Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga's absence in Tests leaves a gaping hole

Lasith Malinga was devastating for Sri Lanka in the ODI series but the hosts will have to find a way to cope without him in the Tests

23-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Batsmen lacked application - Atapattu

Sri Lanka's batting coach Marvan Atapattu has blamed a lack of application from the Sri Lanka batsmen for the team's poor performance in the ongoing ODI series against Australia

21-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85

Shelley Wickramasinghe, who was known as the Grand Old Man of Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, died at his home in Colombo on Wednesday at the age of 85

12-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Norton Fredrick dies at 73

Norton Fredrick, the former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer, died on Wednesday at the age of 73 following a terminal illness at his home in Wattala

10-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Clarke expects hard-fought ODI series

Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that he expects a tough five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka

09-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga to miss first ODI

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, is likely to miss the series opener at Pallakele Stadium on Wednesday

09-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Mendis developing new delivery

Ajantha Mendis has said that he is in the process of developing a new delivery that he hopes to unveil in the near future

09-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Former Sri Lanka captain Gamini Goonesena dies at 80

Gamini Goonesena, a former Sri Lanka captain and allrounder who also played for Cambridge University and Nottinghamshire, has died at the age of 80 in Canberra

02-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka Cricket to cut down staff

In an effort to cut costs, Sri Lanka Cricket's new interim committee, headed by Upali Dharmadasa, has decided to cut down on the staff at SLC headquarters in Colombo

24-Jul-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

DRS could be used only for Tests

Sri Lanka and Australia are likely to have the DRS only for the Test-leg of the upcoming tour because of a shortage of cameras required for the minimum technology standards

24-Jul-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ratnayake wary of "wounded" Australia

Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lanka's new interim coach, has warned that his team's next opponents, Australia, will be dangerous since they are hurting from recent disappointments

17-Jul-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ratnayake named SL interim coach

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been appointed as the interim coach for the home series against Australia starting next month

15-Jul-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Law hopes sun shines on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's outgoing coach, Stuart Law, has backed his team to bounce back from their 110-run defeat in the opening ODI at The Oval, and expects them to compete strongly in the remaining four matches of the five-match series

30-Jun-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at Headingley

Jayasuriya poised for farewell match

Sanath Jayasuriya will bring to an end a 22-year international career when he makes his final appearance for his country at the venue - The Oval - where he made his highest score against England in all formats: 213 off 278 balls in the one-off Test 13 yea

27-Jun-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at The Oval

Bullish Fernando vows to make most of opportunity

It's fair to say there's been a hint of underachievement in Dilhara Fernando's career, but the England tour will give him the opportunity to dispel doubts that he is a wild card that could win or lose a match in one spell

22-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Atapattu wants to bridge batting gulf within team

Sri Lanka's batting coach Marvan Atapattu has said there is a big gulf between the batting ability of senior batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene and remaining batsmen in the national side

17-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka attack backed to surprise

Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake is confident that his young and inexperienced charges can spring a surprise on England in the upcoming three-Test series

15-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'SL board confident of facing any charges'

Sri Lanka Cricket is ready to take on any charges levelled against them with regards to corruption and misappropriation of funds, secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said

10-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka in running to host Pakistan-England series

Sri Lanka is in the running to host the England-Pakistan Test and one-day series scheduled for early 2012, with continuing security concerns preventing England from travelling to Pakistan

10-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Bloomfield, Moors take honours in Premier League

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, and Moors Sports Club have won the Premier Tier A and Tier B League titles for the 2010-'11 season

10-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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