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Sangakkara, Dilshan tons set up big win

At Bellerive Oval, Kumar Sangakkara became the first man in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive innings, and together with Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured a comfortable win over Scotland

11-Mar-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Dilshan, Sangakkara tons set up big win

Sri Lanka have finally made themselves heard, twelve days into the World Cup. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara did most of the talking through their bats, hammering centuries that set up a 92-run win over Bangladesh at the MCG

26-Feb-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'I can easily play for another 2-3 years' - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan believes he has a role to play in Sri Lanka's limited-overs teams after Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara retire at the end of the ongoing World Cup

21-Feb-2015•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

South Africa overcome pressure test

South Africa got the pressure situation they wanted to practice ahead of a major tournament and they rose above it all to beat Sri Lanka, who had been led by Tillakaratne Dilshan's ton

08-Feb-2015•Firdose Moonda at Hagley Oval

Sangakkara 113 seals Sri Lanka win

Kumar Sangakkara mounted a sleek 21st ODI hundred on Tillakaratne Dilshan's foundation, to shepherd Sri Lanka toward a consolation victory in Wellington

29-Jan-2015•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara hundred secures series

A masterful century from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka wrap up the ODI series against England with a thumping 90-run victory in Pallekele

13-Dec-2014•The Report by George Dobell

Dilshan, Thisara fined for Level 1 breaches

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for excessive appealing during the first ODI against England, while Thisara Perera has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a separate incident

27-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka hold on despite Moeen and Bopara

Moeen Ali produced an abundant one-day innings to raise horizons and rouse spirits, but it will take more than a one-man masterclass, however brilliant, to turn England into fancied World Cup contenders

26-Nov-2014•The Report by David Hopps

Thirimanne set for middle order role

Lahiru Thirimanne, Sri Lanka vice-captain, suggested he would continue to bat in the lower middle order until the World Cup, despite having tasted his greatest successes higher up the order.

25-Nov-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Opening conumdrum vexes Mathews

Sri Lanka will aim to lock down their best ODI combination as World Cup preparation begin in earnest, during the seven-match series against England, captain Angelo Mathews said

23-Nov-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

We missed Malinga and Dilshan - Southern Express

The absence of two high-profile Twenty20 cricketers hamstrung Sri Lanka's Southern Express in Champions League T20, their manager has said

18-Sep-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Southern Express dealt Dilshan blow

Tillakaratne Dilshan will not play for Southern Express in the Champions League, due to a family commitment, Sri Lanka Cricket has said

11-Sep-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL play down Shehzad-Dilshan incident

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sri Lanka Cricket are unconcerned about religion-focused comments Ahmed Shehzad had supposedly made to Dilshan following the third ODI, although the PCB have issued Shehzad an official reprimand

04-Sep-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Umar Farooq

All-round Dilshan overpowers South Africa

A defiant century from Hashim Amla was not enough for South Africa as Tillakaratne Dilshan took Sri Lanka to a competitive total and helped defend it by causing a mini collapse in the middle order

09-Jul-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Sparkling Roy catches eye again

Jason Roy's second Championship hundred of the season, supported by swashbuckling fifties from Tillakaratne Dilshan and Gary Wilson put Surrey in command

29-Jun-2014•Tim Wigmore at The Oval

Dilshan signs for Surrey stint

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lankan batsman, will play English domestic cricket for the first time after signing for Surrey as Hashim Amla's replacement

20-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka skittle England for 99 in huge win

Sri Lanka skittled England for a paltry 99, as Nuwan Kulasekara knocked off the top order and Sachithra Senanayake improved his career-best for the second match running, to secure a crushing 157-run victory

25-May-2014•The Report by Andrew McGlashan at Chester-le-Street

Dilshan and Vithanage blitz Sussex in record time

Sri Lanka scorched to a ten-wicket win in less than half the allotted overs to complete their warm-up matches ahead of the limited-overs series against England in dashing style

18-May-2014•Alan Gardner at Hove

Sri Lanka aim for sweep without Big Three

Sri Lanka have always had one of Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayawardene in their ODI team since 1999. They will have to play the final ODI in Bangladesh without them

21-Feb-2014•The Preview by Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh domestic experience will help us - Dilshan

Sri Lanka had 41 players in the 2013-14 Dhaka Premier Division, and Tillakaratne Dilshan has said that experience will help the team ahead of three limited-overs events in Bangladesh

10-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam

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