Sri Lanka came close to creating history in Galle but ultimately suffered a 165-run defeat against India in the opening Test of the two-match series. The hosts entered Day 5 with hopes of chasing down a daunting 372-run target, but India’s spin attack quickly turned the contest in the visitors’ favour. Sri Lanka resumed their fourth […]

India vice-captain KL Rahul produced a sharp low catch at first slip to dismiss Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva on Day 3 of the opening Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Monday, August 17. The dismissal further strengthened India’s grip on the contest as Sri Lanka’s batting order continued to struggle. The […]

India remained firmly in control of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle despite a late fightback from the hosts on Day 2. The final session belonged largely to Sri Lanka, with Prabath Jayasuriya providing the breakthrough and captain Dhananjaya de Silva producing a stunning catch to dismiss Dhruv Jurel just before stumps. Jurel […]

India captain Shubman Gill and Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva officially kicked off the build-up to the two-match Test series by posing with the trophy at the Galle International Stadium. The opening Test is scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 15, at the iconic venue, setting the stage for an important contest in the […]

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva said the conditions at the Galle International Stadium for the first Test against India are unlikely to be dry, with rain prevailing in the city. The match is set to begin on Saturday, August 15. Speaking ahead of the series opener, Dhananjaya de Silva said (via TOI): “Normally, we […]

On Day 3 (Saturday, February 8) of the second Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Australian captain Steve Smith delivered an exceptional diving catch to dismiss Sri Lanka’s captain, Dhananjaya de Silva. Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann claimed the wicket, bringing an end to Dhananjaya’s innings in Sri Lanka’s second […]

Sri Lanka moved up to the third spot on the World Test Championship 2023-25 table – behind India and Australia – after their convincing 2-0 series win at home over New Zealand, but Dhananjaya de Silva didn’t comment on the prospects of getting into next year’s final. However, Sri Lanka have four Tests to play […]

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has rued the lack of runs from his batting unit in the ongoing England tour. However, Sri Lanka have struggled to score big in the first innings in both Tests and as a result, they lost. The visitors have gone past 300 only once with the frontline batters repeatedly […]

Dhananjaya de Silva has stated that he would have liked to play at least another warm-up game in the build-up to the Test series against England as well. Sri Lanka played a four-day game at New Road against an England Lions team last week and faced a seven-wicket defeat after managing just 139 in their […]

Former India player Gautam Gambhir has criticized Dhananjaya de Silva for throwing away his wicket after steadying the ship with Dunith Wellalage and almost taking Sri Lanka close to victory in their Asia Cup 2023 Super Four clash against India. However, India set a 214-run target at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, […]