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 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 …
Thisara Perera came up with stellar all-round performance as Sri Lanka stayed alive in the tri-nation one-day tournament, securing a five-wicket win against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Perera’s 4-33 wrapped up Zimbabwe innings for 198 before his fluent 26-ball 39 not out helped Sri Lanka race to 202-5 in …
In the ongoing tri-nation series, which also features Zimbabwe, Bangladesh have won both their games while Sri Lanka have suffered defeats in their two games so far. The latest match of the series was played on Friday where Mashrafe Mortaza’s side thumped the Dinesh Chandimal-led Sri Lanka by …
After a humiliating 163 run loss to Bangladesh on Friday, Sri Lanka are on the verge of exiting from the tri-nation series which has Zimbabwe as the third team. The result has raised questions about the credibility of the new coach Chandika Hathurusing…
Tharanga attacked the Indian bowling en route his 82-ball 95 and Perera gave credit to their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera. “He made some technical changes which was the main reason to his success. I’ve to thank our batting coach.” Sri Lanka trained in the morning session but the team think tank …
Sri Lanka cricket team finally got something to cheer about when it won the first ODI vs India in the three-match series in Dharamshala. And the way the Lanks shocked the Rohit Sharma-led India has whipped up intrigue in the remaining matches, with the…
Thisara Perera urged Sri Lanka cricket team not to dwell on past failures after being named captain for the limited-overs series’ in India. Sri Lanka have toiled in shorter formats this year, losing a one-day international series against Zimbabwe for the first time, leading to the resignation of Angelo Mathews …
After all-rounder Thisara Perera was asked to lead a 15-man Sri Lankan squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan, the hard-hitting …
Thisara Perera will lead a much-changed Sri Lanka side for the Twenty20 series against Pakistan after a host of their stars – including captain Upul …