Cricket News |T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket Updates| ESPNcricinfo

Sri Lanka survive Jaker Ali scare to seal thriller and go 1-0 up

The seeds for Sri Lanka's victory were sown by their batters, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka

04-Mar-2024•Mohammad Isam

Mathews, bowlers rout Afghanistan to seal T20I series for Sri Lanka

Mathews bashed 42* off 22 with the bat and then returned with figures of 2 for 9 in two overs as Afghanistan went down by 72 runs

19-Feb-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka, Hasaranga flatten Afghanistan to seal series for Sri Lanka

Afghanistan lost 8 for 25 as Sri Lanka brought the innings to a close inside 34 overs

11-Feb-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

ODI World Cup digest: South Africa dominate England; Sri Lanka beat Netherlands

Klaasen clubs England as defending champions sink further into the mire while Sri Lanka out-class Netherlands despite some sloppy moments

21-Oct-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka overcome Engelbrecht-led resistance to finally open their account

Sri Lanka's seamers did plenty of early damage, and in the chase Sadeera Samarawickrama made sure he coolly got the job done

21-Oct-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Rizwan 131*, Shafique 113 complete record World Cup chase

Pakistan gunned down 345 to win back-to-back games while Sri Lanka suffered their second successive defeat

10-Oct-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Samarawickrama: Taking the game a little deeper gave us momentum

He also reveals how moving around the crease has helped him, a skill he developed during the last LPL

10-Sep-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sadeera 93 trumps Hridoy's 82 as Sri Lanka start Super Four with close win

Three wickets apiece for Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana sealed 21-run victory

09-Sep-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Sri Lanka bring in Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha for Asia Cup

Kusal Perera comes back after long absence from ODI cricket; Wanindu Hasaranga left out keeping in mind the World Cup

29-Aug-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews ensures Kandy hold their nerve to take LPL title

Chaturanga de Silva put in a crucial spell with the ball then the top order all chipped in during the chase

20-Aug-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Hasaranga, Mendis, Samarawickrama lead SL's win in campaign opener

Sri Lanka's top four scored fifties before Hasaranga ran through UAE with figures of 6 for 24

19-Jun-2023•Deivarayan Muthu

Centurion Sadeera Samarawickrama 'learnt a lot after being dropped'

Returning as wicketkeeper-batter to the Test side after 2017, he hit his first hundred in the format

17-Apr-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka drop Dickwella, recall Embuldeniya for first Test against Ireland

The squad also includes Sadeera Samarawickrama and the uncapped legspinner Dushan Hemantha

12-Apr-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Avishka, Samarawickrama lead Jaffna Kings to third straight LPL title

Lakmal, Bopara tried their best to give Colombo Kings the crown, but it wasn't to be

24-Dec-2022•Madushka Balasuriya

Ajaz takes five after Gunathilaka-Samarawickrama push their claims

Both openers hit substantial fifties at rapid pace, while none of the New Zealand pacemen found success on the first day

08-Aug-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hope to give confidence to Thirimanne, Samarawickrama - SLC selector

'We feel they have the potential to be important members of Sri Lanka cricket in the future,' Ashantha de Mel said of the batsmen, who are part of an extended 17-member squad

30-Nov-2018•Madushka Balasuriya

England ring changes, but Sri Lankans run rings in opening Test warm-up

For all the talk of England searching for a "different formula", there was a wearing familiarity to their approach on the first day of the red-ball leg of their tour

30-Oct-2018•George Dobell in Colombo

Thisara Perera hoping Sri Lanka's switch stays flicked

Sri Lanka came to life during their 219-run DLS thrashing of England in the fifth ODI and Thisara Perera suggested his T20 side would be on the attack again

26-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka top order inflicts heaviest ODI defeat on England

Sri Lanka inflicted upon England the heaviest defeat - in terms of runs - in their ODI history to clinch a morale-boosting victory in Colombo

23-Oct-2018•The Report by George Dobell in Colombo

Samarawickrama pleads for patience as Sri Lanka seeks form resurgence

Opener seeks improvements on match-by-match basis after team's two years in the doldrums

19-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

1 2

Showing 1 - 20 of 29