Marco Jansen delivered a sensational spell of bowling to decimate Sri Lanka in the Durban Test, recording career-best figures of 7/13. His devastating performance saw Sri Lanka crumble to their lowest-ever Test total of 42, an innings lasting just 13.5 overs. This also marks the lowest score ever recorded by any team against South Africa […]

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has shared that all he did during his interim role was give the players confidence as they were down mentally as well. The veteran also believes the players have done the hard work over the years, but underlined the need for luck at the same time as […]

Sanath Jayasuriya, former Sri Lanka captain and all-time great and the game’s most swashbuckling of all-rounder, will be appointed as the official head coach of the Sri Lanka men’s cricket team from October 7 onward. The SLC Board released an announcement on X, formerly Twitter, confirming Jayasuriya will replace Chris Silverwood. Silverwood stepped down from […]

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 […]

After declaring their innings at a commanding 602 runs, Sri Lanka’s bowlers took full control of the match, dismantling New Zealand for a meagre 88 runs in their first innings. On a pitch that offered plenty of runs for those willing to grind it out—evident from three centuries scored by Sri Lankan batsmen—the Kiwis struggled […]

Interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya has seen two Sri Lankan victories that made headlines. The home ODI series win against India in August was Sri Lanka’s first against India in 27 years, the last one coming with Jayasuriya bagging the Player of the Series award as well. On Monday (September 9), Sri Lanka registered a famous […]

England captain Ollie Pope said that there was ‘extra motivation’ before the season-ending Oval Test against Sri Lanka, which ended with ‘frustration’ as Sri Lanka registered their first win in England in a decade. After their 3-0 win over the West Indies, England had a chance to sweep the home series – a feat they […]

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 […]

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria said that the 2025 Champions Trophy should be played in a hybrid model. He has supported India’s possible decision not to travel to Pakistan for the mega event. With the tournament taking place in February next year, the coming months will decide whether India will tour Pakistan or a hybrid […]

Former cricketer of the England team, Michael Vaughan, expressed his disappointment about the absence of star pacer Mark Wood, who will miss England’s next two Tests against Sri Lanka. Vaughan stated that Wood is irreplaceable due to his unique attributes, and stated that “he brings a pace and energy that no-one else in the team […]