Andrew Fidel Fernando

"If I'd stayed there, we would have been able to win. I was the one who made the mistake"

Sri Lanka collapse sensationally after Kusal Mendis' 20-ball fifty

From No.9 last year, they have climbed up to fourth on the ICC's table

Najmul Hossain Shanto's run-out in the 17th over and the two-wicket 18th over, Taskin said, turned the match in Sri Lanka's favour

The pitch was meant to be more batting-friendly than usual, and seemed so for a while, but then changed character and one team bore the brunt more than the other

"There's definitely a difference in this surface," says Sri Lanka's ODI captain

Dhananjay de Silva says they made a few mistakes in the last WTC cycle and want to fix that this time around

He has been one of cricket's most laidback vibes for years but in leadership is revealing some of his more intense, driven, and occasionally unforgiving forms

Milan Rathnayake, who is uncapped in white-ball internationals, also receives a call-up but his involvement depends on fitness

With a lead of 43 and eight wickets still in hand, the hosts have a chance to dictate how the remainder of this game goes

On a pitch better suited, on a day with more luck, he could have bowled exactly as he did on day two and finished with several wickets

What must it be like to bowl fast in Tests for a non-Big Three nation? Just ask Asitha and Vishwa

Batting coach Thilina Kandamby said Sri Lanka had initially hoped to play three seamers, but changed their minds when they saw the pitch

While SL are set to play three seamers in Colombo, Bangladesh are likely to go the other way and pick three spinners

The Sri Lanka captain is likely to take the vacant No. 4 slot following Angelo Mathews' retirement

"The wicket on day five wasn't as we expected," Shanto said with Mathews adding that "it was a tough wicket for the bowlers"

Angelo Mathews has never been the kind who seeks out drama, but it seemed to follow him around at many points in his career

Nayeem, Kamindu can see paths to victory for their respective teams in Galle

They used to rule Galle Tests. This one, against Bangladesh, is going against them

However you want to slice it, he is a three-format monster and Sri Lanka's first serious entry into the space-age batting genre