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'Seniors need to take the blame' - Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka's captain also felt his new-ball bowlers lacked discipline and frittered away a useful first-innings lead

23-Dec-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Karachi

'Pakistan is now safe for cricket' - Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka's captain has expressed 'regret' over his decision not to tour the country for September's limited-overs matches

18-Dec-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Karachi

'We need 300 to give our bowlers a chance' - Karunaratne

Sri Lanka's captain bemoaned the post-lunch session when the team lost four wickets for 31 runs

11-Dec-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Rawalpindi

Having Mickey Arthur as coach 'a big advantage' - Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka captain says that the white-ball players who toured Pakistan recently convinced the team to travel for the Tests

10-Dec-2019•Umar Farooq in Rawalpindi

'Freedom doesn't mean swinging at every ball' - Dimuth Karunaratne

The Sri Lanka captain has been lauded for letting his batsmen play their shots, but after the Colombo defeat he was critical of their lack of patience

27-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the P Sara Oval

Boult, Southee send Sri Lanka tumbling on rain-drenched day

Karunaratne's solidity offered the home side some hope, but New Zealand's strike bowlers swung the match around quickly

23-Aug-2019•The Report by Saurabh Somani

Karunaratne sparkles for Sri Lanka on rain-hit day

Will Somerville and Colin de Grandhomme took a wicket each for New Zealand on a day that saw only 36.3 overs

22-Aug-2019•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Karunaratne gives players 'freedom to go and express themselves 100%' - Dickwella

Need to keep 'making good decisions at crunch moments', says the wicketkeeper-batsman as Sri Lanka chase series sweep against New Zealand

21-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Steven Smith moves to No. 2 in Test rankings for batsmen

Dimuth Karunaratne broke into the top ten after his fourth-innings 122 handed Sri Lanka 60 points in Galle

19-Aug-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

I had to do it - Dimuth Karunaratne on a special century

The opener said it was important to him that he brought up the match-winning hundred, having not been able to convert his half-centuries since last July

18-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'Thought the wicket would deteriorate more than it did' - Kane Williamson

Having said that, though, the New Zealand captain gave credit to Dimuth Karunaratne for a 'fantastic hundred' in the fourth innings

18-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push

Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards chasing down 268 with a wicketless post-lunch session from their openers on the fourth day

17-Aug-2019•The Report by Sreshth Shah

England whitewash forced us to rethink plans for New Zealand Tests - Dimuth Karunaratne

The Sri Lanka captain, who expects a batting-friendly pitch in Galle, has warned his spinners of the dangers of 'attacking too much'

13-Aug-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'I have a team I can work with' - Karunaratne sees good signs for the future

The search for a new bowling spearhead following Lasith Malinga's retirement, however, could make the team sweat

31-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Malinga to retire from ODIs after first match of Bangladesh series

The fast bowler, however, will be available for selection in T20 internationals

23-Jul-2019•Madushka Balasuriya

Avishka Fernando will be one of the future stars - Dimuth Karunaratne

Kusal Perera and the captain himself have forged a solid combination at the top, giving Sri Lanka more reason to cheer this World Cup

05-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Leeds

'Middle order doesn't have confidence' - Karunaratne

Sri Lanka captain says they have the skill to 'compete with anyone' but admits they have only performed well in 'certain games'

30-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-Le-Street

Sri Lanka banking on 'out of the box' methods to stop England's batsmen

Captain Dimuth Karunaratne has told his team to forget about the first half of their World Cup campaign and pick themselves up for the second half

20-Jun-2019•Alan Gardner in Leeds

Aaron Finch and Mitchell Starc headline big Australia win

The opener scored his second World Cup hundred to set base for an imposing total, and the left-arm quick blew Sri Lanka away after they had threatened to make a game of it

15-Jun-2019•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Sri Lanka warm to their task at last in spite of Brizzle drizzle

Half-fought victory settles the nerves, but a woeful World Cup record against Pakistan doesn't augur well

06-Jun-2019•Alan Gardner in Bristol

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