Sri Lanka, Australia

Spin-heavy Australia wins the toss and bats in 1st cricket test against Sri Lanka
Australia has won the toss and decided to bat first in the opening test match against Sri Lanka. Josh Inglis is making his test debut for Australia, which opted to play three spin bowlers on a wicket expected to assist slow bowlers.
Australia batter Steve Smith passes 10,000 Test runs in opener against Sri Lanka
The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.
Cricket-Head replaces Konstas as Australia opener against Sri Lanka
Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja's opening partner in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday, Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith said on the eve of the match.
Head set to open batting as Australia weighs options for first test against Sri Lanka
The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting.
Smith says Australia need to 'be proactive' and find ways to score on Sri Lankan pitches
This is stand-in captain Steven Smith's advice to Australia's less-experienced batters, as he prepares to lead them in a two-Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle. Of Australia's batters on tour, Smith understands the challenge ahead more than most - he has two hundreds in Sri Lanka,
Australia's Smith set to pass 10,000 Test runs in Sri Lanka
Australian batting great Steve Smith begins a tour of Sri Lanka just one short of entering the elite club of 10,000 Test runs ahead of Wednesday's opening match in Galle. Sri Lanka hammered the visiting Australians 3-0 in 2016 but the last series in 2022 ended 1-1,
Test vacancy open as Head replaces Konstas at top
Travis Head has ousted Sam Konstas from the top of the Australian batting order for the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka cenbank holds key policy rate steady as budget looms
Sri Lanka's central bank held its overnight policy rate steady on Wednesday to underpin a stronger economic recovery as the ...
Sri Lanka Navy chief says accidental firing injured Indian fishermen
Two Indian fishermen who sustained serious injuries during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen in the proximity of Delft ...
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Australia's Steve Smith reaches 10,000 Test runs on day one of first Test v Sri Lanka, joining Sachin Tendulkar and co.
Australian cricketer Steve Smith passed 10,000 Test match runs on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, ...
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Sri Lanka Women U19s bow out of T20WC with win
The Australia Women U19s have gone down to Sri Lanka in their first loss of the T20 World Cup. On the same day Australia’s Steve Smith passed 10K Test runs with a century against Sri Lanka, ...
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Khawaja, Smith put Sri Lanka to the sword on first day
Usman Khawaja's first Test century in almost two years and Steve Smith joining a prestigious group of all-time greats were ...
Victimisation of Alton estate workers in Sri Lanka continues
Alton plantation workers were sacked and 22 of them arrested on trumped up charges. Four years later the Labor Tribunal has ...
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Sri Lanka’s Adani Controversy: Navigating Geopolitics, Transparency, and Sovereignty
The NPP government has announced that it is reviewing the Adani Group’s $442 million wind power projects in Mannar and ...
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Sri Lanka to Renegotiate Adani Wind Power Pact
The Sri Lanka government will renegotiate the power purchasing agreement with Adani Green Energy for a 484 MW wind power ...
Sri Lanka cenbank holds key policy rate steady ahead of budget
Sri Lanka's central bank held its overnight policy rate steady on Wednesday to cement a stronger economic recovery for the ...
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Sri Lanka sees increase in child pregnancies in 2024
The number of adolescent pregnancies in Sri Lanka has risen to 213 in 2024, according to DIG Renuka Jayasundara, who heads ...