Pakistan eyeing final, England need lift after Pindi capitulation
England could turn back to Adil Rashid after eye-watering failure to defend 430 against Sri Lanka
News article
Cricket news
Cricket reporting in English and Sinhala, newest first.
LanguageAll languages
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 article
Pakistan bring in fresh batting talent for Sri Lanka Tests
Batters Sameer Minhas, Mohammad Taha and Mohammad Suleman have received their maiden Test call-ups for Pakistan.
News article
Heroes emerge as Sri Lanka scale Mount 430
After months of disappointment, with Sri Lanka’s cricket team struggling to compete, the sport received a much needed shot in the arm in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Chasing a mountainous 430 against England, Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning victory, the second highest successful run chase in ODI history.
News article
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 article
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 article
Sri Lanka’s Big Chase at Rawalpindi
Sri Lanka yesterday made history at Rawalpindi.
News article
Sri Lanka batters chase down 430 to trump Brook's double-ton
Janith Liyanage seals victory with six off the penultimate ball
News article
Sri Lanka complete second-highest successful chase in ODI history to stun England
Sri Lanka scripted history with a record-breaking run chase against England to register their first win in the ODI Tri-Series 2026 in Pakistan, pulling off the highest successful chase in their ODI history and the second-highest successful run chase in men’s ODI cricket.
News article
Sri Lanka pull off a monumental ODI chase against England
Sri Lanka etched their name into the history books with an astonishing display of batting brilliance in Rawalpindi, hunting down a mammoth target of 430 to defeat England by two wickets with just a ball to spare.
News article
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 article
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 article
Brook makes ODI history with record-fastest double ton
Harry Brook scored the fastest-ever double century in ODI cricket history as England amassed a whopping 429/4 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
News article
England drop Rashid for Dawson; Sri Lanka opt to field
England have also brought in Josh Tongue in place of Sonny Baker; Sri Lanka leave out Sachindu Colombage in favour of Dunith Wellalage
News article
Sri Lanka Cricket awards certificates to 51 level 5 umpires
Sri Lanka Cricket awarded certificates to 51 newly qualified umpires who passed the Level 5 examination, the entry-level qualification for umpiring in Sri Lanka.
News article
Sri LankaAlso reported 1 more times
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 article
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 article
Sri Lanka, England close Rawalpindi leg in search of first points
Both teams are coming off defeats to Pakistan, and would be fairly familiar with one another having played a bilateral series in September
News article