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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Four host spinners share six wickets between them to seal victory despite Jamie Overton's late charge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/412200/412297.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1520508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1520508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/england-succumb-to-spin-bowling-choke-as-sri-lanka-go-1-0-up-1520508 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:20:14 GMT Pathum Nissanka is part of the squad but is racing to recover from a groin strain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387100/387171.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-2024-25-test-series-sonal-dinusha-and-lahiru-udara-included-in-sri-lanka-squad-1470310 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:09:16 GMT It was Sri Lanka's first ODI series win against New Zealand since 2012 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/391100/391170.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1460080.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1460080.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-nz-2nd-odi-kusal-mendis-spinners-seal-series-win-for-sri-lanka-1460080 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:45:04 GMT Jeffrey Vandersay and Dilshan Madushanka come in for three-match series, while Chamika Karunaratne and Akila Dananjaya miss out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385500/385593.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1455862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1455862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-wi-chamindu-wickramasinghe-set-for-odi-debut-in-home-series-against-west-indies-1455862 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:28:27 GMT Sri Lanka captain also credits spinners and interim coach Jayasuriya for their first ODI series win against India in 27 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385900/385921.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/charith-asalanka-top-order-contributions-a-sign-of-us-maturing-1446752 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:15:34 GMT Jeffrey Vandersay, who played his lone Test back in June 2022, has also been included https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/335400/335402.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-sl-milan-ratnayake-and-nisala-tharaka-called-up-for-england-tests-with-jeffrey-vandersay-also-back-1446689 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:27:23 GMT India's assistant coach said that the team will have to assess the misfiring batting but praised the impact of Jeffrey Vandersay https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385700/385753.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-ind-2024-abhishek-nayar-in-these-conditions-the-game-can-turn-on-its-head-1446361 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:33:02 GMT On a pitch where the ball gripped and turned, India, chasing 241, slipped from 97 for 0 to 147 for 6 with Vandersay ripping through the top half https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385700/385765.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-ind-2024-jeffrey-vandersay-six-for-gives-sri-lanka-first-odi-win-over-india-in-three-years-1446284 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 02:46:46 GMT The Sri Lanka selectors do not want to test youngsters this close to the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294300/294324.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/upul-tharanga-niroshan-dickwellas-experience-will-be-useful-heading-into-t20-world-cup-1423515 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:02:52 GMT Asalanka is standing in for the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374000/374099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1422948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1422948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-sl-charith-asalanka-named-captain-for-two-t20is-in-hasarangas-absence-1422948 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:47:55 GMT Nuwanidu Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay have also been left out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324600/324614.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1420294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1420294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-drop-dasun-shanaka-for-odi-series-against-afghanistan-1420294 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:53:06 GMT Chameera and Vandersay's ninth wicket-stand took Sri Lanka home after Ngrava's five-for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/373700/373774.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-zim-2nd-odi-liyanage-theekshana-tailenders-give-sri-lanka-thrilling-win-1415958 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:05:23 GMT Dhananjaya de Silva has been dropped, while Wanindu Hasaranga's availability will be subject to fitness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326600/326634.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/avishka-fernando-akila-dananjaya-jeffrey-vandersay-back-in-sri-lanka-odi-squad-for-zimbabwe-series-1415423 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:12:20 GMT Dunith Wellalage named concussion substitute for Vandersay https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/352600/352621.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1353980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1353980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vandersay-bandara-stretchered-off-after-collision-1353980 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:46:29 GMT Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been selected but ankle injury is a concern https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283300/283398.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-asia-cup-squad-2022-dinesh-chandimal-returns-dilshan-madushanka-gets-first-call-up-1329951 Sun, 21 Aug 2022 05:15:51 GMT The home side will be forced into substantial changes for the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341800/341866.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1323495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1323495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-2nd-test-2022-dhananjaya-de-silva-asitha-fernando-and-jeffrey-vandersay-join-sri-lanka-covid-19-list-1323495 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:55:40 GMT Having missed the Bangladesh Tests through injury, opener Pathum Nissanka also returns to the Test fold https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215400/215487.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/jeffrey-vandersay-named-in-sri-lanka-test-squad-for-australia-series-1321427 Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:20:09 GMT Dhananjaya de Silva played a crucial hand with both bat and ball in a last-ball thriller https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341300/341347.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-4th-odi-2022-charith-asalanka-110-betters-david-warner-99-as-sri-lanka-clinch-series-1320785 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:31:46 GMT The visitors' spinners were handled with ease in Colombo leaving Aaron Finch with issues to ponder https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341200/341293.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-4th-odi-2022-buoyant-sri-lanka-look-to-close-out-series-win-as-australia-search-for-right-balance-1320687 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:47:29 GMT His century stand with Mendis headlined a record Sri Lanka chase against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341200/341289.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-3rd-odi-2022-pathum-nissanka-brilliant-maiden-odi-hundred-secures-big-chase-1320559 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:28:57 GMT Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has also been included in the squad, which is without the injured Ramesh Mendis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318800/318853.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-sl-2022-kusal-mendis-niroshan-dickwella-and-lahiru-thirimanne-return-to-sri-lanka-test-squad-1302706 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:30:21 GMT There was no room for Niroshan Dickwella, but the selectors have included the uncapped Nuwan Thushara, Janith Liyanage and Kamil Mishara https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273300/273349.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-in-aus-t20-series-danushka-gunathilaka-and-kusal-mendis-back-in-sri-lanka-squad-1298802 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:57:59 GMT Vandersay picks up 4 for 10 in 7.4 overs as hosts bowlers run rampant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333500/333545.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-zim-2022-3rd-odi-sri-lanka-seal-the-series-2-1-as-zimbabwe-crumble-to-70-all-out-1298280 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:36:37 GMT Kusal Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay return; Kusal Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando among big names to miss out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323800/323801.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/new-look-sri-lanka-name-eight-changes-for-zimbabwe-odis-1296785 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:29:40 GMT Suranga Lakmal, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardena and Jeffrey Vandersay, who were part of the World Cup squad, have been left out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278800/278881.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1195213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1195213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1195213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not selected, meanwhile, are wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, offspinner Akila Dananjaya, openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga, as well as Dinesh Chandimal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266400/266485.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1181293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Priyamal Perera, who made his ODI debut in Port Elizabeth, was also included for the T20Is that follow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279100/279138.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's coach also held the selection door open for Lasith Malinga, provided he plays domestic cricket and proves he can still bowl and field at the top level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271700/271732.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1155020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1155020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1155020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The legspinner has been put on probation with a one-year suspension sentence from all forms of international cricket and also fined 20% of his annual contract fee https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269000/269050.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka team manager submits report on the incident, board to investigate further https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269000/269050.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 28-year old Sri Lankan legspinner has been punished for conduct that was in breach of his player contract https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269000/269050.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka draft in four uncapped players, largely to take the place of injured players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/233700/233783.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1146170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first T20 squad of Chandika Hathurusingha's tenure features a preponderance of youth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265400/265437.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1135802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1135802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1135802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka are likely to name legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay as the replacement for the Test that starts in Delhi on December 2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269800/269822.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1127334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1127334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket, who had already named a T20 squad ahead of the ODI series against India, have now announced a new 15 two days ahead of the one-off game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230200/230249.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1119392.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1119392.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1119392 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay said that his side's ability to pick wickets in clusters made the difference in the tri-series final against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255700/255700.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-nation-zimbabwe-2016-17/content/story/1069329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-nation-zimbabwe-2016-17/content/story/1069329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1069329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga will captain Sri Lanka in their ODI tri-series against West Indies and Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251600/251677.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1064908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1064908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1064908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a match that Sri Lanka A dominated West Indies A, legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay picked up 6 for 47 to set up a 138-run victory in Dambulla https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/238700/238763.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1062683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1062683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1062683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have named legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay as Lasith Malinga's replacement, after a knee injury ruled the fast bowler out of the tournament on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230800/230811.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-985507 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 Uncapped opener Udara Jayasundera and rookie legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay have been selected in Sri Lanka's Test squad for the tour of New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160100/160149.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2015-16/content/story/941739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2015-16/content/story/941739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-941739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kasun Rajitha, a 22-year-old seamer from Badureliya Sports Club, has been picked in both the four-day and one-day squads for Sri Lanka A's tour of New Zealand in October https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219000/219041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/910201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/910201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-910201 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 Openers Shan Masood, Dimuth Karunaratne and Upul Tharanga all hit fifties, and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay claimed three wickets, on the final day of the Pakistanis' warm up against the Sri Lanka Board President 's XI in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/198600/198657.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/887305.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/887305.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-887305 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistanis were bowled out for 247 on the first day of their tour game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI, with seven wickets falling to spin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215200/215261.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/886377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/886377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-886377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on March 10, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176500/176543.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013-14/content/story/726841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013-14/content/story/726841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-726841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT