[ad_1] Matheesha Pathirana, on Wednesday, February 21, set the record for picking most wickets in a single bilateral T20I series by a Sri Lankan fast bowler. In the T20I series against Afghanistan, Pathirana picked up 8 wickets from 3 matches at an economy rate of 8. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I Highlights Pathirana broke…
[ad_1] Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 72 runs in the 2nd T20I on Monday, February 19 in Dambulla to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. Angelo Mathews, who recently made his T20I comeback, was the star of the show for the Islanders after he contributed with both bat and ball. Sri Lanka…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Opener Pathum Nissanka cracked a dazzling ton as Sri Lanka completed a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Pallekele on Wednesday. Chasing 267 for victory in the third and final match, Nissanka fired 101-ball 118 as the hosts registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory with 88 balls to spare….
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka sealed a commanding 155-run victory over Afghanistan in the second one-day international on Sunday in Kandy, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Despite being set a target of 309 to level the series, Afghanistan crumbled and were bowled out for 153 within 34 overs, with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga…
[ad_1] Sri Lanka clinched a comfortable 10-wicket victory on Monday in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Colombo.Afghanistan, having been bowled out for 296 in their second innings, set a modest target of 56 for Sri Lanka. The openers, Dimuth Karunaratne (32 not out) and Nishan Madushka (22 not out), chased down the required runs…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews orchestrated an impressive fourth-wicket partnership, setting a new record during the second day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Colombo at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.Their remarkable 232-run stand left Sri Lanka at 410/6 firmly in control by stumps, leading by 212 runs with four…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka shared a quick 80-run stand after an all-round bowling show as Sri Lanka took opening day honours against Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Colombo on Friday. The rapid partnership between Karunaratne (42) and Madushka (36) in the final session of the day left Sri Lanka…
[ad_1] Sri Lanka (Playing XI) – Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Sadeera Samarawickrama (WK), Chamika Gunasekara (On Test debut), Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Newly appointed captain Dhananjaya de Silva emphasized the need for increased on-field aggression to revive Sri Lanka’s Test cricket prowess, ahead of their upcoming one-off red-ball match against Afghanistan.Currently at the bottom of the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings, Sri Lanka experienced a devastating defeat in their last match in October in…
