South Africa will take on Sri Lanka in their opening match of the World Cup in Delhi on Saturday. Theekshana missed out on Asia Cup final due to hamstring injury.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday named their 15-player squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup on Tuesday with star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga missing out from the squad.
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.
Charith Asalanka with ice in his veins sealed Sri Lanka's date with India in the Asia Cup 2023 final after clinching a two-wicket victory in a nerve-cracking chase against Pakistan on Thursday at the R Premadasa Stadium.
With Sri Lanka winning the Asia Cup Super Four match against Bangladesh, batter Sadeera Samarawickrama said the team is playing well to stay undefeated for 13 successive ODI matches and a player’s performance is lifted to another level if the team is playing well as a unit
Maheesh Theekshana's spin magic and skipper Dasun Shanaka's breathtaking spell allowed Sri Lanka to comfortably claim the second-longest ODI win streak in their Asia Cup Super Four triumph against Bangladesh on Saturday, beating them by 21 runs.
Shanaka's spell after the powerplay nullified Bangladesh's positive start to the chase of 258. He could send openers Mohammad Naim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz back to the pavilion to bring Sri Lanka back into the game.
Maheesh Theekshana's spin magic and skipper Dasun Shanaka's breathtaking spell allowed Sri Lanka to comfortably claim the second-longest ODI win streak (13) in their Asia Cup Super Four triumph against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Maheesh Theekshana's spin magic and skipper Dasun Shanaka's breathtaking spell allowed Sri Lanka to comfortably claim the second-longest ODI win streak (13) in their Asia Cup Super Four triumph against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Chasing 165, Sri Lanka were off to a poor start as Dimuth Karunaratne (1) was cleaned up by Taskin Ahmed in the third over while Shoriful Islam sent back Pathum Nissanka for 14