Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka declare Test squad for Bangladesh tour

Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series starting next week, selectors said Wednesday.
4 May 2022

Mathews returns as Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain

Sri Lanka announces that Angelo Mathews would return as skipper for limited-overs cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup, just six months after the allrounder stepped down from the post.
9 January 2018

SL to hold T20I tri-series involving Bangladesh, India

SLC release confirms that Sri Lanka will host Bangladesh and India for a T20I tri-nation series in March.
18 November 2017

Sri Lanka dare to dream of India Test upset

Captain Dinesh Chandimal is dreaming of Sri Lanka making history by winning a Test in India -- despite being huge underdogs against the world's top-ranked side when the series begins in Kolkata on Thursday.
14 November 2017

Sri Lanka drop Mendis, Silva for India Tests

Sri Lanka drop out-of-form top order batsmen Kusal Mendis and Kaushal Silva from the squad for a three-match Test series against India starting in Kolkata next week.
6 November 2017

Sri Lanka to play in Pakistan eight years after gun attack

Sri Lanka will play a Twenty20 international in Lahore on Oct. 29, returning to the city for the first time since they suffered a gun and grenade attack in 2009, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirms.
17 October 2017

ICC confirms corruption unit probe into Sri Lanka

The International Cricket Council announce it had initiated investigations in Sri Lanka and that officers from its anti-corruption unit (ACU) had recently visited the country.
24 September 2017

Tharanga relief as Windies loss sees Sri Lanka into World Cup

Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga backs his side to uphold the island's proud World Cup record after their automatic qualification for the 2019 edition in Britain was assured by West Indies' seven-wicket loss to England.
20 September 2017

Sri Lanka to play final T20 in Lahore

Sri Lanka will return to Lahore for a Twenty20 international at the end of October, eight years after gunmen attacked a bus carrying its players in the Pakistan city.
10 September 2017

Sri Lanka coach slams selection policy after defeat

Sri Lanka's cricket coach Nick Pothas has blames outside interference for a string of poor performances and says frequent changes to the selection line-up had made his job "very difficult".
21 August 2017

Sri Lanka board clears first Pakistan tour since 2009 attack

Sri Lanka's cricket board has approved a tour to Pakistan, eight years after a deadly militant attack against the team brought top international games there to a standstill, officials inform.
14 August 2017

Ranatunga urges ICC to probe Sri Lanka chief

Former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga blames Sri Lanka's string of humiliating defeats on the country's cricket chief and demands his investigation by the International Cricket Council.
9 August 2017

World Cup hero Ranatunga stops watching Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga lambastes the country's cricket leaders and says he has stopped watching the ailing national team.
2 August 2017

Chandimal, Tharanga to captain Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka appoints two new captains to replace Angelo Mathews, who resigned after his side's humiliating home series defeat to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe.
12 July 2017

Bangladesh confident of Hathurusingha's stay

Bangladesh's cricket authorities express confidence that national head coach Chandika Hathurusingha will see out his contract despite interest from his native Sri Lanka.
3 July 2017

Controversial Malinga falls ill

Sri Lanka's controversial fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been diagnosed with a viral influenza and will sit out the second one-day international against Zimbabwe on Sunday, the cricket board says.
1 July 2017

Malinga gets one-year ban for media comments

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga receive a one-year ban after pleading guilty to comments he made to the media in breach of his contract.
28 June 2017

Sri Lanka part ways with head coach Ford

Sri Lanka cricket board announce the departure of Graham Ford from his position as head coach.
24 June 2017

Sri Lanka hope for Malinga magic at Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka turn to old warhorse Lasith Malinga to put fight into their Champions Trophy campaign and reverse their decline in the one-day game.
28 May 2017

Kumar Sangakkara to retire from first class game

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England's county championship season.
23 May 2017