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23/10 2:00 AM
5th ODI (D/N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 23 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
27/10 6:30 AM
Only T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
5/11 8:30 PM
1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
13/11 8:30 PM
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
22/11 8:30 PM
3rd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Nov 23-27 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
14/12 2:00 PM
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 15-19 2018
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
25/12 2:00 PM
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 26-30 2018
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
2/1 5:00 PM
1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 3 2019
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
4/1 5:00 PM
2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 5 2019
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
7/1 2:00 PM
3rd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Jan 8 2019
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL

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10hESPNcricinfo staff

Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis breaks into SL T20I squad

Lasith Malinga returns to the T20I squad after more than year for the one-off fixture against England

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10hMadushka Balasuriya

SLC official arrested on charges of financial fraud

The arrest is understood to be in relation to the missing portion of broadcasting fees due to the board from the home series against South Africa in July-August

Top Headlines

'He is a legend' - Dickwella on Herath (0:49)

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14hAndrew Fidel Fernando

Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test

The left-arm spinner will play the first Test at Galle where he needs one wicket to reach 100 at the venue

A tribute to the most-successful left-arm bowler in Test history (1:35)

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21hThe Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sri Lanka seek to convert slim pickings to series consolation

England are targetting a 4-0 series win, but may field a much-changed side in the final and final match of the rubber

Highlights: England take series win via DLS (1:59)

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3dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Dasun Shanaka rues the opportunities that slipped away for Sri Lanka

Another defeat for Sri Lanka was mitigated by the knowledge that the game had turned on a couple of key moments

Social Story: Does it ever not rain in Sri Lanka? (1:44)

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3dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

England seal series with latest comfortable DLS victory

Sri Lanka overcame their-now traditional mini-collapse to post a respectable 273 for 7, but it was not enough to deny England another comfortable victory

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3dMark Nicholas

Sri Lanka's cricket legacy is glorious, but what does the future hold?

From the golden age of Rantunga and Murali, they are now at a point where the road ahead is uncertain, on field and off it

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4dESPNcricinfo staff

Jonny Bairstow an injury doubt for 4th ODI after damaging ankle

Opener injures right ankle during England's training session and may be replaced by Alex Hales

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4dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

No regrets for Liam Plunkett after putting wedding ahead of England duty

Fast bowler has lost his starting berth to Olly Stone, but insists he's comfortable with competition for places

AFP

4dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Samarawickrama pleads for patience as Sri Lanka seeks form resurgence

Opener seeks improvements on match-by-match basis after team's two years in the doldrums

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4dThe Preview by Andrew Miller

Confident England seek to close out rain-impacted ODI series

England have taken an unassailable 2-0 series lead, and now have a rare win in Asia in their sights

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4dESPNcricinfo staff

Ranasinghe retained in Atapattu-led Sri Lanka women squad

Imalka Mendis and Anushka Sanjeewani have been left out from the squad that played India last month

We were about 20-25 runs short - Niroshan Dickwella (1:06)

Sometimes you get only one or two games to impress - Tom Curran (1:15)

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5dGeorge Dobell

ECB defends tour scheduling amid washout threat

Each of England's five matches on their tour of Sri Lanka has been affected by monsoonal weather

Social Story: England 'scary' right now (1:43)

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5dNagraj Gollapudi

'We are investigating several people in Sri Lanka' - ACU head Alex Marshall

Alex Marshall explains why the ICC's efforts have been heightened in an attempt to fight corruption in Sri Lankan cricket

Associated Press

6dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis called up as replacement for Kusal Perera

Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain

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6dThe Report by George Dobell

Eoin Morgan guides chase in shortened game as England go 2-0 up

England have taken a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka after victory in another rain-affected match in Pallekele

AFP

6dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

'You can't win a 21-over match with 150 on the board' - Niroshan Dickwella

Sri Lanka's big hitter admits he's falling short of his potential at the top of the order

AFP

6dAndrew Fidel Fernando at Pallekele

Tom Curran's comeback puts brothers back on course for all-format dominance

With Sam now a fixture in England's Test set-up, the time is drawing nigh when both Currans take the field together

Top Run ScorersNov'17 to Oct'18

LD Chandimal, Right-hand bat
712
Innings 13
Average 59.33
BKG Mendis, Right-hand bat
619
Innings 13
Average 47.61
FDM Karunaratne, Left-hand bat
482
Innings 13
Average 40.16

AD Mathews, Right-hand bat
468
Innings 11
Average 66.85
WU Tharanga, Left-hand bat
463
Innings 17
Average 28.93
NLTC Perera, Left-hand bat
440
Innings 17
Average 31.42

MDKJ Perera, Left-hand bat
307
Innings 8
Average 38.37
BKG Mendis, Right-hand bat
258
Innings 7
Average 36.85
MD Gunathilaka, Left-hand bat
219
Innings 10
Average 21.90

Top Wicket TakersNov'17 to Oct'18

MDK Perera, Right-arm offbreak
32
Innings 17
Average 34.06
RAS Lakmal, Right-arm fast-medium
29
Innings 17
Average 27.24
HMRKB Herath, Slow left-arm orthodox
25
Innings 13
Average 30.04

NLTC Perera, Right-arm medium-fast
30
Innings 17
Average 21.73
A Dananjaya, Right-arm offbreak
26
Innings 17
Average 28.30
RAS Lakmal, Right-arm fast-medium
15
Innings 14
Average 37.06

NLTC Perera, Right-arm medium-fast
8
Innings 12
Average 42.62
A Dananjaya, Right-arm offbreak
7
Innings 10
Average 43.14
N Pradeep, Right-arm fast-medium
7
Innings 7
Average 35.71

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