Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka

Kusal Mendis (W)

Kusal Perera

Sadeera Samarawickrama

Kamindu Mendis

Angelo Mathews

Dasun Shanaka

Wanindu Hasaranga (C)

Akila Dananjaya

Nuwan Thushara

Matheesha Pathirana

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Hazratullah Zazai

Ibrahim Zadran (C)

Mohammad Ishaq (W)

Azmatullah Omarzai

Mohammad Nabi

Karim Janat

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Noor Ahmad

Fareed Ahmad

Wafadar Momand

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ibrahim Zadran

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq Murid

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Binura Fernando

Chamika Karunaratne

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Muthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama

Traveen Sashenka Mathew

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

Cricket

Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Sri Lankan T20I skipper Wanindu Hasaranga has been handed a two-match suspension for his involvement in a heated altercation with an umpire during a T20I game against Afghanistan.

Wanindu Hasaranga and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were punished by ICC.

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Former RCB star and No.2 ranked T20I bowler banned for verbally abusing umpire in live match; KKR batter also punished; know details here

SL vs AFG 3rd T20I: Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga did not hold back and questioned the on-field umpire's decision for not signalling no-ball for an above waist height delivery.

Wanindu Hasaranga in a heated conversation with umpire Lyndon Hannibal (Getty Images)

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'That umpire isn't suited to international cricket, much better if he did another job': Hasaranga lashes out at umpire for missed no-ball call 

Matheesha Pathirana busted Lasith Malinga's towering record after picking eight wickets in three T20Is against Afghanistan. Pathirana took two wickets for a losing cause in 3rd T20I vs Afghans.

Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of unseen Afghanistan batter Karim Janat during the 1st T20I on February 17. (Getty)

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CSK's star shatters Lasith Malinga's five-year old record despite Sri Lanka's dramatic defeat vs Afghanistan in 3rd T20I

SL vs AFG 3rd T20I: Afghanistan's wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the 'Player of the match' for his 43-ball 70 to help post a total of 209/5.

Square leg umpire watches as Kamindu Mendis faces an above waist height ball in the final over (Screengrab: X)

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SL vs AFG: Afghan pacer bowls a beamer but umpire refuses to give no-ball in last over as Sri Lanka lose thrilling encounter by 3 runs 

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WPL 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rode on Smriti Mandhana's splendid 96 to thrash Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

RCB hammered DC by eight wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's fourth straight win in the ongoing season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Mandhana's superlative 96 hands RCB 4th straight win after routing DC

UP Warriorz (UPW) got the better of Mumbai Indians (MI) by 22 runs in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash. This was UPW's second win over MI in the ongoing season

UP Warriroz defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

MI failed to chase down the 188-run target

UP Warriorz players celebrate with each other during WPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians. (X)

WPL 2026: UPW stifle MI by 22 runs despite Amelia Kerr's all-round heroics

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got the better of Gujarat Giants (GG) by 32 runs to record their third straight win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by 32 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's third straight win in the WPL 2026

RCB's Radha Yadav (L) and Shreyanka Patil in frame. (X)

WPL 2026: Radha-Shreyanka combine to hand RCB hat-trick of wins after downing GG

The Gujarat Giants all-rounder feels that retired-out dismissal is a great strategic option to use and will continue to be widely implemented in T20s

Sophie Devine shared her verdict on retired-out dismissals in WPL

Retired-out dismissals has become a red-hot topic of discussion in WPL

Gujarat Giants' Sophie Devine plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

'It is a really tricky one...': Devine's blunt verdict on retired-out dismissals

Nayar believes that the retired out incident with Harleen highlighted the need for better communication in women's cricket

Abhishek Nayar broke his silence on retiring out Harleen Deol

Harleen was controversially retired out for 47 runs against Delhi Capitals

Harleen Deol bats for the UP Warriorz in WPL 2026 (via X)

UP Warriorz coach Abhishek Nayar ends silence on retiring out Harleen Deol

T20 World Cup 2026

Steve Smith may have discovered power-hitting in his game but he understands why he can't bat at the top in Australia's T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Steve Smith scored a 42-ball century against Sydney Thunder.

Smith is relaxed as he understands why he can't make it to T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Steve Smith

'That ship's sailed': Steve Smith on why he can't make it to T20 WC 2026 squad

Ranji Trophy 2025-26

Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill are likely to feature in the next round of Ranji Trophy following India's ODI series defeat against New Zealand, Gill and Jadeja will be up against each other when Saurashtra will take on Punjab in Ranji Trophy clash

Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill are in all likelihood will participate in next round of Ranji Trophy

Jadeja and Gill will clash with each other in Saurashtra vs Punjab Ranji Trophy clash

India's Shubman Gill (R) and Ravindra Jadeja shake hands with each other in this frame. (Getty)

Big update on Jadeja-Gill's next move after India's ODI series to New Zealand

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

Vidarbha rode on Atharva Taide's superlative century to lift their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) title after thrashing Saurashtra by 38 runs in a high-scoring grand final

Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs to pocket their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title

Vidarbha bundled out Saurashtra to 279 while defending 318-run target

Vidarbha's star batter Atharva Taide in this frame. (X)

Taide's ton guides Vidarbha to maiden VHT title after crushing Saurashtra

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Shubman Gill isn't happy with the way India played in the third ODI against New Zealand, which they lost by 41 runs. With this India lost the three-match series 1-2

Shubman Gill was left heartbroken after India lost the ODI series against New Zealand

New Zealand thrashed India by 41 runs in the third ODI

India captain Shubman Gill in this frame. (Getty)

Shubman Gill left disappointed after India lost ODI series to New Zealand

Football

Virgil van Dijk vowed to hold fresh talks with Liverpool’s squad after another frustrating home draw, admitting recent sloppy performances must be urgently addressed.

Virgil van Dijk plans team discussions to fix Liverpool’s recurring late-game sloppiness.

Arne Slot singles out Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong as positives after Burnley draw.

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield on January 17, 2026 in Liverpool, England

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Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

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Asia Cup, 2025 On Sep 18

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Former RCB star and No.2 ranked T20I bowler banned for verbally abusing umpire in live match; KKR batter also punished; know details here

'That umpire isn't suited to international cricket, much better if he did another job': Hasaranga lashes out at umpire for missed no-ball call

CSK's star shatters Lasith Malinga's five-year old record despite Sri Lanka's dramatic defeat vs Afghanistan in 3rd T20I