India paceman Ishant Sharma and Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal have been given one-match bans after admitting charges of misconduct during the third test between the countries, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
Left-handed batsman Upul Tharanga will replace retired Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara for the third and final test against India, captain Angelo Mathews said on Thursday.
There was no fairytale farewell but Kumar Sangakkara left behind a slew of batting records and a rich legacy after playing his final test knock at the P Sara Oval on Sunday.
The Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test match at the very venue he made his debut 15 years ago.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday his team is eager to send off the retiring Kumar Sangakkara by winning the test series against India that starts next week.
Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their series away to Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this year after officials confirmed they arein talks with the Sri Lanka great.
Kusal Perera sent Pakistan on the run with his most substantial innings to date, then Sri Lanka’s middle order ran the opposition down and mauled them in a frenzied finish, to found a 165-run victory in the final ODI. Sri Lanka plundered 368 for 4
Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera blasted the second fastest one-day fifty in their series-levelling two-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second ODI at Pallekele on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka needed a little over 26 overs to chase down a 153-run victory target for a series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the second test against Pakistan on Monday.
Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has lauded England’s selection of Trevor Bayliss as their new coach but believes they will still find it ‘tough’ to beat Australia in the upcoming Ashes series.
Maverick opener Ahmed Shehzad Wednesday earned a recall in Pakistan’s 15-man Test squad for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka after being sidelined over disciplinary problems.
Sri Lankan cricket’s governing body on Wednesday announced the sacking of three officials after allegations that members of the women’s national team were asked to perform sexual favours to keep their places.
Jonty Rhodes, the former South Africa batsman and current Mumbai Indians fielding coach, will be in Sri Lanka from Tuesday for a 10-day stint as fielding coach ahead of the side’s home series against Pakistan next month.
Sri Lanka’s sports ministry said on Friday that an investigation had found evidence that members of the national women’s cricket team had been forced to perform sexual favors for officials in order to earn or keep their places in the squad.
