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ICC announces Wellalage, Samarawickrama as players of the month for August

Sri Lanka players Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama were on Monday named as the ICC Players of the Month for August 2024. The rare double for Sri Lanka comes after Wellalage excelled in a home ODI series against India and Samarawickrama hit a purple patch on a tour of Ireland. The only previous instance of players from the same country winning the awards in the same month was when Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named the Players of the Month in June this year. Wellalage won the coveted monthly award ahead of South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales, who were the others shortlisted. Wellalage won the award after a Player of the Series performance that helped his side to a 2-0 series win over India. The 31-year-old left-hander had scores of 67 not out, 39 and two, while also picking up seven wickets in the series including a haul of five for 27 in the third match. This is the fifth time that a Sri Lanka player has won the men

WTC 2023-25 points table: Pakistan, Bangladesh, England & SL rankings

Check ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table here

Who is Rathnayake? Sri Lankan tailender who broke 71-year-old record

Milan Rathnayake's 72-run debut consisting of six boundaries and two sixes made him Sri Lanka's second-highest run-getter on day 1 of the first England vs Srilanka Test series

England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Playing 11, live timings, streaming

Coming off a morale-boosting Test series victory against the West Indies last month, England will be without their star player Ben Stokes and opener Zak Crawley with the duo ruled out due to injuries.

India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI tied: Full list of tied matches, involving India

IND vs SL: This is only the 45th instance in ODI where a match has ended in a tie, while the 12th instance, involving India. India last played a tied ODI match in 2018 against West Indies.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 playing 11, live match time, streaming, telecast

India made one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Sanju Samson in place of Shubman Gill, who missed out the game due to back spasm

Women's Asia Cup: Winners and runner-ups list; how many titles India win?

India women's team has won the most number of Women's Asia Cup 2024 titles in the history of tournaments. Check full list of winners and runner-ups of Women's Asia Cup here

Women's Asia Cup 2024 final: IND W vs SL W Playing 11, live time, streaming

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women final Playing 11: Sri Lanka make one change in their line-up, bringing Sachini Nisansala for Achini Kulasuriya.

India vs Sri Lanka full schedule, live match timings, squads, streaming

Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in T20Is while Rohit Sharma will be the ODI captain. Check IND vs SL series 2024 full schedule, squads and live match timings here

Women's Asia Cup 2024 full schedule, live match timings, live streaming

Women's Asia Cup 2024 format: Each team will play against the other three teams in its group in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinal.

Suryakumar to lead India in T20Is; Rohit, Kohli decide to play ODIs

Big-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series against Sri Lanka starting July 27, while ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were included for the 50-over series against the same team next month. Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain for both the formats. Riyan Parag, who scored seven half-centuries in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Delhi speedster Harshit Rana are the two new faces in the ODI squad. T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj. ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

Wanindu Hasaranga steps down as Sri Lanka T20 captain ahead of India series

Wanindu Hasaranga on Thursday stepped down as the Sri Lanka captain in T20 Internationals ahead of their upcoming three-match series against India. India will tour Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series which begins with the three T20Is to be played on July 26, 27 and 29 at the Pallekele International Stadium, followed by three ODIs in Colombo. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform the public that National Men's 20I Captain Wanindu Hasaranga has decided to resign from the captaincy, a release from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. Hasaranga said it is in the best interest of Sri Lanka Cricket that he decided to relinquish the captaincy duties and remain in the side as a player, the release added. Hasaranga's last assignment as Sri Lanka skipper was in the T20 World Cup where the 2014 champions failed to make the Super Eight round. "Sri Lanka will always have my utmost best efforts as a player, and I will support and stand by my team and leadership as always," Hasaranga was quoted as saying

SLC refutes claims of drinking party in team hotel during recent World Cup

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Tuesday described a media report which claimed that its players were involved in a drinking party inside team hotel during the recent T20 World Cup as "entirely false, fabricated, and baseless". A weekend newspaper had on July 7 claimed that the Sri Lankan players had a drinking party inside the team hotel before the match against South Africa, which the islanders lost by six wickets in New York on June 3. "Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to issue the following clarification regarding an inaccurate article titled 'Drinking Party Inside Team Hotel Before South Africa Match?' published in a weekend newspaper on July 7th and subsequently circulated on social media. "SLC categorically and strongly refutes the contents of the article and confirms that no such incidents, as described, have occurred. Therefore, SLC states unequivocally that the news report is entirely false, fabricated, and baseless," the SLC said in a statement. Sri Lanka secured only one .

New head coach to take charge from Sri Lanka series, says Jay Shah

The Indian cricket team will have a new head coach from the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka starting later this month, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Monday but did not reveal who has been finalised to succeed the outgoing Rahul Dravid. Former opener Gautam Gambhir is expected to succeed Dravid as the India head coach. The Cricket Advisory Committee has also conducted the interviews for the high-profile job and short-listed Gambhir and former India women's coach W V Raman. The appointment of a selector will also be made soon, said Shah, who is in the Caribbean with the India squad that won the T20 World Cup title on Saturday, beating South Africa by seven runs in the final. "Both coach and selector appointment will be made shortly. CAC has interviewed and shortlisted two names and after reaching Mumbai whatever they have decided we will go by that. VVS Laxman is going to Zimbabwe but new coach will join from Sri Lanka series," Shah tld select media, referring to the Zimbabwe tour

ICC T20 World Cup winners and runners up list with their captains

Check ICC T20 World Cup winners and runners-up list with their captains and scores of finals here

T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood steps down

Sri Lanka's head coach Chris Silverwood on Thursday stepped down from the role following the team's dismal outing in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the SLC announced. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene had resigned from the post of the consultant coach on Wednesday. Being an international coach means long periods away from loved ones. After lengthy conversations with my family and with a heavy heart, I feel it is now time for me to return home and spend some quality time together, Silverwood said in his statement. It has been a real honour for me to be part of Sri Lanka Cricket and I will be taking away many fond memories, added Silverwood. Sri Lanka crashed out of the T20 WC in the group stages itself with two losses, a no result and a solitary win, and it was the former champions' worst performance in the ICC showpiece. During Silverwood's tenure, Lanka won the T20 Asia Cup in 2022 and also reached the final of the 50-over Asia Cup last year where they lost to India. They also secur

SL vs NED highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lankans finish with huge 83-run win

T20 World Cup 2024 highlights Sri Lanka vs Netherlands full scorecard: Chasing 202 was always going to be difficult for the Dutch, but they surrendered rather too meekly to get bowled out for 118

T20 WC 2024: Proteas qualify for Super 8 after SL vs NEP match called-off

After the match between Sri Lanka and Nepal was abandoned due to rain, South Africa became the first team to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024.

SL to BAN: Super 8 qualification scenarios of Group D teams | T20 World Cup

Bangladesh, South Africa and Netherlands could still qualify for Super 8 round. Sri Lanka only have an outside chance. Here are Super 8 qualification scenarios of Group D of ICC T20 World Cup 2024

T20 World Cup 2024: Super 8 qualification scenarios of PAK, ENG, NZ and SL

Pakistan's chances for Super 8 qualification hinges on India and Ireland. Check Pakistan, New Zealand and England Super 8 qualification scenarios here