England are T20 World Champions for the second time after Ben Stokes steered them to a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the final at the MCG.The post England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.

Lawyer Ananda Amaranath, who was handling Dhanushka Gunathilaka's case in court on Monday (November 07), has withdrawn from the case.The post Sri Lanka Cricket hires new lawyers for Dhanushka Gunathilaka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.

England fast bowler Mark Wood and batsman Dawid Malan are injury doubts ahead of Thursday’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, captain Jos Buttler said. Express paceman Wood withdrew from training on Tuesday with the team saying he had “body stiffness”, while Malan

An Australian court has refused to grant bail to Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka and ordered that he be kept in custody. Gunathilaka appeared by video link in handcuffs at a Sydney court today to seek bail after he was charged with four counts of sexual assault. Gunathilaka, who spoke only to confirm his identity, […]

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka appeared by video link in handcuffs at a Sydney court today to seek bail after he was charged with four counts of sexual assault. Gunathilaka, who spoke only to confirm his identity, was shown on a screen in Downing Centre Local Court. He appeared calm as he sat wearing a […]

A confident England have the “skills and firepower” to beat Sri Lanka and seal a place in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, batsman Alex Hales said on Friday. A highly competitive Group 1 is set to go down to the wire with New Zealand, England and hosts Australia fighting

All-rounder Daryl Mitchell is set to return to bolster New Zealand for their Twenty20 World Cup clash with Sri Lanka, fast bowler Tim Southee said Friday, with the Black Caps wary of any slip-ups. Mitchell was a key performer in the team’s run to the final of last year’s World Cup

Bowler Asitha Fernando will join up with Sri Lanka's Twenty20 World Cup squad as a replacement for Binura Fernando after the seamer was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.The post Asitha Fernando added to Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed over a cheque of USD 500,000 to President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a donation to the Apeksha Hospital (National Cancer Institute).The post Sri Lanka’s victorious Cricket, Netball teams and Commonwealth medal winners felicitated appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.

Virat Kohli scored his first century in 1,021 days in India’s Asia Cup match against Afghanistan in Dubai. The 33-year-old, who last hit a century in a Test against Bangladesh on 23 November 2019, made an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls as already-eliminated India made 212-2 from their 20 overs. He hit 12 fours and […]

Sri Lanka outsmarted Afghanistan to win the opening match of the Super 4 stage by four wickets at the Asia Cup on Saturday.The post Sri Lanka beats Afghans to open Asia Cup’s Super 4 stage appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News Updates - Sri Lanka News.

Hardik Pandya led India to a dramatic final-over win over Pakistan in the sides’ opening match of the Asia Cup. With India chasing 148 from 20 overs, Hardik hit the fourth ball of the final over for six to seal a five-wicket win. The all-rounder struck three fours in the 19th over to reduce the […]

England swatted aside Sri Lanka as they overhauled a meagre total with 17 balls to spare in their opening Twenty20 match of the Commonwealth Games. Spinner Sophie Ecclestone justified her ranking as the best T20 bowler in the world with three wickets to sap Sri Lanka of momentum. The visitors

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Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 80 helped Australia chase down a rain-revised target of 282 runs and beat hosts Sri Lanka by two wickets on Tuesday. The visitors started out chasing a total of 301 runs in 50 overs but a 90-minute rain break reduced the innings to 44 overs with the visitors requiring 282 under DLS […]

Australia have survived an electric spell from all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga to edge Sri Lanka by three wickets and wrap up their three-match Twenty20 series. Veteran wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (26 not out) handled the immense pressure of batting with the tail to secure victory with 13 balls

Australia’s cricketers have raised ethical concerns about touring Sri Lanka at a time the people are suffering with power cuts and other issues. However, according to the Australian Associated Press the players have said they will support a decision from officials to precede with next month’s tour. Australia are due to fly out to Sri Lanka […]

When you go to a cricket match in Pallekele, it’s as much about the game as it is about the atmosphereBy Anand Vasu in Pallekele The greatest challenge you’re likely to face when going to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is the winding road that snakes around the lake in central Kandy. If you get ...