National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister Susil Premajayantha has met with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence this morning (Feb. 16). During the meeting, he has informed the former President that the United People’s Freedom Alliance is ready to form its own …
( February 16, 2018, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) The decisive victory of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the local government polls in Sri Lanka on 10th February has caused considerable surprise to the political observers around the world. Rajapaksa’s party Sri Lanka People’s Front won in …
Dasun Shanaka and Thisara Perera 65-run stand for fifth wicket and Kusal Mendis’ fifty helped Sri Lanka make easy work of an imposing total by Bangladesh to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20 series. The foundations to Sri Lankas highest-ever successful T20 chase were laid by the openers Mendis …
Bangladesh’s target was met by a sumptuous Sri Lanka batting display as they ended a run of eight consecutive T20 losses in style. Danushka Gunathilaka’s 30 from 15 balls helped them make a flying start while Kusal Mendis cracked 53 from only 27 deliveries to keep their charge in full flow.
Sri Lanka completed their highest successful Twenty20 run chase to convincingly beat Bangladesh by six wickets and with 20 balls to spare in Mirpur. Soumya Sarkar’s 51 got the hosts off to a fine start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, where captain Mahmudullah scored 43 and Mushfiqur …
Sri Lanka responded strongly with Mendis putting on 53 runs with fellow-opener Danushka Gunathilaka, who made 30, to put the Bangladesh bowlers on the backfoot. Left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam, one of the four debutants in Bangladesh line up, broke the s…
Kusal Mendis helps Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh in first T20. AFP. Dhaka (AFP) -. Opener Kusal Mendis scored his maiden half century in Twenty20 internationals to lead Sri Lanka’s six-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the first of the two matches in Dhaka on Thursday. Mendis smashed 53 off 27 balls while …
Opener Kusal Mendis scored his maiden half-century in Twenty20 internationals to lead Sri Lanka’s six-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the first of the two matches in Dhaka. Mendis smashed 53 off 27 balls while Dasun Shanaka hit an unbeaten 42 as the visitors eased past Bangladesh’s record total of …
Bangladesh cricket team’s highest T20 total didn’t matter as Sri Lanka cricket team chased it down with 20 balls to spare to win the first of the two-match series. The hosts made 193-5 and the Lankans raced to the win with 194-4, spearheaded by opener Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka and Thisara …
TO CRITICS of Mahinda Rajapaksa, local-council elections that were held in Sri Lanka on February 10th felt like a horror film, as the controversial ex-president rose from his silk-lined political coffin to declare victory. And what a victory it was for…