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A celebration of Sri Lanka's favourite sons

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are both undisputed legends of the game. Their standing in Sri Lanka, however, goes far deeper than that

08-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Mushtaq backs rusty bowlers to come good

Pakistan have not played a Test since the UAE series against Sri Lanka in January, and the long layoff is affecting their bowlers' ability to find their stride, according to the team's bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed

08-Aug-2014•Umar Farooq in Galle

Silva, the businessman, Tharanga, the best friend

Kaushal Silva's meticulousness is evident in his play and his mannerisms, while Upul Tharanga's carefree elegance is like a breath of fresh air, until he gets a little too lazy

07-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Younis at home in Sri Lanka

A stats review at the end of the second day in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle

07-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Sri Lanka's day-long deja vu

Once again this year, despite having the opposition under the cosh, Sri Lanka's attack allowed a position of strength to slip away from them

06-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Herath, the bowling machine

A stats preview to Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka 2014

04-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Identical captains at opposite ends

As Angelo Mathews and Misbah-ul-Haq look across their battlements in Sri Lanka, they may meet each other's gaze, and know they are a lot alike

04-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews, Perera shine bright for Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo marks the Sri Lankan players out of 10 following their series loss against South Africa

29-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Much to be admired in South Africa's stonewalling approach

South Africa's go-slow approach may not have been attractive, but it was effective in driving the opposition to desperation. They never shook the belief that they deserved to take the series

28-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Lady luck finally deserts Sri Lanka

In a year where Sri Lanka have won almost every prize they laid their eyes on, their luck was bound to run its course at some point. It did on Monday

28-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Jayawardene's safe hands, and SA's stonewalling

Stats highlights from the fifth day of the second Test at the SSC, where South Africa batted 111 overs to save the match

28-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

A captain's sacrifice for the SL family

Angelo Mathews' batting pedigree is never in question, but it's his selfless nature as captain, putting his team above all else, that makes him a fine leader

27-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Herath takes South Africa on rough ride

On a pitch that had not yet begun to take huge turn off the straight, a spinner who seemed to have lost some of his bite of late shaped his entire day's work around one small patch of loose soil

26-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Rare tons by SA captains, and Duminy's slow starts

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test at the SSC, which saw the first hundred by a South Africa captain in Sri Lanka

26-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman and Bishen Jeswant

Unfazed Dickwella makes solid first impression

Called up to the Test side out of nowhere, Niroshan Dickwella showed there was substance to the hype that followed his schoolboy career. His challenge now is to sustain that level of performance

25-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Spinners force South Africa to switch to attritional cricket

The discipline shown by Sri Lanka's spin trio squeezed South Africa to the point at which they shut shop. Their approach on day three will determine how the foundation ends up, on a pitch taking turn

25-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

SSC's Superman does it again

With two gone early and a brittle middle order to come, Jayawardene played the kind of innings that grabs you by the collar, flings you on a train and sends you packing on an adventure

24-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Jayawardene joins Gavaskar and Lara, owns the SSC

Stats highlights from the first day of the SL v SA Test at the SSC, where Mahela Jayawardene scored yet another hundred

24-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

A quintessential Sri Lanka collapse

Sri Lanka had a platform to spring towards an unlikely victory in Galle, but their batting line-up succumbed to the same weaknesses

20-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

SA's rare SL win, Sangakkara's elite club

Stats highlights from South Africa's rare Test win in Sri Lanka, at Galle

20-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

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