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Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2015
Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s
Jul 23, 2015: Sri Lanka have picked five uncapped players - Binura Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Shehan Jayasuriya and Dhananjaya D'Silva - in their Twenty20 squad for the forthcoming two-match series against Pakistan
England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington
Mar 1, 2015: James Anderson had tormented Lahiru Thirimanne on their previous meetings but the roles were emphatically reversed in Wellington
Eng v SL, Group A, Wellington
England fail to get the 'simple things' right
Mar 1, 2015: England captain Eoin Morgan laid the blame for his team's nine-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka squarely at the feet of the side's performance in the field
England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington
Sangakkara, Thirimanne thrash England
Mar 1, 2015: Sri Lanka made a chase of 310 seem like a weekend stroll in the park as Kumar Sangakkara unfurled a majestic hundred, his second of the tournament, alongside Lahiru Thirimanne's fourth ODI ton
'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
World Cup 2015
Thirimanne revels in familiar territory
Feb 18, 2015: In the years since Lahiru Thirimanne debuted as an ODI opener in 2010, he has batted everywhere in the order from No. 1 to No. 8, and now he's back at the top of the order
Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15
Positives for SL amid inconsistent performances
Jan 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo rates the Sri Lanka performance from the Test series against New Zealand
Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15
SL buoyant despite first-Test defeat
Jan 1, 2015: Previous Sri Lanka sides might have been beset by anxiety following a big overseas loss, but this one has tasted enough recent success to remain confident about its ability to roar back
Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota
Thirimanne relishes Anderson's absence
Dec 3, 2014: Angelo Mathews dubbed Lahiru Thirimanne's half-century the most encouraging aspect of Sri Lanka's five-wicket defeat in Hambantota as the batsman continued to prosper in the absence of James Anderson
Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota
Kandamby set for Sri Lanka comeback
Dec 2, 2014: Sri Lanka are enjoying home conditions but have to do without Mahela Jayawardene in Habantota. Thilina Kandamby is set for a comeback as the hosts look to take a 3-0 series lead
Sri Lanka v England, 1st ODI, Colombo
Thirimanne set for middle order role
Nov 25, 2014: Lahiru Thirimanne, Sri Lanka vice-captain, suggested he would continue to bat in the lower middle order until the World Cup, despite having tasted his greatest successes higher up the order.
SL A v WI A, 1st unofficial ODI, Dambulla
Batsmen power Sri Lanka A victory
Nov 1, 2014: Fifties from Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal and Thilina Kandamby set up Sri Lanka A's six-run win (D/L method) in a rain-hit game against West Indies A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Sri Lanka A v West Indies A, Hambantota, 1st day
Karunaratne ton powers Sri Lanka A
Oct 11, 2014: Dimuth Karunaratne's 18th first-class century lifted Sri Lanka A to a strong position at the end of the first day against West Indies A in Hambantota
Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day
Chandimal, Thirimanne continue to test patience
Jul 18, 2014: The blow-hot-blow-cold performances by Sri Lanka's young batsmen must be frustrating the selectors who had invested in them. And Chandimal, worryingly, has yet to sort out his short-ball weakness
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 1st day
Slapstick Sri Lanka give it away
Jun 20, 2014: There were a few occasions on the opening day at Headingley when Sri Lanka could be satisfied with their effort, but a succession of loose shots eventually proved costly and it could be a long road back
Northamptonshire v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Northampton, 1st day
Silva and Thirimanne flay weak Northants
Jun 5, 2014: Wantage Road provided an atmosphere far removed from the tension that surrounded the end of the one-day series as the Sri Lankans slotted into Test preparation ahead of Lord's next week
England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Edgbaston
Fine-tuning for Sri Lanka to peak at World Cup
Jun 4, 2014: Sri Lanka have the batting raw materials to launch a fine World Cup campaign but a little polishing may make a considerable difference in eight months' time
England v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Old Trafford
Mathews at loss to explain collapse
May 28, 2014: Angel Mathews said Sri Lanka's ten-wicket defeat in the third ODI at Old Trafford was "one of the worst games I've ever played"
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Chester-le-Street
Jordan beauty keeps Dilshan waiting
May 25, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Chester-le-Street
England v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, The Oval
Only the start of the short stuff
May 22, 2014: Sri Lanka's bowlers had propelled their World T20 campaign, often bailing out lacklustre batting displays, but when the bowlers had a bad evening in London, the batsmen could not reciprocate
