Ashen Bandara

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.

Pacer Kasun Rajitha has replaced an injured Dushmantha Chameera in the Lankan squad for the T20 World Cup, with ICC approving three other replacements. England's Tymal Mills, who is already in Australia, came in for Reece Topley who has an injured left ankle.

Sri Lanka Friday named a 20-man squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara will travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup in a squad largely unchanged from the island nation's surprise Asia Cup win, selectors said on Friday.

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.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera was on Wednesday named Sri Lanka's ODI captain with Kusal Mendis as his deputy for the away series against Bangladesh this month.

Five Sri Lanka cricketers have refused to sign "tour" contracts ahead of the limited overs home series against India amid the stalemate between the board and the players over national contracts.

Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera was on Monday ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with a leg injury, dealing a big blow to the islanders' prospects in the continental event.

Talented Shubman Gill has justified his inclusion in the playing XI over another rising star Ishan Kishan as he hit his second ODI hundred against Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the series in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

Top-order batter Avishka Fernando on Wednesday earned a recall to Sri Lanka's limited overs squad for the away series against India beginning January 3 in Mumbai.

Grappling with multiple injuries, Sri Lanka have called up three players as backup into their T20 World Cup squad to prepare for all eventualities, according to a report.

Sri Lanka Monday named a 20-member squad for six limited over matches against the West Indies delayed by Covid-19 infections. The cricket board said fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, 24, who tested positive on Monday was being replaced by 33-year-old Suranga Lakmal for the three one-day internationals and the three T20 matches.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday announced that Dasun Shanaka was unable to travel with the team for the West Indies tour due to an issue related to securing his visa.

Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka in the limited-overs series against India, replacing Kusal Perera who is sidelined with a shoulder injury, the country's cricket board said on Friday.

Twenty-four hours before Sri Lanka start a one-day series against India on Sunday, the beleaguered home side still did not know who their wicketkeeper would be, new captain Dasun Shanaka said.

After delivering a match-winning performance in the third T20I against Sri Lanka here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen said he backed his plans and executed them well in the game.

Australia and Pakistan secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup with wins over Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka respectively.

A lot has changed in Indian cricket over the past one year, with the captain-coach combo changing across formats as Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma took over from Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli. What remained constant was the Men in Blue's fortunes in ICC tournaments.

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.

Vidarbha colts did very well throughout the season, except for two matches. They lost a game outright against Tamil Nadu and conceded an innings lead to Chhattisgarh, which they almost won.