Lakmal appointed Test team vice captain

Sangakkara registers another century for Surrey

Former Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara hit his fifth County Championship ton of the summer to keep his dream run going. Sangakkara’s ton keeps Surrey on course for the Division Two title at the Oval. The left-hander made 101 against Northamptonshire on day 2 as the match was washed out on the first day of the four-day Test match. This was Sangakkara’s third ton this month after having previously scored 166 against Nottinghamshire and 118 against Lancashire. Sangakkara hit a solitary six and

24 Sep, 2015

West Indies suspend Simmons following outburst

West Indies have taken the drastic step of suspending Phil Simmons with immediate effect following the head coach?s outburst over the squad selections for the one-day leg of the Sri Lanka tour. Simmons, who took charge only this year, had called into question the continued omissions of the all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard. The former Ireland coach said he is not getting the ?best 50-over ODI squad?, remarks that have not gone down well with the West Indies Cricket Board. Simmons? s

29 Sep, 2015

Lanka A open Kiwi tour in style

A superb all-round performance by Shehan Jayasuriya ensured Sri Lanka A made a successful start to their tour of New Zealand by crushing the NZC winter training squad by 82 runs in a one-day clash in Christchurch on Thursday. Jayasuriya initially maintained the Sri Lankan’s momentum with 58 from 51 balls batting in the middle order before he retired, but his offspin then ruined the training squad’s optimistic quest for 343 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval as he claimed 7-44 from 10 overs. Wellington ope

02 Oct, 2015