Kusal Mendis

World Cup 2023: Mendis hopes ICC suspension won't affect cricket in Lanka

A concerned Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis on Sunday hoped the ICC's suspension of the nation's cricket body will not affect the upcoming fixtures of the national team and the preparations for the men's U19 World Cup here early next year. Sri Lanka have a busy schedule next year, starting with Zimbabwe touring the island nation in January-February for a limited-overs series. The 2024 men's U19 World Cup will commence in the island nation on January 13 with 16 teams competing. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been in turmoil ever since the Mendis-led team exited the World Cup, losing seven of the nine matches they played in India. "We hope the suspension will end soon, enabling us to practice for our schedule ahead. It will be good for the hosting of the Under-19 World Cup too," Mendis told the media on arrival from India. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had on Friday suspended Sri Lanka, a full-member, after observing government interference in the national board. The Sri Lanka

Cricket World Cup 2023 NZ vs SL Playing 11, toss result and live streaming

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Playing 11: Lockie Ferguson would most likely make an entry into the New Zealand playing 11

World Cup 2023, NZ vs SL Preview: Kiwis face hurting Lankans in a must-win

New Zealand's campaign has hit a disheartening flatline after their early dominatio and the Kiwis will have to rediscover their bowling mojo for a World Cup reboot when they face knocked-out Sri Lanka here on Thursday. Ahead of their last league match which is under rain threat, New Zealand are hobbling on eight points, aware of the fact that a defeat or a washout can throw them out of the tournament. They are now fourth on the table. Pakistan (+0.036) and Afghanistan (-0.338), who also have eight points apiece, can also potentially reach 10 points with a win over England and South Africa in their respective final league match. In that context, the Kiwis (+0.398) have to win sufficiently big to take care of the Net Run Rate as well. So, it is not an all too bright scenario for New Zealand, but a victory will at least keep them in the race to the semifinals for the time being. But it is not tough to see why New Zealand have faltered and ended up at where they are now. Unlike ...

BAN vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Win keeps Bangladesh in hunt for CT

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Shakib (82) and Najmul Shanto (90) helped Bangladesh chase down 280 and win the match to keep Champions Trophy qualification hopes alive

IND vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Sensational Shami shuns Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup: Mohammed Shami picked his third 5-wicket haul in World Cups and became the highest wicket-taker for India in World Cups as India bamboozled Lanka

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs SL Playing 11, toss result and live streaming

Star Sports will live broadcast the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup match in India.

ENG vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Clinical Sri Lanka punish England

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: As Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 50s and Lahir Kumara took 3/35, the Lankan Lions defeated the Three Lions by 8 wickets

World Cup 2023: Winless Sri Lankans desperate against unpredictable Dutch

Having a caused a major upset, the Netherlands will have a spring in their side when they take on a struggling Sri Lanka in the World Cup here on Saturday. The Netherlands, who stunned South Africa in Dharamsala for their first World Cup win against a Test playing nation, will be eying an improved show from their top-order as they look for back to back victories. The top three Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd and Colin Ackermann have not been to get the team off to a good start, putting additional pressure on the middle-order. A morale boosting win over South Africa will provide an extra dose of confidence to the trio ahead of the Sri Lanka clash. Star all-rounder Bas de Leede is doing his bit with the ball but can step on the batting front. The performance against the Proteas showed that the Netherlands mean business, having set an ambitious target of reaching the semifinals in their first World Cup appearance in 12 years. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have plenty to worry about on t

CWC 2023, SA vs SL: Proteas open campaign with win in high-scoring match

Three centuries and an equal number of half-centuries were scored as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs after 754 runs were scored by both teams at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi

Asia Cup final IND vs SL Playing 11: Sundar in for Axar in India's XI

Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have returned to India's Playing 11

Retail unit sale propels Citi India FY23 net profit to Rs 13,614 crore

American lender Citi's FY23 net profit from India operations zoomed to Rs 13,614 crore on the back of the retail unit's sale to Axis Bank. Excluding the Rs 8,914 crore one-time gain of the unit, the lender reported a net profit of Rs 4,700 crore, which was a 26 per cent growth over the Rs 3,727 crore it reported for FY22. Its revenue net of interest expense grew 16 per cent, a Citi statement said on Tuesday, without disclosing the exact figure. The net interest margin expanded to 5.15 per cent during the reporting fiscal, as against 4.65 per cent in the previous fiscal, proving to be an important driver of profit growth, it said. On the asset quality front, the bank reported an improvement with the gross non-performing assets ratio coming down to 0.41 per cent as against 1.07 per cent in the year-ago period. Citi concluded the sale of its consumer banking business to Axis Bank during the fiscal in a Rs 11,603-crore deal. Citi said in the statement that the gain of Rs 8,914 crore i

T20 World Cup: Challenges in group stage have steeled us, says Kusal Mendis

Reaching the Super 12 stage in the ICC T20 World Cup here after a brush with elimination has hardened the Sri Lankan team for bigger challenges, feels their wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Highlights: Sri Lanka clinch Asia Cup by 23 runs

Asia Cup 2022 Final Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Highlights: Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Rajapkasa (71), Madushan (4-34) and Hasaranga (36, 3-27) were the heroes

Asia Cup Final 2022: Live streaming, How to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka?

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan cricket team is all set to avenge their defeat against Sri Lanka in the finals. Read this detailed report on where can you live stream the match or enjoy the live telecast

Asia Cup Final 2022, SL vs PAK: Preview, predicted 11, pitch and weather

Asia Cup Final 2022, SL vs. PAK: Sri Lanka to play Pakistan after the 2014 Asia Cup final. Read this detailed report to know everything about pitch, weather, playing 11, and history between teams

Asia Cup Final 2022, SL vs PAK: Ticket prices and how to book them online

Asia Cup Final 2022, SL vs PAK: Sri Lanka and Pakistan will face each other for the fourth time in the Asia Cup finals. Read this report to know everything about ticket prices & how to buy them

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Highlights: Bowlers, Nissanka shine in Lankan victory

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four Highlights: Nissanka's 55* was more than enough to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over Pakistan even as they were 29/3 at one stage in chase of 122

IND vs SL Asia Cup Super Four Highlights: Sri Lanka win by six wickets

India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup Super Four Highlights: Sri Lanka won a thrilling encounter as Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dausn Shanaka kept their cool to chase down 174 and win the game by six wickets

Asia Cup 2022 SL vs AFG Highlights: Sri Lanka avenge loss vs Afghanistan

Asia Cup 2022 Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights: Sri Lanka avenged their Asia Cup opening match loss against Afghanistan by winning the opening match of the Super Four against the same opponent

Sri Lanka Test squad checks in, Niroshan Dickwella drafted in for two T20Is

However, senior batter Kusal Mendis and spinner Maheesh Theekshana have been ruled out of the last two T20 Internationals with the latter going back home owing to a hamstring injury