Mendis

The move comes in the wake of Sri Lanka's underwhelming 2023 World Cup campaign, which had them win only two out of nine games and subsequently miss out on qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy.Their first assignment will be picking…

Imagine the scene. You're the captain. A captain who had been thrust into the role a couple of matches into a World Cup. And your team? They have just lost two games on the bounce. Actually, five of the last seven. The latest one was…

Sri Lanka 252 for 8 (Mendis 91, Asalanka 49*, Ifthikar 3-50) beat Pakistan 252 for 7 (Rizwan 86*, Shafique 52, Pathirana 3-65) by two wickets via DLS methodIn a game of multiple compelling storylines, it was Charith Asalanka who stood tall…

Sri Lanka will face India in the final of Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday.Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka showcased their exceptional batting skills, leading Sri Lanka to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the highly anticipated Asia…

Captain Dasun Shanaka, along with Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana, each claimed three wickets, leading to Bangladesh's collapse at 236 runs in 48.1 oversOn Saturday, Sri Lanka kicked off the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023…

Sri Lanka 355 for 6 (Mendis 78, Samarawickrama 73, Naseer 2-44) beat UAE180 (Waseem 39, Aravind 39, Hasaranga 6-24)Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis led a quartet of half-centuries from Sri Lanka as they dominated UAE and enjoyed a…

Stumps Sri Lanka 305 for 6 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 3-44) vs New ZealandImpressive knocks from almost the entirety of the Sri Lankan top order, particularly Kusal Mendis, gave Sri Lanka a promising start in their pursuit of an…

Sri Lanka 704 for 3 dec beat Ireland 202 (Tector 85, Balbirnie 46, Mendis 5-64, Fernando 3-30) and 492 by an innings and 10 runsOnly Harry Tector had mounted any serious resistance, batting out 189 balls for his 85, though Andy Balbirnie…

Sri Lanka’s Nishan Madushka (L) plays a shot as Ireland’s wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker watches during fourth day of the second and final cricket Test match between Sri Lanka and Ireland at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on…

Ireland 492 and 54 for 2 (Moor 19, Balbirnie 18*, Ramesh 1-17) trail Sri Lanka 704 for 3 dec (Kusal 245, Madushka 205, Mathews 100*, Hume 1-87) by 158 runsDay four was the day in which Sri Lanka put themselves in a position to push hard for…