Sri Lanka Premier League

Lessons for the Sri Lanka Premier League

May 18, 2013: The spot-fixing scandal in the IPL has brought into focus the vulnerability of other domestic Twenty20 leagues, including the Sri Lanka Premier League, and there are many lessons that the nascent tournament can learn

Who'd have thunk it?

Apr 29, 2013: Some Test series that didn't end up quite as they were expected to

Spinners alive and kicking in T20

Apr 19, 2013: Big bats, unorthodox strokes and short boundaries can't beat a canny spinner

That can't be legal

Apr 15, 2013: Cricketers who have - by accident or design - led to changes in the Laws

Cricket blooms after a war

Apr 12, 2013: Up in the north of Sri Lanka, through the decades of ethnic conflict, the fervour for the game has remained intact

IPL 2013

The Warriors chief

Apr 7, 2013: Angelo Mathews' career is in transition, and he is steadily coming to terms with his new role with both Sri Lanka and Pune Warriors

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Not perfect, but a step ahead for young Sri Lanka

Apr 1, 2013: Usually, anything less than a clean sweep against Bangladesh would have invited criticism, but not when Sri Lanka are trying out their next generation

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Sri Lanka's muddle in the middle

Mar 28, 2013: The team committed strategic blunders during batting and in bowling despite the richness of their all-round resources

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Umpire target practice

Mar 28, 2013: Plays of the Day from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Pallekele

Poor pitches make a mockery of the game

Mar 27, 2013: When cricket becomes a lottery because of the playing surface, it's not fair on the players or the viewers

Sri Lanka cricket

Tightrope walk for Sri Lanka's IPL players

Mar 26, 2013: The IPL's decision to not let Sri Lankan players play in Chennai this season because of political tensions has put the country's cricketers in a difficult position

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Hambantota

The return of the rampaging Sri Lankan openers

Mar 23, 2013: For Sri Lanka, the blazing opening stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kushal Janith Perera in Hambantota was a welcome throwback to the days of Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Hambantota

An unusual pitch invasion

Mar 23, 2013: Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Hambantota

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Emerging talent will test Sri Lanka's stars

Mar 22, 2013: Sri Lanka's established performers will be pushed hard by the new crop of domestic players that are looking to get into the team ahead of the Champions Trophy

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Herath continues to shine, Mendis struggles

Mar 20, 2013: Sri Lanka's marks out of ten for the Test series against Bangladesh

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Colombo, 4th day

Optimism for Mathews as SL are reborn

Mar 19, 2013: This was the series where Sri Lanka finally shook off the Muralitharan-era and, with a young captain showing signs of potential, took a stride into the future

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 4th day

Bangladesh fall to old weakness again

Mar 19, 2013: The general approach against left-arm spin in Bangladesh is to play safe. Against Rangana Herath, they neither took the safety-first approach nor were successful in hitting him out of the attack

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 4th day

Jayawardene missed despite series win

Mar 19, 2013: Plays of the Day from the fourth day of he second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

What will Sri Lanka do without Herath?

Mar 18, 2013: After Murali's retirement, the responsibility to win Tests has again fallen on the shoulders of a lone spinner

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Ashraful's nimble catching act

Mar 18, 2013: Plays of the day from third day's play of the Colombo Test