All-rounder Milinda Siriwardana has been named skipper of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President’s XI against Bangladesh in the on-off One Day warm-up match which will be played at the CCC ground in Colombo today (22).
Under Siriwardana, the SLC President's XI will comprise national caps Kusal Perera, Dilshan Munaweera, Sandun Weerakkody, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chaturanga de Silva, Thissara Perera, Lahiru Madushanka, Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya, Sachith Pathirana and Binura Fernando.
The visiting Bangladesh team will play three ODI's beginning from Saturday (25) with the first match at Dambulla.
Bangladesh surprised Sri Lanka by winning the second Test match, incidentally their 100th Test, at the P. Sara Oval on Sunday (19) and drawing the two-match series 1-1.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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