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September 14, 2026 1:22 AM

India thrash Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title

India produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, securing a record-extending eighth Asia Cup title. The victory also helped India avenge their defeat to Sri Lanka in the 2024 final. It was India's sixth win over Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup final across the ODI and T20 formats, including the 2004 edition when India defeated Sri Lanka 5-0 in the two-team tournament. India first p...

September 3, 2026 10:14 AM

India replace Sri Lanka as hosts of inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy

The inaugural Women's Champions Trophy originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka will now take place in India in February next year, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday. The ICC stripped Sri Lanka of the event due to government interference in the board of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has an interim committee in place for an overhaul of the governance framework at the SLC. "The first-ever edition of the ICC Women's Champions Trophy will take place from February 14 to 28 in...

August 26, 2026 5:43 PM

2nd Test, Ind Vs SL: Team India on verge of series win despite Sooriyabandara, Mendis fight

Sri Lankan batters were defiant in phases but the Indian bowlers made a timely intervention to reduce the hosts to 229 for six in their second innings on day four of the second and final Test here on Wednesday. Sonal Dinusha (7) and Keshara Nuwantha (3) were in the middle at stumps when the now customary evening rain and bad light stopped play. But India will be eager to end Lanka's last vestige of hope and wrap the match and series on day five. Before Indian bowlers established their dominat...

August 26, 2026 8:30 AM

2nd Test, Ind vs SL: Sonal Dinusha resists India as rain ends day 3 early

Sonal Dinusha produced another determined knock against India as Sri Lanka reached 265/8 at stumps on a rain-hit third day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday. India remain firmly in control after taking a 238-run first-innings lead. India had declared at 503/9 before Sri Lanka began their reply. The hosts, who resumed Day 3 at 8/2, lost wickets at regular intervals but found considerable resistance from their middle and lower order. Dinusha was the standout performer, r...

August 19, 2026 1:33 AM

Ind vs SL, 1st Test: Sri Lanka top order falters, India sense victory

India set Sri Lanka a daunting target of 372 before reducing the hosts to 84-4 on day four of the opening test in Galle on Tuesday, remaining firmly on course for victory. Sri Lanka's top order faltered for the second time in the match against India's disciplined attack, ending the day 288 runs short of the target with six wickets in hand. Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 31 at stumps with first-innings centurion Sonal Dinusha on 25. With a first-innings lead of 178, India...

August 17, 2026 7:32 PM

Ind vs SL First Test: Suthar, Jadeja bundle out Sri Lanka for 284 as India take 178-run lead in Galle

Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared seven wickets as India bowled Sri Lanka out for 284 on Day 3 of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday, securing a commanding 178-run first-innings lead. India, who had posted 462 in their first innings, appeared on course to enforce the follow-on after reducing Sri Lanka to 99/5. However, a determined sixth-wicket partnership between Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella briefly revived the hosts' ...

August 15, 2026 7:21 PM

1st Test: Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden century puts India in command against Sri Lanka

Devdutt Padikkal struck a superb maiden Test century as India dominated Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday, reaching 288/2 in 73 overs before bad light and rain brought play to an early close. Padikkal, playing his first Test since November 2024, remained unbeaten on 131 off 178 balls, hitting 12 fours and a six. Rishabh Pant was unbeaten on 27 off 36 balls at stumps. India, playing their 600th Test, won the toss and elected to bat. Ya...

March 11, 2026 8:14 PM

Afghanistan-SL series in UAE postponed amid Middle East crisis

The limited-overs series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka scheduled for March in the United Arab Emirates has been postponed due to the crisis in the Middle East, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Wednesday. The teams were due to play three Twenty20s in Sharjah and three One-Day Internationals in Dubai between March 13 and March 25. The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have affected countries throughout the Gulf, disrupting travel in some of the world's busiest transit hubs and for...

March 1, 2026 11:10 AM

Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya to step down; Pakistan’s Salman Agha weighs future

Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya said he will step down as head coach, while Pakistan's Salman Agha said he will take time to decide whether to remain captain after both teams' poor campaigns at the Twenty20 World Cup. Tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka made the Super Eights but the 2014 champion lost all three matches to finish at the bottom of Group Two. "I thought it was time to give it (the job) to someone else," Jayasuriya said after their narrow defeat to Pakistan on Saturday. "That's why about...

March 1, 2026 11:07 AM

New Zealand reach semis after Pakistan eliminated from T20 World Cup

New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip New Zealand and join group leaders England in the last four. They racked up 212-8 after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar Zaman (84) combined in a T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand. Pakistan ha...