Former Sri Lanka captain Lahiru Thirimanne was hospitalised after a car crash that saw his vehicle smash head-on against a lorry coming in the opposite direction near the north-central city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka on Thursday morning.

Sri Lanka Cricket will refuse no-objection certificates to at least 16 centrally-contracted players seeking to take part in this year's Bangladesh Premier League, an SLC official says.

India defeat Sri Lanka by 278 runs in the 2nd Test at Colombo (PSS) to level the 3-match series.