Ferguson hat-trick stuns Sri Lanka
Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Dambulla on Sunday.
Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Dambulla on Sunday.
Opener Evin Lewis blazed his way to an unbeaten century to give the West Indies a consolation eight-wicket victory in Saturday’s rain-hit third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.
Captain Charith Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series.
Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka’s first T20I series win over the West Indies with a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third game on Thursday.
Sri Lanka stormed back to level the three-match T20I series with an emphatic 73-run win over the West Indies on Tuesday.
A breathtaking display of power-hitting from Brandon King and Evin Lewis propelled the West Indies to a commanding five-wicket victory in the first T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka head coach, replacing Chris Silverwood who quit following the country’s early exit from the T20 World Cup.
Sri Lankan spin bowler Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from cricket for a year by the ICC.
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets to seal Sri Lanka’s first series win against New Zealand in 15 years.
Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday.
New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances.
Dinesh Chandimal’s century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
Coach Gary Stead says New Zealand must adapt to the tricky Galle surface if they are to avenge their hard-fought Test loss to Sri Lanka this week.
Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle.
Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand.