In an official statement, the board also announced that players from all participating teams will wear black armbands during the day's fixtures as a mark of respect for one of the greatest cricketers the game has ever known.

The West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of its match fee and docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test against Sri Lanka.

West Indies completed their first home Test series triumph for four years when the second and final match against Sri Lanka petered out into a tame, rain-affected draw on the last day.

Justin Greaves and Shai Hope compiled centuries and guided West Indies to 406-5 in reply to Sri Lanka's 549-9 declared on the fourth morning of the second Test.

Sooryavanshi, who grabbed headlines by amassing 776 runs at a staggering strike-rate of 237.30 to bag the Player-of-the-Tournament honour in IPL 2026 for Rajasthan Royals, is currently eyeing a much-anticipated international debut for India.

India's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka will be held in Galle and Colombo from August 15 to 27, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announcing the schedule on Thursday.

Trailing on first innings by 318 runs, the visitors were routed for just 101 half-an-hour after lunch as Kemar Roach led the fast bowlers' assault on Sri Lanka.

Sangakkara revealed that Sooryavanshi claimed that he would hit around 13 sixes in an IPL innings and ended up smashing 10.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara pulled up with a hamstring injury as West Indies made a confident start to reach 89-1 at lunch on day two Friday of the first test.

ICC chairman Jay Shah met Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday and discussed the current state of cricket in the island nation

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah will arrive here on Friday on a whistle-stop tour and meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the SLC interim committee issue expected to be high on the agenda, government sources said.

The altercation between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sri Lanka A's Vishen Halambage has triggered a massive debate on social media among fans and experts alike.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (21 off 14) once again got out after a flying start but spin bowling all-rounders Suryansh Shedge 72 off 66 and Vipraj Nigam (51 off 49) hit timely fifties to take the visitors to 265

Priyansh Arya was dismissed in a bizarre manner after being involved in a running mix-up with Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got off to a fiery start, smashing three fours, but lost his wicket in just the fourth over of the game.

India A vs Sri Lanka A Live Streaming: The tri-nation series begins with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi looking to continue from where he left off in the IPL 2026.

Sri Lanka A vs India A, 1st Match Tri-Nation A Series 2026: India A fought back from the jaws of defeat to register a narrow eight-run win over Sri Lanka A in the opening match of the Tri-Nation A series.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is back in action. India's teenage batting prodigy will be the centre of attention in the one-day 'A' tri-series beginning on Tuesday