Official sponsor of the National Cricket Team, Dialog Axiata PLC, and Sri Lanka Cricket have joined hands to launch a wishing campaign to cheer for Our Lions at the grand final of the Asia Cup T20 tourney, played on the 11th of September 2022, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.
Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scampered home off the penultimate ball of the innings, to rescue Sri Lanka and put them within touching distance of the Asia Cup final, stunning India by six wickets in their Super 4 match in Dubai on Tuesday.
Colts CC opener Avishka Perera slammed the first double ton of the Major Club three day cricket tournament which got underway yesterday when he made an unbeaten 210 inclusive of 17 boundaries and three sixes against Kandy Customs CC on day one in the match played at the Colts ground.
A fighting run-a-ball, 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Anuk Fernando and Koshan Abeywickrama guided Fairfirst Insurance to a heart stopping two-wicket win over Maliban Biscuit Manufacturers in the final of the National Development Bank (NDB) sponsored – MCA Premier League 50-over League Tournament 2022, concluded at the MCA Grounds, on Saturday (30). Match Referee, Sena Nandiweera named Anuk Fernando from Fairfirst Insurance as
For all the fears that their delayed declaration on day four may not have left them enough time to bowl out Pakistan on the final day of the second Test, Sri Lanka needed just half a day to complete a series-leveling 246-run win, with Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis sharing the spoils.
Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten century ensured Pakistan stood firm in their pursuit of a record-breaking chase in Galle, although Sri Lanka gave themselves some hope of snatching victory in the first Test with the wicket of Babar Azam late on day four.
Prabath Jayasuriya’s impressive start to Test cricket continued with the left-arm spinner taking his third consecutive five-wicket haul, but a seventh Test century for Babar Azam denied Sri Lanka a significant lead in the first Test in Galle.
Dhananjaya de Silva will return to the Sri Lankan side while Pathum Nissanka has been ruled due to Covid-19 for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday, with captain Dimuth Karunaratne believing that his team will face a tougher test than they did against Australia.
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was full of praise for Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya whose efforts with bat and ball respectively allowed Sri Lanka to make a sharp turnaround after the team’s sub-par performance in the first Test.