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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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

Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside an unusual pre-match controversy involving wearable tech to cruise into the second round of the Australian Open 2026 with a straight-sets win.


Aryna Sabalenka forced to remove wearable device before match, reacting angrily to chair umpire’s instruction.

World No.1 overcomes slow start and nerves in front of Rod Laver and Roger Federer to win comfortably.

Aryna Sabalenka plays a forehand in the Women's Singles First Round against Rakotomanga Rajaonah of France during day one of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.

WATCH: Aryna Sabalenka gives DEATH stare after being  urged to remove...

New Zealand tour of India 2026

New Zealand thrashed India by 41 runs in the third ODI to seal the series 2-1 despite Virat Kohli's heroic century. Notably, this was New Zealand's first-ever ODI series win over India on Indian soil

India suffered a 41-run loss to New Zealand in the third ODI

With this India lost the three-match series 1-2

India's Virat Kohli (L) and New Zealand's Glenn Phillips in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs NZ: New Zealand record 1st-ever ODI series win in India, breach Holkar fo

Virat Kohli roared with the bat and notched his 54th ODI century at the Holkar stadium in Indore on January 18. Kohli's century came in the third ODI against New Zealand

Virat Kohli hammered a masterful century in the third ODI against New Zealand

It was Kohli's 54th ODI ton 

India's superstar batter Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

Virat Kohli lights up Indore with 54th ODI century to keep India's hopes alive

Speculation around Dean Ambrose’s WWE return has resurfaced ahead of the Royal Rumble, with wrestling veterans fueling hopes of a future comeback and a potential Shield reunion.

Disco Inferno believes Jon Moxley will eventually make his way back to WWE.

Sam Roberts says a Shield reunion with Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns would be seismic.

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Former India captain Rohit Sharma endured a torrid run with the bat in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Rohit could only score 61 runs across three innings

Rohit Sharma had a torrid run in the ODI series against New Zealand

He could only muster 61 runs across three innings

India's veteran batter Rohit Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

Rohit Sharma's 6-month India break comes after enduring worst ODI run since 2012

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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