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England Lions v SL A, 2nd one-dayer, New Road

Prasanna's six sets up huge victory

Aug 14, 2011: Sri Lanka A levelled their one-day series against England Lions with a crushing 10-wicket victory secured before the scheduled innings break at New Road

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

Dilshan ready to take up opening role

Aug 16, 2009: It will be the first time Dilshan will be opening the innings during his 55-match Test career

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Karachi, 1st day

Jayawardene and Samaraweera hammer Pakistan

Feb 21, 2009: 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

Premier League Tournament round-up

Colts bag Premier Tier A title

Feb 5, 2009: A round-up of the twelfth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka

India in Sri Lanka 2008

Warnapura and Mubarak get late call-ups to ODI squad

Aug 12, 2008: Sri Lanka have made changes to their squad for the five-ODI series against India, bringing in left-hand batsmen Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura

Sri Lanka - Marks out of ten

The summer of Mendis

Aug 12, 2008: Cricinfo runs the rule over Sri Lanka's contributors to the 2-1 success

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 4th day

Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series

Aug 11, 2008: Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001

Plays of the day

Shots, drops, and spankings

Aug 1, 2008: Plays of the day for the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and India

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day

Samaraweera and Warnapura share the limelight

Jul 24, 2008:

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day

Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

Jul 24, 2008: 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

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 1st day

Warnapura takes the honours on rain-hit day

Jul 23, 2008: Malinda Warnapura's brisk unbeaten 50 off 74 balls proved to be the difference between an emphatic session and a merely satisfactory one for India on a rain-hit opening day of the Test series

Close and cigar

Mar 31, 2008: A tight win on one of the flattest tracks possible made for quite a pleasing maiden Test victory in the West Indies

Sri Lanka in West Indies 2007-08

Jayawardene backs new faces

Mar 30, 2008: Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has assured Malinda Warnapura and Thilan Thusara that they can expect an extended run in the national team

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana, 4th day

Sri Lanka hold advantage over spirited West Indies

Mar 25, 2008: 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

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana, 1st day

Practice game was big help - Warnapura

Mar 23, 2008: Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura said playing a practice game at the same ground was a huge help and played down the pressure of replacing big names

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana, 1st day

Warnapura ton gives Sri Lanka the edge

Mar 22, 2008: Malinda Warnapure's maiden Test century gave Sri Lanka the opening day's honours against West Indies at Providence

Guyana President's Select XI v Sri Lankans, 3rd day

Warnapura fires again in drawn tour match

Mar 20, 2008: Malinda Warnapura enhanced his chances of opening in the first Test by adding a second-innings half-century to his first-innings 132 in Sri Lanka's tour match in Guyana

Guyana President's Select XI v Sri Lankans, 1st day

Warnapura and Jayawardene strike form

Mar 18, 2008: Sri Lankan opening batsman Malinda Warnapura and captain Mahela Jayawardene struck form against an inexperienced Guyana President's Select XI (GPS) bowling attack and steered the visitors to 343 for 5 on the opening day of the tour match at the Providence

Sri Lanka in West Indies 2007-08

Amerasinghe gets Test call-up

Feb 19, 2008: Sri Lanka's selectors recalled bowlers Rangana Herath and Thilan Thushara and batsman Malinda Warnapura, and included fast bowler Ishara Amerasinghe for the two-Test series in the Caribbean

Zimbabwe Select XI v Sri Lanka A, 2nd ODI, Bulawayo

Sri Lanka A ease to series win

Oct 29, 2007: An unbeaten 124-run stand between Malinda Warnapura and Tillakaratne Dilshan saw Sri Lanka A through to an eight-wicket victory