Prabhath Ariyaratna

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[Formula 3 @Formula3]

SRI LANKA'S FIRST F3 PODIUM! 🇱🇰🥈

Yevan David makes history in the Silverstone Sprint Race with a defensive masterclass 👏

#F3 #BritishGP

[Jake Jeakings @JakeJeakings1]

People asked for the lyrics.

To the tune of Bella Ciao

His name is Eshan
Eshan Malinga
He comes from Sri, Comes from sri
Comes from SRI LANKA
HE’ll take your wicket
You’ll never hit him
And he plays for the Sunrisers
À la La La La à la La La à la La La La La La La La La la,
his name is Eshan;
Eshan Malinga
and he comes from Sri Lanka

[ICC @ICC]

Sri Lanka secure an insurmountable lead in their T20I series against Bangladesh with an all-round performance in Sylhet 💪

📝: https://t.co/dl8QRjcCB3

[Prabhath Ariyaratna @prabhath_ari]

@Cricket_decoded Totally agree💯

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

Kusal Mendis is the first overseas player to score 500 runs in a PSL season 💪

[ICC @ICC]

Sri Lanka put together a complete performance to clinch the ODI series decider in Rajshahi 💪

📸: @BCBtigers

📝: https://t.co/th1Akk4pxM

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

MEGA THROW 🚀

🇱🇰's Rumesh Tharanga launches the javelin in a meeting record of 89.28m in Nairobi to take the win at the Kip Keino Classic 🎯

Tune into the livestream now 👉 https://t.co/JsQAE0GUen

#ContinentalTourGold

[Abhishek AB @ABsay_ek]

Eshan Malinga comes from Ratnapura, where people dig for gems deep in the earth & somehow that feels appropriate. He grew up in a province where cricket infrastructure is something you read about in magazines, not something you actually touch & still he made the ball move at 141 kph before he was old enough to vote.

The Ranmini Battle of 2019 was his first explosion. 11 wickets in the match & a nickname that stuck: the Opanayake Express.
But velocity has a price. That same year, pushing through a national speed trial, he wrecked his back. Kind of injury that usually ends stories early. He disappeared into rehabilitation, swimming pools, invisible hours that nobody applauds.

He emerged in 2022 with debuts across all three formats for Ragama & by early 2025 was in New Zealand wearing Sri Lanka colours. Sunrisers Hyderabad paid 4 times his base price at the IPL auction.

2025 season brought 13 wickets in 7 games. Then in 2026, something shifted. With Mohammed Shami gone & Pat Cummins injured, Malinga became the unexpected leader of a young bowling unit. He has taken 12 wickets so far, but more crucially, he has taken them when it matters.
Against Delhi, he claimed 4 for 32. Against Chennai, 3 for 29 in a tight chase. Against Rajasthan, 2 for 31 & against KKR, 2 for 14.

SRH sit third on the points table right now despite losing every single toss, despite bowling second in every match, despite having no senior bowler to lean on. Malinga is the reason that young attack has held together.

The shoulder injury in early 2026 ruled him out of the T20 World Cup, cruel timing for an express bowler whose body keeps asking questions. But he has already shown he knows how to rebuild.
From Ratnapura to leading an IPL attack is not a journey you complete by accident. It requires the same patience his neighbors use when digging for sapphires, knowing the value is there if you simply refuse to stop looking.

[Cricbuzz @cricbuzz]

No one has picked more wickets (1347) than Muttiah Muralidaran in international cricket.

The second best is 346 wickets behind 😯

Happy Birthday to an all-time great 🥳

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

The most prolific wicket-taker in the history of international cricket!

Happy birthday to the legendary Muthiah Muralidaran 🎉

[Prabhath Ariyaratna @prabhath_ari]

Disappointing performance by SL. But it was inevitable as we were too dependent on PN18 and KM13. NZ v PAK no result has made it pretty simple for SL, win the next 2 matches and we will qualify for semis💪🏽 #SLvsENG #SLCricket #T20WorldCup

[ICC @ICC]

A brilliant bowling effort sees England seal a commanding victory over Sri Lanka in the #T20WorldCup Super 8 👊

📝: https://t.co/z6S9D2Pio1

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

Centurions Sahibzada Farhan and Pathum Nissanka lead the run charts at the end of the #T20WorldCup group stage 💪

[Ada Derana @adaderana]

Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake granted bail

[ICC @ICC]

Dial 💯 for an iconic knock 📞

Pathum Nissanka set the stage alight against Australia in Kandy👏

Watch his knock 🎥 https://t.co/cWOj0vcnSm

[Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 @OfficialSLC]

First game, first WIN! 🦁🔥

Our #T20WorldCup journey starts with a bang as we defeat Ireland by 20 runs. Great shift from the boys to defend the total! 💪

#SriLankaCricket #SLvIRE

[Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 @OfficialSLC]

Dropping in with some heavy metal! 🪂🏆

The ICC T20 World Cup Trophy has officially made its grand entrance at RPICS.

#ICCTrophyTour #T20WorldCup #SriLankaCricket

[ICC @ICC]

Hosts Sri Lanka overcome England's late fight to take the ODI series opener 👏

📝: https://t.co/mUnb5gX9jT

[Prabhath Ariyaratna @prabhath_ari]

@AMP86793444 Dilshan

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

All-format promise from Pathum Nissanka 🔥