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Parnell, Olivier seal innings win for SA

South Africa advanced determinedly towards a 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka by taking just 17 overs to dismiss the opposition on the third morning

14-Jan-2017•The Report by Alan Gardner

Green pitch set to test wounded Sri Lanka

A grassy Newlands surface will bring smiles to the faces of South Africa's seamers and make Sri Lanka's task even harder as they look to bounce back from 1-0 down

01-Jan-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fernando in Cape Town

Karunaratne explains run-out mishap

Sri Lanka's loss of five wickets in what is now an unlikely run chase was sparked by a run out involving two players fropm the same club who would normally trust their understanding

29-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath ten-for puts Sri Lanka on the brink

Rangana Herath's seventh ten-for in Tests put a depleted Sri Lanka side within touching distance of a 2-0 Test series sweep in Zimbabwe

09-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Karunaratne ton stretches lead to 411 on rain-hit day

Dimuth Karunaratne's second fifty-plus score of the match - 110 off 173 balls - lifted Sri Lanka's lead to 411 before rain wiped out almost all of the post-tea session

01-Nov-2016•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Karunaratne guides SL A to seven-wicket win

First-innings centurion Dimuth Karunaratne scored an unbeaten 39 to guide Sri Lanka A to a seven-wicket win over West Indies A

07-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Karunaratne 131 pips Cornwall six-for to put Sri Lanka A ahead

Sri Lanka A took a lead of 72 as Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient 131

05-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Karunaratne, Thirimanne in Sri Lanka A squad

Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne have been named in the Sri Lanka A squad for the first two four-day games at home against West Indies A

29-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Silva leads Sri Lanka's response on Bairstow's mixed day

For Jonny Bairstow, even on the grandest days the debate about whether England should utilise him as a wicketkeeper or specialist batsmen seems destined to ring loudly

10-Jun-2016•The Report by David Hopps

Warm-up opposition not good enough - Karunaratne

The bowling Sri Lanka faced in practice games ahead of the Test series was of modest quality, opener Dimuth Karunaratne has said

06-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injured Prasad ruled out of first Test

With the first Test less than a week away, Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford was satisfied with what he saw on the final day of his side's last warm-up match

15-May-2016•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Grace Road

Karunaratne relishing senior role

Dimuth Karunaratne, who is one just three batsmen in Sri Lanka's squad to have played Tests in New Zealand before, has found himself dishing out advice to his younger, less experienced team-mates

08-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Herath restores Sri Lanka dominance

Rangana Herath bowled Sri Lanka back into the dominant position achieved by their top order and squandered somewhat by a collapse that cost them their last seven wickets for 59 runs

15-Oct-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Karunaratne relishes 'batting under pressure'

Dimuth Karunaratne, on debut, scored 0 in the first innings and 60 in the second. Sixteen Tests on, he averages 23.58 in the first innings but 47.35 in the second dig

02-Jul-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Draw after Tharanga, Karunaratne fifties

Openers Shan Masood, Dimuth Karunaratne and Upul Tharanga all hit fifties, and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay claimed three wickets, on the final day of the Pakistanis' warm up against the Sri Lanka Board President 's XI in Colombo

13-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Karunaratne out of World Cup with broken finger

The ICC Event Technical Committee has approved legspinning-allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna as a replacement for injured batsman Dimuth Karunaratne

05-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

South Africa overcome pressure test

South Africa got the pressure situation they wanted to practice ahead of a major tournament and they rose above it all to beat Sri Lanka, who had been led by Tillakaratne Dilshan's ton

08-Feb-2015•Firdose Moonda at Hagley Oval

Kusal left out for NZ tour; Kulasekara recalled

Kusal Perera has been omitted from Sri Lanka's squad for the one-day series against New Zealand, as they continue to search for a stable opening pair, while seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has been recalled

30-Dec-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Opening spots are still open' - Mathews

With Sri Lanka having been expected to wrap up the series handily, Angelo Mathews and the selectors had hoped to don their white coats and put World Cup hopefuls under the microscope in low-pressure matches towards the back end of the tour

12-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Karunaratne ton powers Sri Lanka A

Dimuth Karunaratne's 18th first-class century lifted Sri Lanka A to a strong position at the end of the first day against West Indies A in Hambantota

11-Oct-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

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