Sri Lanka received a major boost ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 as star leg-spinning allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been named in their 16-member squad for the tournament, which will be played in the UAE, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Sri Lanka wrapped up the second Test and the series by orchestrating a resounding victory by an innings and 78 runs, claiming a 1-0 series win over Bangladesh and securing some valuable points in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
Australia delivered a strong all-round performance, filled with record-breaking efforts from Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon to defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs to retain the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
At the end of the day's play, Sri Lanka was 44/3, with Dinesh Chandimal (9*) and Kamindu Mendis (13*) unbeaten in reply to Australia's 654/6 declared in the first innings. They trailed by 610 runs.
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has attributed his team's success after a dominating performance against New Zealand. On Sunday, Sri Lanka defeated the Black Caps (New Zealand) by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle. Reflecting on their performance, de Silva remarked
Now, Lanka has five wins and four losses in nine Tests. They have a point percentage (PCT) of 55.56 percent, which is not very far from Australia, which sits at second place with a PCT of 62.50 after eight wins, three losses, and a draw in 12 Tests. India is at the top with seven wins, two l
The Island nation, which lost its series to Kiwis away from home by 2-0 in the 2022-23 season and drew the two-match series at home back in 2019 by 1-1, beat the 2021 ICC World Test Champions by 2-0 and secured their first series win against them since 2009. In these 15 years, they lost t
The Island nation, which lost its series to Kiwis away from home by 2-0 in the 2022-23 season and drew the two-match series at home back in 2019 by 1-1, has a chance to upset the 2021 ICC World Test Champions and secure their first series win in 15 years. In these 15 years, they lost three s
After picking up nine wickets against New Zealand in the first Test match, Sri Lanka spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya said that he did the basic things that helped him to shine in the match.
Following their win over New Zealand in the first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva has said that they can still improve their batting and bowling