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nuwan pradeep starred with the ball as Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 34 runs at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Tuesday to register their first win of the 2019 ICC Cricket world Cup.

Sri Lankan medium-pacer nuwan pradeep is likely to miss the second cricket Test against India, starting Thursday as he is yet to fully recover from an injury.

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

In a massive blow to Sri Lanka, pace spearhead nuwan pradeep was on Friday ruled out of the ongoing Test series against India due to a hamstring injury, leaving the hosts with just one medium pacer in the second match.

Sri Lankan selectors left out Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Angelo Mathews from the 16-member squad for the three-match Test series in England.

Sri Lanka on Sunday called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's third Test against India owing to back pain.

Sri Lanka on Monday recalled former skipper Dinesh Chandimal into a 22-member squad led by Dasun Shanaka for a six-match series against South Africa. Chandimal, 31, was dropped after a disappointing tour of the West Indies in March. He missed series against England and India.

Sri Lanka on Tuesday dropped out-of-form Kusal Mendis from an upcoming second Test against England while injured skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was replaced by stand-in Dinesh Chandimal. The cricket board said Mendis and Karunaratne were among a total of five players left out of the squad for the second Test against England starting Friday at Galle.

Over the past two years, Sri Lanka have lost ODI series to Pakistan, New Zealand, England, Australia and South Africa while drawing one with Bangladesh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

As Rohit (unbeaten 208 off 153b) jabbed a back of a length delivery towards the mid-wicket region in the final over of the Indian innings and ran a quick double to complete his third double century, he let out a scream and leapt in the air.

Virat Kohli and his men stand on the cusp of history, aiming to become the first Indian team to complete a whitewash in an overseas three-Test series when they meet a below-par Sri Lanka in the third and final match, starting on Saturday.

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 have added spinner Akila Dananjaya, batsman Pathum Nissanka, and seamers Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando to their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.