Cricket

The three-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Pakistan will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka instead of in the UAE, as originally planned.

Deepak Chahar emerged as India's unlikely hero with the bat as the fast bowler hit an unbeaten 69 to help the visitors gun down a 276-run target in a thriller in the 2nd ODI of a 3-match series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today welcomed its newest Member countries, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland at the ICC’s 78th Annual General Meeting.

England have been forced to select a new team for the Pakistan ODI series after seven positive Covid-19 tests pushed the entire squad into isolation.

With the second consecutive loss to England, Sri Lanka surpassed India to become the country with the most losses in the history of ODI cricket.

This year's Twenty20 World Cup, originally scheduled in India, will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman from Oct. 17, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday, as India struggles to curb a surge in coronavirus infections.

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka Cricket officials must take strict action against the three cricketers who violated Covid rules in UK.

Sri Lankan cricketers Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Niroshan Dikwella have been suspended by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee.

This year's Twenty20 World Cup is set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the COVID-19 situation in India, Indian cricket board sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Three well-known figures and fan favourites, TM Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya and Anusha Samaranayake, will be discussing a number of hard-hitting topics regarding the current cricket scene in Sri Lanka.