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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The new committee, which will be in place for a two-year term, is among the youngest ever appointed to such a post at SLC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260000/260038.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1412669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1412669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/upul-tharanga-ajantha-mendis-named-on-five-man-sri-lanka-selection-panel-1412669 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:11:54 GMT He played the last of his 43 Tests in January last year, against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/282800/282838.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dilruwan-perera-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket-1298840 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:52:43 GMT Niroshan Dickwella and Dilruwan Perera lift Sri Lanka to competitive score before England openers fail again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315600/315646.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-vs-england-2nd-test-joe-root-leads-response-after-sl-lay-foundation-in-face-of-james-anderson-six-for-1248912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Galle pitch could spin from the outset after dry build-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315500/315530.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-vs-england-2nd-test-reliability-of-hosts-batting-under-scrutiny-as-england-target-2-0-sweep-1248694 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:14:08 GMT Coach Mickey Arthur felt Kusal would be better served training for the white-ball formats at home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293500/293501.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1213029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1213029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1213029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three frontline spinners - Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan and Akila Dananjaya - have been named in the 15-man party https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293300/293325.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197024.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197024.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197024 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are wholesale changes in the squad, which includes four uncapped players in Lasith Embuldeniya, Mohamed Shiraz, Angelo Perera and Oshada Fernando https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285000/285062.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173768.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1173768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa crumbled around Theunis de Bruyn in pursuit of 490 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278500/278578.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's spinners shot South Africa out for 73, their lowest total since readmission and lowest in Sri Lanka, just a day after their previous lowest in the country - 126 - to condemn them to one of their worst defeats in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278300/278396.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies fancied their chances when Kusal Mendis fell in the first over of the day but an injured Kusal Perera and a stoic Dilruwan Perera ensured they didn't have any further trouble https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277400/277440.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The newly appointed batting coach believes Sri Lanka have not played spin very well over the past two years and that they need to rectify that in the off season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270000/270028.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1127085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1127085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After being adjudged lbw Dilruwan turned around and began walking back towards the dressing room, only to turn around and ask for a review, and the decision was overturned after replays suggested the ball had hit him outside the line of off stump https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269800/269829.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1126404.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1126404.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126404 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The allrounder picked up four awards at the ceremony, while Rangana Herath and Chamari Atapattu were named the men's and women's cricketers of the year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254700/254703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1125203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1125203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1125203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asad Shafiq's fighting 112 was not enough as Sri Lanka picked up the last five wickets in the first 90 minutes of the final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268800/268888.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1123434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1123434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1123434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan lost a Test match in Abu Dhabi for the first time, as 16 wickets fell on a nail-biting final day on which Rangana Herath became the first left-arm spinner to break the 400 barrier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268700/268718.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1122732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1122732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1122732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India declined to enforce the follow-on after wrapping up a 309-run first-innings lead, and extended it by a further 189 runs by stumps on day three https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266300/266347.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1112921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1112921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1112921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lions set an imposing target and then took two early wickets on a rain-interrupted third day of the first unofficial Test with Sri Lanka A https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241100/241119.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1083354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1083354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1083354 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The A squad for the two unofficial Tests also includes opener Dimuth Karunaratne and Sri Lanka's second spinner, Dilruwan Perera https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256700/256796.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1082213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1082213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1082213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilina Kandamby, the 32-year old batsman, will hope to end a three-year hiatus from ODIs after he was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the first three matches against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134500/134516.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/802769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/802769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-802769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a riveting, un-Youtubeable day of cricket, South Africa are back at the top of the Test rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-south-africa-2014/content/story/764909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-south-africa-2014/content/story/764909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-764909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla made his 22nd Test century to help South Africa avoid the follow-on, but he couldn't prevent Sri Lanka from taking a 139-run lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189900/189999.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-south-africa-2014/content/story/764189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-south-africa-2014/content/story/764189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-764189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankans continued to do much as they pleased against Northamptonshire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186700/186733.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on February 22, 2014 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013-14/content/story/721703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013-14/content/story/721703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-721703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka recorded their second biggest ever Test win by an innings, wrapping up the first Test an hour after lunch on the fourth day with Bangladesh still 248 runs short of making the visitors bat again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/177800/177865.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/713997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/713997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-713997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's prospects of winning their first away series since 1999-00 (excluding those in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) improved significantly after Angelo Mathews and Dilruwan Perera batted vast periods of time on the second day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176800/176875.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/710475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/710475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-710475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene has been named in Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan, having last played a Test against Australia last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147200/147252.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/703419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2013-14/content/story/703419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-703419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A belligerent rearguard hundred from Doug Bracewell was not enough to prevent a Sri Lanka A victory on the final day in Dambulla, as the hosts' spinners secured the series inside 57 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166471.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/674327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/674327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An explosive surge from Kusal Perera gave Sri Lanka A a slender advantage against New Zealand A on day three in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/672995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/672995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-672995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath took three wickets apiece in the final of the List-A tri-series in Pallekele, as Rest of Sri Lanka inflicted a 79-run loss on SLC Combined, to take the title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121000/121072.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/637015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/637015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the third round matches of the Premier League Tournament 2012-13 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013/content/story/605419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013/content/story/605419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-605419 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT ESPNcricinfo rounds up the seventh round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-11/content/story/556551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-11/content/story/556551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556551 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Sri Lanka's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan struck a compelling century then marshalled his team neatly in the field to secure a 35-run victory over Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135697.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/526139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/526139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526139 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 A round-up of the third day of matches at the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slcipt20-11/content/story/524595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slcipt20-11/content/story/524595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilina Kandamby, the left-hand batsman, will lead Sri Lanka A on the tour to South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/364480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/364480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have banked on pace for the CB Series in Australia after naming six fast bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/story/330856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/story/330856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-330856 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/322441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/322441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A completed another victory against Zimbabwe Select to end the series 3-0, beating them by 31 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/318159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/318159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-318159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kaushal Silva and Dilruwan Perera shared a defiant century-stand to help Sri Lanka A end the first day at 330 for 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/315818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/315818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-315818 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/309156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/309156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain denied Sri Lanka A the chance to make it three wins out of three on their tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/302210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/302210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-302210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England emphatically retained their Hong Kong Sixes title by passing Sri Lanka's total of 61 in just 3.1 overs after Kabir Ali smashed 34 off 11 balls in the final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT