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Premier Limited overs tournament

Moors tie with Tamil Union on rain-hit opening day

Dec 1, 2013: A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 1, 2013

CSK v Sunrisers Hyderabad, CLT20, Ranchi

Dhoni hits five sixes in Perera over

Sep 26, 2013: The 18th over of Chennai Super Kings' innings, bowled by Thisara Perera, cost 34 runs. Here's how MS Dhoni did it

Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad, CLT20, Ranchi

Dhoni, Raina power Super Kings to victory

Sep 26, 2013: An ebullient finish from MS Dhoni that built on Suresh Raina's consummate half-century set up a 12-run victory for Chennai Super Kings over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ranchi

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Perera punishes Peterson

Jul 26, 2013: Plays of the day from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and South Africa

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Thirty-five runs in an over

Jul 26, 2013: The 33rd over of Sri Lanka's innings, bowled by Robin Peterson, cost 35 runs. Here's how Thisara Perera did it

West Indies tri-series

Injured Dilshan out of West Indies tri-series

Jun 21, 2013: Upul Tharanga will replace the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan in Sri Lanka's squad for the tri-series in West Indies, while Ajantha Mendis also gets a recall at Thisara Perera's expense

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

Sunrisers top table after another low-scorer

Apr 19, 2013: For the second match in a row, Sunrisers Hyderabad turned it on in the penultimate over of the match to clinch a tight victory and go top of the table

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Pune Warriors, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

Sunrisers defend 126 on IPL debut

Apr 5, 2013: Sunrisers Hyderabad made a winning debut in the IPL as they defended a low score at their home ground on a slow, difficult pitch

ODI bowling winner

Super six

Mar 11, 2013: For one night against Pakistan in Pallekele, Thisara Perera was unstoppable

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20, Melbourne

Ugly finish just 'heat of the moment'

Jan 28, 2013: The Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and his Australia counterpart George Bailey have played down the ugly scenes at the end of the second Twenty20

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Thirimanne and Lakmal added to SL Test squad

Dec 29, 2012: Lahiru Thirimanne and Suranga Lakmal have been called up to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test in Sydney

Renegades v Heat, BBL, Melbourne

Bowlers, late strikes help Renegades remain unbeaten

Dec 22, 2012: After struggling to score quickly for most of their chase, the Melbourne Renegades, through some late meaty blows led by Tom Cooper, defeated the Brisbane Heat by six wickets in the final over of the match

World Twenty20 players to watch - 6

Three young guns and a wily old spinner

Sep 18, 2012: The final part of our series on players to keep an eye on in the World Twenty20

Nagenahira Nagas v Kandurata Warriors, SLPL, 2nd semi-final, Colombo

Bowling key for both sides

Aug 29, 2012: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the 2nd SLPL semi-final between Nagenahira Nagas and Kandurata Warriors

Kandurata v Nagenahira, SLPL, Colombo

Nazir helps Nagenahira to second win

Aug 13, 2012: A blistering 85-run opening stand between Imran Nazir and Ahmed Shehzad and a cool finish from Angelo Mathews helped Nagenahira Nagas overhaul Kandurata Warriors' 159 for 7 in the final over

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Jayawardene hails 'confident' Perera

Jul 24, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene said the struggles of the debutant Isuru Udana turned out to be a blessing in disguise as his replacement, Thisara Perera, altered the course of the game

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Perera, Mathews humble India

Jul 24, 2012: Thisara Perera's three-wicket burst derailed the India innings and put Sri Lanka on course for their thumping nine-wicket win in Hambantota

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 3rd day

Attacking Perera gives Sri Lanka control

Jul 10, 2012: Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 1st day

Perera gives Pakistan a headache again

Jul 8, 2012: After troubling Pakistan in the Twenty20s and the one-dayers, Thisara Perera wrecked their top order in his first chance in the Test series

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 1st day

Match even after bowlers dominate

Jul 8, 2012: Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq put up a solid resistance against the Sri Lankan seamers but the hosts retained the edge at tea, having broken that partnership after inflicting significant damage in the pre-lunch session