ERAN WICKREMARATNE HAD OPENED FOR ROYAL COLLEGE FOR TWO YEARS OPENING BAT 1976/1977

Four lessons from Eran as a Cricketer Following the conclusion of the 144th Battle of the Blues encounter between Royal College and St Thomas’ College, MP Eran Wickramaratne has shared lessons he learnt as a Cricketer. Congratulating his Alma mater…

NEW ZEALAND SET TO WIN ON DAY FOUR SRI LANKA FOLLOWING ON

New Zealand on top despite Karunaratne’s twin fifties Sri Lanka two wickets down after being made to follow-on, but Mendis and Mathews steady Dimuth Karunaratne brought up his second fifty of the match but was dismissed soon after  •  AFP/Getty Images Sri…

ROYAL TRIUMPH IN THE 144th “BATTLE OF THE BLUES”

Royal College wins 144th “Battle of the Blues”   The 144th ‘Battle of the Blues’ between Royal College, Colombo, and St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia concluded with a 181-run victory for Royal College, Colombo. Royal College: 326 for 8 decl. and…

WILLIAMSON AND NICHOLLS; FLAY SRI LANKAN ATTACK WITH TWIN DOUBLE CENTURIES TO AMASS 580 for 4 wickets Capture two SL wickets for 26 runs

Williamson and Nicholls’ double tons headline New Zealand’s domination Henry, Doug Bracewell struck early as Sri Lanka face a stiff battle to save the game Kane Williamson celebrates after bringing up his double-century  •  Getty Images Sri Lanka 26 for 2 (Karunaratne 16*,…

RAHUL, JADEJA PARTNERSHIP HELPS INDIA BEAT MIGHTY AUSTRALIANS

Rahul, Jadeja stay cool to seal tough chase of 189 Mohammed Shami triggered a dramatic Australian collapse, but the target proved a challenge in Mumbai 1:00 / 2:41 When he’s on song, Rahul is a treat to watch India 191 for…

ODI AND T 20 SQUADS FOR NZ MATCHES ANNOUNCED

SLC announces ODI & T20 squads   Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the Sri Lankan squads to take part in the T20 and ODI series agaonst New Zealand. The ODI series will commence on March 25 while the T20 series…

ANGELO MATHEWS HANDS OVER CAP TO DEBUTANTE NISHAN MADUSHKA..SL WINS TOSS ELECTED TO FIELD NZ ON A RAIN CURTAILED DAY WERE155 for 2 IN 48 OVERS DEVON CONVEY 78

Nishan Madushka makes Test debut     The second and final Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand commenced in Wellington this morning (17) where 23-year-old batsman Nishan Madushka made his Test debut. Nishan is the 163rd Test…

SUSPENSION OF SRI LANKA UPHELD BY FIFA

FIFA upholds suspension of Sri Lanka   Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka were today (16) suspended from voting during FIFA elections. This was as close to 2,000 delegates including top football executives from world football governing body (FIFA) met in Kigali…

IN IRELAND TOUR OF ARI LANKA A SLIGHT CHANGE IN SCHEDULE

Schedule change in Ireland tour of Sri Lanka   Cricket Ireland has yesterday confirmed (13) it has agreed to a schedule change that will see Ireland Men’s tour of Sri Lanka in April become a two-match Test series in Galle…