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Sri Lanka held their nerve after a brilliant century by Jos Buttler to beat England by seven runs in the fourth one-day international at Lord’s on Saturday and level the series at 2-2. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 112 in a commanding Sri Lanka total of 300 for nine and England struggled in reply until the […]

Sri Lanka’s bowlers ripped through a fragile England batting line-up to win the second one-day international in Durham by 157 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 88 as Sri Lanka made a respectable total of 256 for eight from their 50 overs. […]

(Reuters) – World champions Sri Lanka held off an England fightback to win by nine runs in a Twenty20 international at the Oval on Tuesday helped by an explosive innings from Thisara Perera and superb bowling from Lasith Malinga. Perera’s quick-fire 49 runs from 20 balls, having survived a dropped catch by Michael Carberry, enabled […]

Chandika Hathurusginhe is to take over as head coach of the Bangladesh national side. Cricket NSW confirmed on Monday the Sri Lankan was leaving his role as coach of the Sydney Thunder Twenty20 team to replace Shane Jurgensen, who resigned last month. […]

FILE PHOTO – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara scored 159 in 267 balls, inclusive of 18 fours and two sixes, for English county Durham yesterday. Durham played a four-dayer, which was to end yesterday, against Sussex in one of their Div. I matches of the ongoing County Championship, at Hove County Grounds. […]

DUBLIN: Ajantha Mendis starred with both bat and ball as Sri Lanka enjoyed a comfortable start to their tour of the British Isles with a 79-run win over Ireland in the first one-day international in Dublin on Tuesday. […]

Ireland coach Phil Simmons is hoping for chilly conditions as his team begin their two-match one-day series against Sri Lanka in Dublin on Tuesday. […]

Kumar Sangakkara admits Sri Lanka’s loss will be England’s gain after coach Paul Farbrace was lured back to his native country. The former Kent wicketkeeper left his post as Sri Lanka coach after just four months to become Peter Moores’ assistant. […]

Durham have been given a huge boost for their next two LV= County Championship matches after announcing the signing of veteran Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on a short-term deal. […]

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that Mr. Marvan Atapattu has been appointed as the National Team Head Coach and Mr. Ruwan Kalpage as the Interim Assistant Coach with immediate effect. […]

Revealing what he says ‘the biggest challenge’ which Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) faces after the unexpected departure of national coach Paul Farbrace, Sri Lanka selection committee chairman Sanath Jayasuriya said yesterday that “we need a lot of effort to come out of this situation as he (Farbrace) knows our team inside out.” Jayasuriya said so […]

Sunday 6th April 2014 was a history creating day and in Colombo it was undoubtedly a night to remember. The roar of the lion reigned supreme when Sri Lanka celebrated another cricket milestone winning the T20 World Cup beating favorite India in Dhaka. The party atmosphere throughout the streets of Colombo was astounding with the […]

Sri Lanka head coach Paul Farbrace has resigned and is set to take up the position of assistant coach of England, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Tuesday. […]

On a red-carpet reception day when the two Sri Lankan players, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene hit out at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board over retirement issues, the former coach has come out openly for not receiving the “better treatment” when the team first ever won the 50-over World Cup in 1996. […]

It triggered quite a furore in Sri Lankan cricket but the country’s first World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has backed Mahela Jayawrdene and Kumar Sangakkara’s decision to call it quits from Twenty20 Internationals, saying the duo’s timing was correct. […]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today issued a media release expressing it’s regrets over the statement made by Cricketer Mahela Jayawardena alleging that the Secretary and CEO of SLC had criticized Jayawardena’s decision to retire from T20 cricket. […]