Sri Lanka opt to bowl in third T20I; Pakistan make four changes
Razaullah, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Moqim and Abdul Samad came in for Pakistan, who've already won the series
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CIC Holdings partners Rumesh Tharanga on his journey towards Olympic glory in 2028
Diversified conglomerate CIC Holdings PLC (CSE: CIC) has partnered with Sri Lankan national athlete Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage as his Official Nutritional & Wellness Partner, supporting his journey towards the 2028 Olympic Games and his ambition to bring home Sri Lanka’s first-ever Olympic gold medal.
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Anjala Bandara and Eshan Malinga earn maiden Test callups for Pakistan series
The National Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 15-member Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, with Kusal Mendis set to lead the side for the first time in the longest format.
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Sri Lanka reveal squad for two-match Pakistan Test series
Sri Lanka have named a 15-player squad for their upcoming ICC World Test Championship series against Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka Test Squad for Pakistan Tour 2026
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against Pakistan.
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Anjala on the brink of a Test cap – Eshan Malinga also in Test squad
Young wicketkeeper-batter Anjala Bandara has been included in the Sri Lanka squad named for the two-match Test series against Pakistan. Eshan Malinga, a pace bowler who has impressed in the limited-overs formats, also earning a place in the Test squad is among the notable features of this squad.
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Jos Buttler faces lengthy lay-off after surgery on injured hamstring
Former captain "more motivated than ever" to return to fitness after injury sustained during Sri Lanka series
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Sanjana and Limansa combine as Pakistan are beaten again
Once more, with Sanjana Kavindi's attacking batting and Limansa Thilakarathna's all-round skills, the Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team recorded a win over the Pakistan Under-19 team.
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Ananda's Danindu records a century
In the match between Ananda College, Colombo and Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala played today in the Inter-School Division One Limited-Over Cricket Tournament, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the support of Sri Lanka Cricket, Danindu Sellaperuma of Ananda College, Colombo recorded a century.
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Deflated Sri Lanka look to prevent whitewash against dominant Pakistan
Pakistan could make changes with the series in the bag, but they may also be tempted not to disrupt the in-form players' rhythm
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Sri Lanka girls qualify for the final
Sri Lanka's young cricketers beat hosts Pakistan by 6 wickets in the eighth match of the Under-19 women's Twenty20 tri-series being played in Pakistan. With that win, the Sri Lankan youngsters also sealed their place in the final to be played on the 16th.
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Under-17 three-day match ends in a draw
The only three-day match between the Sri Lanka Under-17 team and the Pakistan Under-17 team ended without a result on the 11th.
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Pakistan seal T20I series with dominant win over Sri Lanka
Pakistan registered a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the three-match series in Rawalpindi, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead with a game to spare.
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Pakistan win second match too
Pakistan took a 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series between the touring Sri Lanka side and hosts Pakistan with a match still to play.
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Pakistan create history against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi
A new-look Pakistan side created history with their series-clinching victory over Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
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Farhan and Sadaqat help Pakistan seal series in style
Both batters blazed fifties to take Pakistan to 215, and Sri Lanka never got going in the chase
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Pakistan win the second T20I as well
Powered by Maaz Sadaqat's rapid 96 and captain Sahibzada Farhan's 73, Pakistan posted a huge total and recorded a comfortable 82-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International played in Rawalpindi. With that, Pakistan took a 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series between the two countries with one game still to be played.
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සසිත් බණ්ඩාරගේ ශතකයක් – පාකිස්තාන යොවුන් පිල ලකුණු 21ක් ඉදිරියෙන්
සසිත් බණ්ඩාර රැස් කළ විශිෂ්ට ශතකය හමුවේ ශ්රී ලංකා වයස අවුරුදු 17න් පහළ කණ්ඩායම සිය පළමු ඉනිමට ලකුණු 285ක් රැස් කළ ද, මොහොමඩ් යූසෆ්ගේ නොදැවුණු ලකුණු 144 හමුවේ පාකිස්තාන යොවුන් ක්රීඩකයෝ දෙවැනි දිනය නිමා වන විට කඩුලු 4ක් දැවී ලකුණු 306ක් ලබා ඉදිරියට පැමිණියහ.
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