Kasun Rajitha

Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka made one change each. While Daryl Mitchell replaced Mark Chapman for New Zealand, Sri Lanka brought in Kasun Rajitha for Binura Fernando, who has been ruled out with an injury.

The last time Kasun Rajitha played at the Gahunje Stadium, in 2016, he came in as a debutant and went back as player of the match.

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 is aiming for a turnaround in their Test cricket fortunes as they prepare for a one-off match against Afghanistan in Colombo. Dhananjaya de Silva, the newly appointed captain, leads the team as they aim to improve their standing in the World Test Championship rankings. Sri Lanka, currently at the bottom of the rankings, faced a setback in their last Test at the same venue in October.

Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series starting next week, selectors said Wednesday.

Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek scored their maide half-centuries in one-day international cricket as the Netherlands bounced back from a shaky start to reach a total of 262 against Sri Lanka in their ICC World Cup match in Lucknow on Saturday. For Sri Lanka, Madushanka concluded with impressive figures of 4-49, while Rajitha took 4-50.

Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal was withdrawn Monday from the 16-member squad for the Asian Cup because of an injury during a recent domestic tournament, the board said.

Steve Smith ended his century drought and Marnus Labuschagne struck his first Test hundred abroad to steer Australia to 298-5 on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday.

Sri Lankan batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama emphasised that the team cannot afford to make mistakes in their remaining World Cup matches, given their one win in four games.

Sri Lanka has recalled Kasun Rajitha and Lasith Embuldeniya to their 17-member Test squad for the upcoming series against South Africa. Rajitha returns after being left out of the squad that triumphed over New Zealand, while Embuldeniya earns his place back after over a year.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to field against India in the first ODI here on Tuesday.

A disappointed Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal said not playing well in the Power Play overs cost his inexperienced side the just-concluded Twenty20 series against India.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka elected to bat after winning the toss against England in a crucial T20 World Cup match here on Saturday.

Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad for the two-match Test series against Australia, which starts next week in Galle, the island nation's cricket board said Saturday.

Oshada Fernando returns to Sri Lanka's squad for their two-Test series against New Zealand, replacing Nishan Madushka after strong performances for Sri Lanka 'A'. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama also joins the team, replacing bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Nisala Tharaka. The first match starts on Wednesday in Galle as part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.

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

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 cricket board Friday named a 15-member squad for their World Cup qualifying matches in Zimbabwe, leaving out former skipper Angelo Mathews.

Rain forced the second one-day international between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan to be abandoned with the tourists leading the three-match series 1-0 on Sunday.

India's winning sequence in T20 internationals came to an embarrassing end last night after a depleted Sri Lanka pulled off an upset five-wicket victory to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.