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'Mendis was left out for tactical reasons' - de Silva

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain, has said he is thrilled with the performances of youngsters like wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal and allrounder Jeewan Mendis

10-Jun-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

No Jayasuriya and Mendis in Asia Cup squad

Forty-year-old opener Sanath Jayasuriya has been dropped from the 15-member Sri Lanka squad for the Asia Cup

09-Jun-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Spinners, Dilshan humble Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka attacked from every corner, with seam and spin, to strangle and harass Zimbabwe who just about managed to get past 100. And Tillakaratne Dilshan helped them polish off the target without any trouble

01-Jun-2010•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Sri Lanka hope for spin threat

Sri Lanka left it late to secure a place in the World Twenty20 semi-finals but now they are in the knockout stage their varied bowling attack could hold the key to success

12-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in St Lucia

Abdul Razzaq signs for Hampshire

Hampshire have signed Abdul Razzaq, the Pakistan allrounder, to strengthen their squad for the domestic Twenty20 tournament

08-Mar-2010•Cricinfo staff

Unstoppable Wayamba retain title

Wayamba retained the Inter-provincial Twenty20 title for the third time after a clinical performance in the final outplaying Ruhuna in all three departments of the game at Moratuwa

07-Mar-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Pakistan lead Twenty20 nominations

These are the six performances that have made the ESPNcricinfo awards shortlist for the Twenty20 batting and bowling performances of 2009

19-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka make sweeping changes for Bangladesh tri-series

Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga have been dropped from Sri Lanka's squad for the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh next month, also featuring India

29-Dec-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ajantha Mendis misses out in Mumbai

Ajantha Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's playing XI for the decisive third Test in Mumbai

01-Dec-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka steady after India amass 642

Rahul Dravid laid the platform with a serene, yet commanding, 144 before Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman hit fluent fifties to lead India to a position of immense strength in Kanpur

25-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Teams back to square one

Cricinfo previews the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur

23-Nov-2009•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Afridi joins South Australia for Twenty20

South Australia have signed Shahid Afridi for the Twenty20 Big Bash this summer as a replacement for the spinner Ajantha Mendis

26-Oct-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dhoni leads World ODI Team of the Year

MS Dhoni was named captain of the World ODI Team of the Year for the second year running at the ICC Awards in Johannesburg

01-Oct-2009•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lankan stars in doubt for Australian Twenty20

Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia might have to reconsider their overseas signings for the Twenty20 Big Bash due to a clash with Sri Lanka's international schedule

30-Sep-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dilshan and Mendis drub South Africa in rain-hit game

Led by a blazing century from Tillakaratne Dilshan, the world's No. 5 team started their Champions Trophy campaign in fine style by beating the top-ranked side

22-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Sangakkara unfazed by No. 2 ranking

There's a buzz that Sri Lanka, after England claimed back the Ashes, are sitting pretty at No. 2 in the Test world. But Kumar Sangakkara is having none of it

25-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Mendis to join Hampshire

Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner, has been signed by Hampshire to play in the 2010 season

17-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Fit Murali returns to Test squad

Muttiah Muralitharan has returned to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the series against New Zealand after recovering from injury

11-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Mendis could miss out as Sri Lanka opt for pace

Kumar Sangakkara has hinted at picking four seamers for the final Test against Pakistan

19-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Mendis joins South Australia for Twenty20

South Australia have signed Sri Lanka's mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis for the domestic Twenty20 tournament next summer

07-Jul-2009•Brydon Coverdale

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