2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Sri Lanka's stand-in captain aggravated a back injury during Sunday's ODI against India in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267400/267406.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1118196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1118196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1118196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An injury and a suspension mean Sri Lanka are depleted going into the third ODI. Will India clinch the series or will the hosts, under new captain Kapugedera, manage to pull one back? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267400/267406.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1117826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1117826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedara has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy with an injury to his right knee, which was sustained during training on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246700/246739.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/content/story/1101903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/content/story/1101903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1101903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batsman Chamara Kapugedara has been selected in Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the tour of New Zealand, more than three years after he played his last international one-dayer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219100/219151.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2015-16/content/story/941837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2015-16/content/story/941837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-941837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217300/217393.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/902465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/902465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-902465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches on November 17, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170000/170087.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/dhaka-premier-division-2014-15/content/story/800597.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/dhaka-premier-division-2014-15/content/story/800597.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-800597 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on November 15, 2014 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2014-15/content/story/799729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2014-15/content/story/799729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-799729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on November 12, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2014-15/content/story/798741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2014-15/content/story/798741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-798741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedera confirmed that he and other overseas players for Duronto Rajshahi had been set to boycott their match against Khulna Royal Bengals on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2013/content/story/604215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2013/content/story/604215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stunning 69 from Chamara Kapugedara propelled Uthura Rudras to a compelling first victory, as they overhauled Basnahira Cricket Dundee's score of 150 with four wickets and four balls remaining https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148917.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/578711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/578711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedera's inability to fully grab his many international opportunities is frustrating for the Sri Lankan hierarchy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120600/120669.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/story/576049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/story/576049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Isuru Udana, the left-arm fast bowler, has been picked in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the five ODIs against India, which begins on July 21 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/story/572649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2012/content/story/572649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedera, the middle-order batsman, has been named as a replacement for one of the three injured allrounders in the Sri Lanka squad that qualified for the finals of the Commonwealth Bank tri-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117243.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has not been picked for the national team's two-match Twenty20 series against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134400/134453.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/525330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/525330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka allrounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to the national ODI and Twenty20 side for the upcoming series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117295.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is difficult to believe both that, at 36, Misbah-ul-Haq hasn't played a World Cup before and that he is playing this one at all https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128000/128079.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/502825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/502825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-502825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has said that Sri Lanka need to strengthen their middle-order batting if they are to be successful in the upcoming World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125376.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499501 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have more or less penciled in their top five for the World Cup, but it's the two spots below that is giving them a headache https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120500/120533.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three senior team discards - allrounder Farveez Maharoof, fast bowler Isuru Udana and opening batsman Mahela Udawatte - have won a place in the Sri Lanka A team's one-month tour of Australia from June 10 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115800/115831.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/460273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/460273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara acknowledged the efforts of his seamers and young middle-order batsmen who kept their cool to turn the tables on India, as Sri Lanka marched into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117242.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/459412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/459412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-459412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was an awesome comeback from Sri Lanka. They first bounced back to restrict India, who had galloped to 90 for 1 from 10 overs, to 163 before shrugging off a poor start to chase down the target in the final delivery of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117244.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/459331.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/459331.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-459331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A combined team effort set up victory with three balls to spare as South Africa brushed past Sri Lanka in their first warm-up match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga have been dropped from Sri Lanka's squad for the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh next month, also featuring India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/86900/86947.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain praised his fast bowlers and singled out the unbeaten fifth wicket partnership as the key factors in the victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106660.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan got rid of Sri Lanka's batting luminaries without too much trouble, but found Chamara Kapugedera and Thilan Samaraweera impossible to dislodge as the home side eased to a comfortable six-wicket victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106648.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Udawatte and Chamara Kapugedera lifted Sri Lanka A to a huge total before another supreme knock from Umar Akmal drew the Pakistanis close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91500/91517.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 170-run patnership between Lahiru Thirimanne and Chamara Kapugedera ensured the home team took the day's honours https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105300/105379.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may be replaced by Kaushal Silva or Chamara Kapugedera depending on whether Kumar Sangakkara dons the gloves https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillkaratne Dilshan's sixth Test century put Sri Lanka in charge of the second Test in Chittagong https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka ensured that they made the most of a rain-hit third day, as Chamara Kapugedera reached 150 to guide his side to a dominating 564 for 4. Zimbabwe's bowlers were spared further punishment when the rain came tumbling down shortly after lunch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimvsl2008-09/content/story/378324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimvsl2008-09/content/story/378324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera highlighted the huge gulf in class on show in Bulawayo as they both struck centuries in a 287-run third-wicket stand with the Sri Lankans closing on 450 for 3 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimvsl2008-09/content/story/378119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimvsl2008-09/content/story/378119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya cracked 44 and Ajantha Mendis took three wickets as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the T20 Canada at King City https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/can2020/content/story/373860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/can2020/content/story/373860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International cricket's new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis was named in a Sri Lanka's 14-member squad for the first Test against India starting at the SSC on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara's flawless century was backed by a disciplined bowling performance as Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards the final with a comfortable 64-run win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/asiacup/content/story/358599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asiacup/content/story/358599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-358599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies have secured the one-day series against Sri Lanka after their back-to-back wins in Trinidad and now they have a chance for a whitewash https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/346332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/346332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies to a thrilling final-ball one-wicket thriller in the first one-day international at Port of Spain after being left needing 10 off two deliveries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka beat themselves in their must-win game as India eased into the finals with an emphatic seven-wicket win in Hobart https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/story/339805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/story/339805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Inter-Provincial one-day matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-330146 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A thrilling unbeaten stand of 139 in 18 overs between Kaushal Lokuarachchi and Chamara Kapugedera powered Sri Lanka A to a five-wicket against Bangladesh A at the Colts Ground in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/288158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/288158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-288158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After an unconvincing start on the opening day, the Sri Lankan batsmen found some form ahead of the first Test, as four batsmen helped themselves to half centuries on the second day of their practice match at the University Oval in Dunedin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/270625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/270625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-270625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedera has won a host of awards for schoolboys' cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/268869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/268869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-268869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's record-breaking heroics at the Sinhalese Sports Club seemed a galaxy away at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium on Saturday. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/255675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/255675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-255675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Seven of the Sri Lanka side to tour England last month have been included in a 14-man squad to represent a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI for the three-day warm-up match against the touring South Africans on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/254109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/254109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-254109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten Sri Lanka's performances against England in the five-match one-day series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252124 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steady as she goes was the Sri Lankan method on the third day at Trent Bridge and it proved mighty effective as they took a firm grip on the deciding Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took every opportunity to give their batsmen time in the middle on the second day of the tour match against Sussex at a chilly Hove, piling up 521 for 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vandort guided the Sri Lankans to a moral-boosting six-wicket win over Derbyshire as the batting finally began to find its feet in the English spring https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/245922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/245922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-245922 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT The Sri Lankans suffered a tough day against Derbyshire as the top order struggled in seaming conditions and then Travis Birt smashed a violent 83 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/245850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/245850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-245850 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Pakistan beat Sri Lanka with some comfort by four wickets and wrapped up an impressive one-day series win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak/content/story/241630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak/content/story/241630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-241630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka named middle-order batsman Jehan Mubarak as the replacement for the injured Chamara Kapugedara for the three-Test series in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/227654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/227654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-227654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's batsmen faltered against spin at the start of their Test tour of India, leaving them short of confidence ahead of the first Test starting in Chennai on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/227575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/227575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-227575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have put their dismal one-day tour of India behind them and are geared up for a better show in next month's Test series, Tom Moody, the Sri Lankan coach, said on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/226639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/226639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-226639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT