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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Sri Lanka secured a place in the tri-series finals with a tense victory over Australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555937.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555937.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:53:06 GMT Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned the batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to keep a check on how far he backs up in Friday's match against Australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554935.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554935.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:32:01 GMT Virender Sehwag has said R Ashwin had warned Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out for backing up too much before the ball was bowled http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554756.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554756.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:40 GMT For the third time on this tour, a Sri Lanka youngster played a vital role in a victory, as Lahiru Thirimanne put in a performance worthy of the Man of the Match award http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/550538.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/550538.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:52:36 GMT For once, the choke was almost on the opposition in a game involving South Africa. Sri Lanka almost messed up what had been the perfect big ODI chase http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/550458.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/550458.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:41:59 GMT Lahiru Thirimanne pushed for a berth in Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test with an unbeaten 100 for the Board XI against the Australians on the final day of the tour match at the P Sara Oval http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530034.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530034.html Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:19:59 GMT James Taylor's 106 and a buccaneering 26-ball 59 from Jonny Bairstow set up England Lions' 97-run win over Sri Lanka A at New Road http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/527224.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/527224.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:21:23 GMT Sri Lanka A edged a high-scoring day at Trent Bridge, chasing down a rain-reduced target of 272 with five wickets to spare to beat Nottinghamshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/526931.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/526931.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:55:55 GMT Sri Lanka's top order made England work hard for their successes but the home side will be confident of securing a 2-0 series victory http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519578.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519578.html Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:41:45 GMT In the final Test, Sri Lanka cling to the prospect of pulling off a drawn series while England have their sights sets on establishing a clear margin between the teams http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519153.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519153.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:40:17 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka captain, has been ruled out of the third Test at the Rose Bowl because of his fractured thumb http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519065.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519065.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:07:30 GMT Centuries from Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara helped the Sri Lankans reach a strong position against Essex http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518639.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518639.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:39:04 GMT Lahiru Thirimanne joined the centuries club as Sri Lanka Board President's XI once again dominated the Indians, on the final day at Colts Cricket Club http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467436.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467436.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:12:24 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan will lead Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, both of whom have been rested for the triangular series also involving India http://www.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/content/story/460370.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/content/story/460370.html Thu, 20 May 2010 13:21:14 GMT A round-up of the fifth set of matches in the SLC Inter-Provincial Tournament 2009-10 http://www.espncricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/459196.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/459196.html Mon, 10 May 2010 12:30:32 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has attributed the success of suitable replacements to the present national team to its far-sighted policy in expanding its list of contracted players from 32 to 76 since May last year http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/443223.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/443223.html Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:36:19 GMT A round-up of the eleventh round of matches in Tier A of Sri Lanka's Premier League Tournament http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/441845.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/441845.html Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:34:31 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441711.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441711.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:47:27 GMT Sri Lanka A, with their backs to the wall, pulled off their second consecutive win to square the series at the P Sara Oval, leaving all to play for in the final game http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/422320.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/422320.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:47:30 GMT The bowlers had their say on a rain-hit second day at the Premadasa Stadium as Pakistan took control again by reducing the Sri Lankans to 155 for 6 http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/419725.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/419725.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:27:42 GMT