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Eshan Malinga picked for white-ball tour of Pakistan; Rajapaksa back for T20Is

Madushanka was out of the ODIs with a knee injury, whereas Pathirana wasn't part of T20I squad because of an infection

07-Nov-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Wellalage dropped, Rajapaksa retained in Sri Lanka T20I squad for New Zealand tour

The rest of the squad for the three-T20I series wears a familiar look, with Dinesh Chandimal getting another go

18-Dec-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Bhanuka Rajapaksa back in Sri Lanka's T20I squad to face West Indies

Dasun Shanaka and Dilshan Madushanka were left out, while Dushmantha Chameera missed out due to injury

10-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rossouw, Kusal Mendis lead Jaffna to their fourth LPL title in five seasons

The pair smashed LPL records and Galle Marvels in front of a full house at Khettarama

21-Jul-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka Cricket awards central contracts to 41 male players

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Danushka Gunathilaka, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Thirimanne among the players dropped from the list

10-May-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Moeen Ali moves to SA20 as teams announce retentions, fresh signings

Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Naveen-ul-Haq and Dawid Malan among the other big-ticket cricketers to join the South African T20 league

06-Jul-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

India look to limit lapses as they eye another bilateral T20I series win

Sri Lanka will hope for an improved show at a venue they have had success in the past

04-Jan-2023•Hemant Brar

Lakshan, Chandimal and Asitha excluded from SL's 20-man squad for India tour

Rajapaksa and Thushara included in T20I squad, while Vandersay and Nuwanidu will take part in just the ODI leg of the tour

28-Dec-2022•Madushka Balasuriya

England hope to make better SCG World Cup memories, but Sri Lanka won't make it easy for them

"It would be a good achievement if we can get through in a pretty tough group," Alex Hales says

04-Nov-2022•Andrew McGlashan

Rajapaksa has Player-of-the-Tournament ambitions at the T20 World Cup

The star batter doesn't feel lack of cricket since the Asia Cup triumph will hamper the Sri Lankans at the T20 World Cup

15-Oct-2022•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shanaka hopes Asia Cup win triggers 'the turnaround' Sri Lanka cricket needs

"Hope we brought some smiles on the faces of our people," says man of the moment Rajapaksa

12-Sep-2022•Shashank Kishore

Rajapaksa, Hasaranga, Madushan win the Asia Cup crown for Sri Lanka

In the final, Pakistan were outclassed with the bat, outsmarted with the ball and outdone in the field

11-Sep-2022•Danyal Rasool

Rizwan displaces Babar as No. 1 T20I batter in ICC men's rankings

Sri Lanka's Pathum NIssanka moves to ninth, India captain Rohit Sharma jumps to 13th

07-Sep-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bhanuka Rajapaksa ready to bring IPL confidence into the Asia Cup

The Sri Lanka batter is enjoying a revival in his career after working on his fitness

26-Aug-2022•Shashank Kishore

ILT20: Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb Ur Rahman sign up for Dubai Capitals

Dushmantha Chameera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Niroshan Dickwella and Hazratullah Zazai are the other big names in the squad

18-Aug-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayasuriya and Chandimal hoping to turn Test form into BBL deals

The pair nominate for the BBL overseas draft alongside Theekshana, the Overton brothers and some familiar names in Lamichhane, Nabi and Mujeeb

03-Aug-2022•Alex Malcolm

LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants

Imad Wasim, Asif Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Evin Lewis and Dewald Brevis headline the overseas signings

06-Jul-2022•Madushka Balasuriya

Gunathilaka, Rajapaksa, Dickwella back in Sri Lanka's ODI squad for Australia series

Dunith Wellalage, the Under-19 captain, is also in line for a debut after making the 21-man squad

10-Jun-2022•Madushka Balasuriya

Rabada, Dhawan, Livingstone give Punjab Kings NRR-boosting win

Table-toppers Titans struggled with the bat as Rabada's four-for kept them to just 143

03-May-2022•Vishal Dikshit

Odean seals the deal as Punjab Kings ace steep chase

RCB's slow start proved the difference between the sides, even if du Plessis made up for it during his 57-ball 88

27-Mar-2022•Sidharth Monga

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