'Sri Lankan fans embrace the team, not just icon players'

Apr 21, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara go over their World T20 win, and feel grateful to have fans whose support remains unwavering in victory and defeat

Test cricket needs fewer teams, not more

Apr 20, 2014: Having the top Associate team play the lowest-ranked Test side without the threat of relegation shows how votes mean more to the ICC than results

The win they waited 18 years for

Apr 10, 2014: More power to Sri Lanka, whose cricketers have again reinforced what the game means to their nation

World T20 2014

Stars greeted by Colombo revelry

Apr 8, 2014: Thousands flocked the streets and the airport to get a glimpse of their heroes in what was probably the grandest public occasion since the end of the war eased bomb-blast fears

World T20 2014

Playing for the people

Apr 7, 2014: When Sri Lanka's players are marginalised by the board, or are on a poor run, they feel the fans are all they have left. There will be love, respect and admiration flowing in both directions when they take their trophy to the people on Tuesday.

World T20 2014

A night to remember in Colombo

Apr 6, 2014: To have been at the Shere Bangla for the final would have been great, but to see Colombo come together and roar in wild, unbridled, joy was something else

India v Sri Lanka, World T20, final

Angry Kohli, cheeky Mahela

Apr 6, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the day from the World T20 final

This time for Sri Lanka?

Apr 6, 2014: They have been the most consistent side in the five World T20s so far, but will they be able to overcome India's strong and versatile batting line-up?

India v Sri Lanka, World T20, final, Mirpur

'We have the winning feeling' - Malinga

Apr 5, 2014: For almost two months, Sri Lanka have been successful in a number of high-pressure games in Bangladesh. It indicates that they are developing the knack of taming those pressure moments to their advantage

India v Sri Lanka, World T20, final, Mirpur

Can Sri Lanka lay to rest ghosts of finals past?

Apr 5, 2014: India are in top form going into the World T20 final, but the on-field challenges they pose are not the only ones Sri Lanka will have to contend with; they must also shed the mental baggage of many global finals lost

The hand of the leggie

Apr 5, 2014: Legspinners have blossomed in the World T20, which has otherwise been an odd, somewhat ugly affair

Sri Lanka cricket

T20's old-world poster boy

Apr 5, 2014: Mahela Jayawardene's T20 career is testament to an innate cricketing intelligence that has allowed him to freely adapt his game for the shorter formats

Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20, semi-final

The flamingo uppercut and Bravo's boundary magic

Apr 3, 2014: Plays of the day for the semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Mirpur

Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20, semi-final

Perennial bridesmaids SL seek to break hoodoo

Apr 2, 2014: In the previous eight global tournaments, Sri Lanka made the semis or better six times. They did not win the title even once. Can they be seventh time lucky?

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

Herath flummoxes Taylor

Mar 31, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the game between Sri Lanka and New Zealand

England v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

A catch not given, and plenty dropped

Mar 27, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 1 match between England and Sri Lanka

Netherlands v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

The minnow murderers

Mar 24, 2014: ESPNcricinfo picks five of Sri Lanka's most brutal performances against lesser oppositions in limited-overs cricket

South Africa v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

SA's running disasters and Chandimal's precision change

Mar 22, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa

Royal College v St Thomas' College, Colombo, first day

Blue rivals on a hot summer's day

Mar 14, 2014: The annual outing to a century-old cricket contest in Colombo

Statsguru Awards

A South Africa show

Mar 14, 2014: The players of 2013, as decided by the numbers. Also starring George Bailey, Saeed Ajmal, and Virat Kohli