Mahela Jayawardene’s 50-ball unbeaten 96 on Monday night for Wayamba is currently the highest individual score in the Sri Lanka Premier League T20 tournament, and the Sri Lankan skipper’s stunning knock was indeed a timely one for his side.
Wayamba United, led by Mahela Jayawardene, beat Uva Next by 20 runs today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in the seventh match of the Sri Lanka Premier League.
All Test-playing nations, with the exception of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, have progressed to the super league quarter-final stage of the ICC U19 World Cup currently being played in Australia.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is currently investigating allegations of corruption in Sri Lanka after a recorded conversation, presumably containing evidence of corruption, had been leaked to a local newspaper, according to a statement from the cricket board today.
Bangladesh kicked off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 campaign with a 25-run win over Sri Lanka at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today.
Sanath Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka in the ICC U19 World Cup in 1988 and the dashing left-hander cannot forget the tournament, as it was his first trip out of Sri Lanka.
Umpires in Sri Lanka have been requested to return their uniforms at the end of the ongoing series against India or face a fine.
The possibility of an ODI series defeat looms large over hosts Sri Lanka, as they take on India today in the fourth ODI of the five-match series. Mahela Jayawardene’s men trail 2-1 and head into a must-win contest with key players injured.
Sanath Jayasuriya, who was in Toronto just earlier this month for a T20 exhibition match, will return to Canadian shores again to meet with the finalists of the CIMA Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today that it had upgraded the contracts of wicket-keeper Prasanna Jayawardene and fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara, who both currently only play Test cricket.
The mind games have begun ahead of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka, with Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal announcing that he and teammate Abdul Rehman plan on tormenting Sri Lankan batsmen.
Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, who is currently in India playing in the fifth edition of the IPL, said the revenue earned from the IPL has helped players focus on cricket and not stress over their finances.
SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga told journalist that the cricket board was desperate for India’s participation in the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), while confirming that no deal between the two boards had yet been struck confirming Indian players’ participation.
The financially struggling Sri Lankan cricket board does not intend on offering a salary increase to its players when new contracts are offered shortly.
