De Kock takes knee after return to South Africa team Quinton De Kock took the knee after he returned to the South Africa team to face Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup. Cricket • 30 Oct 21
Balbirnie wary of Namibia in winner-takes-all clash Ireland captain Andy Balbrinie rued Wednesday's defeat to Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup but believes the threat posed by their final Group A … Cricket • 21 Oct 21
Ireland fail to make fast start count against Sri Lanka Ireland suffered a 70-run loss to Sri Lanka in their second T20 World Cup Group A game in Abu Dhabi and now face a winner-takes-all … Cricket • 20 Oct 21
Campher & co on mission to shock Sri Lanka Curtis Campher isn't resting on his laurels after his remarkable role in Ireland's seven-wicket victory over the Netherlands on Monday, and the Johannesburg-born seamer is … Cricket • 20 Oct 21
Confident Ireland ready for formidable Sri Lanka test Ireland head coach Graham Ford is hoping the fell-good factor within the Irish camp will carry over into Wednesday's T20 World Cup encounter with Sri … Cricket • 19 Oct 21
ICC bans former Sri Lanka bowler Nuwan Zoysa Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years by the International Cricket Council for corruption. Cricket • 28 Apr 21
England seal series win over Sri Lanka in Galle England's spinners came to the fore in thrilling style and Dom Sibley passed a significant test of character as the tourists sealed a 2-0 series … Cricket • 25 Jan 21
England claim seven-wicket win in Sri Lanka Jonny Bairstow and Dan Lawrence showed cool heads to see England to a seven-wicket victory on the final morning of the first Test against Sri … Cricket • 18 Jan 21
England can commence training after negative tests England have received a boost on their tour of Sri Lanka with the news that a fresh round of testing for Covid-19 has yielded no … Cricket • 06 Jan 21
South Africa claim innings win over Sri Lanka South Africa drew first blood in their Test series against Sri Lanka in Centurion, where half-centuries from Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga were in vain … Cricket • 29 Dec 20
Ireland's Tour of Sri Lanka is postponed Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the proposed Ireland Tour of Sri Lanka, which was expected to take place in February 2020, has been postponed … Cricket • 18 Dec 19
Malinga steers Sri Lanka to thrilling win over England Sri Lanka ripped through the England batting line-up as the former champions handed the favourites a 20-run defeat in a low-scoring World Cup match at … Cricket • 21 Jun 19
Delhi smog causes players to vomit on field Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal and Indian Mohammad Shami vomited on the field before walking off as Delhi's notorious smog continued to plague the third and … Cricket • 05 Dec 17
Ireland fall short in Sri Lanka run chase Half centuries from captain William Porterfield and all-rounder Kevin O'Brien weren't enough for Ireland as they fell to a 76-run Duckworth/Lewis defeat by Sri Lanka … Cricket • 16 Jun 16
Ireland to play ODIs against Sri Lanka & Pakistan Ireland's cricketers will play home ODI series against both Sri Lanka and Pakistan next summer. Cricket • 25 Aug 15
Sangakkara shines as Sri Lanka see off Scotland Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit four successive centuries in a World Cup and Tillakaratne Dilshan stroked a fluent hundred in Sri Lanka's … Cricket • 11 Mar 15
Sri Lanka ease past England in Wellington Joe Root's century was in vain as England's bid to reach the World Cup quarter-finals suffered another setback with a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka … Cricket • 01 Mar 15
New Zealand off to a flyer at World Cup New Zealand kicked off the Cricket World Cup with a 98-run defeat of Sri Lanka in their Pool A match in Christchurch. Cricket • 14 Feb 15
Sri Lanka hang on for draw with England England agonisingly ran out of time, one wicket short of victory, as their new Test era began with a nerve-jangling stalemate against Sri Lanka at … Cricket • 16 Jun 14
Porterfield rues 'avoidable' wickets Ireland skipper William Porterfield lamented the loss of "avoidable" wickets in his side's 79-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the one-day international at Clontarf. Cricket • 06 May 14
Ireland fall well short against Sri Lanka Ireland failed to chase down a very gettable total of 219 as Sri Lanka enjoyed victory in the opening One-Day International at Castle Avenue. Cricket • 06 May 14
Ireland hold Sri Lanka to 219 in first innings A fine spell of bowling from opener Tim Murtagh helped Ireland restrict Sri Lanka to 219 at the end of their innings in today’s RSA … Cricket • 06 May 14
Sri Lanka secure first World T20 crown Kumar Sangakkara guided Sri Lanka to an emotional first World Twenty20 title in his final game for his country in the shortest format. Cricket • 06 Apr 14
Sri Lanka name squad for Ireland trip Sri Lanka have named a 25-man squad for their summer tour of Ireland and England - they play two one-day internationals against Ireland on 6 … Cricket • 25 Mar 14
Porterfield wants Ireland to follow Sri Lanka lead Ireland captain William Porterfield is calling on his team to draw inspiration from Sri Lanka as they continue their quest to gain Test status from … Cricket • 14 Jan 14
