Jerome appointed interim coach

Sri Lanka win dress rehearsal ahead of Asia Cup final

Opener Pathum Nissanka slammed an unbeaten half-century to complement a superb bowling show as Sri Lanka overcame a shaky start to beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final Super 4 clash of the Asia Cup in Dubai today (Friday). Chasing a paltry 122 in the dress rehearsal ahead of Sunday’s summit clash, Sri Lanka were reduced to 29/3 inside five overs but the 24-year-old Nissanka held the innings together with his unbeaten 55 off 48 balls. Mystery spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lankan’s bri

09 Sep, 2022

Sri Lanka stun India in Asia Cup thriller

Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4 match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka chased down a target of 174 with one ball to spare. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 57 while his opening partner Pathum Nissanka and Dasun Shanaka contributed 52 and 33 not out respectively. For India,?Yuzvendra Chahal?took three wickets for 34 runs while?Ravichandran Ashwin got one. Earlier, invited to bat, India posted 173/8 in 20 overs.?Rohit Sharma?top-scored with a 72 off 41 balls while Suryakumar Yada

06 Sep, 2022

Sri Lanka begin Asia Cup’s Super Four phase with a win

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by four wickets in their Super 4 match of the Asia Cup?on Saturday. Sri Lanka chased down the target of 176 with five balls to spare with useful contributions from Kushal Mendis (36), Pathum Nissanka (35), Danushka Gunathilaka (33) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (31). For Afghanistan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Naveen-ul-Haq took two wickets apiece. Earlier, put in to bat, Afghanistan scored 175 for 6 with opener and wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scoring with a 45-ball

04 Sep, 2022