Tag: Sri Lanka

Malinga to retire from ODIs after 1st game against Bangladesh

Karunaratne said the 36-year-old former captain would only take part in the first match to be played here on July 26.

July 23, 2019

8 killed in Sri Lanka in heavy rainfall; several houses damaged

Sri Lanka has been witnessing inclement weather since Thursday and is likely to witness continuous rain for a few days in the central, western and southwestern regions.

July 20, 2019

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka: Hosts name 22-member squad

Bangladesh on Friday named Tamim Iqbal their skipper for the team’s outing to Sri Lanka after Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the series after sustaining a hamstring injury.

July 20, 2019

Bangladesh announce squad for Sri Lanka tour, Mashrafe Mortaza remains captain

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs which will be played on 26 July, 28 July and 31 July at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

July 16, 2019

Sri Lanka expecting 100,000 tourists in July: PM

India, Britain and China are the leading markets for Sri Lanka's tourism.

July 15, 2019

60 detained over Sri Lanka Easter Sunday terror attacks

The Easter Sunday bombings which also injured over 500 people was the bloodiest attack in the island after the civil war ended in 2009.

July 11, 2019

Sri Lanka coach Hathurusingha vows to stay on despite World Cup exit

Sri Lanka started the tournament as rank outsiders and finished sixth of the nine teams, registering one of their three wins against the world's top-ranked one-day international side and hosts England.

July 8, 2019

CWC 2019: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma’s ton help India outplay Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowler for his 3 for 37 in 10 overs.

July 7, 2019

CWC 2019: Angelo Mathews’ ton takes Sri Lanka to 264 runs in 50 overs

Sri Lanka were four down at 55 and it seemed that India would soon wrap them up. But Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne erected the Sri Lankan spine with a 124-run stand.

July 6, 2019

CWC 2019: Sri Lanka reeling at 102/4 after 25 overs

Sri Lanka lost their captain Dimuth Karunaratne (10) when the team's score was 17 and soon Kusal Perera (18) joined Karunaratne in the dugout. India ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah claimed the wickets of both the batsmen.

July 6, 2019

World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma can break these three records against Sri Lanka

While India have already qualified for the semis and Sri Lanka knocked out of the tournament, Rohit can aim to break three major World Cup records in this match.

July 6, 2019

Umpire Ian Gould to retire after India-Sri Lanka World Cup game

The 61-year old Englishman, who made his International Umpiring debut in 2006, has officiated in 250 International matches across all formats of Cricket.

July 6, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka opt to bat against India

Sri Lanka have included Thisara Perera in place of Jeffrey Vandersay. For India, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja came in places of Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Shami

July 6, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India’s last chance to solve middle order woes

Even though there is not much at stake, India will look forward to put up a clinical performance yet again after their Edgbaston stutter against England and to get to the top of the points table which would decide which opponent will face India in the semi-finals.

July 6, 2019

Pick Ravindra Jadeja, recall Kedar Jadhav: World Cup historian Ashis Ray

Ray further pointed out: "Jadeja is the best fielder in the Indian team. On his day he can also be destructive as a batsman."

July 5, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka can beat India, feels Dhananjaya de Silva

The 27-year-old off-spinner admitted that his side has nothing to lose against the Men in Blue -- who are one of the favourites to lift the trophy.

July 2, 2019

Will try to restore our lost pride in India series: Nicholas Pooran

India will be touring West Indies to play three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests, starting from August 3.

July 2, 2019