Unbeaten 87 from Dhananjaya de Silva guides Sri Lanka to 221-4 at lunch against Pakistan Dhananjaya de Silva struck an unbeaten 87 to lead Sri Lanka’s recovery against Pakistan on the third day of the first test on Wednesday, guiding the tourists to 221-4 at lunch after they resumed on 114-3. Sri Lanka, replying to…
Skipper confident batting line-up can handle Pindi conditions as visitors ready for opening Test Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis expressed confidence in his side’s batting and bowling resources ahead of the opening Test against Pakistan, saying his experienced players were well equipped to handle the conditions at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.Mendis, who will lead Sri…
Keshara Nuwantha and Eshan Malinga bowled extremely well to enable Sri Lanka to whip PCB Patron’s XI by 142 runs in their three-day warm-up game at the Oval Ground Islamabad on Friday. Chasing a stiff target of 254 PCB Patron’s XI were skittled out for only 111 runs. Mohammad Tayab Arif top-scored 32 which came…
Sri Lanka’s skipper Kusal Mendis plays a shot on the first day of the three-day game against PCB Patron’s XI at the Oval Ground Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PCB Skipper Kusal Mendis and Lahiru Udara struck solid fifties as Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 223-7 against PCB Patron’s XI at the Oval Ground…
Kusal Mendis leads Sri Lanka XI’s recovery with an unbeaten 45 as the visitors reached 162 for five against Patron’s XI in their warm-up match at Islamabad Cricket Club on Wednesday. Sri Lanka, who elected to bat after winning the toss, recovered from a difficult start after losing three wickets for just 40. Till filing…
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first in the ODI tri-series final against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Saturday. Pakistan made one change, brining in Faheem Ashraf in place of Shadab Khan. “Shadab is not feeling well so we have brought in Faheem in his place. We are going with…
England seek consolation win; Sri Lanka to fine-tune for Saturday’s final against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against England in the sixth match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. This is the fourth time that Sri Lanka won the toss in the series. The contrasting fortunes…
Van Niekerk praises young quick’s wicket-taking threat after eight-wicket win over Pakistan KARACHI: Sri Lanka’S fast bowling coach Ryan van Niekerk HAS praised the development of young pacer Dilshan Madushanka after his side defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the ODI tri-series in Lahore on Tuesday, highlighting his ability to combine a dangerous bouncer with…
Dunith Wellalage removes both openers Tom Banton (50) and Ben Duckett (29) after they give a solid start to England Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in their ODI tri-series match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Sri Lanka brought in left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage for…
