Lakshan Sandakan

Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has been named the vice-captain for the Bangladesh Test series, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday.

Sri Lanka on Friday added five more players to their squad for the T20 World Cup to played in the UAE and Oman. SLC selection committee included Pathum Nissanka, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan and Ramesh Mendis in the squad.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday.

In the absence of regular skipper Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal, left-hander batsman Upul Tharanga has been appointed to lead Sri Lanka in the ODI triangular series in Zimbabwe, which also involves West Indies.

All-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka will miss the three-match one-day international series against the West Indies due to injury, the cricket board said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka recalled batsman Lahiru Thirimanne in its squad for the second Test against India as a replacement for injured Gunaratne. It's more than a year that Thirimanne is out of the Sri Lanka's Test team as he has not featured in the traditional format since playing against England in June 2016.

Sri Lanka's cricket board Tuesday named a 24-member squad led by Kusal Perera for the six-match limited overs series in England even as a pay dispute remained unresolved.

Sri Lanka Monday named a 16-member squad, including two injured players, for the two-match Test series against England starting next week.

Pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Gamage have been added to the Sri Lankan squad ahead of the third Test against India starting in Pallekele on Saturday.

Aware of the challenge that the Indian spinners are likely to pose in the Test series, the Sri Lankan batsmen on Friday focused on tackling the turning ball ahead of their warm-up against Board President's XI on Saturday.

Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando have all tested positive for the virus. The hosts are looking to bounce back after their crushing 10-wicket defeat inside three days in the opening Test of the two-match series.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to field first against Zimbabwe in the third one-day international in Hambantota on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka have recalled all-rounder Thisara Perera to the 15-member Twenty20 to play two matches against the visiting West Indies.

Shikhar Dhawan roared back to form with a muscular half-century in company of a sublime KL Rahul as India posted a competitive 201 for 6 against Sri Lanka despite a middle-order collapse in the third T20 International on Friday.

At a loss to explain Sri Lanka's dismal performance against India, skipper Dinesh Chandimal said the 0-3 thrashing was the "worst" Test series of his career and his team has no excuses to offer.

Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga will not be part of team's second residential training camp, starting June 22 in Kandy, as a 24-member squad was announced on Thursday.

Mathews, 33, did not make the South Africa trip because of a hamstring injury but is expected to line up against England in matches that count towards the inaugural World Test championship.

A late cameo by Wanindu Hasaranga helped Sri Lanka pull off a thrilling chase to edge out West Indies by one wicket in the first one-day international on Saturday.

Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced that 18 players have signed the national player contracts, which came into effect from August 1. The new contract will be for a 5-month period and will end on December 31.