Sri Lanka Cricket Team: News

Asia Cup: SL begin title defense with win over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka have begun their Asia Cup title defense with a win over Bangladesh in the second match in Pallekele.

31 Aug 2023

Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana becomes youngest SL player with an ODI four-fer 

Matheesha Pathirana starred for Sri Lanka with the ball in their opening Asia Cup 2023 encounter against Bangladesh at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Asia Cup 2023: Najmul Hossain Shanto breaks these records 

Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for a mere 164 in the second match of the 2023 Asia Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

29 Aug 2023

Asia Cup

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka announce squad; star bowlers miss out

With a day to go for the 2023 Asia Cup, co-hosts Sri Lanka have finally announced their 15-member squad.

24 Aug 2023

Indian Cricket Team

Asia Cup: How have India fared in Sri Lanka (ODIs)?

Team India is among the favorites to lift the 2023 Asia Cup, which will be played in the ODI format.

24 Aug 2023

Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi: Decoding his stats with the new ball 

Shaheen Afridi has emerged as one of the threatening fast bowlers going around.

19 Aug 2023

Asia Cup

Asia Cup: Decoding Jasprit Bumrah's stellar ODI stats in Asia

The 2023 Asia Cup is just around the corner and all six teams are gearing up to make a mark.

18 Aug 2023

Rohit Sharma

Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma averages 25.34 in Sri Lanka (ODIs)

Team India will tussle for its eighth Asia Cup title in the 2023 edition of the continental event, which gets underway on August 30.

17 Aug 2023

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli owns four ODI centuries in Sri Lanka: Stats

Team India will want Virat Kohli to make his bat talk in the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup, starting on August 30.

15 Aug 2023

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga retires from Test cricket: Decoding his stats

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus more on the limited overs formats.

05 Aug 2023

Rohit Sharma

Revisiting Rohit Sharma's best knocks in Asia Cup

The 2023 edition of the Asia Cup will get underway on August 30 with a total of six teams taking part.

05 Aug 2023

Asia Cup

Decoding Team Sri Lanka's stats in Asia Cup

Sri Lanka will fight for their seventh Asia Cup title in the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, which will get underway on August 30.

05 Aug 2023

Asia Cup

Decoding Team Pakistan's stats in Asia Cup

All six participating teams are gearing up with the 2023 Asia Cup being around the corner.

04 Aug 2023

Alex Hales

Alex Hales retires from international cricket: Decoding his best knocks

England swashbuckling opener Alex Hales has drawn curtains to his international career.

04 Aug 2023

Asia Cup

Decoding the best spells in Asia Cup

The 2023 edition of the Asia Cup will get underway on August 30 with a total of six teams taking part.

04 Aug 2023

Virat Kohli

Revisiting Virat Kohli's best knocks in Asia Cup

Team India will fight for their eighth Asia Cup title in the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, starting on August 30.

03 Aug 2023

Indian Cricket Team

Team India plays its 200th T20I: Decoding the stats

The Indian cricket team is playing its 200th T20I on Thursday. India achieved the milestone in the first of the five-match series versus West Indies.

Pakistan consolidate top position in WTC standings: Decoding the table

Pakistan have consolidated their position atop the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship standings with a 2-0 clean sweep against hosts Sri Lanka.

27 Jul 2023

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews smokes his ninth Test fifty versus Pakistan: Stats

Veteran Sri Lankan batter Angelo Mathews slammed a fighting fifty against Pakistan in the recently-concluded second and final Test in Colombo.

27 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan's Noman Ali rattles SL with career-best seven-fer: Stats

Pakistan's left-arm spinner Noman Ali has scripted history with a career-best seven-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded second and final Test.

27 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan rout SL with their biggest win in away Tests

Pakistan claimed an innings win against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The visitors, having won by four wickets in Galle, sealed the 2nd Test by an innings and 222 runs.

27 Jul 2023

Mohammad Rizwan

SL vs PAK, Mohammad Rizwan scores half-century on Test return

Mohammad Rizwan has smoked a half-century upon his return to the Pakistan Test XI.

26 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK: Shafique, Salman help visitors gain massive lead

Pakistan gained a 397-run lead on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.

26 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Agha Salman slams a ton

Pakistan batter Agha Salman has slammed a superb century on Day 3 of the second Test versus Sri Lanka in Colombo.

26 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Shafique becomes second Pakistan batter with Test double-century in SL

Hours after reaching three figures, Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique notched up his maiden Test double-century during the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka.

26 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Saud Shakeel becomes first-ever batter with this feat in Tests

Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel once again rose to the occasion, this time in the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka.

26 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Abdullah Shafique smashes fourth century

Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique slammed a brilliant ton against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

24 Jul 2023

Shan Masood

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Masood hammers seventh Test half-century

Shan Masood played a decisive fifty-run knock against Sri Lanka on day one of the second Test in Colombo.

24 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

2nd Test: SL bowled out; Pakistan trail by 21 runs

Pakistan ruled the roost on Day 1 of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.

24 Jul 2023

Naseem Shah

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Naseem, Abrar rattle hosts

Sri Lanka have been bundled out for their lowest first-innings total (166) at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan.

24 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Dhananjaya de Silva races past 7,500 FC runs with half-century 

Sri Lankan all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva hammered his 13th Test fifty in the ongoing second and final game against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

23 Jul 2023

Lahiru Thirimanne

SL's Lahiru Thirimanne announces retirement from international cricket: Details here

Sri Lankan batter Lahiru Thirimanne has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.

22 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Visitors aim to seal series

Pakistan claimed a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle to end their year-long drought in Tests.

20 Jul 2023

Prabath Jayasuriya

Prabath Jayasuriya completes 50 Test wickets in Galle with four-fer

Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a brilliant four-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the recently-concluded opening Test, albeit in a losing cause.

Pakistan beat SL in 1st Test: Decoding WTC 2023-25 table

Pakistan have registered their first points in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle.

20 Jul 2023

Imam-ul-Haq

SL vs PAK: Imam-ul-Haq's timely fifty powers visitors to victory

Imam-ul-Haq hammered an important fifty as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.

20 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan hammer Sri Lanka in 1st Test: Key stats

Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.

19 Jul 2023

Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023: India-Pakistan clash scheduled on September 2

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the dates and venues for the upcoming 2023 Asia Cup.

19 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK, 1st Test: Visitors closing in on victory

Pakistan are closing in on victory against Sri Lanka in the 1st Test at the Galle International Stadium.

19 Jul 2023

Pakistan Cricket Team

SL vs PAK: Dhananjaya de Silva slams a crucial 82

Sri Lanka batter Dhananjaya de Silva continues his bright form in Test cricket.