Five Sri Lanka women players lose their jobs
Five Sri Lankan women's cricketers have claimed that their refusal to give up their pursuit of the game has cost them their jobs
View ArticleSiriwardene leads SL to hard-fought win
Sri Lanka women held their nerve to beat West Indies by two wickets, and level the series 1-1, in their second ODI in Dambulla
View ArticleWest Indies level series with 14-run win
A complete team performance from the West Indies ensured a 14-run win against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI at the Premadasa in Colombo
View Articlede Alwis spins Sri Lanka to series win
Sri Lanka crushed West Indies by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI at the Premadasa in Colombo to win the series 3-2. After Suwini de Alwis had ripped through the West Indies batting, it was...
View ArticleFighting to impress
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are gearing up for the World Cup with a tri-series against Bangladesh
View ArticleSri Lanka move into final
Sri Lanka enjoyed another comfortable victory, thereby sealing their place in the final of the tri-series
View ArticlePolgampola and Siriwardene spin SL to win
Chamari Polgampola and Shashikala Siriwardene took three wickets each to bowl out Pakistan for 123 and hand Sri Lanka a confidence-boosting win just before the World Cup in the tri-nation final in Dhaka
View ArticleHow to lose the minnows tag
Cricinfo previews Sri Lanka's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009
View ArticlePakistan secure 57-run victory
Pakistan bounced back from the defeat to India by beating Sri Lanka in their second match at Canberra's Manuka Oval
View ArticleSiriwardene and two others dropped from World Cup squad
Sri Lanka selectors have suspended the country's top three top run-getters in the ICC Women's World Cup in Australia, as they named a 14-member squad for next month's Women's World Twenty20 in England
View ArticlePolgampola replaces Siriwardene in Sri Lanka's squad
Chamari Polgampola, the right-arm fast bowler, will replace Shashikala Siriwardene in the Sri Lankan women's squad for the ICC World Twenty20
View ArticleSiriwardene aims for improved Sri Lanka show
Shashikala Siriwardene, who returns as captain of the Sri Lankan team for the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge, has said she's keen to begin her second leadership stint on winning note
View ArticleSouth Africa win fourth match in a row
A round-up of the action from the fourth day of the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge where West Indies, South Africa and Pakistan all recorded victories
View ArticleCharlotte Edwards warns against complacency
England women's captain Charlotte Edwards has warned against complacency in her team's tour of Sri Lanka where it plays two ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals
View ArticleSiriwardene shines in Sri Lanka's easy win
Sri Lanka Women eased to an 82-run win against Bangladesh Women in Dambulla, in the first of three limited-overs games on Bangladesh Women's tour of Sri Lanka
View ArticleSiriwardene key in another Sri Lanka win
Sri Lanka Women won a close game against Bangladesh Women in Dambulla, to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match limited-overs series
View ArticleAllround Daley helps West Indies to series win
West Indies Women clinched the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-1 after the last match in Barbados went in favour of the hosts by 45 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis Method
View ArticleDaley continues to torment Sri Lanka
West Indies Women made a winning start to the five-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka Women, winning by 23 runs in Barbados
View ArticleSiriwardene to lead Sri Lanka in women's World T20
Shashikala Siriwardene will lead Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in September
View ArticleSangakkara sweeps top SLC awards
Kumar Sangakkara was rewarded for a prolific year in both Tests and ODIs at the Sri Lanka Cricket Awards, where he took home three of the evening's top prizes
View ArticleSri Lanka's unwavering belief pays off
Even after England Women scored a challenging 238, Shashikala Siriwardene said she believed her batsmen could achieve Sri Lanka's first win over one of the top four sides
View ArticlePleased with team effort - Aguilleira
West Indies' captain Merissa Aguilleira was pleased with the all-round effort of her team, and especially the batting, after they routed Sri Lanka by 209 runs in their second match of the Women's World...
View ArticleSiriwardene 'seriously super happy' with progress
The Sri Lanka captain called it a dream come true after her side qualified to the Super Sixes by defeating India
View ArticleWin easier than planned - Bates
After completing their third convincing win in four matches, New Zealand captain Suzie Bates said that she expected a 'really tough game' against Sri Lanka
View ArticleEdwards guides England to third place
England and Sri Lanka took the third and fifth spots in their respective playoffs against New Zealand and South Africa
View ArticleSri Lanka women's manager Aroos resigns
Sri Lanka women's team manager ARM Aroos has resigned, following the board's sanctioning of a formal inquiry against him in wake of a complaint made by captain Shashikala Siriwardene last week,...
View ArticleHerath, Sangakkara win top honours at SLC awards
Rangana Herath was rewarded for a stand-out year by picking up honours at the SLC Awards for Best Cricketer of the Year and Best Test Bowler of the Year
View ArticleDu Preez, Ismail seal series for South Africa
South Africa Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead courtesy of three top-order half-centuries, as they beat Sri Lanka Women by 67 runs in the second ODI in Potchefstroom
View ArticleSiriwardene helps SL level series
Sri Lanka Women levelled their Twenty20 series against South Africa Women with a 20-run victory in Potchefstroom with their captain, Shashikala Siriwardene, to the fore
View ArticleDu Preez, Loubser hand SA series
Innings from Mignon du Preez and Sunette Loubser helped South Africa to a five-wicket win, and complete an overall 2-1 T20 series win over Sri Lanka
View ArticleSiriwardene fifty gives SL first win of the tour
Sri Lanka Women turned their form around after being whitewashed in the ODI series, with a three-wicket win against India Women in the first of the three T20s in Vizianagaram
View ArticleSri Lanka Women take series after six-wicket win
An incisive bowling performance from Sri Lanka Women paved the way for the team's six-wicket victory against India Women in Visakhapatnam, and helped them take the series 2-1
View ArticleSiriwardene steps down from captaincy
Shasikala Siriwardene has relinquished captaincy of the Sri Lanka Women's team
View ArticleSL bowlers steal slim win for 1-0 lead
A 30-ball 41 from Lizelle Lee took the South Africa Women close to their target, but Sri Lanka Women prevailed in the rain-affected match to clinch a seven-run win
View ArticleAll-round Siriwardene stars in easy SL win
Shashikala Siriwardene backed up her 4 for 30 with ball with an unbeaten 42 to guide Sri Lanka Women to a six-wicket win over West Indies Women in the second ODI in Colombo
View ArticleSiriwardene reappointed SL Women captain
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed allrounder Shashikala Siriwardene captain of the Women's ODI and T2OI teams, while batsman Chamari Atapattu has been named vice-captain
View ArticleSiriwardene to lead SL women in NZ
Shashikala Siriwardene will lead a 20-member Sri Lanka women squad for their limited-overs tour of New Zealand in October-November
View ArticleSiriwardene injured, Atapattu named SL captain
Shashikala Siriwardene, the Sri Lanka women's captain, has injured her thumb and has been advised four weeks of rehabilitation
View ArticleSiriwardene returns to lead SL Women in World T20
Shashikala Siriwardene will lead Sri Lanka Women in the Women's World Twenty20 and the preceding T20I series against India, which starts from February 24
View ArticleSri Lanka women bank on batting against West Indies
Head coach Hemantha Devapriya is optimistic about Sri Lanka's batting prowess after a demonstrable improvement in the Women's World Cup earlier this year
View ArticleDottin ton, Matthews four-for lead WI to series sweep
Deandra Dottin's second T20I century and Hayley Matthews four-for consigned Sri Lanka to a sixth straight loss on the tour
View ArticleSiriwardene leads rout of Pakistan in record SL win
Sri Lanka posted their first home win in a T20I against Pakistan as Shashikala Siriwardene's four-for flattened the visitors to 72 all out in Colombo
View ArticleNilakshi de Silva fires Sri Lanka to huge win
One day after being demolished by India by 142 runs, tournament hosts Malaysia succumbed to their second successive defeat, this time losing to Sri Lanka by 90 runs
View ArticleJemimah Rodrigues' breezy 57 gives India unassailable 2-0 lead
The 18-year-old gave India's chase impetus after Arundhati Reddy had led a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Sri Lanka to 131 for 8
View ArticleSiriwardene's allround performance knocks Bangladesh out
The veteran allrounder batted through till the end of the innings in a low-scoring innings, and bowled economically as Bangladesh played meekly in their chase
View ArticleSune Luus' all-round efforts complete South Africa's 3-0 sweep
Dane van Niekerk, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk and Shabnim Ismail also played their part in overwhelming Sri Lanka by 39 runs
View ArticleDane van Niekerk's maiden ODI hundred gives South Africa tight win
The captain also took 2 for 26 as Sri Lanka women's chase fell seven runs short
View ArticleFearless Chamari Atapattu needs support to carry Sri Lanka
They were comfortably beaten in Australia last year, but Atapattu showed what was possible
View ArticleSiriwardene sets up Sri Lanka's victory in her final match
The allrounder took 4 for 16, the best figures of the tournament so far, to leave Bangladesh winless
View ArticleSophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Chamari Atapattu among overseas stars at...
Australian players, however, will skip the tournament since it clashes with the Women's BBL
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