Cricket news roundup – 23rd February 2019: Lakmal, Dhananjaya turn Port Elizabeth Test on the head

Sri Lanka need 137 to create history, while England went 2-0 up in the ODI series.

India withstand Wellalage special to clinch Asia Cup final berth

India sealed their place in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup with a thrilling victory over Sri Lanka in the Super 4s at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Defending a small target of 214, the Indian pacers made some early inroads before Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja ran through the Sri Lankan lower order […]

SKY century leads India to commanding series win over Sri Lanka

Suryakumar Yadav sparkled with the bat once again to lead India to a mammoth 91-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20I, sealing a 2-1 series victory in Rajkot on Saturday night. The number one ranked T20I batter notched his third T20I century in just 45 deliveries, taking the hosts to a commanding total […]

All-round Shanaka shines as Sri Lanka level the series against India

Sri Lanka registered their first T20I victory against India in India since 2016 and levelled the three-match T20I series with a 16-run win in the second encounter in Pune. Fifties from Dasun Shanaka and Kusal Mendis propelled the tourists to a total of 206 for six before India fell short by 16 runs despite some […]

Hooda, Mavi star as India beat Sri Lanka in last-over thriller

India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a nail-biting two-run win over the visitors at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel shined for the Men in Blue in this nervy encounter, with the pair adding 68 runs to take the hosts to a defendable […]

England enter semi-finals with nervy Sri Lanka victory

England secured their spot in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup with a nervy victory over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 fixture at the SCG on Saturday. It was far from plain sailing for Jos Buttler’s side in Sydney, but after restricting the Lankans to a below-par score of 142, England […]

India wrap up 2-0 Test series victory to finish unbeaten home season

After winning the first Test in Mohali in three days, team India were even more ruthless in the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru as Rohit Sharma’s side wrapped up the 238-run victory over Sri Lanka in less than eight sessions to complete a straightforward 2-0 series win. The hosts picked up the remaining nine wickets with […]

Iyer, bowlers put India in command on eventful day one

16 wickets fell on an eventful day one of the pink-ball Test in Bangalore between India and Sri Lanka that saw the hosts continue their domination over the visitors. On a treacherous pitch that made batting incredible tricky from ball one, the Men in Blue attacked their way to an excellent score of 252 in […]

Suryakumar Yadav continues fine form as India win 1st T20I

India cantered to victory in the opening T20I against Sri Lanka in Colombo after some impressive performances from Suryakumar Yadav with the bat and Yuzvendra Chahal & Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball. Despite making a below-par total of 164 on a tricky pitch, India beat the hosts by 38 runs after an impressive 4-fer from […]

India breeze past Sri Lanka in ODI series opener

India pulled off a convincing 7-wicket victory in the opening ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo. After limiting Sri Lanka to a sup-par total of 262, the Indian top order flexed their muscle in the run-chase to win the game with 13.2 overs to spare.  Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with a captain’s innings of 86* while […]