Sri Lanka, New Zealand
New Zealand brave the storm, but Sri Lanka close in on victory in 2nd test
Despite a near-hopeless position, New Zealand resisted Sri Lanka’s masterful spin bowlers to extend the 2nd test beyond lunch on the fourth day.
Sri Lanka Debutant Peiris Spins New Zealand Towards Innings Defeat
Sri Lanka's debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took five wickets to put New Zealand on the brink of an innings defeat on day four of the second Test Sunday.
SL vs NZ, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka skipper De Silva hails Kamindu influence after series sweep against New Zealand
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva said Kamindu Mendis had significantly strengthened his team’s middle-order batting following their 2-0 series sweep of New Zealand on Sunday.
Sri Lanka sweep series with their biggest win v New Zealand
Sri Lanka moved to third place - behind India and Australia - in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, while 2021 champions New Zealand slipped to seventh.
Sri Lanka Secures Series Sweep Against New Zealand with Dominant Victory
Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs to secure a 2-0 series sweep. Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, and Tom Blundell made half-centuries for New Zealand. Nishan Peiris shone with a nine-wicket haul in his debut test,
Cricket-Sri Lanka sweep series with their biggest win v New Zealand
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka crushed New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday, quelling some late fightback from the tourists in the second test in Galle. Bundled out for 88 in their meek reply to the home side's mammoth 602-5 declared,
SL vs NZ: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs to complete cleansweep, register their biggest Test win over Kiwis
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs to complete cleansweep and rise up in WTC 2023-25 points table.
Sri Lanka Crushes New Zealand to Secure Historic Test Series Win
Sri Lanka achieved a commanding series victory over New Zealand by winning the test series with an innings and 154-run in Galle. Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and batsman Kamindu Mendis were standout performers,
Cricket-Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by innings and 154 runs to sweep series
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka clinched their biggest test victory over New Zealand on Sunday, prevailing by an innings and 154 runs in the second test in Galle to complete a 2-0 series sweep. New Zealand, having managed only 88 in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 602-5 declared,
SL vs NZ, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka sniff series sweep as New Zealand left lurching at 199/5 after follow-on, lose 13 wickets on Day 3
Sri Lanka are poised to win the second Test match against New Zealand. New Zealand, forced to follow on after a dismal first innings performance, found themselves struggling at 199/5 on Day 3.
Sri Lanka board set to extend Sanath Jayasurya's contract as head coach
Sanath Jayasuriya is poised to have his contract as the head coach of the Sri Lanka men's cricket team extended for another ...
Sri Lanka on the verge of historic series sweep against New Zealand
New Zealand are teetering on the brink of their heaviest defeat in tests after being forced to follow on in the second test ...
Sanath Jayasuriya likely to continue as Sri Lanka men's head coach for one year
Sanath Jayasuriya's contract as men's head coach is likely to be extended for a year, following his success with the Sri ...
Facebook posts misquote Sri Lanka's PM on 'bankrupting' country
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was misquoted in Facebook posts that falsely claimed she said she did not have any experience in building the country. She in fact told reporters that ...
Sanath Jayasuriya Set For Contract Extension As Sri Lanka Men's Head Coach
Sanath Jayasuriya is poised to have his contract as the head coach of the Sri Lanka men's cricket team extended for another ...
Sri Lanka Debutant Peiris Spins New Zealand To Innings Defeat
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets Sunday to seal Sri Lanka's first series win against New Zealand in 15 ...
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Major movements in WTC Standings following Sri Lanka’s Galle triumph
With Sri Lanka beating New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs today [29] and clinching the series 2-0, they  consolidated ...
Sri Lanka’s Catch-22: The Marxist dilemma of Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Caught between domestic desperation and the manacles of foreign debt, Sri Lanka’s Marxist leader and newly elected president ...