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From 2024 to 2027, three of the four ICC tournaments in women’s cricket will likely be played in the Indian subcontinent. India has won the rights to host the ODI World Cup in 2025 whereas the T20 World Cup will be hosted by Bangladesh in 2024 and by England in 2026. Sri Lanka will host […]
- ICC names all-woman panel of match officials for 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Travelling to Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup in the plans for BCCI (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB calls for sacking of SLC management (Category: Breaking News)
- Sana Mir backs Sri Lanka and Scotland to surprise at Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Jonny Bairstow’s devastating 90 helped England beat South Africa by 41 runs in a breathless, high-scoring first Twenty20 international in Bristol. Continuing his stunning Test form, Bairstow bullied the Proteas bowlers throughout his 53-ball assault as England racked up 234-6 – their second highest T20 score. Bairstow added 106 with Moeen Ali, who smacked 52 […]
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has defended a decision not to cover the full cost of the surgery for Kusal Janith Perera’s shoulder injury. Sri Lanka Cricket said that in consultation with the SLC Medical Panel, it worked out a 12-week rehabilitation program for Kusal Janith Perera’s recovery from a long-standing shoulder injury to […]
- SLC turns down KJP’s plea to fix inured shoulder (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board denies claims officials to go on joy ride (Category: Breaking News)
- IPG to support SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC strips Sri Lanka of right to host U19 Cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Kusal Janith Perera’s proposed travel to Britain for shoulder surgery has been further delayed after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) turned down the batter’s request for it to foot the full bill. SLC has asked the player to bear a substantial portion of the cost which is not covered by the insurer. Accordingly, the opener appealed […]
- SLC defends decision not to cover full cost of Kusal’s surgery (Category: Breaking News)
- Nominations handed over for Sri Lanka Cricket elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Kusal, Hasaranga named Sri Lanka’s ODI and T20I captains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce squad for Asia Cup 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from T20Is shortly after leading the ODI side to a 3-0 series win over West Indies in Guyana. Bangladesh won the match by four wickets, with Tamim winning the player-of-the-series award. At around 6pm local time, he wrote a short message on his official Facebook page, posting in Bangla saying, “consider […]
- Sadeera recalled for Indian series (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh ‘never better prepared’ – Ashraful (Category: Business)
- බංග්ලාදේශ ලෝක කුසලාන කණ්ඩායම නම් කෙරේ - ප්රබලයෙක් ඉවතට (Category: Sinhala)
- Sri Lanka and Qatar review bilateral relations (Category: Breaking News)
Utilise those players who are in form, don’t go by reputation alone, and prepare to make tough calls even if it happens to be someone of the stature of Virat Kohli: this is essentially Kapil Dev’s message to India’s selectors as they build towards this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. “Play
- Kohli loses his cool (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Tributes pour in for Taufel, the ‘best by far’ (Category: Business)
- Dropped catches were costly says Silverwood (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli 50 helps India beat Afghanistan (Category: Business)
ICC Hall of Famer Mahela Jayawardena has nominated the first five players he would pick if he was in charge of selecting a dream T20 side and declared which former great he would call on if he could choose one star at their prime to join them. While Jayawardena forged a magnificent career for Sri […]
- Mahela to join Sri Lanka team as consultant coach (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela calls for President’s resignation (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela to travel to Zimbabwe with Sri Lanka’s squad for World Cup Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela turns down coaching offer from foreign country (Category: Breaking News)
The police arrested a British national who stole 100 ICC T20 world cup tickets worth over Rs.75000 from a ticketing counter in Colombo.
Sri Lanka Police has arrested a British National for stealing 103 ICC T20 world cup tickets from a ticketing counter in Colombo. Superintendent of Police Ajith Rohana told News360.lk that the Britisher will be produced before the magistrate tomorrow. Among the lot of tickets that has been stolen
- Britisher arrested for theft of T20 tickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain arrested for sparking bomb scare (Category: Breaking News)
- Britisher Arrested For Theft Of T20 Tickets (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines offers discounted tickets for students (Category: Breaking News)
The police arrested a British national who stole 103 ICC T20 world cup tickets worth over Rs.75000 from a ticketing counter in Colombo. andnbsp; andnbsp;
West Indies scored 129 for 5 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match being played at the Pallekele stadium.
West Indies scored 129/5 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, Super 8 match that is being currently played in Pallekele a short while ago.andnbsp;
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Group 1 Super Eight match of the ICC T20 World Cup played at the Pallekele stadium in Kandy.
West Indies andnbsp;won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Super Eight match being played in the T20 World Cup, in Pallekele, a short while ago.andnbsp;
New Zealand scored 174/7 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the first super 8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup played at the Pallekele stadium.
New Zealand scored 174/6 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, Super 8 match that is being currently played in Pallekele a short while ago.andnbsp;
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Super Eight match being played in the T20 World Cup, in Pallekele, a short while ago.andnbsp;
Nothing but victory will be on the minds of Sri Lanka and New Zealand as they prepare to face each other in the first Super Eight match of the 2012 World Twenty20.
Invented in 2003 by the England and Wales Cricket Board, Twenty20 cricket is designed as a crowd-pleasing, fast-paced version of the game completed in around three hours. The T20 format has become so popular that the T20 World Cup is now one of the most popular cricket events in the world.
- Opening Play (Category: Business)
- UPDATE-1-Cricket-Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya to retire this month (Category: Breaking News)
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GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Trisha Chetty spent a productive day on either side of the stumps as South Africa kicked off their women's Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable six-wicket victory over hosts Sri Lanka in a Group B match on Wednesday. South Africa captain Mignon du Preez put Sri Lanka in after winning the toss and had every reason to feel vindicated as the home side slumpe...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Trisha Chetty spent a productive day on either side of the stumps as South Africa kicked off their women's Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable six-wicket victory over hosts Sri Lanka in a Group B match on Wednesday. South Africa captain Mignon du Preez put Sri Lanka in after winning the toss and had every reason to feel vindicated as the home si...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
KANDY (Reuters) - Sri Lanka hope spinner Ajantha Mendis can be fit for the opening World Twenty20 Super Eight match with New Zealand on Thursday after he returned to the nets following a side strain. He suffered the injury during the hosts' opening win against Zimbabwe last week and was left out of the rain-curtailed group defeat against South Africa on Saturday. "We took an MRI scan on hi...
Sri Lanka’s World cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga slammed the 7 over a side match played between Sri Lanka and South Africa in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. Ranatunga says this type of cricket played between two international cricket sides is not good for the game of cricket
- Ranatunga commends ICC for not giving a window for IPL in its FTP (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali back in Gloucestershire (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 300 cricketers are forced to stay at home doing nothing because of the IPL – Arjuna (Category: Breaking News)
- Malinga says, he is developing a new delivery (Category: Breaking News)
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - A clinical performance from South Africa saw them beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a rain-curtailed Group C match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Hambantota on Saturday. Heavy rain reduced the contest to seven overs a side and South Africa, put in to bat first, ran up an impressive total of 78 for four wickets. Skipper AB de Villiers played a great hand to score 30 off ....
South Africa beat (78/4) won by 32 runs against Sri Lanka (46/5) in the rain hit 7 overs a side T20 World Cup match in Hambantota.
(T20 World Cup) South Africa plans pressure on Sri Lanka spinner South Africa skipper AB de Villiers said his batsmen will put Sri Lanka's spinner A...
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Hambantota a short while ago. Chasing a massive 183, Zimbabwe were bundled out for 100, conceding an easy victory to the hosts. .
The Twenty20 World Cup which will be kicked off from Hambantota this evening will provide Sri Lanka Tourism the opportunity to place its logo in the Mid wicket area of the ground, where the matches will be played. Sri Lanka Tourism says this is a massive opportunity for Sri Lanka Tourism as the move will help ...
- New Tourism Zones are planned in the North and East (Category: Breaking News)
- Regional Consultation on Tourism organized in Colombo. (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka leading among countries suitable for tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- World Tourism Day celebrated in a unique way (Category: Breaking News)
Nearly four years have passed since I last visited this glittering island. The lack of multiple secu..
Colombo, Sept 15 (ANI): Riding on captain M.S. Dhoni and Irfan Pathan's fine show, India overpowered hosts Sri Lanka in their practice game by 26 runs, ahead of the T20 World Cup.
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