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Perennial bridesmaids SL seek to break hoodoo

In the previous eight global tournaments, Sri Lanka made the semis or better six times. They did not win the title even once. Can they be seventh time lucky?

02-Apr-2014•Alan Gardner in Mirpur

Dhaka pitch a fresh challenge for SL, SA

Mirpur will provide more grip and turn for the spinners than the surface in Chittagong, which held together through most of the Super 10 stage. South Africa and Sri Lanka, therefore, will need to adapt quickly

02-Apr-2014•Alan Gardner and Mohammad Isam

England's anti-aplomb, and New Zealand's touching tribute

One brought life to a dead rubber, the other gave a lesson in how not to play spin

01-Apr-2014•Andy Zaltzman

More to Herath than meets the eye

With one of the great T20 spells, Rangana Herath ensured Sri Lanka's hopes for that elusive World T20 title would not wither just yet

31-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand blindsided as spin takes hold

After removing Sri Lanka for 119 it all looked set for New Zealand to book a semi-final place, but things were a little different in Chittagong's final match of the tournament

31-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Williamson's 70%, and Herath's unbelieveable average

Stats highlight from Sri Lanka's win against New Zealand in Chittagong

31-Mar-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Herath flummoxes Taylor

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the game between Sri Lanka and New Zealand

31-Mar-2014•Andrew McGlashan and Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis - bird of prey or sitting duck?

Batsmen have often struggled to figure out Ajantha Mendis' bowling, but now it is time for Sri Lanka to figure out whether the spinner should be persisted with

28-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

England discover map through uncharted waters

Having tossed away opportunities in the field with reckless abandon and slumping into negative territory at the start of their chase, England found the courage to make amends

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

England's maiden T20I hundred and their highest successful chase

Stats highlights from England's stunning win against Sri Lanka in Chittagong

27-Mar-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

A catch not given, and plenty dropped

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 1 match between England and Sri Lanka

27-Mar-2014•Andrew McGlashan

The minnow murderers

ESPNcricinfo picks five of Sri Lanka's most brutal performances against lesser oppositions in limited-overs cricket

24-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Netherlands crash to lowest T20I total

Stats highlights from the most comprehensive win in T20 internationals at Mirpur

24-Mar-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Kusal salvo hides seniors' foibles

Sri Lanka's august senior batsmen made 23 collectively, but a 23-year-old's belligerence ensured his team triumphed nonetheless

22-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

SA's running disasters and Chandimal's precision change

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa

22-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonga and Andrew Fidel Fernando

Who will win a fight between cricket and an elephant?

This and other imponderables answered in this special World T20-themed q&a

18-Mar-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Blue rivals on a hot summer's day

The annual outing to a century-old cricket contest in Colombo

14-Mar-2014•Jonathan Francis

Solo efforts, and old man Misbah

Also, most runs in international cricket without a duck, 50 Test wickets in three months, and a footballer's cricketing nephew

11-Mar-2014•Steven Lynch

Thirimanne century could prove career-defining

Sri Lanka's selectors have persisted with Lahiru Thirimanne, and in his 62nd ODI, he underlined his top-order potential again, under the pressure of a chase in a final

08-Mar-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Mirpur

After lengthy wait, Fawad grabs his chances

Misbah-ul-Haq has had to routinely rescue Pakistan after top-order collapses, but in the Asia Cup Fawad Alam showed the temperament to be a worthy ally

08-Mar-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

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