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England Women will travel to Sri Lanka in February and March 2027 for three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals. The tour will be played in two stages, with the T20I series before the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy and the ODI series after the tournament. Their previous bilateral series in 2023 ended with different winners…

Ahead of the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy, England Women’s National Cricket Team will tour Sri Lanka for a white-ball series. Sri Lanka will host England for T20Is and ODIs during the tour. The series will be played in a split format around the ICC tournament.

A bizarre run-out mix-up and a costly fielding error grabbed attention during the third and final T20I between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Sri Lanka missed a golden opportunity to run out Arafat Minhas after he and Sahibzada Farhan ended up at the same end during Pakistan’s innings.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has on Tuesday (October 13) announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan. The SLC selectors have handed the maiden Test call-up to the young wicketkeeper-batter Anjala Bandara for the Pakistan series.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already confirmed a white-ball series between the India National Cricket Team and the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team at the end of this year. And it emerged that the first ODI between has been shifted from New Delhi to Ahmedabad.

Kusal Mendis has been appointed the new Test captain of Sri Lanka, taking over from Dhananjaya de Silva with immediate effect. The wicketkeeper-batter will lead the Test side for the first time when Sri Lanka face Pakistan in their upcoming two-match series.

Dhananjaya de Silva has stepped down as Sri Lanka’s Test captain with immediate effect, bringing his two-and-a-half-year stint as the team’s leader to an end. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the decision on Thursday, October 8, after the all-rounder informed the national selection committee of his decision.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced a 16-member ODI squad for the upcoming tri-nation series against Pakistan and England. Kusal Mendis will lead the side, while Avishka Fernando and Sahan Arachchige have earned recalls. Pathum Nissanka has also been included, subject to medical clearance.

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan. Dushmantha Chameera has also returned to the squad, although his selection remains subject to fitness, while several players have been included as part of a reshuffle.

Sri Lanka will be without senior cricketers Wanindu Hasaranga and Pathum Nissanka for their upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan. Nissanka has been ruled out with a right-leg strain, while Hasaranga continues to recover from a lower-back issue.

Sri Lanka National Cricket Team’s 2027 World Cup campaign begins in Windhoek against Qualifier B on October 10. They then face England, Bangladesh, New Zealand and South Africa before the Group Stage concludes, giving them a schedule spread across Namibia and South Africa.

The Australia Women’s National Cricket Team is all set to return to Sri Lanka for a bilateral ODI series for the first time in more than a decade. Australia’s three-match tour of Sri Lanka will take place in December 2026, with all matches scheduled to be played in Dambulla.

Jos Buttler is set to miss England’s third ODI against Sri Lanka after suffering a hamstring injury during the second match in Leeds. Buttler struggled with the injury during England’s chase of 322 and is almost certain to miss the series decider at The Oval on September 27.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced its full squad for the upcoming men’s cricket segment in the ongoing 2026 Asian Games in Japan. For the prestigious event, SLC has named a 15-member squad with Sahan Arachchige as the captain of the team.