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Chandimal eyeing opponents' spin weaknesses

Sri Lanka will look to use their opponents' deficiencies against spin to their advantage at the World T20 in Bangladesh, captain Dinesh Chandimal has said

21-Mar-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Chandimal upbeat about Sri Lanka's prospects

Dinesh Chandimal embraced the hopes that have been heaped high upon them, instead of downplaying Sri Lanka's prospects in the World Twenty20

15-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal awarded top contract by SLC

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain, has been promoted to the top category of Sri Lanka Cricket's central contracts, for 2014-15. SLC announced that it will be centrally contracting 17 players in all for the season

27-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Kusal showed maturity today' - Mathews

Kusal Perera's well-paced maiden ODI century helped Sri Lanka clinch the ODI series 3-0 and Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said the opener had shown maturity to set up the win in the absence of the team's senior players

22-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

'Planned a last-ball bouncer' - Mashrafe

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh T20 captain, defended Farhad Reza's bowling in the final over of the second T20 against Sri Lanka, saying they had planned to bowl a bouncer off the last ball to set up a catch in the deep

14-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

'Want to have our best team on the field' - Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain, said he wants to take advantage of a near full-strength side ahead of the two-match series against Bangladesh

11-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam

'Tried to keep my mind fresh to score runs' - Sangakkara

A long-time purveyor of Test cricket's grind, Kumar Sangakkara says it was a refreshed focus on positivity that helped him score the third-highest match tally of all time, against Bangladesh

07-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

Sangakkara feat puts SL in commanding position

Kumar Sangakkara eased, almost casually, to a 35th career hundred in a Test match already heaving with his runs, completing a feat only Graham Gooch had achieved before him

07-Feb-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

'We'll be pressing for victory'- Chandimal

Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal declared his team's intention of pressing hard for victory on a day-five pitch that is likely to be receptive to spin bowling

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka win with two balls to spare

Needing two off three balls, Sachithra Senanayake cut Shahid Afridi to the third-man boundary to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket victory

20-Dec-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'We were 15 runs short' - Chandimal

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has admitted his team may have misread the conditions in Dubai after their three-wicket loss to Pakistan in the first Twenty20

12-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL wary of Pakistan's momentum

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara and captain Dinesh Chandimal are wary of Pakistan's form and confidence ahead of the first Twenty20 in Dubai

11-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kenya to play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A

Kenya will play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A in Colombo ahead of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in Dubai

24-Oct-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal 162 drives big Sri Lanka A lead

Dinesh Chandimal's 162 from 197 deliveries led Sri Lanka A to a commanding position in the second four-day match, which they now lead by 146 runs with two wickets still remaining in their first innings

15-Oct-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC domestic tournament replaces Zimbabwe tour

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a triangular four-day tournament to begin on October 8, which effectively replaces the postponed Test tour of Zimbabwe

03-Oct-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal to lead against NZ A

Dinesh Chandimal will captain the Sri Lanka A side against New Zealand A in the first unofficial Test, which begins on September 17, with Dimuth Karunaratne to serve as his deputy

13-Sep-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal powers Uthura to consolation win

Kandurata Maroons fell six runs short of Uthura Yellows' 158-run target in spite of a 54-ball 90 from Thilina Kandamby. However, the loss did not affect Kandurata's place in the table and they will play Basnahira Greens in the final on August 17

14-Aug-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mubarak, bowlers engineer Ruhuna win

Ruhuna Reds defeated Uthura Yellows by 21 runs in the Super 4's Twenty20 in Colombo, and ended Uthura's chances of making it to the final

12-Aug-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

SLC confirms provincial T20 tournament

The four-team provincial Twenty20 tournament that replaces this year's cancelled Sri Lanka Premier League, will run from August 10 to 17

07-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Nothing in pitch warranted scores that low' - Chandimal

A succession of rash strokes and an inability to handle pressure brought Sri Lanka's downfall in the first Twenty20 in Colombo, captain Dinesh Chandimal has said

03-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

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