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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Sri Lanka rested three key bowlers and yet ended up beating West Indies by 26 runs in the third and final one-day international to take the series 2-0 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127900/127967.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adrian Barath, the West Indies opener, has said the 2011 World Cupgives West Indies the opportunity of showcasing their performances on the world stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127700/127758.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga wants to become a more consistent batsman and is working on converting his starts into bigger scores https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127900/127900.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499672.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499672.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499672 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127800/127867.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga's ninth one-day century and his first against West Indies steered Sri Lanka to a convincing eight-wicket win and a 1-0 lead in the three-match one-day series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127800/127897.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127700/127745.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/499206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adrian Barath scored his maiden ODI century and his partnership with Ramnaresh Sarwan drove West Indies to a competitive total in the first of three ODIs at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127700/127756.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116234.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman, has said he is happy to return to the national fold after being named in the 15-man squad for the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104900/104939.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The rescheduling of the one-day international series against the West Indies from December to late January has resulted in a loss of US$125,000 to Sri Lanka Cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125400/125462.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have named a squad identical to their World Cup squad for the three ODIs against West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said his team's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka will help the players acclimatise to the conditions for the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125384.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498416.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498416.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498416 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka and West Indies will play each of their three ODIs, in the series scheduled to start on January 31, at the SSC in the Colombo and not at the country's venues for next month's World Cup, as was planned earlier https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498397.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/498397.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498397 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Before Sri Lanka and West Indies eventually called off their ODI series, the media and fans went through a harrowing 24 hours with officials unable to decide on whether the matches would go ahead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125728.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/491093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/491093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The one-day leg of West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed shortly before the first match was due to begin in rain-hit Hambantota on Thursday, Sri Lanka Cricket said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125716.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/491039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/491039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Confusion surrounds the fate of the five-match one-day series between Sri Lanka and West Indies, which is scheduled to begin in rain-hit Hambantota on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125716.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490988.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490988.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490988 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has informed the West Indies board that it is willing to postpone the five-match one-day series on account of the current spell of poor weather in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Kemar Roach has said he was proud he could help West Indies draw the three-Test series against Sri Lanka nil-all, which he felt was a "massive achievement" for his side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124978.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, was happy to see his inexperienced side settle for a 0-0 draw against Sri Lanka despite bad weather hampering the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125100/125112.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has described the rain-hit, three-Test series against the West Indies as probably the worst Test series of his life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125590.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have dropped two places to fifth spot in the ICC Test rankings following their stalemate in the rain-marred Test series against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125599.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The stadium at Pallekele could have scarcely had a worse debut. After five hours of incessant rain on the final day, play was finally called off without a ball being bowled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125590.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been rested from the Sri Lankan side for the first two one-dayers of the upcoming five-match series against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125553.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rangana Herath struck three times in the morning and West Indies' tail seemed set to capitulate quickly once again before the weather intervened to force an early lunch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125558.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was all one way traffic at Pallekele Stadium as rain dominated proceedings on day three https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125400/125496.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490262.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490262.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490262 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has singled out Suranga Lakmal for special praise after Sri Lanka's comeback with the ball against West Indies on the second day at Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 41 overs of play were possible on the second day at Pallekele, before rain intervened once again to bring a premature end to play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125400/125446.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/490075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake has said that the wicket at Pallekele didn't help the bowlers as much as they had expected https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125389.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Bravo is trying to emerge from the shadows of the great Brian Lara, his second cousin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125400/125419.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Darren Bravo and Devon Smith took West Indies to 134 for 2 on a rain-affected first day of the first-ever Test at the Pallekele Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having come back strongly in the second Test against West Indies, Sri Lanka are likely to field an unchanged team for the decisive third Test against West Indies in Pallakele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124994.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124583.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' hopes of winning a Test series in the subcontinent is in danger of being washed out by persistent rain which is threatening to disrupt the third and final Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125100/125128.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, currently leading the West Indies in their Test series against Sri Lanka, has been appointed captain of the squad for the limited-overs leg of the tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117500/117594.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said that his team didn't play as well as he would have wanted them to in the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125200/125235.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has said that he made a surprise declaration in the second innings to try and get the psychological advantage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125200/125241.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The rain-hit second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies ended in the inevitable draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125200/125223.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, has conceded that his team made mistakes that cost them a few wickets, but was confident of their position in the Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125100/125135.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has said the plan was to bowl around the wicket to Chris Gayle and use the bouncer as a surprise delivery https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125100/125126.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/489054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A masterful 80 by Darren Bravo was all that stood in the way of Sri Lanka, as they closed out the third day of the second Test 222 runs ahead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124400/124477.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket has said it chose to stage the second Test at the R Premadasa Stadium, despite its undergoing renovation, so that its players could get exposure to the ground before the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125000/125083.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach said they were looking to bowl the home team out for just over 300 runs when play resumes on the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124978.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera helped rescue Sri Lanka from 34 for 3, and improved his chances of securing a place in Sri Lanka's 2011 World Cup squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125000/125068.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488856 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka to 294 for for 5 on the second day, completing his hundred in the process, before rain halted play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124994.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488768.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indian seam bowlers made early inroads into the Sri Lankan line-up to leave them staggering at 34 for 3, before Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera combined to steady the innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124978.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has added his support to troubled offspinner Shane Shillingford who has been reported for a suspect action following the first Test against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124600/124664.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124557.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka, perhaps for the first time, will find themselves in alien territory despite the fact that they are the home side when they meet West Indies in the second Test starting at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124936.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies team management has said they are fully behind offspinner Shane Shillingford, who was reported for a suspect bowling action https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's selectors have dumped fast bowlers Dammika Prasad and Thilan Thushara, and recalled seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, to face West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105400/105422.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action following the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124741.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/488049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, West Indies' new captain, was thrilled with the way his team dominated the first Test against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124741.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has said he was not surprised by the way in which West Indies dominated the drawn first Test in Galle but added the difference in bowling between the teams was an "eye-opener" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124733.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A lacklustre post-lunch performance from West Indies, and rain clouds that once again swooped over Galle in the afternoon, ensured that Sri Lanka held on for a draw in the first Test in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124740.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Prasanna Jayawardene has rued not being able to avoid the follow-on but said his team could finish on a positive note after the encouraging start provided by openers in the second innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124712.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said his team is in the "ascendancy" in the first Test in Galle despite the Sri Lankan openers responding strongly after following on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487788.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487788.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487788 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's openers responded well after following-on in the first Test in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124600/124690.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A testing morning spell from the West Indies bowlers had the hosts struggling at 165 for three on the third day in Galle, before bad light, then rain, intervened to offer them some respite https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124600/124638.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis admitted that he was scared that West Indies opener Chris Gayle would get to Brian Lara's world record score of 400 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124570.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/487450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/487450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendan Nash, the West Indies vice-captain, said taking early wickets was the key to West Indies' push for a win against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124559.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle became the fourth batsman to make two Test triple-centuries to put West Indies on top in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124525.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle wants to top his highest score of 317 in Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124400/124467.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unsettled West Indies were expected to struggle against the formidable Sri Lanka, but Chris Gayle blasted an attractive double-century in Galle to leave the visitors in charge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124400/124468.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124400/124424.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120300/120337.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said his team is prepared to face the challenges posed by Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test starting at Galle on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124200/124226.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/487057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Lasith Malinga has become such a precious commodity that Sri Lanka are considering not risking him in any of the upcoming three Tests against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120251.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT British Eurosport has secured the UK rights to the Test series between Sri Lanka and West Indies which gets underway on Monday, November 15 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' batsmen struggled on the first day of their tour match against a Sri Lanka President's XI at Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124200/124226.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Richardson, the former West Indies batsman, is disappointed that leading Caribbean cricketers have declined to sign central contracts with the board https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116700/116752.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' batsmen struggled on the first day of their tour match against a Sri Lanka President's XI at Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124200/124225.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been left out of the squad for the first Test against West Indies which begins in Galle on November 15 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123800/123887.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486340.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486340.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486340 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has backed his spinners to succeed in the upcoming three-Test series against West Indies that begins in Galle on November 15 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124200/124201.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said his team is keen on restoring its pride during the tour of Sri Lanka where it has arrived for a full series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124200/124202.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, is ready to battle the tough conditions of Sri Lanka and lead his team's attack during the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118700/118736.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/486115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486115 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle, the former West Indies captain, has reiterated his support for his successor Darren Sammy, as West Indies embark on a challenging tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117500/117510.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/485489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/485489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-485489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joel Garner, the former fast bowler, has been appointed interim manager of West Indies for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119700/119702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/484021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/484021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-484021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said that leaving Ramnaresh Sarwan out of the squad for the Sri Lanka tour was a tough decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110323.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/482934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/482934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After playing just eight Tests, Darren Sammy finds himself catapulted to the forefront of West Indies cricket in a time of upheaval and change, but none of this appears to faze him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90200/90284.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/482927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/482927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle has been axed as the West Indies captain and replaced by the allrounder Darren Sammy in a shake-up that has also resulted in Brendan Nash being handed the vice-captaincy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116500/116517.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/482267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2010/content/story/482267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT