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(c)Cricinfo en-gb He has been chief selector before - between 2021 and 2023 - with Sri Lanka men's poor performance in the 2023 World Cup prompting his removal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/410600/410625.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516010.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516010.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pramodya-wickramasinghe-to-head-sri-lankas-new-selection-committee-1516010 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:35:03 GMT 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 Known as an old-school opener, he played 32 Test matches, scoring 1792 runs including two hundreds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308100/308153.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lankas-tharanga-paranavitana-retires-from-international-cricket-1230659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tharanga Paranavitana has had a long run at the top of Sri Lanka's order to try and make the opening position his own. He hasn't done it yet https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151844.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/595090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/595090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147199.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2012/content/story/571748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 top three were able to spend much-needed time in the middle on the third day of their tour match against the South African Invitation XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136549.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/544884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/544884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-544884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka remained ahead after another attritional day in the third Test in Sharjah, but not to the extent that they needed to be if they are to be confident of squaring the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138800/138837.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/539431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/539431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This time there was no post-tea demolition job as Sri Lanka kept themselves alive in the series by surviving the final afternoon at Lord's on 127 for 3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133800/133863.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT illakaratne Dilshan led the way for Sri Lanka at Lord's with an unbeaten captain's innings of 127 in a record opening stand of 207 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133700/133728.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's bowlers hit back on the first day in Cardiff after Sri Lanka had set a solid base through their openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133426.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516751 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After two tough days against England Lions, the Sri Lankans put up a better fight having been asked to follow on but still face the prospect of defeat ahead of the first Tes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133200/133202.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124582.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/515301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/515301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515301 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 South Africa A cruised to a seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka A at the P Sara Oval on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten run in the triangular series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99200/99246.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/475756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/475756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tharanga Paranavitana is not a very remarkable batsman, but the man has done his job in this series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119800/119829.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The SSC has been a fortress of sorts for Sri Lanka in the recent past, and they set about continuing their dominant run at the venue with another imposing performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119800/119840.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/468945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tharanga Paranavitana made a compelling case to be given a permanent slot at the top of Sri Lanka's batting order with his maiden Test century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119400/119466.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Test is only a day old but already it appears as though this is Sri Lanka's game to lose https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119400/119458.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the action from the first four rounds of the 2009-10 SLC Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113900/113977.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/448244.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/448244.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448244 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth round of matches in Tiers A and B of Sri Lanka's Premier League Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/432958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/432958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-432958 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50% of his match fees for violating ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105900/105969.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's top scorer Tharanga Paranavitana, who spent three hours on his 72, said the conditions were not ideal for batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105500/105520.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/412640.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/412640.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-412640 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With little chance of an out-and-out result, it was rain that brought a premature end to the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105400/105419.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/411782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/411782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-411782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner who was injured in the terrorist attack in Lahore earlier this month, has been released from hospital after shrapnel was extracted from his head and back https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/395413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/395413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, who was shot on his leg during the armed attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore, has undergone a two-hour surgery and is reported to be safe and stable https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/393489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/393489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A shoot out occurred in Lahore close to the Gaddafi Stadium which left five Sri Lankan players injured and another eight people dead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393212 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, is looking forward to a winning farewell as leader of the team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/390781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/390781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-390781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tharanga Paranavitana and Suranga Lakmal force their way into the side, with Michael Vandort and Dammika Prasad being cut from the squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/388996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/388996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-388996 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 A round-up of the ninth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic/content/story/386498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic/content/story/386498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-386498 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Sri Lanka A's recent tour to South Africa has unearthed three potential players for the future, according to coach Chandika Hathurusingha https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/372660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/372660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-372660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa A look on course for a series triumph in the three-Test contest against Sri Lanka A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/369656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/369656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa A's bowlers once again dismissed Sri Lanka A quickly to help their team win the second four-day game and take a 1-0 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a day dominated by the bat, Sri Lanka A seized a 181-run lead over their South African counterparts, with five wickets still remaining in their first innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/367201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/367201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367201 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Sri Lanka A's top order, led by centurion Tharanga Paranavitana, made South Africa's first-innings total look innocuous as they ended day two of the first unofficial Test 208 runs behind the hosts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/366987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/366987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366987 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 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 Jehan Mubarak will lead a Sri Lanka Board XI in their three-day fixture against India at the Nondescripts Cricket Club starting July 18 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/360993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/360993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-360993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the tenth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/345133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/345133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345133 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the ninth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/344065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/344065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fourth round of the matches of the Premier League Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/337720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/337720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zimbabwe Select put up a spirited fight after lunch to check Sri Lanka A's progress on the first day of their four-day match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/316525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/316525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-316525 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket Invitation XI declared at 372 for 9 before bowling out Tamil Nadu for 202 to win by an innings and 96 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/312952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/312952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-312952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tharanga Paranavitana scored his second successive half-century of the Emerging Team Trophy to guide Sri Lanka to a comprehensive 94-run victory over Pakistan at the R https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/134003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/134003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan Emerging XI swept to a resounding nine-wicket win in the first match of the Emerging Team Trophy tournament at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/133976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/133976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133976 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT