Angelo Perera

Senior Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene and off-spinner Rangana Herath have been rested for the one-day series against Bangladesh starting February 17.

Spinner Rangana Herath was rested for the first two games of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh as selectors announced a 16-man squad.

Delhi Bulls secured a comfortable 10 wicket win over The Chennai Braves in the second fixture of Wednesday in the Abu Dhabi T10. Rahmanullah Gurbaz starred with the bat, scoring the fastest half-century of the competition as the Bulls made light work of the target of 81.

In nearly 200 years of first-class cricket only one batsman had managed to register double tons in each innings of a match. That was back in 1938, when Arthur Fagg managed 244 and 202 not out for Kent versus Essex at Colchester.

Having taken an unbeatable 3-1 led in the five-match ODI series against South Africa, Sri Lanka decided to rest the senior troika of Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath from the final match on Wednesday.

Manipal Tigers won Legends League Cricket final against Urbanrisers Hyderabad at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium. Harbhajan Singh leads Manipal Tigers to victory. Rikki Clarke and Gurkeerat Singh score for Urbanrisers Hyderabad. Robin Uthappa and Chadwick Walton set the foundation for Manipal Tigers. Asela Gunaratne, Angelo Perera, and Thisara Perera secure Manipal Tigers' win.

Young Dinesh Chandimal will lead Sri Lanka in the first two of the five ODIs against visiting South Africa in an stop-gap arrangement in the absence of regular captain Angelo Mathews.

Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga starred with the ball to help Deccan Gladiators beat Chennai Braves by five wickets and register their fourth win in the Abu Dhabi T10 league here.

A Sri Lankan player in one of the two bio-bubbles has tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus outbreak continued to rock the home team ahead of its limited-overs series against India.

The ACC Emerging Teams Cup, which kicks off on Monday with India U-23 team facing Sri Lanka at Chittagong, is an important tournament for Baba Aparajith.

Chicago Patriots, the franchisee owned by World of Krida, bounced back with a win in their second game of their debut season of the United States Premier League (USPL). Chicago Patriots who have made their inception in the ongoing second season of USPL, had suffered a loss in their first game against Phillies United.

Bangla Tigers put up a brilliant all-round performance to cruise to an easy nine-wicket win over The Chennai Braves in the Abu Dhabi T10 here.

The series, which was originally scheduled to start with three ODIs on July 13, had to be rescheduled after Sri Lanka's batting coach Grant Flower and data analyst GT Niroshan tested positive for the dreaded virus on their return from the UK tour, which also meant an extended quarantine period for the squad members.

The likes of West Indies' Chris Gayle, South Africa's Faf du Plessis and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik were picked up for this edition of the Lanka Premier League during the 'Player Draft' held in Colombo on Wednesday.

Excited to be part of Major League Cricket's San Francisco Unicorns alongside talented Australia teammates. The league's growth, Silicon Valley involvement, and recognition by the International Cricket Council highlight the exciting future ahead in this prestigious T20 competition.

As is clear from the name, it's cricket with each team facing 10 overs with a typical game lasting 90 minutes. Aimed to "maximise audience's leisure", the league will last just four days and is already underway since December 14 with the final to be played on December 17.

The final list has been pruned from 799 players who registered their names for the auction. There are as many as 122 international players, including six players from Associate nations (five from Afghanistan and one from UAE).