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SL thrashes UAE in Bulawayo

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2 years ago

June 19, 2023

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Sri Lanka thrashed the United Arab Emirates by 175 runs in the third match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Bulawayo.

Batting first, Sri Lanka had a solid start provided by Dimuth Karunaratne (52 off 54 balls) and Pathum Nissanka (57 off 76), who scored 95 runs for the first wicket in 17 overs.

All the top four batters for the Lions scored half-centuries with Kusal Mendis top-scoring with 78 off 63 balls followed by Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 73 off 64 balls.

Charith Asalanka provided the finish with his 48 in 23 balls that included two sixes and five fours as Sri Lanka finished at 355/6.

For UAE, Ali Naseer picked two wickets.

Chasing a target of 356, UAE got bowled out for 180 in 39 overs with none of the batters crossing 40-run mark, the highest being 39 by opening batter and captain Muhammad Waseem and wicket keeper Vriitya Arvind.

Wanindu Hasaranga finished with 6/24 in his eight overs – completing his first ODI fifer and 50 ODI wickets in between – and also scored 23 off 12 balls.

Sri Lanka will next meet Oman on June 23 while UAE will play Oman on June 21.

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SL clinch series with innings victory over Bangladesh

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3 days ago

June 28, 2025

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Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 78 runs in the second Test match, sealing the two-match series 1-0.

It was Sri Lanka’s ninth innings-victory over Bangladesh, which also gave them crucial World Test Championship points.

On the fourth day of the match at SSC Grounds today (June 28), Bangladesh resumed their second innings at 115 for 06 but were bowled out for just 133 runs.

No Bangladesh batsman managed to cross 30 runs, with Mushfiqur Rahim top-scoring with 26.

Prabath Jayasuriya starred with the ball, claiming 05 for 56, while captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Tharindu Ratnayake picked up 02 wickets each.

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SL squad named for ODI series against Bangladesh

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3 days ago

June 27, 2025

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 16-member Sri Lanka squad to play in the upcoming ODI series vs. Bangladesh.

The ODI series will be played on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th of July.

The first two ODIs will be played at the RPICS, Colombo, before the series moves to the PICs, Pallekele, for the final game.

𝐎𝐃𝐈 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 | 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 16-member Sri Lanka squad to play in the upcoming ODI series vs. Bangladesh.

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— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 27, 2025

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Pathum Nissanka shines again with another 150

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4 days ago

June 27, 2025

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Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka continued his impressive form by scoring 150 runs off 245 balls in the first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh. His composed innings featured 18 boundaries, anchoring Sri Lanka’s strong batting display.

At stumps on Day 2, Sri Lanka stood at 297 for 2, leading Bangladesh by 50 runs with eight wickets still in hand.

Remarkably, this is Nissanka’s second consecutive 150+ score in the series, underlining his dominance with the bat and consistency at the top of the order.