Players / Suraj Randiv

Spin 'em hard, Herath

Dec 13, 2012: On Australian wickets, Sri Lanka's spinners will need to vary their pace and put their backs and fingers into it

Sri Lanka v NZ, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Sri Lanka fight back on slow day

Nov 27, 2012: Sri Lanka were still a long way off from matching New Zealand's score at the end of the third day, but gained a psychological boost by edging past the follow-on target of 213, thanks to a dogged stand between Thilan Samaraweera and Suraj Randiv

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Lack of support for Herath costs Sri Lanka

Nov 26, 2012: An attack that hunts in a pack has always alluded Sri Lanka, and on the evidence of their first innings performance at the P Sara, they will not produce one in the immediate future either

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

Looked to tie the batsmen down - Randiv

Jun 24, 2012: Offspinner Suraj Randiv's four wickets in Pakistan's first innings in Galle have set the match up nicely for Sri Lanka; the plan, Randiv said, was to keep the Pakistan batsmen in check

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

Sri Lanka take big strides towards victory

Jun 24, 2012: Sri Lanka continued to maintain a vice-like grip on the Galle Test on the third day, but instead of pushing for the kill after bowling out Pakistan for 100, they inexplicably decided to bat again

England in Sri Lanka 2012

Prasanna Jayawardene, Randiv back for Sri Lanka

Mar 23, 2012: Prasanna Jayawardene and offspinner Suraj Randiv returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the home series against England

Premier League Tournament 2011-12, 9th round

NCC demoted to Tier B after winless season

Mar 18, 2012: ESPNcricinfo rounds up the ninth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12

Premier League Tournament 2011-12, 8th round

Vithana, Perera shine as Colts win title

Mar 13, 2012: ESPNcricinfo rounds up the eighth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12

Ruhuna v Wayamba, SLC Inter-Provincial T20 final

Ruhuna take title after eliminator

Jul 31, 2011: Ruhuna trumped Wayamba in the eliminator after a tie, and booked their place in the qualifier stage of the Champions League to be held in India later in the year

England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Old Trafford

England seal series in thrilling finale

Jul 9, 2011: England prevailed by 16 runs in a thrilling finale to Sri Lanka's tour, the bowling attack operating as a unit to defend 268 as the visitors were dismissed for 252 in the penultimate over

Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2011, Chennai

Southern heavyweights seek turnaround

Apr 15, 2011: Given the nature of the Chepauk track, spin could be crucial to the outcome of the game, and despite Daniel Vettori's skills, Chennai have the upperhand on that front

World Cup 2011

Randiv replaces injured Mathews in Sri Lanka squad

Apr 1, 2011: A day ahead of the World Cup final, Sri Lanka have replaced injured allrounder Angelo Mathews with offspinner Suraj Randiv from their 15-member squad

World Cup 2011

Vaas, Randiv called up as injury cover for final

Mar 31, 2011: Injury concerns over Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews have forced the Sri Lankan team to call up Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys ahead of the World Cup final against India on April 2

Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle

Sangakkara confident of spin options

Nov 14, 2010: Captain Kumar Sangakkara has backed the trio of spinners named in Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test against West Indies starting on Monday at the Galle International Stadium, saying Sri Lankan spin is in good hands despite the retirement of Muttiah Mur

Australia v Sri Lanka, one-off Twenty20, Perth

An island-themed Halloween party

Oct 31, 2010: A Sri Lankan student joins in the bash thrown by his home team at the WACA

Australia v Sri Lanka, one-off T20, Perth

Dominant Sri Lanka crush Australia

Oct 31, 2010: A brutal Sri Lankan performance delivered Australia their first Twenty20 defeat at home

New South Wales v Sri Lankans, T20 tour game, Sydney

Sri Lankans fine-tune with another win

Oct 27, 2010: The Sri Lankans controlled their final warm-up before running into Australia as they recorded a 22-run victory over New South Wales

Sri Lanka v India, tri-series final, Dambulla

Charged-up Sri Lanka take title

Aug 28, 2010: These two have binged on each other since July 2008, but what promises to be the one for the road went Sri Lanka's way, ending a run of losses in big home matches for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

'I regret what happened overall' - Sangakkara

Aug 18, 2010: A day ahead of Sri Lanka's key match against New Zealand, their captain Kumar Sangakkara spent nearly his entire press conference addressing questions about the Suraj Randiv no-ball controversy

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Suraj Randiv gets one-match suspension

Aug 18, 2010: Suraj Randiv has been suspended for one match following the no-ball controversy that marred the finish of the match between India and Sri Lanka.