Category: Sports News

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 3 runs, win series 2-0

Sri Lanka beat Australia by three runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second and final Twenty20 cricket international in Melbourne on Monday. Sri Lanka clinched the two-match series 2-0. […]



Sri Lanka beat Australia by 5 wickets in first T20

REUTERS – Sri Lanka beat Australia by five wickets in the first Twenty20 International in Sydney on Saturday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. […]



Can Sanath’s charms bring the best out of Sri Lanka again?

With former captain Sanath Jayasuriya set to be named Chairman of the new selection panel to be announced on Monday, there is some concern as to what he will bring into the table. But surely he can’t be worse than what the current lot have done. […]



Cricket: Sri Lanka beat Australia by four wickets

Sri Lanka defeated Australia by four wickets after bowling out the home side for an embarrassing 74 in the third one-day international at the Gabba on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead. […]



Australia recall Clarke for Sri Lanka ODIs

Australia captain Michael Clarke is one of three big names to return to the squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Sri Lanka after a disappointing showing by stand-ins on Sunday. […]



Hat-trick of run outs bring woe to Sri Lankans

The national cricket team’s support staff currently consists of eight individuals and to that long list they may as well add a running between the wickets coach, a discipline where the Sri Lankans have been awful this summer here in Australia. The trend continued in yesterday’s first ODI against Australia as Sri Lanka suffered a […]



Karunaratne thrives as Sri Lanka eat into lead

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Dimuth Karunaratne was approaching his maiden test century as Sri Lanka reached 130 for one in their second innings at tea on the third day of the third test against Australia on Saturday. […]



Australia strike early, Sangakkara passes 10,000

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s pace attack scythed through Sri Lanka’s top order to leave the hosts reeling at 79-3, but master batsman Kumar Sangakkara celebrated his 10,000th test run shortly before lunch on the opening day of the second test in Melbourne on Wednesday. […]



I am ready for captaincy – Mathews

Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team Angelo Mathews said that he is ready to take over as skipper once Mahela Jayawardene steps aside at the end of the current series, the AAP reported today. […]



Australia beat Sri Lanka

Pix by AP Australia beat Sri Lanka by 137 runs in the first test match played in Hobart, Australia. […]



Focus on cricket, not money: Vaas

Dubai: Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas, who has been hailed among the finest left-arm pacers to have come out of his country, wants young cricketers to focus on cricket and not money. […]



Jayawardene to step down as Sri Lanka skipper

HOBART (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene will step down as captain of the Sri Lanka test and one-day teams after the current tour of Australia and has backed Angelo Mathews to replace him. […]



‘Reduce government interference in cricket’ – Lorgat review

Haroon Lorgat, the former ICC Chief Executive, has recommended less government interference in team selection, in addition to 23 other recommendations to Sri Lanka Cricket, in his review of the sport in the country. Lorgat was appointed short-term special advisor to the SLC in July, and was tasked with performing a wide-ranging review of governance, […]



Dilshan leads Sri Lanka to convincing win

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing in his 250th one-day international, made light of a back injury to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis method in another rain-hit match on Tuesday. […]



Harsha Rajapaksha of Rahula College takes ten wickets in an innings

Left-arm paceman Harsha Rajapaksha of Rahula College, Matara has taken all ten wickets in an innings, in a spell of ten overs, to restrict Devapathiraja College, Ratgama to a paltry 23 runs on day one of their Under-19 cricket encounter at Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara yesterday. Rajapaksha has given away just eight runs in his 9.3 […]



Ban spot-fixers for life, says Muralitharan

(Reuters) – Anyone involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life, former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan told Reuters on Saturday, days after six umpires were provisionally suspended for allegedly agreeing to fix matches. India TV showed footage on Monday of what the news channel said was officials from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka negotiating […]