Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's hopes of direct World Cup qualification end in loss to NZ

Sri Lanka will now look to earn their berth via a 10-team qualifying competition in Zimbabwe in June and July.

Christchurch washout hits Sri Lanka World Cup hopes

The two teams split the points which further damages Sri Lanka's designs on a place in the top eight of the Super League, who automatically qualify for the World Cup in India in October and November.

Cricket World Cup: Who's in, who could be out

India and defending champions England are definitely in but former winners West Indies as well as South Africa and Sri Lanka could face a long, arduous road to reach the 2023 World Cup.

Dominant New Zealand close on series sweep of Sri Lanka

The tourists reached 113-2 in their second innings at stumps on day three but still trailed by 303 runs at Wellington's Basin Reserve

Conway puts New Zealand on top

Devon Conway's blistering 78 helped hosts New Zealand race to 155-2 against Sri Lanka at the end of a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test on Friday in Wellington.

India into WTC final after SL lose to NZ in last-ball thriller

Sri Lanka would have qualified for the WTC final if they had swept New Zealand in their two-match series and Australia denied India victory in the ongoing fourth test in Ahmedabad.

Mitchell and Tickner lead NZ fightback against SL

Sri Lanka had claimed the initiative on the first two days of the Christchurch Test but were 83 for three in their second innings at stumps on day three, a lead of 65 runs.

Hathurusingha 'happy to be back in Bangladesh'

The 54-year-old touched down at 10:36 pm and will start Tigers' training camp on Tuesday.

Right to information at home and abroad

The first case was brought to our attention by RTI activists promoting the law at the grassroots level in Bangladesh.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Lanka gets 6 more months to repay BB’s $200m

Bangladesh Bank yesterday granted Sri Lanka’s request to be given six more months to repay a $200 million loan due to the prolonging of its economic crisis. 

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Three literary walks: Nilanjana Roy, Shehan Karunatilaka, Daisy Rockwell

With a Books page you're creating a running history of the ideas and the parallel history or the imagination of a country.

January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023

'Suryakumar makes batting easier for team mates'

The impact of Suryakumar Yadav's incendiary shotmaking makes batting easier for his India teammates, captain Hardik Pandya said after the team's T20 series victory against Sri Lanka in Rajkot.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Vaas excited for first stint as BPL coach

Former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas mentioned he was excited and looking forward to his first stint in the Bangladesh Premier League as coach of the Dhaka Dominators. 

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

Storming Ibrahim sets Afghan record of 162 against Sri Lanka

Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 162 to register his team's highest ever individual score, bringing the tourists to 313-8 against Sri Lanka in their final one-day international on Wednesday.

November 26, 2022
November 26, 2022

Bangladesh has learnt a lot from Sri Lanka’s woes

Sri Lanka is generally known for its quality education, healthcare, natural beauty and even migration policies and practices. But in recent times, the island nation has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022

Sri Lanka players attended 16 parties during T20 World Cup!

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Tuesday announced an investigation into alleged misconduct by its players and officials during the T20 World Cup after a batsman was arrested in Australia on sexual assault charges.

November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022

Sri Lanka cricketer arrested in Sydney on sexual assault allegations

Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged sexual assault.

November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022

Lawyers say plagiarism claims over ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ are unfounded

On October 4, this year’s Booker Prize winning author Shehan Karunatilaka posted on his social media that a claim has been made by a “journalist from Colombo” that the idea for his novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida was “stolen”.

November 5, 2022
November 5, 2022

England beat Sri Lanka to make semis, Australia eliminated

England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process.