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Sri Lanka hold their nerve to reach semi-final

A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into

17-Jun-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Herath, Thirimanne secure Sri Lanka win

Rangana Herath's 4 for 37 and an unbeaten 82 for Lahiru Thirimanne took Sri Lanka to a 28-run Duckworth-Lewis victory

12-May-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh resist after Sri Lanka declare

Sri Lanka extended their domination on the second day in Galle, declaring their first innings at 570 for the loss of just four wickets, a little over an hour after lunch

09-Mar-2013•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Sangakkara issues challenge to new generation

Kumar Sangakkara has challenged Thirimanne, Chandimal and Mathews to score 35 to 40 Test hundreds each

08-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Thirimanne guides Sri Lanka to resounding win

Lahiru Thirimanne anchored a comfortable chase on a tacky pitch as Sri Lanka levelled the ODI series against Australia in the second match at Adelaide Oval

13-Jan-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Sri Lanka undone by inconsistency - Ford

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford said his side had positives to take from a 3-0 drubbing in Australia, but had ultimately been undone by inconsistency

07-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando

Thirimanne shows the future is not bleak

Not many of the 26,000 at the SCG knew Lahiru Thirimanne upon his arrival at the crease, yet they rose to give him a warm ovation when he departed short of the three-figure score

03-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando at the SCG

Thirimanne pushes Sri Lanka to 294

Lahiru Thirimanne and Mahela Jayawardene helped Sri Lanka to a total of 294 when they were dismissed late on the first day in Sydney

02-Jan-2013•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Thirimanne and Lakmal added to SL Test squad

Lahiru Thirimanne and Suranga Lakmal have been called up to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test in Sydney

29-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Slots open for World T20 squad - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said there are four-five open spots in the squad for the World Twenty20

06-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Pallekele

India rise to No. 2 with narrow win

It was a low-key series that was overshadowed by the Olympics, but there was a dramatic change in the rankings as India climbed up to No. 2 after shutting out Sri Lanka 4-1

04-Aug-2012•The Report by Siddarth Ravindran

Seamers set up comfortable win for Pakistan

It turned out to be a good toss to lose for Pakistan, as their seamers, led by Umar Gul, set up a comfortable six-wicket win by keeping Sri Lanka to a paltry 135

07-Jun-2012•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Sri Lanka in finals after nine-run win

Sri Lanka secured a place in the tri-series finals with a tense victory over Australia

02-Mar-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Jayawardene warns Thirimanne over backing-up too far

Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned the batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to keep a check on how far he backs up in Friday's match against Australia

23-Feb-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Hobart

Ashwin warned Thirimanne before 'Mankading' - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag has said R Ashwin had warned Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out for backing up too much before the ball was bowled

21-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

Happy to see youngsters perform - Dilshan

For the third time on this tour, a Sri Lanka youngster played a vital role in a victory, as Lahiru Thirimanne put in a performance worthy of the Man of the Match award

23-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Wanderers

Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in thriller

For once, the choke was almost on the opposition in a game involving South Africa. Sri Lanka almost messed up what had been the perfect big ODI chase

22-Jan-2012•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Thirimanne gets century in draw

Lahiru Thirimanne pushed for a berth in Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test with an unbeaten 100 for the Board XI against the Australians on the final day of the tour match at the P Sara Oval

27-Aug-2011•The Report by Daniel Brettig at P Sara Oval

Taylor hundred sets up Lions win

James Taylor's 106 and a buccaneering 26-ball 59 from Jonny Bairstow set up England Lions' 97-run win over Sri Lanka A at New Road

12-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka A edge high-scoring battle

Sri Lanka A edged a high-scoring day at Trent Bridge, chasing down a rain-reduced target of 272 with five wickets to spare to beat Nottinghamshire

10-Aug-2011

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