Right arm spinner Tanveer Sangha along with right arm pacies Nathan McAndrew and Aaron Hardie guided Australia ‘A’ to record an easy win by 68 runs against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first four-day match concluded at Sooriyawewa Stadium on Friday.
When the Sri Lankan middle-order started crumbling on Saturday, not only did the Aussies look certain to secure 3-0 clean sweep, but unfortunately it felt normal in so many ways. People were still living in a country that has been destroyed by politicians, supporting a cricket team that is consistently inconsistent and a victory against a top team was a dream.
The player draft for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will likely take place at the end of this month, Tournament Director Samantha Dodanwela said, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that the tournament will begin on July 31.
Two top knocks by Niroshan Dickwella, who made an 83 in 73 balls inclusive of ten boundaries and a six, and an unbeaten 73 in 65 balls with three boundaries and two sixes by Ashen Bandara paved the way for Sri Lanka ‘A’ to record a comfortable four-wicket win against the visiting Australia ‘A’ in a high scoring game at the SSC ground today.
Unbeaten half-centuries from David Warner and Aaron Finch underscored Australia’s dominant victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, after Josh Hazelwood triggered a sensational batting collapse from the hosts earlier in the evening.
Wickramashila National School, Giriulla Under-19 cricket team has emerged from obscurity to become one of the leading teams in of school cricket with some stunning performances in the 2022 Division III tournament.
Sri Lanka’s T20 captain Dasun Shanaka believes his team’s world-class bowling line-up can rein in the World Cup-winning Australian batting line-up, starting with the first T20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
Havelock Sports Club may not have won the inter-club league rugby title in ten years, but always been considered a massive club in the domestic rugby circuit – above all, from generation to generation, the Havies were represented by thorough gentlemen who always placed very high value on integrity.
Australian fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood said that his team will come into their multi-format tour of Sri Lanka carrying significantly more confidence in handling sub-continental conditions than was present during their previous tour of the island in 2016.
St. Anthony’s College ended day one in a strong position in the 103rd annual big match against Trinity College, better known as the Battle of the Blues in the Hill Capital, which commenced at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy today.
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