India hold a dominant position in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo with the hosts needing four wickets on the final day. Sri Lanka lead by 116 runs in their second innings with four wickets remaining.

Manav Suthar's expensive spell on day four has drawn attention despite his 10 wickets in the first Test at Galle. The left-arm spinner combined with Rishabh Pant to dismiss Pasindu Sooriyabandara on day four of the Colombo match.

Sri Lanka reached 329 for six in their second innings by the close of play on day four. The hosts trail by 16 runs from their first innings deficit but hold a lead of 116 runs overall.

The SA20 pumped 406 million US dollars into South Africa’s economy this season, a 23 per cent rise on last year. Organisers say the tournament supported 9,470 jobs and drew 13 per cent more spectators than the year before. Ticket sales, broadcast rights and corporate partnerships funnelled money into local businesses around the five venues. The numbers cover the 2025-26 season only and exclude spending by visiting teams or media crews.

Zeeshan Ansari worked with Muttiah Muralitharan and Daniel Vettori last season at Sunrisers Hyderabad. The lessons stayed with him when he returned to red-ball cricket after nearly five years away.

Ansari hadn't played first-class since 2021. A strong run in the UP T20 league got him back in, and he now finds himself in India A's setup. He says the IPL and India A exposure helped him understand his own craft better.

The 28-year-old made his first-class comeback for Uttar Pradesh in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season.

Sri Lanka Cricket named Meepage as a replacement for Vihanga in the squad for the Women's T20 Asia Cup. Vihanga sustained a right-knee injury during a practice match and did not travel to the UAE for the tournament.

The Asia Cup will be held across venues in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the change after assessing Vihanga's fitness ahead of the opening match.

Meepage joins the squad with limited prior international experience. Sri Lanka will open their campaign against the hosts in Dubai next week.

Yorkshire coach Richard Pyrah has been appointed head coach of Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League. He replaces Andy Christie, who moves to an assistant role within the same franchise.

Pyrah has worked with Yorkshire's women's team since 2021 and led the side to promotion in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy last season. Melbourne Stars finished seventh in the WBBL last year and have made no final appearances since 2021.

The appointment takes effect immediately ahead of the 2026-27 season, which begins in October. Pyrah will work with a squad that includes international players including Annabel Sutherland and Meg Lanning.

Harry Brook tops the ICC Test batting rankings with an average of 53.63 from 39 matches. England’s new coaching staff, Joe Root and Andrew Fleming, want him to cut out the impulsive shots that keep producing soft dismissals.

His attacking approach helped fuel several collapses under the previous captain-coach setup. The middle-order batter has been told to keep the aggression while stretching his innings longer.

Tighter shot selection, they believe, can push his average higher without losing the scoring rate. The next series will show whether that balance holds.

Swastik Chikara sits on top of the UPT20 run charts with 1,600 runs. Zeeshan Ansari’s leg-spin has done the rest, and together they’ve steered Meerut Mavericks to eight wins from ten.

Ansari spent nearly five years out of first-class cricket before he got a second shot. Time at Sunrisers Hyderabad under Muttiah Muralitharan and Daniel Vettori sharpened the variations, and he was back in the India A squad earlier this season.

Meerut sit second on the table with two matches left. The final is next week in Lucknow.

Fast bowler Kartik Tyagi recorded a speed of 154 kilometres per hour during a rain-affected UPT20 League match for Meerut Mavericks. He finished with figures of one for 19 as his team extended their winning streak.

Tyagi credited conversations with Dale Steyn for helping him refine his yorker length and improve consistency after repeated injury setbacks. He had earlier bowled a 149 kph toe-crushing yorker in the same competition.

Selectors have noted the speed and accuracy combination ahead of India’s limited-overs tours later this year.

Yashasvi Jaiswal broke silence on Sunday about his Day 1 clash with Asitha Fernando at Colombo, pushing back against critics who hadn't heard the full exchange. "Don't pass judgement if you don't know what he said," he said — a direct jab at former India cricketers who'd questioned why he'd advanced toward Fernando in the first place.

The ICC had already moved on: both players copped 25 percent fines and a demerit point each after accepting Level 1 sanctions for the headbutt incident. But Jaiswal wasn't done. He made clear this Indian team won't absorb provocation quietly. "We will fight and reply when provoked," he said. The confrontation came after Fernando dismissed him before lunch, and it was sharp enough that the match referee stepped in.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva emphasised the need for runs on the board and 20 wickets ahead of the second Test at SSC Colombo. He confirmed a similar bowling combination to the one used in the first Test.

De Silva highlighted the importance of taking all 20 wickets to have any chance of competing in the five-day format. Sri Lanka lost the first Test in Galle and need a strong response in Colombo.

The captain also welcomed debutant Kamil Mishara into the squad as the team looks to build experience across formats.