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India win toss, opt to bat first against Sri Lanka in pink ball Test

Mar 12, 2022, at 08:17 pm

Bengaluru: India won the toss and opted to bat first in the Day-Night Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

India, Sri Lanka teams reach Bengaluru ahead of pink ball Test

Mar 10, 2022, at 06:59 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: India and Sri Lanka teams have reached Bengaluru ahead of the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting Mar 12.

Mohali Test: Sri Lanka scores 108/4 at stumps against India, trail by 466 runs

Mar 05, 2022, at 11:30 pm

Mohali: Sri Lanka lost four wickets in its course of scoring 104 runs in the first innings, still trailing India by 466 runs here on Saturday.

Ravindra Jadeja slams century on second day of first Test against Sri Lanka

Mar 05, 2022, at 05:48 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant missed out on his century narrowly, allrounder Ravindra Jadeja went past 100 on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

First Test: Rishabh Pant hammers stylish 96 as India post 357 for six against Sri Lanka

Mar 05, 2022, at 12:03 am

Mohali: Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant dominated with the willow as he scored 96 runs which helped India post 357 runs for the loss of six wickets in the first innings on the first day of the first Test match against Sri Lanka here on Friday.

Virat Kohli felicitated in Mohali for his 100th Test match

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:53 pm

Mohali/IBNS: Indian top batsman Virat Kohli was on Friday felicitated for his 100th Test match, which he is playing against Sri Lanka in Mohali.

Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bat first against Sri Lanka in 1st Test

Mar 04, 2022, at 03:35 pm

Mohali: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the first Test match here on Friday.

BCCI allows 50 percent spectators in Mohali to watch Virat Kohli's 100th Test match

Mar 02, 2022, at 04:57 am

Following criticism, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has allowed spectators upto 50 percent at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali to witness the 100th Test match of Virat Kohli.

Shreyas Iyer hits stylish 73 as India beat SL by 6 wickets to clinch series

Feb 28, 2022, at 05:21 am

Dharamsala/UNI: India whitewashed Sri Lanka in the T20I series, with Shreyas Iyer playing a match-winning unbeaten knock of 73 to hand the visitors a 6-wicket defeat in the third and final game here on Sunday.

Ishan Kishan ruled out of 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka

Feb 27, 2022, at 10:56 pm

Mumbai: Team India wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan, who was struck on the head while batting in the 2nd T2OI at Dharamsala on Saturday, has been ruled out of the third T20 match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, BCCI confirmed on Sunday.

Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of T20I series against Sri Lanka

Feb 26, 2022, at 06:17 pm

Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka.

First T20I: India thrash Sri Lanka by 62 runs

Feb 25, 2022, at 04:20 pm

Lucknow/UNI: India took a 1-0 lead with a thumping 62-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first of the three T20I matches here on Thursday.

India to take on Sri Lanka in first T20I in Lucknow today

Feb 24, 2022, at 07:36 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Rohit Sharma's India will take on Sri Lanka in the first T20I match here on Thursday.

Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of India's T20I series against Sri Lanka

Feb 23, 2022, at 04:38 pm

Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar and star batsman Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka owing to their injuries.

Rohit Sharma to lead India in Test series against Sri Lanka, Jasprit Bumrah named his deputy

Feb 19, 2022, at 10:32 pm

Kolkata: Rohit Sharma has been named as skipper of the Indian squad which will play two Tests against Sri Lanka.

Virat Kohli, Pant likely to be rested for Sri Lanka T20 Internationals

Feb 19, 2022, at 09:55 pm

Kolkata: Batting superstar Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant were  given a short break following India's T20I series win over West Indies in Kolkata on Friday, media reports.

Sri Lanka tour of India schedule revised

Feb 16, 2022, at 02:49 am

Mumbai/UNI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday informed a change in schedule for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour of India.

Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in the second T20I against Australia

Feb 14, 2022, at 09:34 pm

Dubai: Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the second T20I held in Sydney.

India beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in U-19 Asia Cup final

Jan 01, 2022, at 02:17 am

Dubai/UNI: India defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the U-19 Asia Cup final to claim the title for a record eighth time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

T20 World Cup: England outplay Sri Lanka by 26 runs to reach semis

Nov 02, 2021, at 06:49 pm

Sharjah/IBNS/UNI: An all round performance by England against Sri Lanka helped them to reach the semifinals of T20 World Cup 2021 Monday.

T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

Oct 31, 2021, at 04:30 am

Sharjah/UNI: South Africa churned out a crucial four-wicket win over Sri Lanka, as the latter saw a hat-trick from Wanindu Hasaranga (3/20) and a half-century from Pathum Nissanka go in vain in the Super 12 encounter of ICC T20 World Cup here on Saturday.

Afghanistan remind me of 1996 Sri Lanka team: Muttiah Muralitharan

Oct 31, 2021, at 01:01 am

Dubai/IBNS: Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan is considering Afghanistan, who had a brilliant start to the T20 World Cup, as a "real threat" to other teams in the ongoing tournament.

T20 World Cup: Warner powers Australia to convincing win over Sri Lanka

Oct 29, 2021, at 03:32 pm

Dubai: Australia laid down a marker with a convincing seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dubai to make it two wins from two in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

Charith Asalanka hits unbeaten 80 as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in T20 World Cup clash

Oct 25, 2021, at 01:17 am

Sharjah: Charith Asalanka led from the front as he smashed unbeaten 80 to help Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in a T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday.

World T20: Mohammad Naim, Rahim scores fifties as Bangladesh score 171/4 against Sri Lanka

Oct 24, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Sharjah: Mohammad Naim (62) and Mushfiqur Rahim (57*) scored fifties as Bangladesh posted 171 runs for the loss of four wickets against Sri Lanka in a World T20 match here on Sunday.

Bangladesh, Namibia, Scotland and Sri Lanka qualify for Men’s T20 World Cup 2022

Oct 23, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Dubai: Bangladesh, Namibia, Scotland and Sri Lanka have confirmed their place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia, after the four teams progressed to the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Oman and the UAE.

Sri Lanka top Group A thanks to brilliant bowling in big Netherlands win

Oct 23, 2021, at 02:32 pm

Muscat: Sri Lanka’s bowlers shone as they recorded a dominant eight-wicket win over the Netherlands to top Group A in style and head into the Super 12s brimming with confidence.

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka defeats Namibia by 7 wickets

Oct 19, 2021, at 03:59 pm

Abu Dhabi/UNI: Sri Lanka made a winning start to their T20 World Cup campaign by defeating minnows Namibia by seven wickets in their opening group A game of the first round here on Monday.

Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga retires from T20 cricket, ends career

Sep 15, 2021, at 12:47 am

Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga Tuesday ended his cricketing career by announcing his retirement from the T20 format.

South Africa name squads for white-ball tour in Sri Lanka

Aug 13, 2021, at 12:56 am

Johannesburg/UNI: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday announced the ODI and T20I squads for their tour of Sri Lanka, which commences on September 2 in Colombo.