India return to heroes’ welcome following T20 World Cup triumph

With Hurricane Beryl causing travel chaos, Rohit Sharma’s men have finally reached home. India’s triumphant T20 World Cup 2024 squad have touched down in New Delhi with the trophy, following a marathon trip home from the Caribbean. Squad members, support staff and families were grounded by Hurricane Beryl, at that stage a category four hurricane that passed through Barbados, with …

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27 Foreign players infuse glamour to 2024 Lanka Premier League

Approximately 27 foreign players will add the glamour to the five-cornered Lanka Premier League showpiece night cricket grandeur that takes off today with Kandy Falcons taking on Dambulla Sixers in the curtain raiser at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. These players were grabbed by the respective teams from the auction that saw some 500 foreigners registered for this year’s …

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A genius of his craft: Reflecting on Jasprit Bumrah’s T20 World Cup 2024

Helping India lift the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Barbados, Jasprit Bumrah’s campaign was capped off by Aramco Player of the Tournament accolades. Jasprit Bumrah’s T20 World Cup 2024 will go down in history as one of the greatest individual campaigns ever seen in the event’s history. Collecting 15 wickets at an average of 8.26, Bumrah finished with an …

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Chamari Athapaththu to Flag of the LPL 2024

Sri Lanka Women’s Team Captain, Chamari Athapaththu, will flag off the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 during a vibrant opening ceremony scheduled for July 1, 2024, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Former Australian World Cup-winning Captain Michael Clarke, who is the Brand Ambassador of the LPL, will also participate in the opening ceremony, along with players from all five …

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Sri Lanka U19s in handsome 65-run win over England U19s in opening ODI

Sri Lanka U19s coasted to a comfortable 65-run win over England U19s in the first of three one-day internationals played at Chelmsford yesterday. Sri Lanka was on song right from the word go amassing 294 for 6 powered by half-centuries by Dinura Kalupahana who smashed 52 from just 37 balls inclusive of  while Sharujan Shanmuganathan struck 57 off 75 with 7 boundaries and and Mahith …

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Introducing ‘Power Blast Overs’: The LPL 2024 will feature a thrilling two-over power play

The Lanka Premier League 2024 has announced a new addition to its format called ‘Power Blast Overs’. This feature will debut in the upcoming season, injecting a new level of intensity and strategy into each match. In this regard, the press release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket today (27) is shown below. The Lanka Premier League 2024 will introduce an …

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