Sri Lanka
Men's ODI WC: Sri Lanka calls up Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera as travelling reserves with team
"The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors took this decision to ensure that the team has ready replacements in place to face contingencies, such as an injury to an existing squad member," the Sri Lanka Cricket informed in a statement on Thursday.
Injured Shanaka out of the World Cup, Karunaratne approved as replacement
Sri Lanka have suffered a major blow after skipper Dasun Shanaka was ruled out of the remainder of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup due to injury.
Asia Cup: ACC and SLC announce USD 50,000 to curators and groundsmen for untiring efforts
The ACC president Jay Shah took to X, (previously Twitter) and stated, "Their unwavering commitment and hard work made the Asia Cup 2023 an unforgettable spectacle. They ensured the stage was set for thrilling cricket action, from pitch perfection to lush outfield."
Asia Cup: Sadeera gets his highest ODI score, Taskin and Mahmud's 3-fers restrict Sri Lanka to 257/9
Even though Bangladesh's pacers caused the majority of the damage, the surface appeared to be slow, making it challenging to play the spinners. The well-positioned Nissanka and Kusal Mendis (50) were removed by Soriful Islam in consecutive overs, Taskin Ahmed, and, Hasan Mahmud, who also contributed with three wickets each.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka is Asia's second big rivalry, says Irfan Pathan
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have met 16 times in the Asia Cup out of which, 13 are won by Sri Lanka whereas Bangladesh has managed to win only 3. The second match of the Super 4 stage is going on in Colombo, between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh after winning the toss elected to bowl first.
Asia Cup: Nasum comes in for Afif as Bangladesh opt to field first vs Sri Lanka
"We will field first, no particular reason, there could be some rain around. We have one extra bowler and we will bowl first. It's a must-win game but we need to get our basics right. I think it might be a little different to Pakistan so we need to adjust very well,” said Shakib Al Hasan.
Historic moment for Sri Lanka with series triumph over England
The historic 2-1 series triumph came courtesy of a dominant seven-wicket victory over Heather Knight's side in the third T20I and it was no surprise to see Athapaththu dominate proceedings, reports ICC.
Asia Cup: Rampaging Afghanistan lose their way as Sri Lanka win by 2 runs; seal Super Fours berth
Sri Lanka eventually finished on the top of the table with four points from two wins while Bangladesh also went through with two points. Afghanistan lost both their matches and finished at the bottom of Group B. But they came very, very close to making it to next stage and lost out only by the skin of their teeth.
Asia Cup: Sri Lanka open campaign with 5-wicket victory over Bangladesh
Spinners Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage kept the Bangladesh batting line in middle overs, never allowing the batters to score freely, though Najmul Hossain Shanto played a valiant hand for Bangladesh with a fine 89. In reply, Sri Lanka were reduced to 43-3, but Charith Asalanka slammed 62 not out, hitting five fours and a six, while Sadeera Samarawickrama made 54, laced with six fours.
3rd T20I: Chamari Athapaththu's whirlwind 80 not out leads Sri Lanka to 10-wicket win over New Zealand
After Inoka Ranaweera took 3/15 while Sugandika Kumari struck twice as New Zealand were restricted to 140/9, Chamari came out all guns blazing as Sri Lanka scored 64 without losing a wicket in the power-play, of which the skipper scored 45. She notched up her fifty in just 25 balls, the fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan women's player in T20Is.
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