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He had recently taken up the Afghanistan batting coach role but backed out following the Taliban's takeover of the country

This will be the former Sri Lanka batter's first major assignment since being cleared of corruption charges in May

He was earlier charged over events during a T10 event in the UAE in 2017

The charges against Zoysa largely map on to the charges made by the ICC in October, while this is the first time Gunawardene has been embroiled in corruption allegations

Kusal Mendis is yet to make a substantial impact in the ODIs, producing scores of 36, 19, 1 and 1 so far

The Sri Lanka A coach believes Thirimanne's problem's aren't technical, but simply a lack of confidence

Helping some of Sri Lanka's Test players regain form and giving as many as 30 players a chance was a highlight for the A team coach Avishka Gunawardene

Sri Lanka A head coach Avishka Gunawardene lamented the lack of big scores from the batsmen, after the side lost all four games in the A-team tri-series involving Pakistan A and hosts England Lions

Avishka Gunawardene, Sri Lanka A's coach for the tour of England, hopes to get an extended stint in order to work with players on a long-term basis to help them graduate to the national side

Former Sri Lanka opener Avishka Gunawardene has been appointed coach of the Sri Lanka A team, and former senior team coach Roy Dias will take up a similar role with the Under-19 side

The opening day's play of the first four-day Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A was restricted to just 40 minutes due to rain at the Asgiriya International Stadium

Another day of delays and interruptions due to poor weather conditions allowed only 34.2 overs of play on the second day of the first unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy

A round-up of the tenth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka

Delhi Giants beat Chandigarh Lions 2-0 in a bowl-out in a high-scoring ICL encounter in Panchkula where both teams scored 200

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has broken ranks with the official cricketing establishment by deciding to allow five cricketers and an umpire who had signed up for the unauthorised ICL last year to play domestic cricket

The Kolkata Tigers squeezed past the Delhi Giants in Gurgaon to move into the semi-finals

Delhi Giants scored an easy win over Ahmedabad Rockets after being set a paltry target of 108 in Panchkula

After raking up 298 in their alloted 50 overs, Basnahira North's bowlers dismissed Wayamba for 198 to complete a comprehensive 100-run win

A round-up from the latest domestic action in Sri Lanka

Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has backed the Indian Cricket League, urging Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has hitherto threatened players with bans if they participate in the ICL, to soften its stance