Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2016-17

Thisara, Jayasuriya earn T20 call-ups

Apr 2, 2017: Kusal Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh; Kusal Perera's inclusion subject to fitness

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Colombo

SL break ODI drought to level series

Apr 1, 2017: Sri Lanka rode a fast start and a fast finish to a competitive score, bowled with discipline, and found some spirit in the field to defeat Bangladesh by 70 runs and snap a six-match losing streak that stretched back to January

Countdown : 17 days to go

On the dressing-room tour

Mar 19, 2017: These players have their kit bags constantly packed as they move from one IPL franchise to another

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2016-17

Kusal Perera, Thisara return to Sri Lanka ODI squad

Mar 17, 2017: Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera were recalled to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the series against Bangladesh

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2016-17, Adelaide

Renegades' six-run win keeps them alive

Jan 16, 2017: The Melbourne Renegades kept their chances alive in the BBL with a six-run win that knocked the Adelaide Strikers out

Big Bash League 2016-17

Thisara Perera and Tymal Mills sign with BBL

Jan 6, 2017: Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera and England pacer Tymal Mills are the latest additions to the Big Bash League 2016-17, coming in for the Melbourne Renegades and the Brisbane Heat respectively

BPL 2016-17

All-round Perera studs Barisal win

Nov 11, 2016: Seventeen runs in the 17th over took Barisal Bulls home in an otherwise balanced contest, leaving Comilla Victorians winless in the tournament

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd ODI, Colombo

Perera fined, Starc reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Aug 25, 2016: Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera was fined 15% of his match fee while Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in separate incidents during the second ODI in Colombo

Pak A v SL A, England tri-series

Jaahid, Azam star in Pakistan A's four-wicket win

Jul 23, 2016: A 139-run third-wicket partnership between opener Jaahid Ali and captain Babar Azam set up a four-wicket win for Pakistan A over Sri Lanka A in Northampton

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2015-16

Kulasekara replaces Prasad in ODI squad

Dec 18, 2015: Nuwan Kulasekara has replaced the injured Dhammika Prasad in Sri Lanka's squad for the ODI series in New Zealand, which begins on December 26

Rangpur Riders v Chittagong Vikings, BPL, Mirpur

Misbah trumps Amir in Rangpur's last-ball win

Nov 22, 2015: Mohammad Amir claimed career-best T20 figures on his BPL debut but he was unable to prevent Rangpur Riders from winning off the last ball, by two wickets, in the tournament opener against Chittagong Vikings

West Indies in Sri Lanka 2015-16

Thisara back, but Sri Lanka T20 squad focus on youth

Nov 5, 2015: Rookie bowlers Binura Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay, as well as allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya, find places in Sri Lanka's squad for the West Indies T20s

Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2015, Pune

T20 leagues offer great learning opportunities - Thisara

Apr 9, 2015: Thisara Perera has said he likes playing T20 cricket around the world, but was also hoping to find a way back into Sri Lanka's Test side

Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Sydney

Three pairs of fours, and Maxwell's moment of truth

Mar 8, 2015: Plays of the day from the game between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney

World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka

Thisara seeks bowling mojo at 'lucky' MCG

Feb 24, 2015: The past year has seen Thisara Perera vacillate between extremes of performance. The challenge to him, as for his team, is to rediscover the powers that saw them burn so brightly in parts of 2014

World Cup 2015

Thisara important to team balance - Mahela

Feb 21, 2015: Mahela Jayawardene has marked out allrounder Thisara Perera as a key man in Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, labelling him a "match-winner" and a player that can bring balance to the XI

'No one gives us any chance in any tournament'

Feb 21, 2015: Mahela Jayawardene talks about Sri Lanka's struggles so far in the World Cup, and why their batsmen take as long to bloom as they do

Sri Lanka v England, 1st ODI, Colombo

Dilshan, Thisara fined for Level 1 breaches

Nov 27, 2014: Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for excessive appealing during the first ODI against England, while Thisara Perera has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a separate incident

Kings XI Punjab v Hobart Hurricanes, CLT20, Group B, Mohali

Kings XI show batting depth in victory

Sep 18, 2014: Making his debut for Kings XI Punjab, Thisara Perera was the match-winner with ball and bat in a five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes

Sri Lanka news

Jayasuriya outlines key role for Thisara Perera

Aug 31, 2014: Sanath Jayasuriya praised allrounder Thisara Perera for his comeback to ODI cricket and said that he could fill the important role of a fast-bowling allrounder for Sri Lanka in the lead to the World Cup