New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner acknowledged the nervousness in the team camp after their loss against England in both teams' last Super 8s match of the T20 World Cup 2026, at Colombo on Friday. The defeat meant that New Zealand now depend on the result of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka matc
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 14 runs in the rain-affected 3rd T20I to level the three-match series 1-1 on Sunday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Sri Lankan batters, especially captain Dasun Shanak, Janith Liyanage and Kamil Mishara, were the chief architects of Sri Lanka's
Pathum Nissanka surpassed Kusal Perera to become Sri Lanka's top T20I run-scorer, starring in a match-winning innings that propelled Sri Lanka to a comfortable win over Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, keeping their tri-series hopes alive.
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka is looking forward to the series against Pakistan, though he knows it will prove a difficult task for his side away from home.
Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis who made Pakistan bowlers toil hard with his knock of 122 was taken to hospital after suffering cramps on Tuesday in the ongoing World Cup.
Sri Lanka's batting set up with their explosive 344 in the first innings against Pakistan broke a couple of records and marked their best performance in the World Cup against the Men in Green on Tuesday.
Pakistan had an easy opening match and won against the Netherlands by 81 runs while Sri Lanka faced defeat by 102 runs in their campaign opener against South Africa
In the final over, Sri Lanka required nine runs to seal their spot in the final. Madushan was on strike and set batter Charith Asalanka was at the non-strikers' end
After playing a match-winning knock of unbeaten 49 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, Sri Lankan batter Charith Asalanka ranked this innings second in his book.
Pakistan's batter Salman Agha's unbeaten 132 runs in the first innings of the second Test match contributed to the Test series win after Sri Lanka lost in the second match by 222 runs in Colombo on Thursday.
Pakistan had declared their first innings at 576/5. In response, Sri Lanka were all-out at 166 & 188 in the first and second innings respectively, and hence beaten by innings and 222 runs in Colombo on Thursday.