Former SL Under-19 player Akshu Fernando dies after being in coma for years

He was struck by a train in December 2018 and had been on life support for much of the time since
Malinga to work with Sri Lanka in lead up to T20 World Cup

Although this is only a 40-day appointment, it is essentially a continuation of Malinga’s work with key bowlers in the national set-up
BPL: December 30 games moved to January 4 following former PM Khaleda Zia’s death

“The BPL Governing Council will issue a revised itinerary covering matches scheduled from 5 January 2026 onwards in due course,” the board said
ICC gives ‘satisfactory’ rating to Eden Gardens pitch for India-South Africa Test

Neither team had passed 200 even once in a three-day Test defined by uneven bounce and sharp turn
Aman Khan concedes 123 runs, the most in a men’s List A game

The previous record was held by Arunachal’s Mibom Mosu, who had given away 116 earlier this month
Mumbai Indians appoint Kristen Beams as spin-bowling coach

Beams will join head coach Keightley and bowling coach and mentor Goswami in the MI support staff
Wade for the win as Hurricanes do the double on Renegades

Ellis and Rishad restricted the visitors to 162 in Hobart to set up the victory
India look to cap off successful year with clean sweep over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, would look to make India pay for their sloppy fielding before they sign off from the tour
ICC rates MCG Boxing Day Test pitch ‘unsatisfactory’

The ICC has a four-tier pitch-rating system, with “unsatisfactory” in third place; the rating also means that the MCG will be handed a demerit point
Mandhana, Shafali and Ghosh help India edge run-fest to go 4-0 up

Both India and Sri Lanka posted their highest T20I scores after three one-sided low-scoring games