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Moose Clothing Company, Sri Lanka’s versatile and youthful clothing brand has yet again readily partnered with Sri Lanka Cricket as the national cricket team’s sponsor for ICC T20 World Cup which gets underway in Australia later this month.There’s excitement among local cricket fans ahead
- Moose Clothing Company becomes Sri Lanka cricket Team Sponsor (Category: Breaking News)
- Moose Clothing Co. SLC’s Official Cricket Clothing Sponsor for 2023-27 (Category: Sports)
- Moose signs up as cricket’s clothing partner (Category: Breaking News)
- Fake Wear (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s dominant T20 Asia Cup hurrah has raised great cxpectations to making the big fling at this October’s T20 World Cup in Australia. As an upbeat Skipper Dasun Shanaka and his exuberant young charges packed their bags Friday Australia bound and the gathering at Sri Lanka Cricket
- SLC management preview Sri Lanka’s World Cup preparations (Category: Sports)
- Three Sri Lankan female match officials in the Women’s Asia Cup (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket congratulates Aravinda de Silva (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka men s national cricket team left for Australia this morning (02) to participate in the ICC T20 World Cup tournament in Melbourne.
WOMEN’S ASIA CUP 2022 India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she is enjoying the additional responsibility of leading the side across formats, ahead of their Asia Cup fixture against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on October 1. Harmanpreet’s run of good form can be evidenced by the fact that she has compiled 658 runs in her […]
- MCC throws renewed support behind bowlers running out non-striker’s leaving the crease (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB calls for sacking of SLC management (Category: Breaking News)
- Drama in Dhaka after ODI decider is tied (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe welcome more teams in World Cups (Category: Breaking News)
MAS Holdings, South Asia’s largest apparel tech manufacturer, unveiled the official cricket jersey to be worn by the Sri Lankan national team at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T-20 World Cup in Australia this year. The jersey was handed over by the Chairman of MAS Holdings, Mahesh Amalean and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) […]
- Sri Lanka cricket and netball teams to be paraded from BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Jersey prevail on path to India 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka arrested in Sydney over alleged sexual assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumar Dharmasena picked as on-field umpire for WC opener (Category: Breaking News)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today that the team that earns glory at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on 13 November in Melbourne, will take home a cheque of $1.6 million. The total prize pot of $5.6m will see the runners-up assured of $800,000 and the losing...The post ICC
- FERNANDO APPROVED AS REPLACEMENT FOR MADUSHANKA IN THE SRI LANKA SQUAD (Category: Sports)
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be held in India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumar Dharmasena picked as on-field umpire for WC opener (Category: Breaking News)
- FOUR PLAYER REPLACEMENTS AT THE ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP (Category: Sports)
Pakistan edged past England by three runs in a thrilling encounter in Karachi to level their Twenty20 series at 2-2. Chasing 167, Liam Dawson put England on course for victory after smashing 24 runs off the 18th over to leave the tourists needing nine runs from 12 balls. But an absorbing match swung Pakistan’s way […]
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka have made three changes to the side that travelled to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games in July-August, as they named their 15-member squad for next month’s Asia Cup.Wicketkeeper-batter Kaushani Nuthyangana, left-arm seamer Tharika Sewwandi and allrounder Madushika Methtananda come in for the veteran pairing of Ama Kanchana and Udeshika Prabodhani, and 17-year-old Vishmi […]
- Sri Lanka leave out injured Hasini Perera for T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka name spin-heavy squad for New Zealand ODIs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Women’s squad announced for ODI and T20I series against Bangladesh (Category: Sports)
A host of changes have been announced by the ICC to the Playing Conditions, which will come into effect on October 1 2022. The Men’s Cricket Committee led by former India captain Sourav Ganguly recommended changes to the Playing Conditions in MCC’s updated 3rd Edition of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket. The […]
- Sri Lanka set to play ten Tests next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Cricket Club Junior Championship kicks off (Category: Breaking News)
- Laksiri, Issadeen win open men’s and women’s titles (Category: Breaking News)
- St. Anthony’s, Nalanda declared joint champions (Category: Breaking News)
Ireland eased past the United States of America by nine wickets to secure their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi. The USA were all out for 91 off their 20 overs, captain Sindhu Sriharsha (25) and Disha Dhingra (23) putting together a second-wicket partnership
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli: Former India captain hits first century in 1,021 days against Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Roger Federer retires after Laver Cup loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboks go top of Rugby Championship (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan has sounded a warning to the other teams ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup, saying they will have to be careful against Wanindu Hasaranga as the spinner would be a threat on Australian pitches.The post Be careful against Wanindu Hasaranga – Muralitharan
- Be careful against Wanindu Hasaranga in T20 World Cup  Murali (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga likely to miss ICC World Cup due to hamstring injury – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga wins ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for June (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga announces retirement from International Test Cricket (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan has sounded a warning to the other teams ahead of next month s T20 World Cup, saying they will have to be careful against Wanindu Hasaranga as the spinner would be a threat on Australian pitches.
Media Release 16th September, 2022 The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following squad to take part in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. The Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Roshan Ranasinghe, gave his approval for the squad. The tournament
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- FERNANDO APPROVED AS REPLACEMENT FOR MADUSHANKA IN THE SRI LANKA SQUAD (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka have shown faith with the group of players that won the Asia Cup, with the inclusions of fast bowlers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara – who missed that tournament due to injury – the only change, as they named their 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup
- Hasaranga ruled out of World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumara out with thigh injury, Chameera comes in as replacement (Category: Breaking News)
- Injury to Pathirana could be a blessing in disguise (Category: Breaking News)
- Injured Chameera and Hasaranga miss out, Shanaka to lead Sri Lanka at the World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced the squad selected by its selection committee to take part in the ICC Men s T20 World Cup 2022.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena is to join the Sri Lanka cricket team as a consultant coach for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. The Sri Lanka Cricket board said that Jayawardena will join the team in Australia next month. Jayawardene had recently taken up a broader role
- Mahela turns down coaching offer from foreign country (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela calls for President’s resignation (Category: Breaking News)
- Mehela selects first five players for dream T20 XI (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela to travel to Zimbabwe with Sri Lanka’s squad for World Cup Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
Mahela Jayawardena will join the Sri Lanka cricket team as a Consultant Coach, for the upcoming ICC Men s T20 World Cup in Australia scheduled to commence on October 16, according to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
Six last-over finishes, one century, one five-for, and plenty of thrills and spills – the Asia Cup 2022 had it all. A tournament that fights for relevance was in the end the perfect build-up to the T20 World Cup that will follow, and had a number of star performers to thank
- Spinners, Healy, Mooney take Australia closer to semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Mendis, Shanaka and Asitha put Sri Lanka in the Super 4s (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Ireland make promising starts (Category: Breaking News)
- Curtain raiser today between defending champs England and New Zealand (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said winning the Asia Cup will help the team s preparation for next month s Twenty20 World Cup, while batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa labelled the achievement as a Âgreat win for the island nation amid their economic crisis.
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- Verbeek takes the blame (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Cup bid means world to Queensland (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Brewing records (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka emerged Asia Cup champions for the sixth time with a 23-run win over the more-fancied Pakistan in Dubai. Central to the title win was a counter-attacking batting effort from Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) and Wanindu Hasaranga (36 off 21), who lifted Sri Lanka from 58/5 and set 171 for Pakistan, a target […]
- Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara in Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup squad, subject to fitness (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup team of the tournament – Power up top, many all-round options, and fire with the ball (Category: Breaking News)
- Sadeera recalled for Indian series (Category: Breaking News)
- What next for Wanindu? (Category: Breaking News)
Australia’s white-ball skipper Aaron Finch has decided to retire from the One Day Internationals after the conclusion of the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. He will lead the team for one last time on Sunday in the third and the final ODI in Cairns before drawing curtains on his career in the format. However, […]
- Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian skipper Aaron Finch predicts team to pick similar side for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia stick to winning formula with Test squad for Sri Lanka tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumar Dharmasena picked as on-field umpire for WC opener (Category: Breaking News)
ASIA CUP 2022 Pakistan won a seesawing, low-scoring thriller to beat Afghanistan by one wicket in Sharjah, thus booking their date with Sri Lanka in the final of the 2022 Asia Cup. The result not only brought down the curtain on Afghanistan’s campaign but also on defending champions India’s.Having restricted Afghanistan to 129 for 6 […]
- Pakistan win a thriller, set up final against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Unpredictable Pakistan stun Proteas (Category: Breaking News)
- Strong batting performance sees Pakistan post 282/7 (Category: Breaking News)
- India – Pakistan Super Four clash goes into reserve day (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka produced a spirited performance with both ball and bat to put one foot into the 2022 Asia Cup Final. Their victory over India, chasing 173, with a ball and six wickets to spare despite a middle-overs stutter that saw them lose 4 for 13 left the holders on the brink of elimination. A […]
- Topley snaps six in England’s series-levelling win over India at Lord’s (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup team of the tournament – Power up top, many all-round options, and fire with the ball (Category: Breaking News)
- Record-setting Shanaka helps SL level series against India (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinaman Kuldeep troubles Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
If this Sri Lanka men’s side is going to beat you in a T20I, it’s probably while chasing.We get it. Initially, that sentence doesn’t make a lot of sense.Sri Lanka’s best player is Wanindu Hasaranga, whose main suit by far is his bowling. They have Maheesh Theekshana in support – an economical powerplay and middle-overs operator (after 21 […]
- UK, US pressure Lanka to repeal PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- 100th Diplomatic Mission to be concurrently accredited from New Delhi to Colombo soon (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar troops rescue eight Lankans from Cyber Criminal Area (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister admits further delay in IMF bailout package (Category: Breaking 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 […]
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia beat India by nine runs to claim cricket gold (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Sri Lanka and India to jointly host T20 World Cup 2026 (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued the Men s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2023-27, reaffirming the international calendar for Full Member Nations across formats.
The Innovative Production Group (IPG) has come forward to support the SLC Skyexch Invitational T20 League, powered by Dafa News, as the tournament’s Ground Rights Holder and the Broadcast Production Partner. With this partnership, the IPG will take steps to introduce International Standard Broadcast Technologies to help Sri Lanka Cricket Livestream the Tournament, globally, via […]
- Situation in Sri Lanka forces postponement of LPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Inaugural edition of Lanka T10 to be held in December 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Star Sports named broadcaster for Legends Cricket Trophy (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC defends decision not to cover full cost of Kusal’s surgery (Category: Breaking News)
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)
- No DRS as teams battle it out for final two World Cup spots (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)
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