Sri Lanka on Wednesday unveiled a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England, set to begin on January 22 at the RPICS Stadium in Colombo.
Sri Lanka made a solid start to their WTC 2025-27 with a 1-0 win over Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. In the second Test at Colombo, Pathum Nissanka's 158 stood as a highlight in their win by an innings and 78 runs.
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva is betting on pace to do the job against Bangladesh in the second game and leave a mark ahead of their 11-month Test hiatus in the World Test Championship cycle.
After South Africa broke the jinx and scripted a historic win in the World Test Championship final against Australia, Sri Lanka Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva reminded his troops that it could have been them fighting for the coveted mace at Lord's as the new WTC cycle is on the horizon.
Sri Lanka on Sunday announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home, which will kick start from June 17.
Australia stand-in skipper Steve Smith completed 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game during the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. The right-hand batter became only the 15th player to achieve this landmark in Test cricket
Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday.
Silva's remarks comes ahead of the first Test against Australia at Galle. The two-match series is SL's last ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle assignment. After this, he has only two home Tests against Bangladesh in 2025. In their next WTC 2025-27 cycle, Sri Lanka has a total of
South Africa right-arm seamer Dane Paterson on Monday dedicated his Man of the Match award to his teammates Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma, and Keshav Maharaj following their exceptional performance in the second and final Test match of the series.