Sanjana hammers Pakistan too
Once again Sanjana Kavindi's aggressive batting has carried the Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team to victory. This time she unleashed her assault on hosts Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee pledges continued cooperation with the ICC
Issuing a clarification regarding remarks recently made by the Hon. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee, Mr Eran Wickramaratne, during a television interview, the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee stresses that those remarks were not made with any intention of expressing an unfavourable view of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Sri Lanka girls beat Pakistan for the first time
Thanks to a superb knock from Sanjana Kavindi and an impressive bowling effort by the Sri Lankan players, the Sri Lanka youth girls managed to record a comfortable nine-wicket win over the Pakistan youth team today (on the 09th) in the sixth match of the Under-19 Women's Twenty20 tri-series being held in Pakistan.
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Pakistan take T20 series lead
Sahibzada Farhan's rapid 89 on his captaincy debut in T20 internationals, together with a half-century from Maaz Sadaqat, carried Pakistan to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 international tonight (09th).
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Farhan and Sadaqat power Pakistan to victory despite Udara’s maiden T20I fifty
Pakistan drew first blood against Sri Lanka, securing a four-wicket victory in the opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Farhan, Sadaqat help Pakistan ace 183 chase to go 1-0 up
Lahiru Udara's 91 was the only bright spark in an otherwise hapless batting performance from Sri Lanka
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Razaullah, Mohammad Imran make T20I debuts as Sri Lanka bat in Rawalpindi
Pakistan's new T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan said they would have bowled anyway
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Sri Lanka dominate Pakistan to register third win in U19 T20 Tri-Series
Sri Lanka registered their third win in the Women’s U19 T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan 2026, defeating hosts Pakistan by nine wickets in the sixth match of the tournament.
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Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee clarifies Eran Wickramaratne’s remarks on ICC
The Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee wishes to place in proper context certain remarks made during a recent television interview by its Honorary Chairman, Eran Wickramaratne.
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Pakistan skipper vows to attack ahead of Sri Lanka series
Newly-appointed Pakistan T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan has vowed to ensure his side continues to play attacking cricket under his leadership, starting with their upcoming series at home against Sri Lanka that commences on Friday.
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Experimental Pakistan host transitional Sri Lanka in rare home T20Is this season
The last time Sri Lanka came to Pakistan for a bilateral T20I series, they walked away 3-0 victors
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Kusal Mendis handed Test captaincy as well
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026 – Kusal Mendis, who already leads Sri Lanka in both the T20I and ODI formats, has now been named captain of the Sri Lanka Test cricket team by the national selection committee.
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Before the first Kusal–Farhan face-off…
The three-match T20 International series between the touring Sri Lanka side and hosts Pakistan is set to begin tomorrow (9) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
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Sri Lanka ready for a fresh start against Pakistan under Kusal Mendis
The Kusal Mendis-led Sri Lanka side is gearing up for the first match of the three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi tomorrow (the 9th). After losing all three T20s on the tour of England, Sri Lanka face the significant challenge here of reshaping the team's composition and style of play.
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Sanjana's brilliant knock seals win for Sri Lanka youth side
Sri Lanka's Under-19 women's team beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the fifth match of the Under-19 Women's T20 tri-series being held in Faisalabad, Pakistan, this afternoon (08th). Sanjana Kavindi, the standout performer in Sri Lanka's victory, scored an unbeaten 90 off 59 balls and was also named Player of the Match.
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Kusal Mendis appointed Sri Lanka’s new Test captain
Kusal Mendis has been appointed as the new Test captain of Sri Lanka, taking over the reins from Dhananjaya de Silva.
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Sanjana Kavindi’s explosive batting fires Sri Lanka U19 to victory
Sri Lanka registered their second win in the Women’s U19 T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan 2026, defeating Bangladesh in the fifth match of the tournament.
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Kusal Mendis Appointed Test Captain
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain of the national men’s team.
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