COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have secured the services of Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana for the IPL 2025 season, retaining him at a staggering price of INR 13 crore, equivalent to approximately SLR 452 million. Pathirana, known for his distinctive slinging bowling action, has emerged as a key player for…
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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka Women’s ‘A’ team is set to host the Bangladesh Women’s ‘A’ team in an exciting series starting September 8. The tour will feature two 50-over matches followed by a five-game Twenty20 series, all taking place across Colombo’s top cricket venues. The series kicks off with the first 50-over match at Army…
LONDON: (ePRESS) – Pathum Nissanka returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad after a two-year absence, replacing the out-of-form Kusal Mendis for the second Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday. Sri Lanka Playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – A rest day has been scheduled on September 21 for the first Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which is set to take place from September 18 to 23 at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. The rest day has been arranged to accommodate Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election, ensuring that the match…
LONDON: (ePRESS) – England’s Test team faces a significant change as explosive all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the entire summer due to a hamstring injury. Vice-captain Ollie Pope will now lead the team in their three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting on August 21 at Old Trafford. Stokes suffered the injury while…
ENGLAND: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Test cricket team has secured the services of former England Test batting star Ian Bell for the upcoming Rothesay Test series against England, which will begin on August 21 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. Bell, 42, will start working with the Sri Lankan squad on August 16. With 118 Test…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka, after a 27-year wait, triumphed over India’s One Day International team in a bilateral series under the new captaincy of Charith Asalanka and the guidance of new coach Sanath Jayasuriya. Sri Lanka secured a decisive 110-run victory in the final ODI of the three-match series at R. Premadasa Stadium, claiming a…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka will begin their three-Test series against England at Old Trafford in Manchester from August 21 to 25. Before the series starts, Sri Lanka will play a four-day warm-up match from August 14 to 17. The second Test will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from August 29 to September…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies Women’s cricket team. The matches will take place on June 15, 18, and 21 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan team is excited to play at…
PANADURA: (ePRESS) – Deneth Priyanga Peiris, the cricket captain of St John’s College Panadura, has achieved a remarkable milestone in the 2023-2024 Under-19 Two-day School Cricket Tournament season. He scored a whopping 1,000 runs, making him the second batsman in the school’s history to cross this mark. At just 18 years old, Peiris, a right-handed batter,…