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Sri Lanka Cricket awards central contracts to 41 male players

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Danushka Gunathilaka, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Thirimanne among the players dropped from the list

10-May-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Lahiru Thirimanne hospitalised after car crash in Anuradhapura

The exact nature of his injury is not understood yet, but he is presently in stable condition

14-Mar-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lahiru Thirimanne announces retirement from international cricket

The 33-year-old was part of the Sri Lankan side that won the T20 World Cup in 2014

23-Jul-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mendis, Dickwella and Thirimanne return to Sri Lanka Test squad

Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has also been included in the squad, which is without the injured Ramesh Mendis

25-Feb-2022•Madushka Balasuriya

Sri Lanka pick Asalanka, Bhanuka for West Indies Tests

Thirimanne opts out; Mathews, Chandimal part of 22-member squad that has four uncapped players

19-Nov-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne centuries deflate Bangladesh on opening day

Bangladesh paid the price for dropping Karunaratne on 28, before debutant Shoriful Islam got him for 118

29-Apr-2021•Mohammad Isam

Mickey Arthur, Lahiru Thirimanne test positive for Covid-19

Development might force Sri Lanka to reschedule their planned tour of the West Indies

03-Feb-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rishabh Pant moves up to 13th in Test rankings; Joe Root back in top five

Marnus Labuschagne, meanwhile, moved past Virat Kohli to take the third spot

20-Jan-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff

England face nervy final day after Jack Leach battles to five-for

Hectic last hour leaves England needing 36 with seven wickets in hand

17-Jan-2021•George Dobell

Sri Lanka will hope Lahiru Thirimanne can live up to early expectations, right now

On 76* opener has the chance to do something truly monumental

16-Jan-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Joe Root posts majestic 228 but Lahiru Thirimanne stands firm to give SL hope of saving Test

Thirimanne 76* as hosts show much-improved batting performance

16-Jan-2021•George Dobell

Kusal Perera included for England Tests despite finger injury

Lahiru Thirimanne dropped, injured Wanindu Hasaranga included as 16th member

09-Mar-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thirimanne, Shanaka to lead Sri Lanka in Pakistan

Gunathilaka and Sandakan make ODI comebacks after missing Bangladesh series; Rajapaksa and Banuka uncapped members in tour party

11-Sep-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push

Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards chasing down 268 with a wicketless post-lunch session from their openers on the fourth day

17-Aug-2019•The Report by Sreshth Shah

Thirimanne, Siriwardana, Vandersay picked in World Cup squad

Not selected, meanwhile, are wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, offspinner Akila Dananjaya, openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga, as well as Dinesh Chandimal

18-Apr-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Lahiru Thirimanne stakes World Cup claim with 115 in one-day final

The second half of the final was washed out, denying the selectors a proper look at the fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera

11-Apr-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hope to give confidence to Thirimanne, Samarawickrama - SLC selector

'We feel they have the potential to be important members of Sri Lanka cricket in the future,' Ashantha de Mel said of the batsmen, who are part of an extended 17-member squad

30-Nov-2018•Madushka Balasuriya

Karunaratne to captain Sri Lanka A in Bangladesh

Karunaratne, who was ruled out of the ongoing tour of the West Indies with a broken finger, will return to action with the Sri Lanka A squad, which also features Dasun Shanaka, Lahiru Thirimanne and Lakshan Sandakan

12-Jun-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL cricketers to undergo special training programme

Sri Lanka Cricket has organised the special training programme featuring 23 ODI cricketers, to allow Chandika Hathurusingha to have "quality time" with the preliminary squad

23-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka well placed to take first-innings lead

Half-centuries from Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne - in tough batting conditions - frustrated India after they were bowled out for 172 on the third day in Kolkata

18-Nov-2017•The Report by Nikhil Kalro

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