SECOND LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE COMMENCES WITH GRAND OPENING CEREMONY AT RPS STADIUM

Second LPL starts with grand opening ceremony Paralympic gold medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath who officially declared open the LPL shakes hand with Jaffna Kings skipper Thisara Perera at the opening ceremony. Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, SLC President Shammi Silva,CEO Ashley…

LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE (LPL) OFF THE BLOCKS GALLE GLADIATORS BEAT JAFFNA KINGS BHANUKA AN EXPLOSIVE 56 OFF 31 BALLS IN HIS FLAMBOUANT STYLE

Gladiators won by 54 runs Galle Gladiators beat Jaffna Kings by 54 runs in the first match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Batting first, Galle Gladiators scored 164 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply Jaffna Kings…

INDIAN BORN NEW ZEALAND SLOW LEFT ARM LEG SPINNER AJAZ PATEL TAKES ALL10 INDIAN WICKETS IN THE FIRST INNINGS IN THE 2ND TEST IN MUMBAI ON DAY TWO

New Zealand’s Indian born spinner Ajaz Patel entered the history books as he became the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in a match when he achieved the feat on the second day of the second cricket Test against…

SRI LANKA WHITEWASH WEST INDIES WITH A SERIES WIN 2-0..WIN WAS A FITTING FAREWELL TO HEAD COACH MICKEY ARTHUR A VERY ENTHUSIATIC COACH CUM A LOVELY SPORTSMAN

West Indies crumble to spin duo Mendis, Embuldeniya to give SL 2-0 series ..The series win was a triumph for head coach Mickey Arthur on his farewell series • Sri Lanka 204 (Nissanka 73, Permaul 5-35) and 345 for 9…

DHANANJAYA DE SILVA 153* UNBROKEN PARTNERSHIP OF 107 WITH EMBULDENIYA ACHES WINDIES,POSITIONED SL IN A DOMINATING SPOT

Dhananjaya de Silva 153*- Unbroken partnership of 107 for 9th wicket with Embuldeniya aches Windies, positioned SL in a dominating spot CHIEF SCORES SL 204 AND 328 FOR 8 WEST INDIES FIRST INNINGS 253 Sri Lanka 328 for 8 (Dhananjaya…

MATHEWS HAS NO PROBLEM PLAYING LPL–OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT BY DIMUTH WHO CONCLUDES SAYING “NOT FULLY AWARE OF HIS HEALTH RECORDS?

Mathews has no problem playing LPL! Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne says he was told by Angelo Mathews that he would be able to play in the LPL despite suffering an injury. He was speaking to the media after…

RAMESH MENDIS 6/70 TRIGGERED WEST INDIES COLLAPSE ALSO MADE THE SECOND TEST EVENLY POISED

Mendis six-70 makes Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2nd Test uniformly poised Sri Lanka 204 and 46 for 2 (Nissanka 21*) trail West Indies 253 (Brathwaite 72, Blackwood 44, Mendis 6-70) by 3 runs On the first full, rain uninterrupted…

WEST INDIES BATSMEN STABLE AFTER SPIN DUO PERUMAL ,WARRICAN RAN THROUGH THE FORMIDABLE SL BATTING LINE UP FOR 204 AFTER BEEN 113 FOR 1 OVERNIGHT

West Indies batsmen stable after spin duo Permaul, Warrican ran through formidable Sri Lanka batting line up for 204 been 113 for 1 wicket O/V Chief Scores West Indies 69 for 1 (Blackwood 44, Brathwaite 22*, Bonner 1*, Jayawickrama 1-11)…

SRI LANKA WINS TOSS IN SECOND TEST OFF TO A ROBUST START DIMUTH SKIPS OUT ON A WORLD RECORD TO JOIN THE ELITE GROUP

Sri Lanka off to robust start but Dimuth skips World Record   Chief Score: Sri Lanka 113for 1 wicket: Dimuth Karunaratne 42,Pathum Nissanka 61* in 34.4 overs There was dissatisfaction and annoyance as skipper Dimuth Karunaratne unexploited out on the…

CRICKETER AT ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE,COACH IN COLLEGE TEAM AND IN NUMBER OF CLUBS THEN THE HEAD COACH OF WOMEN’S TEAM

Harsha de Silva – a cricket coach par excellence Harsha se Silva represented St Joseph’s College Colombo 1st XI cricket team from 1988-1991 as an all rounder and was the vice captain in his last year in 1991. He represented…