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Signs that Sri Lanka Cricket elections will be held early next year!

Sri Lanka Cricket's Technical Committee Chairman Mr Eran Wickramaratne says he is confident that the groundwork needed to hold elections at the institution again can be put in place within the first few months of 2027. He also expects that the process relating to the new constitution, which aims to introduce structural changes to the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket, can be completed before the end of this year.

News articleOct 27, 2026

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Madushanka's five-wicket haul takes Sri Lanka into the final

Restricting Pakistan to 110 in the face of a superb bowling spell from Dilshan Madushanka, Sri Lanka romped to an eight-wicket win in the one-day international played in Lahore today (27) and booked their place in the grand final of the tri-nation cricket series.

News articleOct 27, 2026

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Sri Lanka qualify for the grand final

Sri Lanka today (27) booked their place alongside Pakistan in the final of the tri-nation One Day International series featuring Sri Lanka, England and hosts Pakistan.

News articleOct 27, 2026

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Pathum Nissanka ruled out of Pakistan Test series

Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has been ruled out of the two-match Test series against Pakistan as he has not yet fully recovered from a left hamstring injury.

News articleOct 27, 2026

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Pakistan Under-17s clinch ODI series

The touring Sri Lanka Under-17 side went down to the Pakistan Under-17 team, who won the one-day series 4-1. The fifth and final one-day match between the two countries was played at the Multan Cricket Stadium today (24th), where the Pakistan players recorded a 27-run victory.

News articleOct 26, 2026

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Pakistan claim a 51-year-old record that was once set against them

The tri-nation ODI series currently being played in Pakistan, featuring Sri Lanka, England and Pakistan, has once again drawn the attention of the cricketing world. That is because several more world records were written into the history books in the match between Pakistan and England that ended on the 25th at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

News articleOct 26, 2026

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Pakistan youngsters win the final match too

Pakistan's players managed to win the five-match one-day cricket series between the Sri Lanka Under-17 team and the Pakistan Under-17 team by 4-1.

News articleOct 25, 2026

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England women to tour Sri Lanka in February

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the England women's national cricket team will tour the island next year. They are set to play both a T20I series and an ODI series here.

News articleOct 24, 2026

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From Brook's double century to a chase of 430

Featuring the second-highest run chase in the history of One-Day International cricket along with a host of other records, the Sri Lanka – England ODI that concluded at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan was the 5042nd One-Day International in the history of the game.

News articleOct 24, 2026

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Sri Lanka record a historic victory

Sri Lanka's players pulled off a 2-wicket win in a Sri Lanka – England ODI that ended with the second-highest run chase in the history of one-day international cricket, along with a host of other records.

News articleOct 23, 2026

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Sri Lanka push Brook's double century into second place as they chase down a record 430 to win

Overshadowing Harry Brook's record-breaking double century, Sri Lanka completed the second-highest run chase in the history of one-day international cricket to record a superb 2-wicket win over England in Rawalpindi tonight (22nd). In reply to England's 429 for 4, Sri Lanka reached 430 for 6 with one ball to spare in the final over of the match.

News articleOct 22, 2026

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Harry Brook's record double century sets Sri Lanka a 430-run target

England captain Harry Brook, who struck a double century off 114 balls in today's (22nd) one-day international against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, became the owner of the fastest double century in the history of ODI cricket. On the back of Brook's explosive batting, England piled up 429 for 4, which is also the highest total ever recorded by an opposition side against Sri Lanka in a one-day international.

News articleOct 22, 2026

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51 new cricket umpires presented with certificates

Certificates were recently presented at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters to 51 new cricket umpires who passed the Level 5 umpires' examination organised by Sri Lanka Cricket.

News articleOct 22, 2026

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Pakistan colts take the fourth game too

Pakistan's youngsters recorded a 93-run win in the fourth one-day game against the touring Sri Lanka Under-17 team as well, and today (21st) sealed the five-match one-day series with a game still to spare. The Pakistan side thereby moved into a 3-1 lead in the series. Ahsan Ahmed's brisk batting and Amar Khan's bowling stood out in Pakistan's victory in this match.

News articleOct 21, 2026

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England Women to tour Sri Lanka in January

The England women's cricket team is set to tour Sri Lanka in January and March 2027. The tour features three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals, with a window set aside between the two series for the International Cricket Council's Women's Champions Trophy.

News articleOct 21, 2026

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Mahanama, Nalanda and Wesley College march into the quarter-finals

Mahanama College Colombo, Nalanda College Colombo and Wesley College Colombo have booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Inter-School Division One Limited-Over Cricket Tournament, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the support of Sri Lanka Cricket.

News articleOct 20, 2026

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Dates confirmed for Major Club four-day tournament

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the Major Club four-day cricket tournament it organises will be held from this coming November until February next year.

News articleOct 19, 2026

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Mahinda College Galle march into the semi-finals

Mahinda College Galle sealed a 4-wicket win over St Sebastian's College Moratuwa in the quarter-final of the inter-school Division One one-day cricket tournament, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the support of Sri Lanka Cricket, which concluded today (19), and with it they qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.

News articleOct 19, 2026

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