Isuru Udana

Bangladesh's one-day series against Sri Lanka got underway on Sunday despite COVID-19 scares in the touring camp hours before the start of the match in Dhaka.

Sri Lanka pacer Isuru Udana on Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket. "I believe the time has come for me to make way for the next generation of players," said Udana whilst notifying his decision to Sri Lanka Cricket.

Former Indian cricketer and Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina has been signed by The Chicago Players franchise for the second season of US Masters T10, which will take place from November 8 in Houston. Alongside Raina, Parthiv Patel and Isuru Udana have also joined the squad. Owned by Vishal Patel, the franchise aims to create a strong impression in its debut season.

India skipper Virat Kohli is the best white-ball batsman in the game right now, according to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Sri Lankan pacer Isuru Udana, who also named Ravindra Jadeja as the top all-rounder in this format.

Three members of the Sri Lankan contingent have tested positive for COVID-19, hours before the opening ODI against Bangladesh here on Sunday, according to a report.

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.

India skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third twenty20 International, here on Thursday. India have replaced injured Navdeep Saini, who hurt his shoulder while fielding on Wednesday, with debutant Kerala pacer Sandeep Warrier.

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.

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match on Thursday.RCB named an unchanged team while KXIP brought in Chris Gayle for the first time this season besides handing a debut cap to Deepak Hooda.

As the 13th season of the Indian Premier League is set to begin on March 29,2020, director of cricket Mike Hesson on Monday confirmed that Royal Challengers Bangalore's training camp will commence from March 21.

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.

"Regrettable and unacceptable" is how Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala has described the behaviour of the Bangladeshi team during their crucial match of the Nidahas Trophy against the hosts on Friday night.

In a bizarre incident on Friday, a swarm of bees briefly interrupted play towards the end of the innings during the Sri Lanka-South Africa World Cup encounter, forcing the players and umpires to lie flat on the ground in Chester-le-Street.

Tillakaratne Dilshan was retained captain of Sri Lankan cricket team for its home series against Australia next month.

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

Pacer Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive player ever in a Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction Tuesday when he was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000. The 21-year-old -- who has an unorthodox slinging delivery style -- broke the $92,000 mark set by Dilshan Madushanka in last year's edition of the T20 tournament.

The dew factor will go out of the window but the searing heat will be an issue when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on a better prepared Rajasthan Royals in the first of the 10 IPL double-headers here on Saturday.

Can the perennial under-achievers of the IPL turn it around for good this time? It's a question for which the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will hope to have a positive answer, having addressed the side's death bowling woes at the auction.

England won the final Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka in handsome fashion with a dominant 89-run victory, giving the hosts a 3-0 series sweep in Southampton on Saturday.

Australia captain Aaron Finch equalled his career-best ODI score as the defending champions eased to an 87-run win over Sri Lanka at the Oval on Saturday.