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Dubai: Bangladesh and Afghanistan were assured of a direct entry into the Super 12s in next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia but two-time champions West Indies and former winners Sri Lanka will have to play the additional qualifying round. The automatic qualifiers for the Super 12 stage next year were determined to be the […]
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Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka produced a clinical performance to beat West Indies by 20 runs in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, here on Thursday. With this loss, West Indies have been knocked out of the tournament. Riding on attacking fifties by Charith Asalanka […]
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Abu Dhabi: Defending champions West Indies will be desperate to address their batting woes and keep their slim semi-final hopes alive when they take on an inexperienced Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. After two back-to-back defeats, West Indies managed to revive their campaign with a scrappy three-run win over Bangladesh. […]
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Sharjah: A crucial unbeaten century from Jos Buttler set up England’s 26-run win over Sri Lanka in a Group 1 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Monday. With this win, England made it four out of four victories in the tournament and increased their chances of […]
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Sharjah: A rampaging England are expected to brush aside a struggling Sri Lanka and seal a spot in the semifinals when the two teams meet in a Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup, here on Monday. Pre-tournament favourites England have played as per the expectations in their first three games, steamrolling their opponents, […]
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Sharjah: David Miller’s two last-over sixes powered South Africa to a four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka despite a hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga in a thrilling Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Saturday. Miller’s 23-run unbeaten cameo off just 13 balls ensured South Africa knock off the required 25 runs in […]
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Sharjah: Star batter Quinton de Kock’s expected return after agreeing to take the knee will bolster South Africa when they take on an inconsistent Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game at the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. De Kock’s pullout for refusing to be a part of the anti-racism gesture in the game […]
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Dubai: Former champions Sri Lanka will look to exploit Australia’s top-order woes when they clash in a Group 1 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who had won the title in 2014, topped group A with three successive wins before outwitting Bangladesh by five wickets in their […]
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Sharjah: Young left-hander Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls while fellow southpaw Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a quickfire half-century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka suffered a mid-innings mini batting collapse but recovered in time to […]
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Sharjah: Sri Lanka will rely heavily on its bowling unit to make up for its relatively weak batting department, while Bangladesh would look for consistency when the two teams clash in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had to go through the […]
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Hyderabad: Flexible workspace provider The Executive Centre (TEC), which is expanding its footprint in India is seeing a lot of growth opportunities in Hyderabad because of the growing technology industry. The company has over 150 centres in 32 cities and 14 markets across India, Greater China, Southeast Asia, North Asia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and the […]
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Colombo: Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga, who terrorised the world’s best batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and sling-arm action, on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 38-year-old, who was captain of Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 World Cup winning team, posted a message on his social media […]
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Their father, 17-year-old Pandu, is also an orphanage resident. “Both the calves and the mother are doing fine.
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An NIA spokesperson here said that the anti-terror probe agency carried out searches at seven locations in Chennai and Thiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu and Ernakulam district of Kerala at the premises of accused
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Being close contacts of Krunal, they were staying away from the rest of the team and didn't participate in the last two T20Is after Krunal's test came positive.
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This will be the second leg of the Rs 1,000 crore investment that the company had announced four years ago
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Visakhapatnam: The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lanka (NIBM) on Monday through the online mode. The purpose of this MOU is to strengthen the courses of NIBM by IIMV through design, development, and delivery of programs of contemporary interest for […]
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227-run chase as per DLS method was finally completed in 39 overs as it was Sri Lanka's first ODI win at home against India since July 24, 2012 and first victory against them since 2017
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The mansion called Halala Kanda, meaning Firefly Hill in local language, was built by the son of a wealthy plantation owner in 1912 to woo his bride
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Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka made a competitive 275 for 9 in 50 overs. In reply, India reached 277 for 7 with five deliveries to spare
