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Sri Lanka dismantle Bangladesh for 82 and storm into final

Suranga Lakmal decked the Bangladesh top order, Thisara Perera struck blows in the middle, before Dushmantha Chameera and Lakshan Sandakan wiped out the tail and a hail of sixes carried Sri Lanka's openers to a paltry target of 83

25-Jan-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara Perera's all-round brilliance keeps Sri Lanka alive

The allrounder followed figures of 4 for 33 - his best since 2012 - with an unbeaten 39 off 26 balls to give Sri Lanka their first points in the tri-series

21-Jan-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Coach can't do miracles, SL have to step up - Thisara

Getting Chandika Hathurusingha on board was a "positive," Thisara Perera said but added that won't change Sri Lanka's fortunes overnight

19-Jan-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara Perera named captain for ODIs, T20Is against India

Thisara Perera is the seventh man to captain Sri Lanka in 2017, a year in which the team has suffered three ODI whitewashes

29-Nov-2017•Madushka Balasuriya

Rangpur bowlers clinch thriller after Gayle's fifty boost

A combined effort from Rangpur Riders' bowling attack ensured a successful defence of 142, in a match that was decided off the last ball

21-Nov-2017•Sreshth Shah

Angelo Mathews declared fit for India tour

Kusal Perera and Asela Gunaratne are also expected return to the national set-up when Sri Lanka fly to India for a full tour

31-Oct-2017•Madushka Balasuriya

Thisara to captain Sri Lanka's T20 side in Lahore

Nine of the 16 chosen to play the T20s against Pakistan did not feature in the team's last assignment

21-Oct-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Amla, Thisara star in World XI's last-over win

While Amla anchored the chase with a half-century, the series-levelling victory was made possible courtesy Thisara's unbeaten 19-ball 47

13-Sep-2017•The Report by Danyal Rasool in Lahore

Thisara, Siriwardana return to ODI squad

Sri Lanka's squad for the five-match series against India also includes Malinda Pushpakumara and Vishwa Fernando, who are yet to make their ODI debuts

15-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thisara, Jayasuriya earn T20 call-ups

Kusal Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh; Kusal Perera's inclusion subject to fitness

02-Apr-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL break ODI drought to level series

Sri Lanka rode a fast start and a fast finish to a competitive score, bowled with discipline, and found some spirit in the field to defeat Bangladesh by 70 runs and snap a six-match losing streak that stretched back to January

01-Apr-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Perera, Thisara return to Sri Lanka ODI squad

Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera were recalled to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the series against Bangladesh

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Renegades' six-run win keeps them alive

The Melbourne Renegades kept their chances alive in the BBL with a six-run win that knocked the Adelaide Strikers out

16-Jan-2017•The Report by Geoff Lemon

Thisara Perera and Tymal Mills sign with BBL

Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera and England pacer Tymal Mills are the latest additions to the Big Bash League 2016-17, coming in for the Melbourne Renegades and the Brisbane Heat respectively

06-Jan-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

All-round Perera studs Barisal win

Seventeen runs in the 17th over took Barisal Bulls home in an otherwise balanced contest, leaving Comilla Victorians winless in the tournament

11-Nov-2016•Mohammad Isam

Perera fined, Starc reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera was fined 15% of his match fee while Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in separate incidents during the second ODI in Colombo

25-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jaahid, Azam star in Pakistan A's four-wicket win

A 139-run third-wicket partnership between opener Jaahid Ali and captain Babar Azam set up a four-wicket win for Pakistan A over Sri Lanka A in Northampton

23-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kulasekara replaces Prasad in ODI squad

Nuwan Kulasekara has replaced the injured Dhammika Prasad in Sri Lanka's squad for the ODI series in New Zealand, which begins on December 26

18-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Misbah trumps Amir in Rangpur's last-ball win

Mohammad Amir claimed career-best T20 figures on his BPL debut but he was unable to prevent Rangpur Riders from winning off the last ball, by two wickets, in the tournament opener against Chittagong Vikings

22-Nov-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Thisara back, but Sri Lanka T20 squad focus on youth

Rookie bowlers Binura Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay, as well as allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya, find places in Sri Lanka's squad for the West Indies T20s

05-Nov-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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