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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Stand-in coach looking forward to preparing the team for twin tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325600/325638.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-tour-of-bangladesh-glenn-pocknall-on-new-zealands-short-coaching-gig-shocked-and-overwhelmed-1275097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The stand-in coach for the tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan will be joined in the backroom by former Sri Lanka batter Thilan Samaraweera https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325600/325639.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-stand-in-coach-glenn-pocknall-on-uncapped-fast-bowler-ben-sears-the-worlds-his-oyster-1272879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Samaraweera has played 81 Tests, averaging 48, and had also worked with the Sri Lankan support staff in 2018 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/281800/281869.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1196056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's outgoing batting coach spoke of the numbers which suggest that, under him, their top order has made significant gains https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283800/283802.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1170018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1170018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1170018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Usually an unrepentant strokemaker, Sri Lanka's No. 4 overturned his batting style to block his way to an outstanding match-saving hundred https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283500/283599.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka batting coach Thilan Samaraweera will exit the role at the end of this series, and Kusal Mendis is keen on fulfilling his wish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283500/283581.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting coach Thilan Samaraweera conceded that Sri Lanka's top order is nowhere near finalised, as they look ahead to the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279000/279049.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka batting coach felt that after some strong discussions, the allrounder was heading in the right direction https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278700/278768.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1153604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's batting coach expresses surprise at the composition of South Africa's attack, and says that as the Test goes on, the pitch will turn even more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278300/278349.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's batting coach said the 23-year-old's ability was the reason he was pushed up to open the batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/272700/272741.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1135272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1135272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1135272 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 An official announcement from SLC is likely on Monday, with the former Sri Lanka batsman taking on the role leading up to the 2019 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252300/252367.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1125401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1125401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1125401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCB has decided not to continue with Thilan Samaraweera as Bangladesh's batting consultant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252300/252395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1112002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1112002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1112002 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said he was "out of ideas" about why his team were collapsing so often, after yet another collection of soft dismissals pegged them back in the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260200/260230.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2016-17/content/story/1087050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2016-17/content/story/1087050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1087050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCB intends to extend Thilan Samaraweera's spell as Bangladesh batting consultant until next year's Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252300/252367.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1064304.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1064304.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1064304 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On his first day as Bangladesh's batting consultant, Thilan Samaraweera reunited with an old friend in Chandika Hathurusingha and was very pleased to see how far the team had come https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252300/252367.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1057718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1057718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has been appointed as Bangladesh batting consultant for the upcoming home series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155102.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1053225.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1053225.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1053225 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has been working with some Australia Test players ahead of their tour to Sri Lanka, in his brief consulting stint at Australia's National Cricket Centre in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155102.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1030877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1030877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1030877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of all the matches played in the Dhaka Premier Division on November 3, 2013 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2013-14/content/story/685375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-domestic-2013-14/content/story/685375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-685375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire made the most of the 90 minutes of play possible on the third day of their rain-interrupted Division Two meeting with Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156491.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/671395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Richardson's hat-trick and Thilan Samaraweera's 99 gave Worcestershire the edge against Leicestershire at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157200/157263.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire's Joe Leach scored his maiden first-class hundred to hold up Gloucestershire's victory charge at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/653231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-653231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Netherlands clinched their first Yorkshire Bank 40 victory of the season after beating Worcestershire by six wickets in a rain-affected match at New Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147670.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/642747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/642747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-642747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A rapid half-century by Steven Crook gave Northamptonshire the platform to open their Yorkshire Bank 40 account for the season with a 42-run win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera was on the brink of a first century for Worcestershire in the County Championship when rain wiped out nearly 60 overs on day two at New Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152696.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634990 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries by Matt Pardoe and Thilan Samaraweera took Worcestershire to 198 for 3 on a rain-shortened first day in their Division Two clash with Leicestershire at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan go into the final at the SWALEC Stadium as favourites to win but half-centuries from Thilan Samaraweera and Moeen Ali ensured Worcestershire would not lose by an innings. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/631114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/631114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-631114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera is looking to make a career with English county Worcestershire before he eventually quits the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141000/141019.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/624355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/624355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera has retired from international cricket after being left out of the Sri Lanka squad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155101.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera has indicated he would like to retire from international cricket in a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket, but the board is yet to accept his retirement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152700/152701.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have named a full-strength squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, marking an official end to the contracts crisis between the players and the board https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151497.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sinhalese Sports Club and Tamil Union remained atop the Group B table after round four of the Premier League, while Moors Sports Club leapt to the top of Group A with a big win over Burgher Recreation club https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152156.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/622721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/622721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-622721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire have signed Sri Lanka middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera for the 2013 county season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141000/141019.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/worcestershire/content/story/604843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/worcestershire/content/story/604843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka were still a long way off from matching New Zealand's score at the end of the third day, but gained a psychological boost by edging past the follow-on target of 213, thanks to a dogged stand between Thilan Samaraweera and Suraj Randiv https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152156.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593786 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two vicious bursts from Sohail Tanvir and Thilan Samaraweera's hitherto-unsuspected shot repertoire saw Kandurata Warriors comfortably beat Uthura Rudras https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148789.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/578188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/578188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578188 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 ninth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143756.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-11/content/story/558063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-11/content/story/558063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558063 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT South Africa won their first home series since 2008, a period in which they had been denied on five occasions, prevailing over Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, to take the rubber 2-1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140900/140997.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/548386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/548386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-548386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In what has already been a champagne year for Test cricket, Chanaka Welegedara and Rangana Herath set Sri Lanka up for what could be the biggest Test upset of 2011 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140600/140634.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/547054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/547054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-547054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoff Marsh, the Sri Lanka coach, has said his batsmen worked hard on their technique after the defeat at Centurion and their efforts reaped rewards https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140578.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546972 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marchant de Lange joined the flood of exciting bowling talent coming into Tests this year, but he couldn't prevent Sri Lanka from having their best day of the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140571.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/546920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lanka middle-order batsman, has been added to the Test squad for the tour of South Africa after being initially overlooked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137023.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/542877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/542877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-542877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ajantha Mendis has been included in Sri Lanka's Test squad for the tour of South Africa ahead of Suraj Randiv https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134100/134182.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/541607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/541607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lankan middle-order batsman, has been left out of the 16-man squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan in the UAE in October and November https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134100/134185.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/533237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/533237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-533237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ruhuna trumped Wayamba in the eliminator after a tie, and booked their place in the qualifier stage of the Champions League to be held in India later in the year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114800/114821.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slcipt20-11/content/story/525498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slcipt20-11/content/story/525498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the second day of matches at the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/524448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/524448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was Sri Lanka who finished on a high after an impressive rearguard led by stand-in captain Kumar Sangakkara secured a draw at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134100/134181.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka allrounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to the national ODI and Twenty20 side for the upcoming series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117295.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will have expected to encounter problems removing a Jayawardene during this series, but that was likely to be Mahela not Prasanna https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133442.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516883.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/516883.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516883 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka made slightly hard work of chasing 213 at Uxbridge but opened their tour with a four-wicket victory as they reached the target with five overs to spare having bowled Middlesex out for 161 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124500/124572.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/515520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/515520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera's re-emergence as a batsman in Sri Lanka's ODI side has been one of the more understated, indeed surprising, developments of the last couple of years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120500/120533.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/501752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/501752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-501752 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has said that Sri Lanka need to strengthen their middle-order batting if they are to be successful in the upcoming World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125300/125376.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499501 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 Sri Lanka have more or less penciled in their top five for the World Cup, but it's the two spots below that is giving them a headache https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120500/120533.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On another day of fluctuating fortunes, Sri Lanka gained a decisive advantage to leave India facing a stiff task in their attempt to level the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120298.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/471183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/471183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag led an attacking Indian response to Sri Lanka's challenge of a formidable score on a competitive pitch at the P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120211.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/470914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/470914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-470914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka batted determinedly to gain control of the deciding Test in conditions that promised more parity between bat and ball after the run-fest in the previous game at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120100/120181.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/470710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/470710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-470710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was another day of toil for the Indian bowlers as Sri Lanka reached a seemingly invincible position in the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119800/119882.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/469184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469184 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A strong Board President's XI gave the Indians a welcome as harsh as Colombo's humidity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119200/119273.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/467148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the first set of matches in the SLC Inter-Provincial Tournament 2009-10 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114900/114905.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/453070.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic-09/content/story/453070.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-453070 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rarely does a centurion get overshadowed in a match of middling scores. But though Thilan Samaraweera finished with an accomplished unbeaten 105, the headlines were stolen by Thissara Perera, who celebrated his third cap with a power-packed 15-ball 36 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112317.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/442518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/442518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-442518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110100/110161.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the third 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/430613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/430613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-430613 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Indian skipper MS Dhoni has been named as captain of the Test Team of the Year, as he was for the ODI team of the year. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101747.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/427764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/427764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-427764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka surrendered their last two home series to India but scored an emphatic victory on Saturday, one that left Sangakkara pleased at the way the team had shaped up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108100/108163.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A batting masterpiece and a fast-bowling barrage. It isn't often that a team can combine both of those forces in one night, but Sri Lanka had all of that going for them and more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107900/107976.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424012.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424012.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424012 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107534.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107532.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second Test running Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera batted with a purity of purpose that New Zealand have been unable to produce all tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107500.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera has said his unsatisfactory scores in the previous series against Pakistan motivated him to get a big hundred at the start of the series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107197.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having seen Thilan Samaraweera strike a magnificent 159 and take Sri Lanka to 452, New Zealand responded strongly in the final session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107194.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A wonderfully composed 26th Test century from Mahela Jayawardene and a thrill-a-minute 92 from Tillakaratne Dilshan allowed Sri Lanka to dominate the opening day's play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107169.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain praised his fast bowlers and singled out the unbeaten fifth wicket partnership as the key factors in the victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106660.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The hosts took the three-Test series 2-0 and the Sri Lankan captain pointed out that adjustments would need to be made from the five-day format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106510.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The healing continues. After a painful month of reflection and rehabilitation, Sri Lanka's cricketers are excitedly awaiting the commencement of the IPL, and the opportunity to restore a degree of normalcy to lives upturned by the Lahore terror attacks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101068.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/397066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/397066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera talks about being shot in Lahore, his days in hospital and his determination to return to cricket - and even to Pakistan if needed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/395721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/395721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395721 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 Thilan Samaraweera attributes the dramatic upswing in fortunes to a few technical adjustments he has made https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umar Gul produced a sparkling spell of reverse swing and Pakistan's aggressive openers gave a flying start but the pressure was still on the home side after Sri Lanka reached 606 in their first innings at Lahore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Thilan Samaraweera made an assured hundred in Lahore to follow up his double-century in the first Test, his team-mate Kumar Sangakkara hailed him as the player "batting best" in the Sri Lankan side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A serene 204-run partnership between Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera allowed Sri Lanka to soak up the pressure of three early wickets and reach a comfortable position by the end of the opening day at Lahore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lanka batsman, said he was delighted with his maiden double-century in Karachi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene struck his first double-century outside Sri Lanka - his fifth overall - while Thilan Samaraweera went past 200 for the first time in his Test career to put the visitors in a rock solid position on the second day in Karachi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a warm day in Karachi, when Test cricket returned to Pakistan after 14 months, the Sri Lankan top order indulged themselves to reach a strong position by the end of the opening day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391652.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391652.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391652 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of a two-day match before the Test series begins, Thilan Samaraweera reckons Sri Lanka have had no problems adjusting to conditions in Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/390996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/390996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-390996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lankan batsman, feels Bangladesh will be unable to mount a Mirpur-like challenge in the fourth innings, with conditions in Chittagong not very conducive for batting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was déjà vu at the end of the third day at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium, with Sri Lanka poised to set yet another huge target for Bangladesh to chase, just like in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/story/385378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362301 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A wrap of the first two rounds of Sri Lanka's inaugural inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/347187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/347187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, whose century rescued Sri Lanka from a dicey 99 for 6, said the key to securing a win in the second Test at the Queen's Park Oval would be how they utilise the new ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345322.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345322.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345322 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The coach John Dyson has defended his bowlers after they let Sri Lanka off the hook in the second Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera's determined hundred brought the match back into balance as Sri Lanka set West Indies a target of 253 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A refreshingly positive West Indian response to a record target of 437 from 113 overs has set up an intriguing conclusion at the Providence Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/339769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilankandomestic/content/story/339769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Inter-Provincial one-day matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-330146 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marvan Atapattu, the former captain, has not to been included in Sri Lanka's 16-member Test squad to tour Australia after stating his unavailability; while Tillekaratne Dilshan, the right-hand middle-order batsman, has been dropped https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/313728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/313728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-313728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka A have an excellent chance of heading for victory on the final day after taking the honours for the second successive day at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/306119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/306119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-306119 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT A couple of understudies took centre-stage on the opening day of the tour match at Grace Road, allowing the Indians to gain the upper hand against Sri Lanka A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvind/content/story/305398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvind/content/story/305398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-305398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT