T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Niroshan Dickwella, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan recalled for Bangladesh ODIs

Suranga Lakmal, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardena and Jeffrey Vandersay, who were part of the World Cup squad, have been left out

19-Jul-2019•Madushka Balasuriya

Thirimanne, Siriwardana, Vandersay picked in World Cup squad

Not selected, meanwhile, are wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, offspinner Akila Dananjaya, openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga, as well as Dinesh Chandimal

18-Apr-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Elgar delivers much-needed win for Spartans

The opener stayed unbeaten through the chase, notching a career-best 79* to lift his side off the bottom of the table

28-Nov-2018•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Mendis four-for in vain as Nelson Mandela Bay Giants win rain-hit match

The arrival of a highveld thunderstorm, and the threat of lightning that came with it, brought the first game of the Sunday double-header to a premature end

25-Nov-2018•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Sri Lanka pick Asitha for T20 series, Jeevan Mendis returns

The first T20 squad of Chandika Hathurusingha's tenure features a preponderance of youth

07-Feb-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Reece gives Derbyshire chance to end drought

Derbyshire need to dismiss Glamorgan for fewer than 212 to break a two-year drought in the Championship

28-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Qadri shows his composure as Derbyshire take command

Hamidullah Qadri, Derbyshire's 16-year-old debutant, returned the superb figures of 15-8-16-1 in his maiden spell of County Championship offspin, to help his county enjoy the better of the second day against Glamorgan at Cardiff

27-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Derbyshire show bottle and being plundered

Billy Godleman led a Derbyshire fightback after Leicestershire had passed 600 on the second day of the Division Two County Championship match at Derby

26-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Mendis signs as Derbyshire pin faith in legspin

Sri Lankan legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis has signed for Derbyshire for the first half of the 2017 season

29-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

De Lange added to Amazon Warriors squad

Marchant de Lange will replace Lasith Malinga in the Amazon Warriors squad, while Jeevan Mendis has been named as a replacement for the injured Justin Ontong for the Barbados Tridents

16-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jeevan Mendis ruled out of World Cup

Jeevan Mendis will play no further role in the World Cup, said captain Angelo Mathews, after the allrounder had sustained a mild-to-moderate inner hamstring muscle injury at training on Tuesday

24-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Struggling sides seek World Cup form

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening ODI in Colombo between Sri Lanka and England, two sides trying to find form and dodge the rain

25-Nov-2014•The Preview by George Dobell

Kandamby recalled as Sri Lanka ring changes

Thilina Kandamby, the 32-year old batsman, will hope to end a three-year hiatus from ODIs after he was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the first three matches against England

24-Nov-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

All-round Mendis propels Kalabagan to win

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on November 15, 2014

15-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gunaratne double-century powers SL Army to victory

A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on February 2, 2014

02-Feb-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka A cruise to 3-0 lead in series

Sri Lanka A took a 3-0 lead in the seven-match series after the double-header on Tuesday

29-Oct-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kulasekara back in Sri Lanka T20 squad

Nuwan Kulasekara has been named in the Sri Lanka squad for the Twenty20 series against South Africa after missing the ODI leg of the tour, while Jeevan Mendis has also earned a place

31-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka name best-available squad for first Test

Sri Lanka have named a full-strength squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, marking an official end to the contracts crisis between the players and the board

04-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

One-day specialists boost Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will welcome Lasith Malinga and other limited-overs players into their squad as they look to build on their success in the shorter formats in Australia

09-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando in Sydney

Bowlers deliver series win for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat in Hambantota, in another rain-marred contest

10-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

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