Sri Lanka
Steve Smith has been ruled out of the rest of Australia’s Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka with a concussion after landing heavily as he made a spectacular attempt to take a catch.
Sri Lanka hammered Zimbabwe by 184 runs in the third and final one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Friday.
Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday as home captain Dasun Shanaka’s 102 went in vain.
Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test in Galle on Thursday.
A ferry capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least six people, a navy spokesperson said.
Bangladesh’s hope of playing final of the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy four nations international tournament shattered when they suffered a 1-2 goal defeat to host Sri Lanka in their last match of the tournament held Tuesday night at Racecourse ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Fifties from Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped Sri Lanka to beat the Tigers in their first match of Super 12s at Sharjah on Sunday.
Mohammad Naim and Mushfiqur Rahim helped Bangladesh to post 171-4 against Sri Lanka in their first match of Super 12s at Sharjah on Sunday.
Sri Lanka returned to the battle strongly with two quick wickets of Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan after a good start by Bangladesh as both the openers seem comfortable in the pitch and posted 38-0 in the first five overs.
Spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga set up a comprehensive seven-wicket win for Sri Lanka against debutants Namibia in round one of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday.
Bangladesh conceded a four-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the first official warm-up game at ADC Oval 2 ground in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan legendary fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending a 17-year career.
Sri Lanka named a 15-player squad for the Twenty20 World Cup but said they were undecided on whether to play against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s reported ban on women playing sport.
Oshada Fernando’s 91 and Lahiru Thirimanne’s 76 helped Sri Lanka to take a lead of 153 runs with six wickets in hand against West Indies at the end of the third day of the first Test on Tuesday.
Former captain Jason Holder took five wickets to bundle out Sri Lanka for 169 as the West Indies took control of the first Test of their two-match series on the opening day in Antigua on Sunday.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka governments on Saturday signed six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to enhance cooperation between the two countries in different areas, including youth development.
Darren Bravo’s fourth ODI century and half-centuries from Shai Hope, Kieron Pollard guided the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder and batsman Darren Bravo are set to return to the squad for two Test matches at home against Sri Lanka, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Friday.
