Lahiru Kumara and Angelo Mathews bowled fiery spells to slice through England's strong batting lineup as Sri Lanka bundled out the defending champions for a paltry 156 in the World Cup match here on Thursday
The chairperson of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) medical committee Arjuna de Silva said that "medically it seems unlikely that Wanindu will be fit" for much of the duration of the marquee tournament.
Madushanka suffered a torn oblique muscle during a practice match on Friday and may be battling to regain his peak fitness ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in India from October 5 onwards.
Tim Seifert's blistering knock of 88(48) undid all the efforts of Sri Lankan batters as the Kiwis chased down the target of 183 with a ball to spare. After the match, he said, "I do back myself to be in the team just as a batter."
New Zealand stood victorious over Sri Lanka in the thrid T20I match to clinch the three-match series by 2-1. NZ skipper Tom Latham reflected back on the game. "They put us under a bit of pressure bowling first, and it was good to see the guys respond to that and keep them to a total that was
After an impressive display in the first T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka fell short of clinching the series in the final game. SL skipper Dasun Shanaka said that Sri Lanka were 15 to 20 runs short in the third T20I match.
At 28/1 at the close of play, New Zealand, if they make the required runs, would complete the highest successful run chase in Test cricket at Hagley Oval, beating Australia's 201/3 in February 2016
India clinched the three-match ODI series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. Sensible batting from KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya ensured the hosts recovered from the early setback to complete the chase. The wicketkeeper batsmen scored 64* runs while Hardik made 36 runs. Chamika Karunaratneand Lahir
Stoinis reached his half-century in just 17 balls and finished with an 18-ball 59* much to the delight of the Australian fans at home. In this knock decorated by four boundaries and six sixes, he made a mockery of Sri Lankan bowlers including Lahiru Kumara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theeksh