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Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Samaraweera proves his worth, again

Nov 27, 2012: Thilan Samaraweera throughout his cricketing career has proved himself a fighter; more so than any of the decorated men he bats below

Sri Lanka v NZ, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Sri Lanka fight back on slow day

Nov 27, 2012: Sri Lanka were still a long way off from matching New Zealand's score at the end of the third day, but gained a psychological boost by edging past the follow-on target of 213, thanks to a dogged stand between Thilan Samaraweera and Suraj Randiv

Kandurata v Uthura, SLPL, Pallekele

Samaraweera, Tanvir star in Kandurata win

Aug 18, 2012: Two vicious bursts from Sohail Tanvir and Thilan Samaraweera's hitherto-unsuspected shot repertoire saw Kandurata Warriors comfortably beat Uthura Rudras

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Pallekele, 3rd day

Attacking Perera gives Sri Lanka control

Jul 10, 2012: Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Underrated Jayawardene among the best

Apr 3, 2012: It was deja vu on day one in Colombo as Mahela Jayawardene again played an innings to confirm his status as among the best of a generation

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Millions of runs for Jayawardene

Apr 3, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test in Colombo

Premier League Tournament 2011-12, 9th round

NCC demoted to Tier B after winless season

Mar 18, 2012: ESPNcricinfo rounds up the ninth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011-12

'Thought my career had ended' - Samaraweera

Jan 15, 2012: When he was not picked in the original squad to tour South Africa, Thilan Samaraweera thought he would have to start looking for things to do other than cricket. After two centuries, he wants to continue for a while yet

Samaraweera proves an overseas point

Jan 13, 2012: He has averaged more than 50 in his last three series outside the subcontinent, which is much better than the stats of the more illustrious Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011-12

Samaraweera proves his point

Jan 8, 2012: Marks out of ten for Sri Lanka following their 1-2 Test series loss away in South Africa

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

224, Three, Six - A numbers game for Kallis

Jan 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the third Test at Cape Town

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

South Africa win first home series since 2008

Jan 6, 2012: South Africa won their first home series since 2008, a period in which they had been denied on five occasions, prevailing over Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, to take the rubber 2-1

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban, 2nd day

An innings worthy of an explosive celebration

Dec 27, 2011: Thilan Samaraweera says his only previous century outside the subcontinent earned him three years of Test cricket. Perhaps his knock in Durban will secure a few more

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban, 2nd day

Welegedara gives Sri Lanka big lead

Dec 27, 2011: In what has already been a champagne year for Test cricket, Chanaka Welegedara and Rangana Herath set Sri Lanka up for what could be the biggest Test upset of 2011

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day

A breakthrough for Sri Lanka - Marsh

Dec 26, 2011: Geoff Marsh, the Sri Lanka coach, has said his batsmen worked hard on their technique after the defeat at Centurion and their efforts reaped rewards

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day

Sri Lanka batsmen put up improved show

Dec 26, 2011: Marchant de Lange joined the flood of exciting bowling talent coming into Tests this year, but he couldn't prevent Sri Lanka from having their best day of the series

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011-12

Thilan Samaraweera added to Test squad

Nov 29, 2011: Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lanka middle-order batsman, has been added to the Test squad for the tour of South Africa after being initially overlooked

Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011-12

Ajantha Mendis included in Test squad for SA

Nov 22, 2011: Ajantha Mendis has been included in Sri Lanka's Test squad for the tour of South Africa ahead of Suraj Randiv

Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2011

Samaraweera dropped for Pakistan Tests

Sep 21, 2011: Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lankan middle-order batsman, has been left out of the 16-man squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan in the UAE in October and November

Ruhuna v Wayamba, SLC Inter-Provincial T20 final

Ruhuna take title after eliminator

Jul 31, 2011: Ruhuna trumped Wayamba in the eliminator after a tie, and booked their place in the qualifier stage of the Champions League to be held in India later in the year