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Sri Lanka Cricket Team: News

17 Jun 2026
Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph return to West Indies Test squad

The West Indies cricket team has announced its squad for the upcoming two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka.

16 Jun 2026
ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Women's T20 WC 2026: SL hand NZ their second defeat

Sri Lanka handed defending champions New Zealand their second successive defeat in the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

16 Jun 2026
India vs Sri Lanka

SLC imposes sanctions on players for disciplinary breaches: Here's why

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has imposed sanctions on players for disciplinary breaches during a recent tri-series match against India A in Dambulla.

11 May 2026
Pathum Nissanka

SL's Pathum Nissanka completes 150 T20 sixes: Key stats

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka has raced to 150 sixes in T20 cricket.

15 Jun 2026
Sherfane Rutherford

Sherfane Rutherford gets to his sixth T20I fifty: Key stats

West Indies beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and deciding T20I match.

15 Jun 2026
Dasun Shanaka

Dasun Shanaka becomes fourth SL batter with 2,000 T20I runs

In a thrilling finish at Sabina Park, the West Indies pulled off a remarkable heist against Sri Lanka to win the T20I series.

15 Jun 2026
West Indies Cricket Team

Shamar Joseph scripts records with his maiden T20I fifer

West Indies clinched the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a five-wicket victory in the final game at Sabina Park, Jamaica.

15 Jun 2026
Brandon King

WI beat SL in 3rd T20I, seal series 2-1

West Indies pulled off a stunning five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I of their series at Sabina Park, Kingston.

14 Jun 2026
Dasun Shanaka

2nd T20I: Chameera, Hasaranga dent WI with three-wicket hauls

Sri Lanka leveled the three-match T20I series against West Indies with a comprehensive 37-run victory in Kingston.

14 Jun 2026
Dasun Shanaka

2nd T20I: Mishara, Shanaka power Sri Lanka with fifties

Sri Lanka leveled the T20I series against West Indies with a stunning 37-run victory in the second match at Sabina Park.

14 Jun 2026
Rovman Powell

SL beat WI in 2nd T20I, level series 1-1: Stats

Team Sri Lanka has leveled the three-match T20I series against West Indies 1-1, with a comfortable 37-run victory in the second game.

14 Jun 2026
Nicholas Pooran

Rovman Powell becomes West Indies's highest run-scorer in T20Is

Rovman Powell has surpassed Nicholas Pooran to become the highest run-scorer for West Indies in T20 Internationals.

13 Jun 2026
Dunith Wellalage

2nd T20I: Can Sri Lanka bounce back against West Indies?

The second T20I between Sri Lanka and West Indies will be played at Sabina Park in Kingston on June 14.

12 Jun 2026
Jason Holder

Jason Holder becomes first WI pacer with this T20I milestone

Jason Holder has scripted history by becoming the first West Indies pacer to complete 50 T20I wickets at home.

12 Jun 2026
Shai Hope

Shai Hope shines vs Sri Lanka, slams 12th T20I fifty

West Indies recorded a thumping seven-wicket triumph against Sri Lanka in the opening T20I at Kingston's Sabina Park on Friday.

12 Jun 2026
Jason Holder

All-round West Indies beat Sri Lanka in 1st T20I: Stats

West Indies have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

12 Jun 2026
West Indies Cricket Team

SL's Kamindu Mendis slams his 4th T20I fifty

Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis made his bat talk amid tough circumstances in the opening T20I against hosts West Indies at Kingston's Sabina Park.

10 Jun 2026
India vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs India: Galle, Colombo likely to host Tests

India are set for their first Test tour to Sri Lanka since 2017.

09 Jun 2026
Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph rested for SL T20I series: Here's why

West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been rested for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka.

09 Jun 2026
Kusal Mendis

SL claim 1st ODI series win in WI since 2003

The third and final ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Sabina Park, Kingston was abandoned due to persistent rain.

07 Jun 2026
Kusal Mendis

2nd ODI: Rain washes out WI-SL match in Kingston

The second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Sabina Park, Kingston, was called off due to persistent rain on Saturday.

05 Jun 2026
Pathum Nissanka

2nd ODI preview: West Indies seek comeback against Sri Lanka

The second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka will be played Saturday at the Sabina Park.

04 Jun 2026
Shai Hope

WI skipper Shai Hope hammers his 31st ODI fifty: Stats

West Indies cricket team captain Shai Hope played a pivotal knock versus Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI held at Sabina Park Kingston, Jamaica.

04 Jun 2026
Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis slams his 36th half-century in ODIs: Key stats

Sri Lanka set a challenging target of 303 runs for the West Indies in the first ODI at Kingston.

04 Jun 2026
Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka slams his 3rd fifty-plus score versus WI (ODIs)

Sri Lanka set a challenging target of 303 runs for the West Indies in the first ODI at Kingston.

02 Jun 2026
Dhananjaya de Silva

SLC announces 2026/27 player contracts; seven uncapped cricketers included

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the national player contracts for the 2026/27 season.

01 Jun 2026
Alzarri Joseph

Shimron Hetmyer returns to West Indies's ODI squad: Details here

Shimron Hetmyer has been recalled to the West Indies ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka, starting on June 3.

28 May 2026
ICC World Test Championship

WI men's side to host SL, NZ, Pakistan across formats

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that the men's side will host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Pakistan during the 2026 home season.

25 May 2026
Charith Asalanka

Kusal Mendis to lead SL on WI tour; Kamindu vice-captain

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that Kusal Mendis will captain the ODI and T20I teams for their upcoming tour of the West Indies.

18 May 2026
India vs Sri Lanka

India to play two Tests against Sri Lanka in August

The upcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and India is scheduled to take place in the second half of August.

03 May 2026
West Indies Cricket Team

Sri Lanka set for first West Indies tour since 2021

The Sri Lanka cricket team is set to tour the West Indies for the first time in five years.

01 May 2026
Cricket News

Two Sri Lanka U-19 players arrested for filming women

Two cricketers from Sri Lanka's Under-19 team were arrested for allegedly filming women bathing at a hotel in Colombo.

30 Apr 2026
Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara added to Sri Lanka Cricket's Transformation Committee

Former skipper and legendary wicketkeeper-batter, Kumar Sangakkara, has been inducted into the nine-member Transformation Committee that will oversee Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

29 Apr 2026
Cricket News

Shammi Silva resigns as SLC president, office-bearers follow suit

Shammi Silva, the long-serving president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), has resigned from his position.

06 Apr 2026
Indian Premier League (IPL)

Will Pathirana, Hasaranga play in IPL 2026? Details here

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that Matheesha Pathirana and Wanindu Hasaranga are among 15 players with central contracts who have not yet taken the mandatory fitness tests.

27 Mar 2026
Indian Premier League (IPL)

Nuwan Thushara fails SLC fitness test ahead of IPL opener

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have suffered a major blow ahead of their IPL 2026 opener.

26 Mar 2026
Indian Premier League (IPL)

RCB's Nuwan Thushara to miss IPL 2026: Here's why

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be without the services of Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Thushara in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

21 Mar 2026
Indian Premier League (IPL)

SL players need to pass fitness tests for IPL NOCs

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has mandated its players to pass fitness tests in order to get the no-objection certificates (NOCs) required for participating in franchise leagues.

09 Mar 2026
Afghanistan Cricket Team

Afghanistan-Sri Lanka white-ball series to be postponed: Here's why

The upcoming white-ball series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, originally scheduled to be held in the UAE from March 13, is likely to be postponed indefinitely.

09 Mar 2026
Gary Kirsten

SL appoint Gary Kirsten as head coach of men's team

Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten has been named as the head coach of the Sri Lanka national men's cricket team.

05 Mar 2026
Rashid Khan

Ibrahim Zadran replaces Rashid Khan as Afghanistan's T20I captain

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a major shake-up in its T20I team, removing Rashid Khan as the captain.

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 despite defeating Sri Lanka in a crucial Super 8 Group 2 match on Saturday.