A player escort at the ICC ODI World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on October 30 created a moment of concern when they fell unconscious during the national anthem ceremony at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. While the Sri Lankan national anthem played, the escort standing in front of Kushal Mendis […]

Jonny Bairstow and Kusal Mendis were involved in a heated exchange of words during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 match between England and Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. England had been bundled out for just 156 runs, but they were determined to keep the intensity up with the ball. Bairstow, in particular, […]

England captain Jos Buttler continued his poor run of form in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, falling early for just 8 runs against Sri Lanka in the 25th match of the tournament at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first, but England lost early wickets and the skipper […]

Sri Lanka’s ODI captain Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup in India due to a thigh injury. Chamika Karunaratne, who was on the standby list, has been added to the squad as well. However, the injury comes as a blow for Sri Lanka who are one of the four strong […]

Sri Lanka had their work cut out for them in their World Cup opener against South Africa, who had set them a mammoth target of 429 runs. However, the Lions got off to a flying start thanks to a brilliant knock by Kusal Mendis. Mendis raced to a 25-ball half-century, the fastest in Sri Lankan World […]

The Asia Cup 2023, which had cricket fans eagerly anticipating a thrilling India-Pakistan final clash, took an unexpected turn as Pakistan faced an early exit at the hands of Sri Lanka in the virtual semi-final. In a dramatic showdown at the R Premadasa Stadium, it was middle-order batsman Charith Asalanka who emerged as the hero […]

Dambulla Aura secured a convincing seven-wicket victory against the Galle Titans in the Lanka Premier League clash on Friday. Opting to bowl first, the Aura restricted the Titans to a target of 134 runs. In response, Dambulla Aura chased down the target in 18 overs, powered by an impressive knock of 70 runs off 49 […]

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who returned to playing Tests, took fans back to the year 1990 as he produced a Shane Warne-like ‘Ball of the Century’ to dismiss Kusal Mendis during Day 3 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. Shah, who last played Test cricket in August last year, made a strong […]

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain on Monday, May 23. However, there have not been any major complications as well. Notably, he was hospitalised after walking off the ground during the second away Test against Bangladesh as well and the player underwent an ECG, which has […]

The young Indian wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant managed to churn out lighting fast stumping off veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s delivery to send back Sri Lanka batter, Kusal Mendis in the last innings of the ongoing pink-ball Test match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, March 14. Kusal Mendis was batting brilliantly on Day […]