Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first against Australia in the 30th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Monday.After missing the first two matches, Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh returned to the squad as they made three changes to the playing XI, including him. Xavier Barlett and Cooper Conolly replace Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Kuhnemann and Ben Dwarshuis.Meanwhile, co-hosts Sri Lanka made only one…
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Colombo, Feb 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka expressed satisfaction with his side’s clinical all-round performance in the 105-run win over Oman in their Group B clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, while also addressing the challenge of filling the void left by Wanindu Hasaranga. Sri Lanka piled up a formidable 225/5 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on the back of half-centuries from Kusal Mendis (61), Pavan Rathnayake (60) and Shanaka himself (50 off 20), before res…
Colombo, Feb 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka delivered a commanding performance to register a comfortable 105-run victory over Oman in their Group B clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. After posting a formidable total of 225/5 batting first, the hosts bowled with discipline to restrict Oman to 120/9 in their 20 overs.Put into bat by Oman captain Jatinder Singh, Sri Lanka wasted no time in imposing their authority. The innings was anchored by fie…
Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Spin twins Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga picked three wickets apiece as Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 20 runs in a Group B clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.Batting first, Sri Lanka were struggling at 87/4, including not hitting a single boundary in the middle overs, before Kamindu Mendis’s blazing 44 off just 19 balls and Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten 56 off 43 lifted them to an above-par 163/6.Chasing 164, Ireland looked…
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Friday approved Pramod Madushan as a replacement for Eshan Malinga in the Sri Lanka squad.”Madushan, a medium-fast bowler who has played 13 ODIs and eight T20Is, was named as a replacement after Malinga was ruled out following a shoulder injury sustained during the bilateral T20I against England on 1 February,” ICC said in a statement.The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technic…
Colombo, Jan 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka have named a 16-member squad for the three-match T20I series against England, with all eyes on fine-tuning combinations ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on February 7. The series gets underway on January 30 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium as Dasun Shanaka will continue to kead the side.After Sri Lanka’s recent T20 assignments, they have retained the bulk of their core players to maintain continuity and stabilise their prepa…
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against England, which begins on Thursday. The team will be led by Charith Asalanka, who will resume his leadership in the 50-over format after being sacked as Sri Lanka’s captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. Sri Lanka have recalled Dhananjay de Silva and Dushmantha Chameera, who had been missing from the ODI setup for a long time, adding more experience to the team.Asalanka h…