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Updated fixtures revealed for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

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10 months ago

August 27, 2024

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The groups and fixtures for this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to be staged in UAE, have been revealed.

After the highly-anticipated ninth edition of the tournament was moved from Bangladesh to the UAE, ICC have revealed the revamped fixtures for the event set to be played in Dubai and Sharjah.

The groups remain the same with six-time champion Australia drawn alongside 2020 runners-up India, Trans-Tasman rival New Zealand, Asian sides Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A of the event that will be held in October.

Each side will play four group matches at the tournament, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals on 17 and 18 October ahead of the Final in Dubai on 20 October. A reserve day has been fixed for both the semi-finals and the final.

The fixtures are as follows :

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SL clinch series with innings victory over Bangladesh

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2 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.

The ODI series will be played on the 2nd, 5th,… pic.twitter.com/EcnENSO2Ob
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 27, 2025

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Pathum Nissanka shines again with another 150

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3 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.