Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara not surprised by West Indies' performance

Kumar Sangakkara has said he was not surprised by the way in which West Indies dominated the drawn first Test in Galle but added the difference in bowling between the teams was an "eye-opener"

19-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Prasanna Jayawardene rues not avoiding follow-on

Prasanna Jayawardene has rued not being able to avoid the follow-on but said his team could finish on a positive note after the encouraging start provided by openers in the second innings

18-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

West Indies in the ascendancy - Gibson

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said his team is in the "ascendancy" in the first Test in Galle despite the Sri Lankan openers responding strongly after following on

18-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

'Scared Chris would get 400' - Mendis

Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis admitted that he was scared that West Indies opener Chris Gayle would get to Brian Lara's world record score of 400

16-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Onus on West Indies spinners - Nash

Brendan Nash, the West Indies vice-captain, said taking early wickets was the key to West Indies' push for a win against Sri Lanka

16-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

'I'd love to get to that 317' - Gayle

Chris Gayle wants to top his highest score of 317 in Tests

15-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Sangakkara confident of spin options

Captain Kumar Sangakkara has backed the trio of spinners named in Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test against West Indies starting on Monday at the Galle International Stadium, saying Sri Lankan spin is in good hands despite the retirement of Muttiah Mur

14-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sammy ready for Sri Lanka challenge

West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said his team is prepared to face the challenges posed by Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test starting at Galle on Monday

14-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'We would like to copy what happened in 1996'

14-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Don't risk Malinga in Tests before World Cup' - Jayawardene

Fast bowler Lasith Malinga has become such a precious commodity that Sri Lanka are considering not risking him in any of the upcoming three Tests against West Indies

13-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Charlotte Edwards warns against complacency

England women's captain Charlotte Edwards has warned against complacency in her team's tour of Sri Lanka where it plays two ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals

12-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Two-paced wicket caught us by surprise - Nash

West Indies' batsmen struggled on the first day of their tour match against a Sri Lanka President's XI at Colombo

10-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara backs spinners to succeed

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has backed his spinners to succeed in the upcoming three-Test series against West Indies that begins in Galle on November 15

09-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sammy keen to restore West Indies pride

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said his team is keen on restoring its pride during the tour of Sri Lanka where it has arrived for a full series

09-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka keen on UDRS for West Indies series

Sri Lanka Cricket is keen on using the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) for this month's Test and ODI series against West Indies

30-Oct-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara looking forward to Australian test

Sri Lanka's build-up to next year's World Cup continues when they leave for Australia on Sunday to play a three-ODI series

16-Oct-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara suffers hamstring injury

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has injured his left hamstring and is fighting for fitness ahead of the tour of Australia which starts later this month

07-Oct-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Muralitharan included in Sri Lanka squad for Australia

Muttiah Muralitharan has been named in Sri Lanka's 16-member squad for the upcoming, short limited-overs tour of Australia.

02-Oct-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Hambantota pitch not to blame for low scores - Curator

The pitch at Hambantota, one of Sri Lanka's new venues for the 2011 World Cup, was not to blame for the low scores in the second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A, Sri Lanka's head curator has said

19-Sep-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SL tweak domestic schedule ahead of World Cup

Sri Lanka have rescheduled their domestic calendar for the coming season in order to give their players ample match practice ahead of the 2011 World Cup

19-Sep-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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