New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that the 226 Lanka Premier League (LPL) will commence as scheduled on Friday evening at the SSC Grounds in Colombo, despite the high-profile arrest of Jaffna Kings co-owner and ex-India U19 batter Manjot Kalra on suspicion of match-fixing.Hours before the tournament’s opening fixture between the Jaffna and Galle franchises, Sri Lanka Police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports arrested Ka…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Pakistan left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s suspension has effectively come to an end after he accepted a three-month ban for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code, which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme. Nawaz, 32, had tested positive for a ‘Substance of Abuse’ (Carboxy-THC) following an anti-doping test conducted after Pakistan’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 opening match against the Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lan…
Colombo, July 2 (IANS) India has been confirmed to tour Sri Lanka in August 2026 for a two-match Test series, which will be part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 cycle, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday.According to a statement by SLC, the opening Test match will be played at the picturesque Galle International Cricket Stadium (GICS) from August 15 to 19. The second and final Test is scheduled to be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo from Aug…
Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) Bangladesh have appointed Towhid Hridoy as captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe after regular skipper Litton Das, all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud were ruled out due to their Lanka Premier League commitments.It will be Hridoy’s second time captaining Bangladesh in T20Is, having led the team in the three-match home series against Australia last month when Litton was unavailable due to a calf injury. …
Colombo, May 26 (IANS) Just three days after announcing his retirement from international cricket, former India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been unveiled as one of the marquee signings for the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), scheduled to be held from July 17 to August 8 across Sri Lanka.The Tamil Nadu cricketer will represent Kandy Royals in LPL 2026 and joins a star-studded lineup that includes England all-rounder Moeen Ali and Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan among the top…
Colombo, May 23 (IANS) The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League has generated massive international interest, with more than 650 overseas cricketers registering for the tournament ahead of the player draft scheduled for June 1.“More than 650 overseas players have registered for the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026. Players from all ICC Full Member nations, as well as several Associate Member countries, are among those registered for the tournament,” Sri Lanka cricket…
Colombo, May 15 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLC) has unveiled the opening fixture of the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026, which will commence on July 17. According to the official release by the SLC on Friday, the opening game of the multi-team tournament will be played between last year’s champions, the Jaffna Kings, and runners-up, the Galle Marvels. The campaign opener will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo.The board has also inf…
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced on Wednesday that the 2026 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 10 to August 5.SLC said that the online portal for foreign player registration will open on May 4.The sixth edition of LPL was originally scheduled to be held in December 2025, but due to the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which Sri Lanka will co-host with India in February–March, SLC postponed the league.The postponement was made consideri…