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(c)Cricinfo en-gb He had recently taken up the Afghanistan batting coach role but backed out following the Taliban's takeover of the country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265300/265301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/avishka-gunawardene-appointed-sri-lanka-under-19-coach-1275912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This will be the former Sri Lanka batter's first major assignment since being cleared of corruption charges in May https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265300/265301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1273843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1273843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/avishka-gunawardene-appointed-afghanistan-batting-coach-for-pakistan-odis-1273843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He was earlier charged over events during a T10 event in the UAE in 2017 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321100/321173.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/avishka-gunawardene-cleared-of-corruption-charges-by-independent-tribunal-1262708 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The charges against Zoysa largely map on to the charges made by the ICC in October, while this is the first time Gunawardene has been embroiled in corruption allegations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289000/289041.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1183931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kusal Mendis is yet to make a substantial impact in the ODIs, producing scores of 36, 19, 1 and 1 so far https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265300/265301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1119153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1119153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1119153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka A coach believes Thirimanne's problem's aren't technical, but simply a lack of confidence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244600/244677.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1064525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1064525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1064525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Helping some of Sri Lanka's Test players regain form and giving as many as 30 players a chance was a highlight for the A team coach Avishka Gunawardene https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230800/230811.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1064345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1064345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1064345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A head coach Avishka Gunawardene lamented the lack of big scores from the batsmen, after the side lost all four games in the A-team tri-series involving Pakistan A and hosts England Lions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/248100/248179.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1041247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1041247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1041247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene, Sri Lanka A's coach for the tour of England, hopes to get an extended stint in order to work with players on a long-term basis to help them graduate to the national side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232900/232905.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1028505.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1028505.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1028505 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka opener Avishka Gunawardene has been appointed coach of the Sri Lanka A team, and former senior team coach Roy Dias will take up a similar role with the Under-19 side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114800/114853.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1015837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1015837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1015837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another day of delays and interruptions due to poor weather conditions allowed only 34.2 overs of play on the second day of the first unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/143854.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/143854.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143854 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opening day's play of the first four-day Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A was restricted to just 40 minutes due to rain at the Asgiriya International Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/143836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/143836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the tenth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic/content/story/387408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic/content/story/387408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-387408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Delhi Giants beat Chandigarh Lions 2-0 in a bowl-out in a high-scoring ICL encounter in Panchkula where both teams scored 200 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icl2008/content/story/377075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icl2008/content/story/377075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has broken ranks with the official cricketing establishment by deciding to allow five cricketers and an umpire who had signed up for the unauthorised ICL last year to play domestic cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/370242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/370242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-370242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Kolkata Tigers squeezed past the Delhi Giants in Gurgaon to move into the semi-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/344518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/344518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Delhi Giants scored an easy win over Ahmedabad Rockets after being set a paltry target of 108 in Panchkula https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/342714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/342714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After raking up 298 in their alloted 50 overs, Basnahira North's bowlers dismissed Wayamba for 198 to complete a comprehensive 100-run win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/328754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/328754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-328754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest domestic action in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/323542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/323542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323542 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has backed the Indian Cricket League, urging Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has hitherto threatened players with bans if they participate in the ICL, to soften its stance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/309190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/309190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Udawatte, Avishka Gunawardene and captain Thilan Samaraweera all chipped in with half-centuries as Sri Lanka A, in reply to West Indies A's 358, reached 202 for 4 at the close of the second day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/270937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/270937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-270937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene and Saman Jayantha have been named along with Marvan Atapattu in Sri Lanka's initial 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/255858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/255858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-255858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka's veteran allrounder, will miss the VB Series in Australia as he recovers from a shoulder injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/vbseries/content/story/231976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/vbseries/content/story/231976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-231976 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 An unbeaten 64 from Hasim Amla ensured that South Africa drew their three-day game against Sri Lanka A at Dambulla https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/219470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/219470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene survived a nasty blow to the face to anchor Sri Lanka A's second innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/219347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/219347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene and Upul Tharanga hammered unbeaten centuries and sent Bangladesh crashing to a humiliating defeat by ten wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/217479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/217479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217479 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's selectors have named a 20-man training pool for the forthcomingtour to New Zealand in December and January https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sajid Mahmood bounced back from early onslaught from Avishka Gunawardene to rip through Sri Lanka's top order and tighten England A's grip on a match that they've controlled ever since Ian Bell walked to the crease in the first hour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene's North Central Province clinched the Provincial Tournament after a tense third day's play in Dambulla https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A seven-wicket haul from Chaminda Vaas rushed Western Province to a 10-wicket win against Southern Province, confirming Central province's place in next week's final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144854.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144854.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144854 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene's massive 209 in the first innings did enough to take his side to a comfortable 10-wicket win against Western Province at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene's maiden double-century - actually it was his first hundred in first-class cricket since 2001-02 - put North Central Province in a strong position against Western on the second day of their match at the Sinhalese Sports Club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/144671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene and Kaushal Lokuarachchi have finally been cleared of drunken misconduct during the ICC Champions Trophy in England last year after a disciplinary inquiry unearthed no evidence to substantiate newspaper allegations https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/145420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's selectors have named a 20-man training pool for the forthcomingtour to New Zealand in December and January https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/141519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/141519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka did well to overhaul South Africa's total of 263 to win the first one-day international of this five-match series, at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are two things batsmen have to do in conditions such as these, and at a ground such as Dambulla, to ensure that they build a big total https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been included in the 14-member Sri Lankan squad for the upcoming six-nation Asia Cup tournament, beginning on July 16 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A wrapped up the third consecutive victory of their tour of England, as Durham were sent packing in a rain-affected affair at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A continued their winning start to their tour of England, easing to a seven-wicket victory over Yorkshire in a rain-delayed one-day match at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A began their month-long tour of England with an easy 138-run win over an outclassed British Universities side at Leicester https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/138179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have called up Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Nuwan Zoysa, AvishkaGunawardene and Nuwan Kulasekera into a 15-man squad for the first Testmatch against Australia, which starts in the south coast town of Galle onMonday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Sri Lanka's senior statesmen - Sanath Jayasuriya (34), Hashan Tillakaratne (36) and Marvan Atapattu (33) - near the end of their careers, a flock of youngsters are jockeying for position, hopeful of stepping into their hero's shoes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We regret to inform you that Avishka Gunawardena has been injured and therefore will be replaced by Gayan Wijekoon, who would be traveling to Kenya to join the rest of the Sri Lanka `A' Team. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-132881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Russel Arnold will be playing for his international future when he leads Sri Lanka A during their tough tour of South Africa and Kenya starting on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133854.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133854.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133854 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the Champions Trophy in Sharjah just around the corner Avishka Gunawardene looks to have hit form at just the right time after a blistering century in a practice match between the Sri Lanka national side and A team at the Nondescripts Cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka defeated India by six runs in the tension racked Premadasa International Stadium tonight in a game that could have swung either way and was only settled in the final nerve jangling over of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/101857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/101857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-101857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Avishka Gunawardene has been recalled to the pool of players, who are training to play in the triangular one-day series, against India and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/103885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/103885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-103885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The intensity of the cricket may not have pulled in the bands nor resulted in a gyrating frenzy in the stands, but the sprinkling of `baila' loving spectators in Moratuwa at least had the satisfaction of watching their team take a one-nil lead in the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/103872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/103872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-103872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They say the most effective way of putting breaks on the opposition's run rate is to take wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/93018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/93018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All those present at the scenic Welegadera Stadium in Kurunegala, during the first unofficial test match against Zimbabwe, one had the privilege of watching a quite stunning innings by Sri Lanka's newest 'master blaster.' Avishka Gunawardena richly https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/84602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/84602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT