Dhananjaya de Silva is currently batting at No. 6 with an average of 26.04 and a strike rate of 74.93. Captain Dasun Shanaka batting at No. 7 averages 25.43 and strikes at 86.59. Both fall far short of the best finishers in international cricket.
Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in their Asia Cup 2023 Super Four clash in Colombo on Saturday. Bangladesh lost their first match to Pakistan while SL is starting their Super Four campaign.
Both winners Thailand and UAE advance to the ten-team T20 World Cup Qualifier, where the top two teams will make it to the showpiece event. They will also contest the Asia Qualifier final on Saturday.
ACC on Friday announced a reserve day for the match between India and Pakistan which is scheduled to take place on September 10 at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If adverse weather suspends play during the India and Pakistan game, the match will continue on
This comes after the head coaches of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka voiced their misgivings over the decision of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to add a reserve day for the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup Super Four stage.
Asian Development Bank president, Masatsugu Asakawa, arrived in New Delhi late on Friday night to participate in the G20 Summit being organised under India's Presidency here.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - two of the most exciting cricketing nations in Asia are set to face each other in the Asia Cup Super Four clash where hopes or records are destined to shatter.
Legendary Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Pakistan are missing a bowling all-rounder but they will be landing in India as one of the favourites in ICC Cricket World Cup, which starts on October 5
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif gave his take on the ongoing competition between KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as the Men in Blue continue with their preparations for next month's ODI World Cup.
Some heads dropped, some knees sank to the ground, and some faces became numb in the Indian bunch inside the centre circle when Bashar Reshan slotted in the winning penalty for Iraq on Thursday evening. However, deep inside, each one of the Blue Tigers' souls knew what a valiant effort they