Sri Lanka named a 16-member squad on Monday, led by Charith Asalanka for the two-match ODI series against the touring Australian team. The first match will be on Wednesday and the second on Friday. Both matches are day games and will be played in Colombo at the Premadasa stadium. Australia arrived in Sri Lanka last … Read more
Captain Steve Smith produced a batting masterclass against spin bowling as he and Alex Carey smashed unbeaten hundreds to power Australia to a commanding 330 for three on Day two of the second and final test in Galle on Friday. Smith’s unbeaten 120 is his second successive hundred of the series while Carey made a … Read more
Steve Smith will lead the Australia side in its Sri Lanka tour in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins as Nathan McSweeney made a return to set-up, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday. CA released the squad on the heels of a 3-1 win over India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 trophy, which … Read more
Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from Test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka’s squad to play two Test matches in South Africa starting later this month. The 17-member squad named on Tuesday is led by Dhananjaya de Silva and includes nine batters, three specialist spinners and five pace bowlers. … Read more
A captain’s knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday’s T20I opener in Dambulla. Chasing a modest 136 to win, Sri Lanka’s batsman struggled to capitalise against the second-string visiting team. But a crucial 38-run stand for the sixth wicket between … Read more
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I live streaming and live telecast details© AFP Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Streaming: Sri Lanka play a two-match T20I series against New Zealand at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, starting Saturday. The home series holds particular significance for Sri Lanka, as they … Read more
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Score Updates© AFP Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates: Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage took three wickets for Sri Lanka to leave a second string New Zealand side all out for 135 in Saturday’s T20I opener. Fresh from a commanding red-ball series win … Read more