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By Srian Obeyesekere King Cricket cannot have it any better in Sri Lanka! Fresh on the heels of the Shammi Silva administration padding up for a new 2-year term by the overwhelming popular demand of the country’s cricket clubs, the game came alive yesterday in what was the first major assignment by Sri Lanka Cricket’s […]The post All Spruced up for Showpiece LPL Fourth Edition E...
- 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to clinch T20 series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka bakery owners raise bread, other baked good prices (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 24th May 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket will launch a coaching program in a bid to enhance women’s cricket across the country by creating a women’s coaching pool. Accordingly, the Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct a ‘Level 0’ coaching program focusing on the current female cricket coaches operating in schools […]The post Sri Lanka Cricket to launch Level ‘0’ Women’...
23rd May 2023 The Lanka Premier League 2023 wishes to announce that the following players have been pre-signed by the five franchise teams of the league, focusing on the 4th edition of the Lanka Premier League 2023. The 4th Edition of the League will be held from July 30 to August 20, 2023. Colombo Strikers: […]The post LPL attracts top international players in the pre-signing first appeared...
- LPL 4th Edition Opens Player Registration for Overseas Players! (Category: Sports)
- The inaugural LPL player auction will be conducted on June 14th (Category: Sports)
– 10 teams to compete in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier from 18 June – 9 July 2023 – Event to determine final two spots at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India – Opening matchday sees hosts Zimbabwe face Nepal and West Indies against USA – Matches during the event will be […]The post FIXTURES RELEASED FOR ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 2023 first ap...
- ICC Player of the Month Nominees for June Revealed (Category: Sports)
- INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (Category: Sports)
- ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule announced (Category: Sports)
READY TO WALK THE TALK & WALK THE WALK AGAIN! By Srian Obeyesekere Unanimously re-elected for a record third term, an ebullient Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President, Shammi Silva and his team brought alive the show of strength the country’s cricket family – the clubs have reposed in them to deliver for the […]The post Shammi Silva and his team bat new term on auspi...
- Shammi Silva elected SLC president for third consecutive term (Category: Breaking News)
SAYS, ‘WE HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS FUNDING OTHER SPORTS TOO’ REGRETS EFFORTS TO HOST WORLD CUP SCUTTLED By Srian Obeyesekere Shammi Silva and his team were unanimously re-elected uncontested for a record third term to man Sri Lanka Cricket in an overwhelming show of faith by the country’s cricket clubs that matter in the […]The post Shammi Silva and his team unanimously...
- Shammi Silva and his team bat new term on auspicious colourful note (Category: Sports)
- Shammi Silva elected SLC president for third consecutive term (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. Shammi Silva is elected SLC President for 2023-25 term (Category: Sports)
- Shammi Silva secures another term as SLC President (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 20th May 2023 During the Sri Lanka Cricket Elections held today, Mr. Shammi Silva was elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket for the term 2023-2025. The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. Mr. Silva’s election marks his third term in office as the President of Sri […]The post Mr. Shammi Silva was elected SLC President for th...
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- Mr. Shammi Silva is elected SLC President for 2023-25 term (Category: Sports)
- Nearly 400 arrested over recent mob violence (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 20th May 2023 During the ongoing elections being held to elect office-bearers of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr. Shammi Silva was elected uncontested, as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket, for the Term 2023 to 2025. The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. Mr. Silva’s election marks his 3rd […]The post Mr. Shammi Silva is elected SLC President for 2023-...
- Shammi Silva secures another term as SLC President (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. Shammi Silva was elected SLC President for the 2023–25 term (Category: Sports)
- Shammi Silva and his team bat new term on auspicious colourful note (Category: Sports)
- Shammi Silva to not contest SLC Presidency again? (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 18th May 2023 The New Zealand National Women’s Team will be touring Sri Lanka during June–July 2023 to take part in an ODI and T20I series. The ODI series is played as a part of the ICC Women’s Championship. The New Zealand team will arrive in the country on June 23, 2023. DATE MATCH TIME […]The post New Zealand Women’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Itinerary first appeared on Sri L...
- Video: Dishum Dishum | Saturday @ 10.00 am on Derana (Category: Entertainment)
- Video: Dishum Dishum | Sunday @ 10.00 AM On Derana (Category: Entertainment)
- Video: Dishum Dishum | Saturday @ 10.00 am on Derana (Category: Entertainment)
- Video: අද දෙරණ රාත්රී 10.00 පුවත් විකාශයේ සිරස්තල... - 2023.05.22 (Category: Video)
Media Release 16th May 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the ‘Overseas Player Registration’ for the 4th Edition of the Lanka Premier League has now commenced. Overseas players who wish to take part in the upcoming edition can now register themselves by visiting the registration portal at https://srilankacricket.lk/lpl-player- registration-portal/ under two categories, “capped...
- Sri Lanka Cricket to Hold the 4th Edition of the LPL in July and August (Category: Sports)
- SA v SL – 4th ODI – Kimberley (Category: Sports)
- 4th Day Of Level 3 Coaching Course Highlights (Category: Sports)
- PAK v SL – 4th ODI – Sharjah (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging defeated Japan by 45 runs in the penultimate game to make it four in a row and poised for a clean sweep in the 5-match T20 series at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Sunday. Sri Lanka ran up 131 off 19.5 overs on winning the toss and dismissed […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging set for clean sweep – defeat Japan in fourth T20 by 45 runs first appea...
- Sri Lanka Emerging drub Japan by 68 runs (Category: Sports)
- SSC, Sebastianites, BRC, Tamil Union, Bloomfield and Air Force register wins (Category: Sports)
- 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to clinch T20 series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging overcame early setbacks to stave off Japan by 4 wickets with 15 balls to spare in the third T20 at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Saturday to go 3-up in the 5-match series. Chasing Japan’s 98 for victory having restricted Japan to 97 for 9 off 20 overs, […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging overcome early setbacks to make it three in a row vs...
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Category: Sports)
- Army VS Police for the plate final (Category: Business)
- Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka – Final (Category: Sports)
The post Over Rs. 650 Million Invested to Empower Young Cricketers and Upgrade Facilities Across the Nation! appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Sri Lanka National Cricketers visit Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Cricket earned a record net profit of Rs. 6.3 billion in 2022 (Category: Sports)
NILAKSHI DE SILVA 39-BALL 63 N.O., HARSHITHA SAMARAWICKRAMA 51 N.O. OFF 42 By Srian Obeyesekere Thirty-three year old Nilakshi de Silva plundered 63 off only 39 balls and Harshitha Samarawickrama 51 off 42 in an unfinished 102-run fourth wicket partnership off 65 balls as Sri Lanka Women smote Bangladesh Women by 44 runs in the […]The post 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to ...
- Sri Lanka stun England again to clinch historic series win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka women clinch series after Atapattu heroics (Category: Breaking News)
- India thrash Sri Lanka to clinch Women’s Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand win final T20 to clinch series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging strolled to a 68-run win over Japan in the second T20 for successive wins to already secure the 3-match series at the Sano International Ground on Thursday. Despite some early hicups losing the openers for just 4 runs, the Lankans ran up 125 for 8 wickets off 20 overs […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging drub Japan by 68 runs first appeared on Sri Lanka Cri...
- SSC, Sebastianites, BRC, Tamil Union, Bloomfield and Air Force register wins (Category: Sports)
- Death threats won’t deter us – EC Chairman (Category: Breaking News)
KAVISHA DILHARI PLAYER OF THE MATCH BY Srian Obeyesekere Kavisha Dilhari produced a Player of the Match all-round performance claiming 2 for 11 and stroking an unbeaten 20 as the Sri Lanka Women came back strongly to trounce Bangladesh Women by 7 wickets in the second T20 to draw level in the 3-match series at […]The post Sri Lanka Women trounce Bangladesh Women by 7 wkts. to draw level firs...
- New Zealand Women trounce Sri Lanka Women by 102 runs (Category: Sports)
- India trounce Lanka at Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trounce Netherlands to win CWC23 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle trounce Dambulla by an innings and 70 runs (Category: Sports)
Media Release1 11th May 2023 Designed by Sri Lanka Cricket, the program stands on par with international cricket coaching programs. Sri Lanka Cricket launched the “SLC Level III Coaching Program,’’ which is the highest level of homegrown coaching qualification it has conducted so far, focusing on enhancing the knowledge and training skills of cricket coaches […]The post Sri Lanka Crick...
- Dharshana and 400 metres sprinters lead yearend rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Emerging defeated Japan by wickets in the opening T20 at the Sano International Cricket Ground yesterday. The Lankans made 98 for 5 off 15.3 overs in overhauling Japan’s 97 for 6 off 20. Japan, a mixture of domiciled different nationals, including a Sri Lankan, seeking to scale the iceberg to […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging Team beat Japan by 5 wkts in fi...
- Live WT20: Jayawardene, Sanga guide SL to convincing win (Category: Breaking News)
- U19 TRI NATIONS SERIES: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 5 wkts. (Category: Sports)
Media Release 10th May 2023 Mr. Imran Khwaja, the Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council, who is a member of the 3-member committee appointed by the International Cricket Council to look into the political interference in administering the game of cricket in Sri Lanka, arrived in the country early this morning. His visit is […]The post ICC’s Deputy Chairman Mr. Imran Khwaja arr...
- ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja visits Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- No decision on 2024 Under-19 World Cup yet as SLC suspension row rumbles on (Category: Breaking News)
- Aravinda Denies Political Interference In Selections (Category: Breaking News)
- How the runners up were welcomed (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Bangladesh Women won the first T20 against Sri Lanka Women by 6 wickets in a pulsating finish with a ball to spare upped by skipper Nigar Sultana’s 75 off 51 balls at the SSC to go 1-up in the 3-match series. Sri Lanka Women, battting first on the luck of the toss, […]The post Bangladesh Women win T20 opener in pulsating finish – Skipper Nigar Sultana 75 n.o. off 5...
- 42 Sri Lanka Women rout Bangladesh Women by 44 to clinch T20 series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Sultana’s unbeaten 75 puts Bangladesh 1-0 up (Category: Breaking News)
The post Sri Lanka Cricket empowers U17 & U19 cricketers in 424 schools first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post Sri Lanka Cricket empowers U17 & U19 cricketers in 424 schools appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Sri Lanka Cricket provides ‘Cricket Bags’ for 424 schools (Category: Sports)
- LIVE – Sri Lanka vs Japan | Match 4 – ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2023 (Category: Sports)
- ICC T20 World Cup 2014 | Earning the right to roar (Category: Sports)
Media Release 9th May 2023 The Afghanistan National Men’s Team will arrive in Sri Lanka to play a three-match ODI series in May–June 2023. The Afghanistan team will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 29, 2023. All games will be day games. DATE MATCH VENUE 2 June 2023 1st ODI MRICS, Hambantota 4 June 2023 2nd […]The post Afghanistan Men’s National Team Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Fixture first appeare...
- Ireland Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 | Match Schedule (Category: Sports)
- Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2022 | Match Schedule (Category: Sports)
- Chris Clarke-Irons appointed lead physiotherapist of national team (Category: Sports)
- Afghanistan to tour Sri Lanka in November (Category: Breaking News)
Major Club T20 – 2023 Group A Group B Group C Group D ARMY SC COLTS CC ACE CAPITAL BRC PANADURA SC RAGAMA CC SSC MOORS SC AIR FORCE SC SEBASTIANITE C & AC TAMIL UNION C &AC GALLE CC POLICE SC NUGEGODA S & WC BADURALIYA CC CCC NCC BLOOMFIELD C & AC KURUNEGALA […]The post Major Club T20 Tournament 2023 | Fixture first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricket.The post Major Club T20 ...
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- 4th Day Of Level 3 Coaching Course Highlights (Category: Sports)
The post 4th Day Of Level 3 Coaching Course Highlights appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- PAK v SL – 4th ODI – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 4th ODI – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- PAK v SL – 4th ODI – Sharjah (Category: Sports)
- AUS v SL – 4th ODI – Sydney (Category: Sports)
By Srian Obeyesekere His late entry to test cricket at age 31in a flurry of 50 wickets from seven matches and thirteen innings to scaling the Everest to becoming the fastest spinner in the format and the joint second fast of all bowlers, has indeed made Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya the most talked of bowler […]The post PRABATH JAYASURIYA: Straddles world cricket as top spinner to 50...
- Cricket: Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya fastest spinner to 50 Test wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayasuriya makes impressive strides in ICC Rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- PRABATH JAYASURIYA: What a phenomenal rise to hitting the world record books (Category: Sports)
- Prabath Jayasuriya destined for great things (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 4th May 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that as per a request made by the Japan Cricket Association, Sri Lanka Emerging Team will tour Japan during the month of May 2023. During the tour, Sri Lanka Emerging Team will play five T20 games vs Japan National Cricket Team, which is an […]The post Sri Lanka Emerging Team Tour of Japan 2023 first appeared on Sri Lanka Cricke...
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- එංගලන්ත පිතිකරුවෝ 400 කඩඉමට කිට්ටු කරති (Category: Sports)
- Over 400 complaints against Facebook users (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s Oshadi Ranasinghe reaped a remarkable Player of the Match 5 for 34 following skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s scintillating ground work 64 off 60 balls decked with a dozen boundaries and 4 over the top to trounce the Bangladeshi Women by 58 runs in the third and final ODI to take the […]The post Sri Lanka Women down Bangladeshi Women by 58 runs: Osh...
- Sri Lanka Women trounce Bangladesh Women by 7 wkts. to draw level (Category: Sports)
- Atapaththu, Ranasinghe hand Sri Lanka easy win (Category: Breaking News)
Two in-form batters and a record-breaking spinner will vie for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award after a string of stellar performances during April. Vote for the ICC Men’s POTM for April 2023 NOW! Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) Prabath Jayasuriya completed 50 wickets in seven Tests to claim the record for reaching the […]The post ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 202...
- Prabath Jayasuriya nominated for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC Player of the Month Nominees for June Revealed (Category: Sports)
- ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2023 revealed (Category: Sports)
Right of Reply 2nd May 2023. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform the following pertaining to articles published today (2nd May 2023) in ‘Ada’ and ‘Dinamina’, respectively under the titles of “විශේෂ විගණනය අතරමැද ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් අභ්යන්තර විගණක ප්රධානී ඉල්ලා අස්වෙයි” Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to state that the said two articles, written, respectively, […]The post Right of Rep...
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