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Six instances when a Sri Lanka pair batted out entire day of a Test

Six instances when a Sri Lanka pair batted out entire day of a Test

Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva kept the Bangladesh bowlers at bay on day four of the Pallekele Test

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I will bowl two lengths - short and full: Steyn

I will bowl two lengths - short and full: Steyn

Dale Steyn has said that Shaun Pollock's inclusion will allow him to play the role of a `shock' bowler in the second Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Friday in Colombo

03-Aug-2006•Cricinfo staff

'Credit should go to the bowlers' - Jayawardene

'Credit should go to the bowlers' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, Ashwell Prince and Mickey Arthur speak to the media at the end of the first Test in Colombo

31-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali wraps it up for Sri Lanka

Murali wraps it up for Sri Lanka

In the end there was an air of inevitability about the result, but Sri Lanka were made to work for their win.

31-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'We have a good chance of saving the game' - Rudolph

'We have a good chance of saving the game' - Rudolph

Andrew Hall, Jacques Rudolph and Tom Moody speak to the media at the end of the fourth day

30-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Prince leads South Africa's fightback

Prince leads South Africa's fightback

Sri Lanka's bowlers looked to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for inspiration and played the waiting game, patiently going about the job at hand, and picked up four of the ten wickets they needed to secure victory in the first Test

30-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'I am happy with what I have achieved' - Jayawardene

'I am happy with what I have achieved' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to the media about his landmark achievement while Tom Moody and Nicky Boje add their own observations

29-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty

Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty

Sri Lanka hammered home the advantage and pushed South Africa into a corner as the third day of the first Test ended.

29-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Jayawardene determined to grind South Africa down

Jayawardene determined to grind South Africa down

The Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara complimented each other on their superb performances after establishing a record third-wicket partnership of 471 in the first Test against South Africa at Colombo

28-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene and Sangakkara crush South Africa

Jayawardene and Sangakkara crush South Africa

Twin double-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene left Sri Lanka in control of the first Test against South Africa as they ended the second day on 485 for 2, thanks to a massive unbeaten 471-run partnership for the third wicket

28-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Moody hails Murali and Fernando

Moody hails Murali and Fernando

An expectedly upbeat Tom Moody, the Sri Lankan coach, hailed his bowlers for cleaning up South Africa for a paltry 169, adding that the pitch was likely to get slower as the match went on

27-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara builds SL advantage

Sangakkara builds SL advantage

Dilhara Fernando and Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four wickets each as Sri Lanka shot out South Africa for a meagre 169 and then drove home the advantage, reaching 128 for 2

27-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Sri Lanka head into first Test without Vaas

Sri Lanka head into first Test without Vaas

Sri Lanka will have to make do without their most experienced bowler, Chaminda Vaas, who misses tomorrow's first Test against South Africa at Colombo with a hamstring injury

26-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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