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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.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the inaugural edition of Lanka Premier League.

Veteran speedster Lasith Malinga has not been picked in the Sri Lanka T20 squad for the three-match series against India, starting December 20.

Virat Kohli rang in three changes to his side after winning the toss and opting to bat first at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.

Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis hit centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies by 161 runs in the second one-day international to clinch the series on Wednesday.

After two washed out games, Sri Lanka will be desperate to come out all guns blazing but defending champion Australia's depth will be hard to beat when the two sides clash in the World Cup fixture on Saturday.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal was on Thursday asked whether he sought any blessing from "meyni" (sorcerer) ahead of their gruelling India tour as team manager Asanka Gurusinha promptly came to his defence to avoid any further embarrassment.

Colombo will take on Kandy in the opening match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on November 26, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Sunday.

Sri Lanka recalled batsman Lahiru Thirimanne in its squad for the second Test against India as a replacement for injured Gunaratne. It's more than a year that Thirimanne is out of the Sri Lanka's Test team as he has not featured in the traditional format since playing against England in June 2016.

Smarting from consecutive defeats, Bangladesh will look to get their World Cup campaign back on track when they take on an inconsistent Sri Lanka here Tuesday.

India made a resounding start to their tour of Sri Lanka with Shikhar Dhawan and Chesteshwar Pujara hitting centuries each to help their side post 399/3 on Day 1 of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. Dhawan fell short of a deserving double-ton by 10 runs while Pujara remained unconquered on 144 at the close of play.