Cricket

Colombo, June 25 (AFP/APP): Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka’s 18-man squad for the two-match Test series against Australia, which starts next week in Galle, the island nation’s cricket board said Saturday. The first Test starts on June 29 and the second will be from […]

LONDON, UK – June 24 (ONLINE) Stylish Pakistani left-handed batsman Shan Masood, who has been in the form of his life during recent times, has given the due credit to his team-mate and wicket-keeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan for his success. Talking to a sports website, […]

LAHORE – June 24 (ONLINE) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Board of Governors (BoG) on Thursday decided to include more players in PCB’s central contract and to add up to their salaries, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said Friday. The decision was made in PCB’s BoG’s […]

Leeds, United Kingdom, June 24 (AFP/APP): Jonny Bairstow was a hundred heroes for England once again as debutant Jamie Overton more than played his part in an astounding fightback against New Zealand on Friday. England were in dire straits when the pair came together at […]

Leeds, United Kingdom, June 23 (AFP/APP): Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the third Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Thursday: New Zealand 1st Innings T. Latham c Root b Broad 0 W. Young lbw b Leach 20 K. Williamson […]

Leeds, United Kingdom, June 23 (AFP/APP): Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the third Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Thursday: New Zealand 1st Innings T. Latham c Root b Broad 0 W. Young lbw b Leach 20 K. Williamson […]

MELBOURNE, Australia – June 22 (ONLINE) Cricket Australia on Wednesday announced the introduction of an IPL-style draft system to pick overseas players in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League. With the BBL 12 scheduled to start in December, the draft is expected to […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – June 22 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka on Tuesday edged past Australia at the final ball of the fourth One Day International (ODI) match to take the five-match series away from Ausies. With a tightly obtained four-run win, Sri Lanka gained insurmountable 3-1 […]

London, June 21 (AFP/APP):England captain Ben Stokes missed training after feeling unwell on Tuesday as his side started their preparations for the Headingley Test. Stokes was absent while the rest of the squad trained ahead of Thursday’s first day of the final Test in the […]

Colombo, June 21 (AFP/APP):Skipper Dasun Shanaka said Sri Lanka’s four-run series clinching win over Australia on Tuesday was “much needed” for the island nation, which battles its worst ever economic crisis. Charith Asalanka made 110 to guide Sri Lanka to 258 all out, a total […]