.

Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Team To Perform Air Show In Ahmedabad

Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Team to perform air show in Ahmedabad ahead of the 2023 World Cup final.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists confirmed

The finalists of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 are confirmed, with India set to face Australia in Sunday’s showpiece match in Ahmedabad.

'He'll go down as one of the legends’: De Kock bows out of ODIs

Quinton de Kock’s One Day International career has come to a close with defeat in Thursday’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia.

Australia beat South Africa to reach World Cup final

David Miller registered a stunning knock of 101 off 116 balls to help South Africa score 212 runs while batting first at Eden Gardens. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took three wickets each for Australia to make a difference in the second semifinal.

Jayasuriya guides SSC to an innings win

A matchbag of nine wickets by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and a half century by Manoj Sarathchandra helped SSC to record a comfortable innings and 62-run win over Colts CC in their Major Club three-day Cricket Tournament match played at the Colts Grounds. This was SSC’s third outright win of the tournament.