T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Spinners losing sting with old ball - Sandakan

Finding suitable purches on a slow pitch in Colombo was only possible while the shine remained on the ball, said Sri Lanka's left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Learned from Chandimal's first-innings knock - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan has said his century on the third day stemmed from a lot of "thinking overnight"

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Shakib's 116 gives Bangladesh control

Bangladesh were in a difficult position when the third day of their 100th Test, against Sri Lanka, began but with Shakib Al Hasan's century and debutant Mosaddek Hossain's 75, they were able to recover

17-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'I think one rash shot made trouble for us' - Samaraweera

Bangladesh batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said he was "out of ideas" about why his team were collapsing so often, after yet another collection of soft dismissals pegged them back in the second Test

16-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

BCB president says it was his decision to drop Mahmudullah

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has revealed the significant influence he has over the selection process, saying it was his call to drop Mahmudullah

16-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam

Late wickets hurt Bangladesh's reply to SL's 338

Bangladesh threw away a strong start to their reply to Sri Lanka's 338, losing wickets late in the day and looking like a team hell-bent on self-destruction

16-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Sharp Bangladesh keep Sri Lanka in check

A consistently threatening Bangladesh bowling attack limited Sri Lanka to 238 for 7 on the opening day in Colombo, with only Dinesh Chandimal fighting back for the hosts

15-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Liton Das out of second Test, Mushfiqur set to keep wicket

Liton was hit on the ribcage by a net bowler at the P Sara Oval during nets on Monday

14-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

'Jaded seamers an area of concern' - Walsh

Bowling coach Courtney Walsh has said Bangladesh seamers' lack of physical ability later in the day is down to their inexperience and is an 'area of concern'

14-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

We have the winning mentality at home - Herath

Lauding his team's self-belief in home Tests, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Rangana Herath also said that the pitch at the P Sara Oval would prove a little more helpful for batsmen than it had been in previous matches

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Bangladesh confront form, selection calls for landmark Test

Bangladesh will need an extraordinary turnaround in fortunes to compete and level the series on one of the more livelier surfaces in Sri Lanka

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sunzamul, Shuvagata called in to Bangladesh ODI squad

Bangladesh have drafted in Sunzamul Islam and Shuvagata Hom and have left out Mehedi Hasan and Tanbir Hayder for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka later this month

13-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam

Consistent selection puts Tharanga at ease

Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga has said that being picked consistently in the team has been the key to his mental state and good performances in recent matches

13-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mahmudullah dropped for second Test

Bangladesh have decided to not play allrounder Mahmudullah in the second Test against Sri Lanka, team manager Khaled Mahmud has said

13-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

'Batsmen need to make better decisions' - Hathurusingha

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said his batsmen have to take better decisions and make technical adjustments for an improved performance in the Colombo Test starting later this week

12-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Hathurusingha wants to make Bangladesh what SL were in 1996

The Bangladesh coach has said he "got everything he asked for" from the BCB during his coaching stint

12-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Would love to get 400 wickets but can't guarantee form - Herath

The 39-year old record-breaking left-arm spinner also said he considers his future before every series he plays

11-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Herath takes six as Bangladesh crumble to 259-run defeat

Rangana Herath took the last four wickets to seal a big win for Sri Lanka after Bangladesh's top collapsed in the first hour of the final day

11-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'A draw is very possible' - Shakib

Shakil Al Hasan said Bangladesh could realistically target a draw since they had 10 wickets in hand going into the final day's play in Galle

10-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Galle

Tharanga unperturbed by rain forecast

Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka batsman, has said that the team had not included the weather in their calculations as they batted on past tea on the fourth day

10-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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