Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's First Captain Bandula Warnapura, Who Joined 1982 Rebel Tour To South Africa, Passes Away
Sri Lanka's first Test captain, who later became national coach and administrator, Bandula Warnapura passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo. ....
T20 World Cup: Bowlers, Fernando And Rajapaksa Help Sri Lanka Beat Namibia
A clinical performance with the ball followed by an unbroken partnership of 74 between Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa meant Sri Lanka edged past Namibia by seven wickets in a Group A match of the ICC men's T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Monday. ....
Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath Get Marylebone Cricket Club's Honorary Life Membership
Former India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath are among 18 players who were given honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club here on Tuesday. ....
We've Battled To Find The Right Balance: Sri Lankan Coach Mickey Arthur
Sri Lankan coach Mickey Arthur has said that one-year bans on three players -- Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella -- for bio-bubble breach during the UK tour earlier this year had unsettled the crucial No.3 position in the batting order, adding that if that position could be "shelved down", his team would be much better off in the ICC T20 World Cup here.....
Promoting Hasaranga Was A Plan, Says Sri Lanka Skipper Shanaka After Ireland Win
With his top-order batsmen failing to fire in their ICC T20 World Cup match Ireland, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka had to do something drastic as the islanders had slumped to a disastrous 8 for 3 and were looking like they may struggle to put even 100 on the board. ....
T20 World Cup: Injured Mitchell Starc In Doubt For Sri Lanka Match
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is doubtful for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash with Sri Lanka on Thursday after suffering a leg injury during training. The Australian team management is closely monitoring his condition after he appeared limping and in pain during the nets on Wednesday evening, according to reports in the Australian media. ....
T20 World Cup: Wanindu Hasaranga Becomes Fourth Sri Lanka Bowler To Claim T20I Hat-trick
Sri Lanka lost a thrilling Group 1 match to South Africa four wickets. But there was something for them to cheer on -- a hat-trick by their leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. Though his effort went in vain, Hasaranga registered himself in the record books.....
Mickey Arthur To Quit Sri Lanka Job, Join Derbyshire As Head Coach
Mickey Arthur has decided to relinquish his post as the Sri Lankan cricket team chief coach after the home Test series against the West Indies, and will move to English county side Derbyshire to guide the club. ....
Sri Lanka Donated Us 35,000 Eyes, But We Lost Sight: Pakistan Ophthalmologist
Pakistan is the largest recipient of eye donations from Sri Lanka, having received at least 35,000 corneas since 1967, says Dr Niaz Brohi, a leading ophthalmologist of Pakistan, Samaa TV reported. ....
41 New Omicron Cases Detected In Sri Lanka
Amidst severe warnings by health experts and medical practitioners, Sri Lanka on Friday reported 41 news cases of Covid's Omicron variant taking its tally to 45. ....
