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Six-hit Fernando sinks England

Dilhara Fernando's stunning career-best 6 for 27 secured Sri Lanka a consolation 107-run victory in the final one-day international in Colombo

13-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene among eight Sri Lankans to join IPL

The Indian Premier League received a boost as top Sri Lankan cricketers including Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara signed on

01-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Bangladesh with their backs to the wall

After coasting through their first three games, reality hit hard for Sri Lanka following their 33-run defeat to Pakistan at the Wanderers. They now prepare to take on Bangladesh in their next match

17-Sep-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sad day for Sanath and scintillating Silva

S Rajesh presents the Plays of the day for the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Wanderers

17-Sep-2007•S Rajesh in Johannesburg

Pakistan raise all-round game in easy win

Half-centuries from Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan and a three-wicket haul from Shahid Afridi helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs

17-Sep-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Bangladesh look to build on positives

The biggest question surrounding the Bangladesh team is whether, despite the obvious intent, they can avoid repeating the negatives

22-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene all praise for Fernando

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene heaped praise on his bowlers, especially Dilhara Fernando, after his team had completed a comprehensive 70-runs victory over Bangladesh in the first ODI

20-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Formidable Fernando powers Sri Lanka to easy win

Dilhara Fernando sashayed his way through a brittle top order, and with Farvez Maharoof playing sidekick ensured Sri Lanka sealed a facile win in the first ODI against Bangladesh at Colombo

20-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Penney rues dropped catches

Stand-in coach Trevor Penney said that there there are no excuses for dropping so many catches

27-Jun-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Dilhara turns up the heat

Dilhara Fernando starred in conditions that were scarcely fit for fast bowling

09-Jun-2007•George Binoy at Chennai

Fernando secures series win for Asia

Like in the first ODI at Bangalore, Asia won the toss, elected to bat on a flat pitch and batted the opposition out of the game, only this time the victory was more comprehensive

09-Jun-2007•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran at Chennai

'Bowling around the wicket has helped,' says Murali

Muralitharan admits to tactical switch

26-Apr-2007

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan returned to the fray as Sri Lanka retained the bulk of their 15-man squad currently touring India, for the World Cup

12-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

BCCI running the show in world cricket - Barry Richards

Barry Richards launched a scathing attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying they had transformed the game by their sheer money power

12-Oct-2006•PTI

Teams likely to go with four-man pace attack

The pace bowlers on both sides will also appreciate the extra bounce, and we could witness a truly unusual sight, two teams having four-man pace attacks in a game played on the subcontinen

17-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Prince leads South Africa's fightback

Sri Lanka's bowlers looked to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for inspiration and played the waiting game, patiently going about the job at hand, and picked up four of the ten wickets they needed to secure victory in the first Test

30-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Moody hails Murali and Fernando

An expectedly upbeat Tom Moody, the Sri Lankan coach, hailed his bowlers for cleaning up South Africa for a paltry 169, adding that the pitch was likely to get slower as the match went on

27-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara builds SL advantage

Dilhara Fernando and Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four wickets each as Sri Lanka shot out South Africa for a meagre 169 and then drove home the advantage, reaching 128 for 2

27-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Sri Lanka down Dutch for second time

After the world-record pasting they received two days ago, this was a spirited display from the Netherlands, but Sri Lanka were again barely stretched as they finally brought their tour to a close with a 55-run win at Amstelveen

06-Jul-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka's triumph

Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten Sri Lanka's performances against England in the five-match one-day series

02-Jul-2006•Andrew McGlashan

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