Sports Minister Harin Fernando has backed the Sri Lankan squad picked by the SLC’s selection committee for the upcoming World Cup 2019. The minister said that he believes the team which has been selected has a good balance overall and that the selection committee had made their choices on the b... Read more

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged former Sri Lanka player Dilhara Lokuhettige with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. These new charges are in addition to charges imposed on him on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board last year, the ICC said issuing a statem... Read more

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to launch an investigation against Test Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne over the accident caused by driving under the influence of alcohol. Issuing a statement SLC stated that they will act according to the contract with Dimuth Karunaratne. They stated that ... Read more

Sri Lankan limited overs captain Lasith Malinga will retire from international cricket after next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, he revealed on Friday. Malinga said that he would quit one-day internationals after the World Cup in England and Wales this summer before calling time on his career follo... Read more

South Africa’s veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir conceded only five runs in a decisive super over as they beat Sri Lanka in their opening Twenty20 International on Tuesday after both teams had finished their innings with the same score. After sending the tourists in to bat, the home side restrict... Read more

New Zealand and Bangladesh on Friday cancelled the third Test after multiple people were killed in gun attacks on mosques in Christchurch, including one that was attended by the Bangladeshi team. “A joint decision between NZC and the @BCBtigers has been made to cancel the Hagley Oval Test,” t... Read more

Sri Lankan cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was on Thursday told to return home from South Africa in the middle of the One-Day International series, with fielding coach Steve Rixon given complete charge for the subsequent T20 series. “Hathurusingha has been asked to return from So... Read more

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Perera will miss the remainder of the one-day international series against South Africa due to a hamstring injury. Kusal did the damage while fielding in the Proteas’ series-clinching victory in Durban on Sunday (March 10). Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday (March 11) annou... Read more

The Sri Lanka Cricket board said that following high level discussions with the International Cricket Council (ICC), the new Executive Committee of the SLC has successfully secured its due portion of finances from the ICC amounting to US$ 11.5 Million (over Rs 2 Billion ) whic... Read more