Category: Sports News

Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the three-match T20 series starting tomorrow (February 24).

Opener Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday.

All rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has tested positive for COVID-19 during a Rapid Antigen Test conducted this morning (February 15), Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced.

Top order batsman Kusal Mendis is set to return for today’s third T-20 International in Canberra after completing his quarantine period and returning two negative PCR tests having missed the opening two encounters.

Sri Lankan fast bowler Dushmatha Chameera has been sold for INR 200 lakhs at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held today (February 13).

Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for Indian Rs. 10.75 crore (Sri Lanka Rs. 290 million) at the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Former Sri Lanka Test Captain Suranga Lakmal has decided to retire from all forms of International Cricket following the completion of the upcoming Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022.

Former captain Lasith Malinga has been appointed as the ‘Bowling Strategy Coach’ of the National Team for the upcoming Tour of Australia.

Sri Lanka cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has withdrawn his letter of retirement handed over to the national cricket board.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to lift the ban imposed on national cricketers Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella.

Sri Lanka cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has reportedly handed over a letter of retirement to the cricket administration.

Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has been appointed as the national team’s ‘Consultant Coach’ for the period of one year, starting from January 1, 2022.

Last year, prior to Lanka Premier League, Wanindu Hasaranga was just another up and coming cricketer. Lead up to this year’s event, he’s world’s number one ranked bowler, globetrotting in style.

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has called his former teammate and the ICC’s latest Hall of Fame inductee Mahela Jayawardena one of the game’s “great thinkers”.

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has climbed to the No.1 spot on the ICC Men’s T20I bowling rankings, for the first time in his career.

Sri Lankan Cricketer Wanindu Hasaranga took his first T20 International hat-trick against South Africa in Sharjah today (30).