Royal London Cup final, Lord's

Surrey's third final could be the toughest of all

Jun 30, 2017: Surrey enter their third successive Royal London Cup final knowing that they have lost the last two and this time, in Nottinghamshire, face the most formidable opponents yet

Yorkshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Headingley, Day 2

Sangakkara first to 1,000 first-class runs as Surrey tighten grip

Jun 27, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara became the first county batsman to pass 1,000 first-class runs as his prolific season continued at Headingley

England v South Africa, 1st T20, Ageas Bowl

Sangakkara backs Roy to bounce back from Champions Trophy disappointment

Jun 20, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka captain, believes that Jason Roy is ready to bounce back from his disappointing showing in the ICC Champions Trophy

Yorkshire v Surrey, Royal London Cup play-off, Headingley

Sangakkara's mastery proves too much for Yorkshire

Jun 13, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara's eighth century of the county season, compiled with draining inevitability, was enough to bring Surrey a 24-run win in the Royal London Cup play-off against Yorkshire at Headingley

The briefing

Sachin's shocking reveal, and Bangladesh's unshocking win

May 30, 2017: A quick recap of the month of May in cricket - in which we don't make fun of South Africa's chances at the Champions Trophy

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 4th day

Sangakkara falls short of historic sixth ton

May 29, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara was dismissed for 84 on the final day of Surrey's scrap with Essex at Chelmsford to miss out on a sixth consecutive first-class hundred

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 2nd day

Lawrence rallies Essex after Sangakkara 200

May 27, 2017: Sometimes, the feeling in county cricket is that the moments to savour come from the same old faces. That's not necessarily a complaint when Kumar Sangakkara is the face

Essex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chelmsford, 1st day

Sam Curran feeds off masterful Sangakkara

May 26, 2017: In the opening 50-minutes, Surrey were 31 for 5. The rest of the day? 303 for 2. What happened, you ask? Kumar Sangakkara. Again

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's,4th day

Surrey hold on as Sangakkara prepares to sign off

May 22, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara announced that this would be his final season in the County Championship after Surrey had secured a draw at Lord's

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 3rd day

Ice cool Sangakkara keeps heat off Surrey

May 21, 2017: Kumar Sangakkara's sense of occasion was evident once more in this London derby as he scored his second century of the match, while also passing 20,000 career first-class runs

Middlesex v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Lord's, 1st day

Sangakkara celebrates the great unveiling

May 19, 2017: They unveiled a portrait of Kumar Sankakkara at Lord's and he responded by scoring a hundred for Surrey in the London derby - and did so with barely a hair out of place

Glamorgan v Surrey, Royal London Cup, South Group, Cardiff

Sangakkara and Stoneman get Surrey off the mark

Apr 30, 2017: Mark Stoneman and Kumar Sangakkara guided Surrey to a comfortable first victory in the competition this season as the visitors easily chased down an amended target

Warwickshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Stoneman's repeat performance maintains prolific start

Apr 21, 2017: It was just after tea when the question arose in the Edgbaston press box: 'Has any side ever lost their first three Championship games in a season by an innings?'

Surrey v Lancashire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Kia Oval, 4th day

Borthwick slipstreams 'master' Sangakkara

Apr 17, 2017: Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara and Scott Borthwick added a partnership of 256 on the final day to ensure a draw against Lancashire

Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2017, Sharjah

Lahore edge past Karachi despite Sangakarra fireworks

Feb 16, 2017: Lahore were set up nicely by Fakhar Zaman's fifty before their bowlers nullified a vintage Sangakkara knock to sneak through with a seven-run win

Bangladesh Premier League 2016-17

Dhaka clinch Bangladesh Premier League title with 56-run win

Dec 9, 2016: Dhaka Dynamites clinched the Bangladesh Premier League in style, as they dismantled Rajshahi Kings to win by 56 runs in Mirpur

Dhaka Dynamites v Chittagong Vikings, BPL 2016-17, Mirpur

Bravo, Russell keep Dhaka on top of BPL table

Dec 2, 2016: Dhaka Dynamites ensured a first-place finish in the league phase of the BPL with a six-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings

Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites, BPL 2016-17

Shakib, Nasir star in Dhaka's four-wicket win

Nov 27, 2016: It wasn't a high-scoring game, but it still went went into the final over to lend some artificial excitement. Dwayne Bravo hit a boundary off the second ball of the final over to complete the win

Surrey v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship, Division One, Kia Oval

Dawson luckless as Surrey find safe ground

Sep 9, 2016: Significant attention was on Liam Dawson at The Oval and though he did not bowl badly he only picked up one wicket as Surrey secured a draw

Warwickshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Surrey grateful for Sangakkara's return

Aug 15, 2016: Kumar Sangakkara struck 88 to set up Surrey's second-innings 390 before Tom Curran struck before the close