Sri Lanka news

SLC releases seven players to play in BPL

Nov 18, 2015: Sri Lanka Cricket has agreed to release seven high-profile cricketers to play in the Bangladesh Premier League, in an about-turn from their previous stance

SL v WI, 1st T20I, Pallekele

Dilshan and Mathews seal thumping win

Nov 9, 2015: A rollicking 91-run opening partnership, brisk stands through the middle, and a violent Angelo Mathews finish sent Sri Lanka hurtling to 215 for 3 - the highest ever T20 international total on the island - and set the scene for a 30-run victory.

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Sri Lanka Cricket moves to wipe out chucking

Jun 2, 2015: Sri Lanka Cricket has taken strides towards wiping out chucking in domestic and school cricket

County news

Worcestershire sign Senanayake to fill Ajmal void

Apr 4, 2015: Worcestershire have signed Sachithra Senanayake, the Sri Lanka offspinner, as an early-season replacement for Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal

Sri Lanka v England, 6th ODI, Pallekele

Buoyed England aim for series decider

Dec 12, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the sixth ODI in Pallekele as England look to level the series and take it to a decider

Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele

Atapattu backs Senanayake comeback

Dec 9, 2014: Sri Lanka coach Marvan Atapattu expressed confidence that Sachithra Senanayake will return successfully to international cricket, after the ICC cleared the spinner's remodeled action.

England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

Herath injury allows Senanayake instant return

Dec 9, 2014: Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the fifth ODI against England, and is unlikely to play a further part in the series. He will be replaced by Sachithra Senanayake

ICC news

Senanayake, Williamson cleared to bowl

Dec 9, 2014: Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake and New Zealand's Kane Williamson have been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket by the ICC

Sri Lanka news

Senanayake retested in Chennai

Nov 24, 2014: Banned offspinner Sachithra Senanayake underwent an official retest of his action in Chennai on Sunday, with the results expected within the next two weeks

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SLC wants 'unofficial' Senanayake re-test

Oct 28, 2014: Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake is to undergo unofficial testing of his bowling action after satisfying the SLC coaching staff with the remedial work he has carried out with them since being reported five months ago

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Senanayake returns with reworked action

Oct 9, 2014: Sachithra Senanayake marked a return to competitive cricket by bowling 22 overs over three matches with a reworked bowling action in Sri Lanka's Mercantile Cricket tournament

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SLC allows Senanayake to play domestic cricket

Sep 25, 2014: Sachithra Senanayake has been green-lighted to play in Sri Lanka's Mercantile Cricket tournament, after Sri Lanka Cricket analysed a report by the experts with whom the offspinner reworked his action

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Senanayake returns after remedial work on action

Aug 21, 2014: SLC hopes to have Sachithra Senanayake cleared by the ICC over the next few months, after biomechanics experts were confident his action had been remedied

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Senanayake heads to Perth to sort out action

Aug 10, 2014: Sachitra Senanayake, the Sri Lanka offspinner who was banned from bowling last month due to an illegal action, has left for Perth to undergo a remediation programme

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Senanayake to get help with correcting action

Jul 28, 2014: Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake will get help from Daryl Foster, a human movement lecturer at the University of Western Australia, to remedy his bowling action

MCC news

Batsman's fault if mankaded - MCC

Jul 17, 2014: Stay in the crease, the MCC has once again reiterated to the batsmen, and avoid being 'mankaded'. That missive was sent by the MCC's World Cricket Committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at Lord's

Sri Lanka news

SLC confident of Senanayake return

Jul 15, 2014: Sri Lanka Cricket remained confident that their spinner Sachithra Senanayake's action could be remedied, and that he could be reintroduced to international cricket before the World Cup, despite a harsh biomechanical assessment

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Senanayake banned from bowling due to action

Jul 12, 2014: Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from bowling in international cricket, after his action was found to be illegal following bio-mechanical assessment in Cardiff

Sri Lanka in England 2014

No involvement in reporting Senanayake - Cook

Jun 19, 2014: Alastair Cook has denied suggestions that the England camp played any part in Sri Lankan spinner Sachithra Senanayake being reported as having a suspected illegal bowling action

Sri Lanka tour of England 2014

Senanayake's action to be tested in Cardiff

Jun 8, 2014: Offspinner Sachithra Senanayake is set to return to the UK, days after he arrived in Sri Lanka, following SLC's decision to send him to the newly-accredited Cardiff Metropolitan University for the biomechanical testing of his action