Cricket

Australian club cricketer Preston White was on the receiving end of some X-rated verbals after hitting a massive six that smashed into a local resident's ...

"Are you going to f***ing pay for the damage?" As the ball leaves his bat, a fan can be heard saying "Ah, that's massive". , before someone replies "It's a cricket ground".

About 11000 people took the opportunity to watch international cricket in Cairns, as Australia beat New Zealand 3-0 to retain the Chappell Hadlee trophy.

“There’s been a number of challenges, a variety of surfaces, but on the whole, it’s been a pleasure to come over here for ten days and get out of the cold in New Zealand and defrost a little bit.” It’s been good fun.” The series was a welcome return to Cairns for international cricket, first played here against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2003 and 2004.

Sri Lanka fought back from 58 for five after being put in to bat to tame Pakistan's aggressive batting lineup and lift their sixth Asia Cup title courtesy a ...

With Sri Lanka 67-5 at the halfway stage of their innings, Hasaranga (36) combined with Rajapaksa in their most productive partnership of 58 runs from 36 balls. Sri Lanka fought back from 58 for five after being put in to bat to tame Pakistan’s aggressive batting lineup and lift their sixth Asia Cup title courtesy a 23-run win in the final. Sri Lanka had lost half their side for just 58 but managed to win a sixth Asia Cup title with a 23-run win.

Sri Lanka outplayed Pakistan by 23 runs in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. Sri Lanka scored 170 for six in 20 overs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa starred with the bat as he ...

showed real grit and fought hard to win this one..This is BIG 🥇🏆 [#AsiaCup2022Final] Have to appreciate the Wouldn’t it be interesting if you lose to a team that hasn’t qualified you too lose qualification. Many congratulations to SL for becoming Asian Champions, hope the country is full of smiles! [@OfficialSLC], this journey should be life lesson for all of us, with unity, you can conquer the world, after pain, comes ease. Congratulations to the Srilanka Cricket fans

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka burst into spontaneous celebrations Sunday as the South Asian nation won the Asia Cup tournament in the shortest form of cricket in ...

"We are happy that we won the (cricket) Asia Cup despite the economic crisis," Athauda said. "This is a super surprise," said Mohamed Thimal, 24, who watched the game at Galle Face. "A very, very proud day!

Sri Lanka's young cricket team has put on an impressive all-round show to win the Asia Cup for a sixth time with a 23-run victory against Pakistan.

Sri Lanka also beat Pakistan in the last Super 4 game. Rauf had Hasaranga caught behind in the 15th over, but Rajapaksa added a further 54 runs in the last five overs with Chamika Karunaratne, who made 14 not out. But Rajapaksa and Hasaranga counterattacked after having negotiated the spin threat of Shadab Khan (1-28). “We didn’t finish the way we would have wanted to and gave away 15-20 extra runs … Rajapaksa provided Sri Lanka with a late flourish when he smashed Shah for a boundary off the penultimate ball and then smashed a six over extra cover to give Sri Lanka a strong total to defend. “As a batting unit we didn’t perform according to our potential,” Babar said.