Sri Lanka
1st Test: We are looking at bowling partnerships, says Jayant Yadav
India off-spin all-rounder Jayant Yadav said the team is currently looking at partnerships with the ball ahead of day three's play in the first Test against Sri Lanka. At stumps on day two, Sri Lanka were 108/4 in 43 overs. Yadav, the third spinner, conceded 14 runs in five overs as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets between themselves.
1st T20I: India aim to continue winning juggernaut against Sri Lanka
The series against Sri Lanka offers chance to players like Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Avesh Khan to present their skillsets ahead of the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia later in the year.
IND v SL: Dasun Shanaka wishes for top-order to do well against India ahead of T20I series
Though the scoreline may not show the competitive spirit Sri Lanka showed, one of the chief reasons for losses was the top-order failing to fire, resulting in the destiny of the match being decided in the first ten overs of the visitors' batting. It is one of the aspects which Shanaka wants Sri Lanka to come good against an Indian side on a nine-match winning streak in the format.
All-round Australia clinch third T20I, seal series vs Sri Lanka
Pacer Kane Richardson claimed three wickets for 21 runs as Australia restricted Sri Lanka to 121/6 in 20 overs. In response, a 50-run stand between Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch helped Australia reach 124/4 in 16.5 overs to take an unassailable lead in the five-match series.
BCCI announces revised schedule for home series against Sri Lanka, 1st T20I on Feb 24
Sri Lanka will first play the T20I series comprising three matches followed by a two-match Test series, which will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship, 2021-23. Lucknow will now host the first T20I while the next two will be played in Dharamsala.
India vs Sri Lanka series to begin with T20Is; Bengaluru to host day-night Test
The Sri Lankan cricket board had earlier requested BCCI to shift the T20I series before the Test matches to allow a smoother bubble-to-bubble transfer of their T20I squad, who will have just concluded a series in Australia. The dates for the series are still being tweaked, but the BCCI appears to have agreed to Sri Lanka Cricket's request, an ESPNcricinfo report said.
2022 Women's CWG Qualifier: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh start campaign with wins
After opting to field first against Malaysia, Bangladesh produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Malaysia to 49 in 20 overs. Malaysia started off slowly, managing just three runs in their first four overs, and it didn't get better for them as the Bangladesh bowlers continued to pick up wickets at quick intervals.
U-19 Asia Cup game between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cancelled
The match was stopped in the 33rd over when the information came about the COVID-19 cases. Sri Lanka had elected to bowl after winning the toss and had restricted the opposition to 130/4 in 32.4 overs.
T20 World Cup: Miller, Rabada help SA edge past Sri Lanka in thriller
After Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorius took identical figures of 3/17 to bowl out Sri Lanka for 142 all out, South Africa were in trouble at 112/6 as Wanindu Hasaranga's hat-trick turned the game in Sri Lanka's favour. But Miller and Rabada chased down 25 runs in the last two overs to give South Africa their second successive win of the tournament.
T20 WC: Shamsi and Pretorius take three each as SA bowl out SL for 142
South Africa struck at regular intervals, which made run-scoring a difficult task for Sri Lanka on a used pitch. Apart from Pathum Nissanka's 72 off 58 balls, no other batter could play a knock of significance. After electing to bowl first, Anrich Nortje started things off by disturbing Kusal Perera's stumps in power-play. Nissanka soldiered on to hit boundaries and paced his knock with perfection despite losing partners from other end.
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