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Bumrah five-for, Rohit ton secure series win for India

India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series after their six-wicket win on an evening that was marred by crowd trouble

27-Aug-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL bring Chandimal, Thirimanne in place of Gunathilaka, Tharanga

The two batsmen have been brought in for the remainder of the ODI series after Danushka Gunathilaka was ruled out due to a shoulder injury and Upul Tharanga was suspended for two matches

25-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Lahiru Thirimanne returns for SSC Test

Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne has been recalled to the squad for the second Test against India, 13 months after he last played for Sri Lanka

01-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thirimanne needs break from cricket - Gunawardene

The Sri Lanka A coach believes Thirimanne's problem's aren't technical, but simply a lack of confidence

03-Nov-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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

Lower-back strain cuts short Thirimanne's England tour

Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne has left Sri Lanka's ongoing tour of England after sustaining a lower-back strain, which restricted his movement

26-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews praise for Herath, Mendis

Sri Lanka captain, Angelo Mathews, said Kusal Mendis' batting and Rangana Herath's "all-round" performances constituted the positives from the 2-0 Test series defeat against England

13-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

Mathews hopes SL's seniors will step up

Angelo Mathews has said that he trusts makeshift opener Dinesh Chandimal and new addition Lahiru Thirimanne to set the tone at the top of Sri Lanka's innings

16-Mar-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hafeez, Thirimanne offer ailing teams some respite

Pakistan's top order moved into better touch in their only World T20 practice match, as Mohammad Hafeez composed 70 not out from 49 balls. Sri Lanka lost the game, but their emergency No. 3 Lahiru Thirimanne made a second successive forty-plus score

14-Mar-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Kolkata

Kusal, Thirimanne lead Sri Lanka to series win

Kusal Perera struck a 99 lit up by flashes of aggression, but tempered by maturity, while Lahiru Thirimanne stroked a serene 81 not out, as Sri Lanka made light work of a revised target of 225 in the second ODI against West Indies

04-Nov-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Siriwardana tipped to be SL's spin allrounder

The improvement in Milinda Siriwardana's bowling may allow Sri Lanka to explore new combinations in their ODI side, vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne has said

31-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews backs Thirimanne to deliver at No. 3

A move to No. 3 may help end Lahiru Thirimanne's lean trot, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has said ahead of the first Test against West Indies in Galle

13-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Ishant, Chandimal handed one-match bans

Ishant Sharma and Dinesh Chandimal have been handed one-match suspensions for their behaviour in the SSC Test

01-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ishant, Prasad, Chandimal and Thirimanne charged by ICC

Ishant Sharma Dhammika Prasad, Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne have been charged by the ICC for their roles in several angry exchanges during the fourth day of the SSC Test

01-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thirimanne eager to score at whatever position he gets

Sri Lanka have invested in a few startups in the last few years and Lahiru Thirimanne was among the promising ventures that impressed in domestic cricket, but there has been some frustration in the years since

26-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s

Sri Lanka have picked five uncapped players - Binura Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Shehan Jayasuriya and Dhananjaya D'Silva - in their Twenty20 squad for the forthcoming two-match series against Pakistan

23-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

England fail to get the 'simple things' right

England captain Eoin Morgan laid the blame for his team's nine-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka squarely at the feet of the side's performance in the field

01-Mar-2015•George Dobell in Wellington

Sangakkara, Thirimanne thrash England

Sri Lanka made a chase of 310 seem like a weekend stroll in the park as Kumar Sangakkara unfurled a majestic hundred, his second of the tournament, alongside Lahiru Thirimanne's fourth ODI ton

28-Feb-2015•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Thirimanne revels in familiar territory

In the years since Lahiru Thirimanne debuted as an ODI opener in 2010, he has batted everywhere in the order from No. 1 to No. 8, and now he's back at the top of the order

18-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kandamby set for Sri Lanka comeback

Sri Lanka are enjoying home conditions but have to do without Mahela Jayawardene in Habantota. Thilina Kandamby is set for a comeback as the hosts look to take a 3-0 series lead

02-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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