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Sri Lanka Cricket Team: News

01 Mar 2026
Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya set to leave Sri Lanka's head coach role

Sanath Jayasuriya is set to step down from his position as the Sri Lanka cricket team's head coach.

01 Mar 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake hammers his 2nd T20I fifty: Stats

Pakistan defeated co-hosts Sri Lanka by five runs in a thrilling encounter at Pallekele on Saturday.

01 Mar 2026
Dasun Shanaka

T20 WC: Dasun Shanaka makes records with 76* versus Pakistan

Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka gave a valiant effort in the T20 World Cup 2026, scoring an explosive unbeaten 76 off just 31 balls.

28 Feb 2026
Dasun Shanaka

Pakistan ousted from T20 World Cup despite Sri Lanka win

Pakistan's journey in the T20 World Cup 2026 came to an end after despite defeating Sri Lanka in a crucial Super 8 Group 2 match on Saturday.

28 Feb 2026
Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed completes 50 T20I wickets: Key stats

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has completed 50 wickets in T20Is.

28 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup, Dilshan Madushanka claims 3/33 versus Pakistan: Stats

Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka picked 3/33 from his 4 overs against Pakistan in Match 50 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday.

28 Feb 2026
Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman hammers his 14th half-century in T20Is: Stats

Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman smashed a superb 42-ball 84 against Sri Lanka in a crucial Super 8s Group 2 contest in the 2026 T20 World Cup.

28 Feb 2026
Pakistan Cricket Team

Sahibzada Farhan slams his 2nd T20 World Cup century: Stats

Pakistan cricket team batter Sahibzada Farhan has continued his rich vein of form in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.

28 Feb 2026
Mitchell Santner

'Pretty nervous': Mitchell Santner ahead of Pakistan-Sri Lanka clash

New Zealand's cricket team is on the edge of their seats, waiting for the outcome of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup on Saturday.

28 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Can Pakistan qualify for T20 WC semi-finals? Scenarios 

Pakistan's chances of making it to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 are still alive, thanks to England's victory over New Zealand in their last Super 8 match.

27 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan averages 39.20 versus Sri Lanka (T20Is): Stats

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan will be aiming to make his presence felt against Sri Lanka in Match 50 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday.

27 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Decoding Sri Lanka and Pakistan's H2H record in T20Is

Pakistan are set to take on Sri Lanka in Match 50 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday.

27 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 WC: Pakistan face eliminated Sri Lanka in must-win clash

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to clash in Match 50 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

27 Feb 2026
Hardik Pandya

Listing the 250-plus team totals in T20 World Cup history 

In a must-win ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match, India set a new record by scoring a staggering 256/4 against Zimbabwe.

26 Feb 2026
Mitchell Santner

Listing NZ spinners with four-wicket hauls in T20 World Cups

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra was the star of the show as he led his team to a crushing 61-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Super Eights stage of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup.

26 Feb 2026
Mitchell Santner

T20 WC: Mitchell Santner lauds NZ's resilience after beating SL

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has praised his team's resilience and disciplined bowling after a convincing 61-run victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup.

26 Feb 2026
Dasun Shanaka

'External negativity affected us': Shanaka after SL's T20 WC exit

Sri Lankan cricket captain Dasun Shanaka has blamed "external negativity" for his team's early exit from the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

25 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

NZ's Rachin Ravindra records his maiden T20I four-fer: Stats

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra starred with all-round skills against Sri Lanka in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 clash at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

25 Feb 2026
Mitchell Santner

T20 WC: NZ stage remarkable comeback to knock SL out

New Zealand staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sri Lanka in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 encounter.

25 Feb 2026
New Zealand Cricket Team

T20 World Cup: NZ's Santner, McConchie set this partnership record

New Zealand racked up 168/7 in their 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 match against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

25 Feb 2026
Maheesh Theekshana

T20 World Cup: Maheesh Theekshana stuns NZ with three wickets

Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana bowled a phenomenal spell against New Zealand in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 encounter in Colombo.

24 Feb 2026
Finn Allen

T20 WC 2026: Can SL bounce back against NZ?

New Zealand and Sri Lanka will clash in Match 46 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

24 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Listing highest team totals in T20 World Cups

Team West Indies has entered the record books with a stunning batting display in their first Super 8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

23 Feb 2026
Afghanistan Cricket Board

Afghanistan to host Sri Lanka in historic white-ball series

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has confirmed a historic white-ball series against Sri Lanka in the UAE.

22 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup: Decoding the lowest totals for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka registered their 3rd-lowest team total in ICC T20 World Cup history.

22 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 WC: England down SL to kick-start Super 8 campaign

England triumphed over Sri Lanka by a massive 51 runs in their 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super Eight match on Sunday.

22 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Phil Salt slams his second T20 World Cup fifty: Stats 

England opener Phil Salt played a crucial role in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match against Sri Lanka.

22 Feb 2026
Kusal Mendis

T20 WC: Will rain play spoilsport in England-Sri Lanka match? 

The fourth encounter in three weeks between England and Sri Lanka will take place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Sunday (February 22).

21 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup: Decoding England's dominance over Sri Lanka (T20Is) 

The 2026 ICC T20 World Cup is set to witness a thrilling encounter between England and Sri Lanka in the Super 8 stage.

21 Feb 2026
Jofra Archer

T20 World Cup, Super Eights: England face Sri Lanka challenge

England and Sri Lanka will be up against each other in their respective first Super Eights match in the ongoing 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.

19 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

2026 T20 World Cup: Brian Bennett slams successive unbeaten fifties 

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett is having a dream ICC T20 World Cup campaign.

19 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka in Colombo: Stats

Zimbabwe stunned Sri Lanka in Match 38 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday.

19 Feb 2026
Dasun Shanaka

T20 World Cup: Unbeaten Sri Lanka take on spirited Zimbabwe 

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will take on each other in their respective final league matches in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

18 Feb 2026
Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana ruled out of T20 World Cup: Here's why

Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup due to a muscle strain on his left leg.

17 Feb 2026
Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka had targeted to hit hundred in T20 WC

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the 2026 T20 World Cup, leading his team to an impressive eight-wicket win over Australia.

17 Feb 2026
Josh Hazlewood

'We're devastated': Mitchell Marsh on Australia's potential T20 WC exit

Following Australia's shocking defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the ongoing 2026 ICC T20 World Cup, Mitchell Marsh has admitted that his team is now at the mercy of fate.

17 Feb 2026
Kusal Perera

Dissecting fastest centuries by Sri Lankan batters in T20Is

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka has become the first centurion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

17 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

These Sri Lankan batters boast centuries in T20 World Cups

The first century of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup has come from Pathum Nissanka's blade.

17 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

Kusal Mendis scripts records with 3rd successive T20 WC fifty

Sri Lankan batting ace Kusal Mendis has scripted a major milestone in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 by scoring three consecutive half-centuries.

16 Feb 2026
Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka becomes second Sri Lankan with T20 WC hundred

Pathum Nissanka has made history by becoming the first player to score a century in the ongoing 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.

16 Feb 2026
Travis Head

T20 WC: SL's stunning win jeopardizes Australia's Super 8 hopes 

Sri Lanka have chased down the 182-run target in Match 30 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

16 Feb 2026
Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka becomes second Sri Lankan with 2,500 T20I runs

Star Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has become the second batter from his country to complete 2,500 runs in T20I cricket.

16 Feb 2026
Wanindu Hasaranga

T20 WC: Matheesha Pathirana limps off with suspected hamstring injury

Sri Lanka's pace spearhead, Matheesha Pathirana, has raised major injury concerns after he limped off with a suspected hamstring injury during their T20 World Cup 2026 match against Australia in Pallekele.

16 Feb 2026
ICC T20 World Cup

T20 WC: Dushan Hemantha's three-fer triggers Australia's batting collapse 

Australia posted a total of 181/10 against Sri Lanka in Match 30 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Stadium.