New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Christchurch

New Zealand battle past Jayawardene ton

Jan 11, 2015: Sri Lanka discovered that at Hagley Oval what goes for New Zealand's Test team goes for their ODI outfit as well: the hosts' seamers are deadly dangerous, their top order is daunting and their lower-middle order can turn matches on their own too

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15

Kusal left out for NZ tour; Kulasekara recalled

Dec 30, 2014: Kusal Perera has been omitted from Sri Lanka's squad for the one-day series against New Zealand, as they continue to search for a stable opening pair, while seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has been recalled

Sri Lanka news

Jayasuriya outlines key role for Thisara Perera

Aug 31, 2014: Sanath Jayasuriya praised allrounder Thisara Perera for his comeback to ODI cricket and said that he could fill the important role of a fast-bowling allrounder for Sri Lanka in the lead to the World Cup

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Chester-le-Street

Sri Lanka skittle England for 99 in huge win

May 25, 2014: Sri Lanka skittled England for a paltry 99, as Nuwan Kulasekara knocked off the top order and Sachithra Senanayake improved his career-best for the second match running, to secure a crushing 157-run victory

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

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2013-14

Kulasekara ruled out of Bangladesh tour, Asia Cup

Feb 18, 2014: Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara has been ruled out of the rest of the Bangladesh tour and the Asia Cup with an injury

Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2013-14

Injured Kulasekara out of Pakistan Tests

Jan 4, 2014: Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri Lanka seam bowler, will not be available for the remaining Tests against Pakistan, after having sustained a hamstring tear at the end of the ODI series

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Sharjah

Battered attacks under scanner

Dec 21, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Sharjah

Kandurata Maroons v Basnahira Greens, Super 4's T20, Colombo

Kandurata make it to Champions League T20

Aug 17, 2013: Kandurata Maroons will represent Sri Lanka in the Champions League T20 qualifiers next month in India, after they overcame a meandering Basnahira Greens by seven wickets in the Super Fours final

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

Kulasekara back in Sri Lanka T20 squad

Jul 31, 2013: Nuwan Kulasekara has been named in the Sri Lanka squad for the Twenty20 series against South Africa after missing the ODI leg of the tour, while Jeevan Mendis has also earned a place

India v Sri Lanka, tri-series, Port-of-Spain

India need win, West Indies need Sri Lankan win

Jul 9, 2013: Before the last league game, Sri Lanka are all but through to the final, India need a win to qualify, while West Indies need India to lose

India v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, semi-final, Cardiff

Kulasekara - the man who stole a nation's heart

Jun 19, 2013: Nuwan Kulasekara is the not the most gifted cricketer, but it is on consistent performers like him that the Sri Lankan team's success is built

England v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group A, The Oval

Sangakkara's stunning hundred keeps Sri Lanka alive

Jun 13, 2013: Only India, once, had ever successfully chased such a daunting target in an ODI at The Oval, but Sri Lanka made a confident start

Champions Trophy 2013

Kulasekara in search of key rhythm

Jun 6, 2013: If Sri Lanka are to go far in the Champions Trophy, minus their trademark bowling mystique, a lot will depend on Nuwan Kulasekara hitting form

Rest of Sri Lanka v Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Cricket Triangular Series

Kulasekara sets up win for Sri Lanka

May 14, 2013: Rest of Sri Lanka rode on an all-round performance from Nuwan Kulasekara to secure a second comprehensive victory in the List-A tri-series in Pallekele, defeating Sri Lanka A by 58 runs in a low-scoring match

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Tough fight without Tamim for Bangladesh

Mar 24, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI in Hambantota

IPL 2013 news

Concerns over SL players' IPL 2013 stint

Mar 19, 2013: The participation of Sri Lanka players in the 2013 IPL, which begins on April 3, has been thrown into some doubt following political tensions in India over the treatment of Tamils in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka news

Sri Lanka contracts crisis ends

Mar 4, 2013: The contracts crisis involving the Sri Lankan players and their board has officially ended with 23 players signing the annual contracts offered to them by the SLC

Grin when you're swinging

Feb 15, 2013: Nuwan Kulasekara is not your stereotypical snarling fast bowler; and the best phase of his career may yet be ahead of him

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Problems for Australia, promise for Sri Lanka

Jan 20, 2013: Australia trail 2-1 with one match to play and there are plenty of issues for Mickey Arthur's side to work through