Sri Lanka Cricket had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play 2 charity matches. Sri Lanka Cricket wanted to play this T20 match to help the people affected by Cyclone ‘Ditwa’ in December, however, due to commercial reasons, BCCI rejected this proposal. However, the Indian team’s tour of Sri Lanka in August will remain as per the schedule. India will play a series of 2 Test and 2 T20 matches on this tour.

Why did BCCI reject the proposal?

Speaking to reporters, Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva said that they had discussed the plan to play 2 charity matches to help the victims of cyclone ‘Ditwa’ on 27th and 29th of December. But, they could not finalize the business arrangements on time. Let us tell you that due to this cyclone, there was a loss of about 1.6 billion US dollars in Sri Lanka, 600 people also died.

India will visit Sri Lanka in August

Shammi Silva also clarified that the Indian team’s tour of Sri Lanka in August will remain as per the schedule. 2 Test matches will be played in this tour, which will be part of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. There is no test series for India before this. There will also be 2 T20 International matches on this tour.

Sri Lanka Cricket will also donate the income from the 3 T20 match series against Pakistan next week to the Cyclone Relief Fund. These matches will be played in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka busy in preparations for T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 7th February, along with India, Sri Lanka is also its host. Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka, all the matches of Group B will be held in Sri Lanka. If Pakistan team reaches the final then the title match will also be played in Colombo. A total of 20 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026, which have been divided into 4 groups of 5 each.

Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on corruption charges related to his tenure as petroleum minister. This information was given to the court on Monday. According to the anti-corruption body, Ranatunga and his brother are accused of making immediate purchases at higher costs.

According to the commission set up to investigate allegations of bribery or corruption, the state suffered a total loss of 800 million Sri Lankan rupees (about Rs 23.5 crore) from 27 purchases made during the deals in 2017.

The commission told Colombo Magistrate Asanga Bodargama that Arjun was abroad and would be arrested upon his return.

The former minister’s elder brother Dhammika Ranatunga, who was then chairman of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, was arrested on Monday and later released on bail. The magistrate has imposed a travel ban on Dhammika. He holds dual citizenship of Sri Lanka and the United States. The next hearing is scheduled for March 13.

62-year-old left-handed batsman Arjun won the 1996 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia, which was the biggest achievement in cricket for Sri Lanka.

The case against the Ranatunga brothers is part of a broader crackdown by the government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Dissanayake came to power last year and promised to end corruption.

Another brother of the Ranatunga brothers, Prasanna, a former tourism minister, was arrested last month in an insurance fraud case. This case is still pending, but earlier in June 2022, he was convicted on charges of extortion from a businessman. He has been sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment.

The full schedule of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been released. 55 matches will be played between 20 teams at a total of 8 venues in India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will start on 7th February, teams like India and Pakistan will be in the field on the very first day. There will be 3 matches each day in the group stage. The World Cup final will be held on March 8, after which the Indian Premier League can begin a week later. But the Lanka Premier League, which was to be held before the World Cup, has been postponed, which will now take place in July-August next year.

The Lanka Premier League is organized by Sri Lanka Cricket. LPL was to be organized this month (December, 2025), but the Sri Lanka Cricket Board is currently busy in preparations for the World Cup. India and Sri Lanka are jointly hosting the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka. If the Pakistan team reaches the final then the title match will also be held in Colombo.

When will Lanka Premier League take place?

Due to T20 World Cup 2026, the organization of Lanka Premier League has been postponed by 8 months. While posting officially, Sri Lanka Cricket said that the sixth edition of LPL will be organized between 8 July to 8 August 2026.

Sri Lanka Cricket wrote in its post, “In view of the great need to prepare the ‘host venue’ for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Lanka Premier League has been postponed. The World Cup will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India during February-March 2026. With this decision, this five-team tournament, Sri Lanka’s biggest domestic T20 competition, like many previous editions, will return in the middle of the year.”

T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be held at 3 venues in Sri Lanka

The T20 World Cup 2026 will be held at a total of 8 venues. Its matches will be held in 5 cities of India (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai). R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), SSC Cricket Ground (Colombo) and Pallekele Cricket Stadium (Kandy) have been selected as the 3 venues of Sri Lanka. India vs Pakistan match will be held on 15th February at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

The four teams of the Cricket Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 have been confirmed. India and Pakistan from Group ‘A’ while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are in the next phase from Group ‘B’. Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan on Thursday and confirmed Bangladesh’s place, scoring only 6 runs in this match, Pathum Nisanka came second in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the Asia Cup (T20 format), now he is just behind Virat Kohli.

In the Group Stage of Asia Cup 2025, Pathum Nisanka has appeared in excellent form. Before the innings of 6 runs against Afghanistan, he had scored half -centuries in both innings. Nisanka scored 50 runs in the first match played against Bangladesh and 68 runs in the second match against Hong Kong. He has scored a total of 124 runs in 3 matches.

Babur Hyatt’s record broke

As soon as he scored 2 runs against Afghanistan, Nisanka came second in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the Asia Cup T20 format. He has scored 297 runs in 9 matches in this format of the tournament, including 4 half -century innings.

5 batsmen scoring the most runs in T20 Asia Cup

• Virat Kohli (India)- 429 runs in 10 matches
• Pathum Nisanka (Sri Lanka)- 297 runs in 9 matches
• Babur Hayat (Hong Kong)- 292 runs in 8 matches
• Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)- 281 runs in 6 matches
• Rohit Sharma (India)- 271 runs in 9 matches

Nisanka can break Virat Kohli’s record

Pathum Nisanka’s eyes are now on Virat Kohli’s big record. Sri Lanka will play 3 matches in Super-4. If Nisanka is to score 133 runs in 3 matches, then she will leave Virat Kohli behind and become the highest run batsman in the Asia Cup T20. If the Sri Lanka team reached the final, then they will get an innings. Virat Kohli has retired from T20 format last year.

Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 matches schedule

• September 20: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• September 21: India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
• September 23: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Abu Dhabi)
• September 24: India vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• September 25: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• 26 September: India vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)

Where is the live streaming of Asia Cup Super-4 matches?

All matches of the Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 will start at 8 pm (Indian time). The live broadcast of the match will be on the channels of Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be on Sony Live App and website. The Asia Cup matches are also getting live streaming on the Fankode app.

Due to Maheedi Hasan’s historic spell, Bangladesh cricket team stopped Sri Lanka for 132 runs. Chasing the target, Bangladesh won in 16.3 overs. Tanjid Hasan played an unbeaten innings of 73 runs. With this victory, Bangladesh won the series 2–1. Litton Das was voted the best player of the series.

Maheedi Hasan broke Harbhajan Singh’s record

The first match of the 3 -match series was won by hosts Sri Lanka. In the second match, Bangladesh won a big win of 83 runs. The final match of the series was played on Wednesday. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. After falling 5 wickets at 66, Dasun Shanaka played an important innings of 35 and Kamindu Mendis for Sri Lanka to take Sri Lanka to a respectable score of 132 runs.

Maheedi Hasan put a historic spell and broke a record of Harbhajan Singh. He took 4 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs, this is the best spell of a visiting player at Premdasa Stadium. Earlier this record was in the name of Harbhajan Singh, who took 4 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs against England in the T20 World Cup in 2012.

Smiles, Pride, and a Piece of History!
Bangladesh team poses with the trophy after clinching their first-Eve T20i Series Victory on Sri Lankan Soil.#BCB , #Bangladeshcrick #T20i pic.twitter.com/aqjugghqnp

– Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBTigers) July 16, 2025

Bangladesh created history

Bangladesh did not start well, chasing the target of 133 runs, Pervez Hosain (0) was out on the very first ball, but after that Tanjid Hasan (73) and captain Litan Das (32) shared a significant partnership, both shared 74 runs. Tanjid Hasan scored an unbeaten 73, played 6 sixes and 1 four in this innings played in 47 balls.

Bangladesh won the decisive match by 8 wickets and won the series 2–1, this is Bangladesh’s first T20 series against Sri Lanka. Maheedi Hasan was chosen as the match and Litton Das was chosen as the best player of the series.