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In the June of 1979, eight teams arrived in the UK for the Prudential World Cup. West Indies, India and New Zealand were placed alongside Sri Lanka in Group B.
A Cricket World series, CWC 2019 Recap looks at all the high-octane encounters from the last year's ODI World Cup: from Jofra Archer's bouncers to Rohit Sharma's hundreds and from Mitchell Starc's yorkers to Virat Kohli's antics.
2003 ODI World Cup - A look at the Sri Lankan line-up and it was hard to believe that Kenya could pull it off
In fact, that’s an understatement - the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Final will be seen as the day which marked the dawn of a new era for women’s sport worldwide.
The International Cricket Council today launched 100% Cricket, a 12-month campaign dedicated to the promotion of women’s cricket
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Suné Luus' decisive four for 20 guided the Momentum Proteas Women to a comfortable 41-run win over Sri Lanka
Whether it’s Katherine Brunt’s three wickets in England’s 2009 victory or Stafanie Taylor shining for the West Indies in 2016, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
With new, young and exciting players in our squad, I’m desperate to see how our new-look team will fare in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020.
A Cricket World series, CWC 2019 Recap looks at all the high-octane encounters from the last year's ODI World Cup: from Jofra Archer's bouncers to Rohit Sharma's hundreds and from Mitchell Starc's yorkers to Virat Kohli's antics.
We know we are in uncertain times right now around the world and that we have all spent the last few days trying to understand this new world - whilst at the same time dealing with day to day work tasks and family commitments at home.
March 19, 1978 - Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath, who bid adieu to cricket as the highest wicket-taker among left-arm bowlers in Test cricket with 433 scalps, turns 42 today.
March 17, 1996 - The Arjuna Ranatunga-led Sri Lankan team was not fancied at the 1996 ODI World Cup, but they took the tournament by storm
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic worsening globally, and after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket, we have today made the decision to return our players to the U.K
Due to the ongoing situation regarding the current coronavirus outbreak around the world
A Trans-Tasman face-off at Wellington’s iconic Basin Reserve is one of the highlights of a 31-match schedule announced at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021
West Indies had a convincing 7 wicket win in the 2nd T20I, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy today, winning the Series 2-0.
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs, in a hard fought opening T20I, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy today.
Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav shone as semi-finalists India made it four from four at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 with a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won a thrilling contest against the West Indies in the 1st ODI at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo today.
Sophie Devine once again proved unstoppable as her sixth consecutive 50+ score steered New Zealand to victory in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 opener against Sri Lanka.
Australia and India tuned up for Friday’s blockbuster ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 opener with hard-fought warm-up victories over South Africa and West Indies respectively.
England Women's final preparations for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup were dealt a surprising blow in Adelaide with a 10-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
The captains of the 10 teams competing in the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 came together at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on Monday
Heather Knight and Danni Wyatt led the way as England bounced back from not making the final of a preceding tri-series, beating New Zealand
Skipper Chamari Atapattu is the best Sri Lankan player by far and she would have to outshine the opponents for the team to make a mark in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020.
England National Cricket Selectors have named a 16-strong squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting at Galle International Stadium on March 19 2020.
Dan Mousley hit his first Youth ODI century as England dominated Sri Lanka to win the Plate Final at the ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa, taking victory by 152 runs.
Sri Lanka secured the draw and a series win 1-0 over Zimbabwe, at the Harare Sports Club, today
The weather interrupted a fascinating day’s play in the 2nd Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, at the Harare Sports Club today.
Zimbabwe continued their fightback today against Sri Lanka to win this Test match and level the series
Zimbabwe have the edge, against Sri Lanka, at the close of play on the second day of the 2nd Test, at the Harare Sports Club
England and Sri Lanka sealed safe passage to the Plate semi-finals with assured wins as the next stage of the ICC U19 World Cup got underway.
In the 2nd Test, which started today at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe batted themselves into good position by th eclose of play.
There’s nowhere better to learn your trade as a young player than knock-out cricket and that’s what awaits emerging stars at the ongoing ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
ri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews is back among the top 20 batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings
Sri Lanka pulled off a remarkable 10 wicket win, in Harare today, on the final day of the 1st Test match against Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will both compete in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League after maintaining their perfect group-stage records in South Africa.
A brilliant unbeaten double hundred from Angelo Mathews secured a strong position for Sri Lanka, going into the final day’s play, at the Harare Sports Club
The West Indies Men’s Team commence their first away series of 2020 with three One-day and two Twenty20 internationals in Sri Lanka from February 22 to March 6.
Sri Lanka came back strongly against Zimbabwe, on day 3 of the 1st Test, at the Harare Sports Club, putting on 253 for the loss of 3 wickets today.
At Close of Play on Day 2 of the 1st Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, at the Harare Sports, in Harare, Sri Lanka trail Zimbabwe by 316 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Defending champions India got their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title defence off to a perfect start with an impressive 90-run win over Sri Lanka
All you need to know about Sri Lanka's two-match Test series against Zimbabwe as the hosts return to international red-ball cricket after a gap of 26 months.
South Africa and Afghanistan warmed up for the opening game of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup with victories in their final preparation games before the curtain-raiser.
Group A rivals India and Sri Lanka claimed contrasting wins on the opening day of warm-up action ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa.
The Sri Lanka under-19s clinched a thrilling 15-run victory over South Africa in the team’s first of two ICC under-19 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches in Soweto on Sunday.
All you need to know about the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020, comprising 16 teams who will compete in a total of 48 ODIs, starting in South Africa on January 17.
After a good start, good contributions from Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli and a useful 8-ball 22 from Shardul Thakur ensured that India breached the 200-run mark.
After KL Rahul set up the chase, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli ensured that India did not have any further troubles in reaching the total and won the match by 7 wickets, to go 1-0 up in the series.
9:46 p.m. IST being the cut off time, the umpires had no option but to call off the match. The good thing though is that the fans will not have a long wait as the action begins in Indore on Jan 7.
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All you need to know about the three-match T20I series on the Sri Lanka tour of India, as the teams continue their lead-up to the 2020 T20 World Cup.
As Lasith Malinga continues to lead Sri Lanka for the T20Is against India, Angelo Mathews' presence will provide solidity to the Sri Lankan batting line-up which has several firecrackers like Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in New Delhi on Monday to pick the Indian Cricket Team for the upcoming Paytm T20I series against Sri Lanka and the Paytm ODI series against Australia.
It took Pakistan just 15 minutes on the final morning to wrap up an historic series win at home 1-0.
A small but exuberant crowd at Karachi witnessed another day of domination by the Pakistan team
England U19s fell 77 runs short Sri Lanka's total in the Rising Stars Tri-Series final in Antigua – their last competitive match before the ICC U19 World Cup begins in January.
A great day for Pakistan cricket was all about the brilliant 278-run partnership between Abid Ali and Shan Masood
Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams fought tooth and nail on the second day of the Test match at National Stadium, Karachi.
By the close of play, on day one of the second Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, at the National Stadium, in Karachi, 13 wickets had fallen in the day.
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the proposed Ireland Tour 2020 of Sri Lanka has been postponed.
Karachi’s National Stadium will be under spotlight from Thursday as Test cricket returns to the iconic venue.
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Australian batsman among those making strides in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test Players' Rankings announced today.
After having played their first Test on Pakistani soil, the national men’s team cannot wait for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka which will be played at the iconic National Stadium in Karachi.
After three days of sheer frustration when only 23.4 overs’ play was possible, the Sunday crowd at Rawalpindi Stadium, had plenty to cheer about. The two hundreds – both significant – by Abid Ali and Babar Azam, were savoured all around, before the play was finally called off, due to bad light
There was no play possible on day 4 of the 1st Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi today.
The third day of the 1st Test in Rawalpindi was almost entirely wiped out due to poor weather conditions with only 5.2 overs of play possible.
Sri Lanka were 263-6 at the close of play on day two of the 1st Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi today.
Sri Lanka were 202 for 5 at the close of play on day one of the 1st Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi today.
The significance of the Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka today dwarfs the points the two teams will be fighting for the ICC World Test Championship
After suffering a serious 2-0 drubbing at the hands of Australia Down Under, which as per Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali has hurt the team's pride
Middle-order batsman Fawad Alam and fast-bowler Usman Shinwari have been recalled for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Sri Lanka.
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After sending a second-string squad for the limited-overs series, the SLC could not afford to repeat it with 120 World Test Championship points at stake, and hence, the Pakistani crowd will get to see some hard-fought cricket this time.
With two ICC T20 World Cups coming to Australia in 2020, the event has appointed two major national organisations as local charity partners.
After more than 10 years, Test cricket will return to Pakistan in December when Sri Lanka will play their World Test Championship matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Australia had a resounding series win over Sri Lanka 3-0 after completeing another victory in 3rd and final T20I of the series,at the MCG, earlier today.
Australia completely outplayed sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I, at the GABBA , winning by the convincing margin of 9 wickets.
David Warner 100*, Aaron Finch 64 and Glenn Maxwell 62 all combined to give Australia a record breaking win over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the series.
New South Wales fast bowler Sean Abbott has been added to the Australian squad for the Gillette T20 INTL Series against Sri Lanka, replacing the injured Andrew Tye.
Sri Lanka arrive on the Australian shores with confidence on two counts.
The two Test matches will form part of the ICC World Test Championship, and as such will each be worth 60 points.
Losing a series in your own backyard is pretty bad but to be whitewashed by a side that had its major players missing, was not a start Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq had expected, in his first few weeks in the job.
The Sri Lankan cricket received a tremendous boost by beating Pakistan, the top-ranking T20 side in the world, under lights at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Australian opener Alyssa Healy hit the highest score in Women's T20Is with an unbeaten 148 off 61 balls in their win over Sri Lanka today.
Pakistan chased down a challenging total to beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to wrap up the series 2-0
Pakistan national team’s head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, has named a 16-member squad for three T20Is against Sri Lanka in Lahore from 5 to 9 October.
Pakistan, the host, was simply too good in the second ODI of the three-match series at National Stadium, Karachi
A brilliant Beth Mooney century has steered Australia to a 41-run win against Sri Lanka in the opening match
The match set to mark the return of ODI cricket in Pakistan, following a decade-long drought, was marred by heavy rain in Karachi...
Top-level 50-over cricket will mark its return in Pakistan after a gap of four years when the first ball will be bowled at the National Stadium in Karachi at 3pm local time.
Australia star David Boon has been appointed by the ICC as match referee for the upcoming Pakistan versus Sri Lanka ODI and T20I series...
Pakistan men’s team head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, has named a 16-member squad for three ODIs against Sri Lanka, from 27 September to 2 October, in Karachi.
The interest and convenience of families and general public was the focus for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which today announced ticket prices for the upcoming ODI and T20I series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, starting on 27 September.
Head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has named 20 probables for the training camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from Wednesday, 18 October.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the 3rd and final T20I of the series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy today.
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Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy in the 2nd T20I.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the 1st T20I at Kandy today.
The 120 points on offer for the two-match series were split equally between the two teams as the caravan now moves towards the T20Is.
Clearly, New Zealand are not batting again and if they win indeed, they will win by an innings. But for that, they need to put in Sri Lanka to bat quite early on the last day and their spinners have to deliver.
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