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.
Right-arm pace Eshan Malinga has earned his maiden call-up for Sri Lanka after being named in the 17-player ODI squad for the white-ball tour of New Zealand.
Ryan Rickelton, coming into the South African side as a replacement, smashed a brilliant 101 against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of the series. South Africa ended the first day at 269/7 in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Former England batter Mark Butcher slammed the Three Lions for their "slapdash, gung ho" batting against Sri Lanka in the third Test of the recently-concluded series, saying that they aided Lankan Lions in their victory through their poor batting
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
Sri Lanka reaped the rewards of their historic win over England at the Kennington Oval in the third Test, and it reflected in their improved standing in the World Test Championship standings.
With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. This is also Sri Lanka's fourth win at England and their first in the country in 10 years. This is also the highest successful run chase by an Asian country in England, outdoing Pakistan's chase of 180 r
During the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's, England pacer Gus Atkinson joined an elite list of English players who have picked most wickets in first five long-format matches.
Atkinson continued his rise in international cricket, getting a fine match-winning century and a five-wicket haul to accomplish a rare double at the iconic venue. This also helped England secure a 190 run win over Sri Lanka and win the three-match series 2-0.
After white-washing Bangladesh in the two-match Test series, Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva backed the seamers and showed confidence in them as the team is set to play in the red-ball format against England later this year in August