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Chamara Silva called up as injury cover

Chamara Silva, a middle-order batsman, has joined Sri Lanka's squad in the UAE as back up for Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene

21-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayawardene, quicks help Sri Lanka level series

The ICC's latest fiddle with the rules was primarily responsible for the intrigue in Dubai, where the tale of two batting Powerplays decided the course of the second ODI, and allowed Sri Lanka level the series

14-Nov-2011•The Report by Nitin Sundar

Senior players need to take responsibility - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka captain, has said that the senior players in the team have the responsibility of ending Sri Lanka's recent struggles in Tests

10-Oct-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Harris takes five in Australia's victory

The Michael Clarke era might not match the Ricky Ponting years for sheer victory numbers, but Clarke has at least started his tenure as Australia's full-time Test captain the same way as his predecessor - with a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in Galle

03-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

All-round Australia take series with big win

Thanks to some fine bowling from Xavier Doherty and Brett Lee, a calm innings from Shaun Marsh, and a couple of brain explosions from Sri Lanka's batsmen, Australia secured the series with a match in hand, courtesy a five-wicket win in the fourth ODI

20-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Ajantha Mendis spins Sri Lanka to 2-0 win

Ajantha Mendis turned tricks beyond the grasp of six Australian batsmen as Sri Lanka completed an eight-run victory for a 2-0 sweep of the Twenty20 internationals against Australia at Pallekele

08-Aug-2011•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Scotland no match for Sri Lankan pace

Scotland's cricketers dared to dream of a first-ever win against a full member after a fighting display with the ball at the Grange, but were rapidly brought down to earth by a feisty Sri Lankan attack

13-Jul-2011•The Bulletin by Ger Siggins in Edinburgh

Chandimal century seals crushing victory

In the end, victory was sealed with six wickets and ten balls to spare, but Chandimal's quest for a maiden Lord's century - which he sealed with a cathartic six over long-on in the 48th over, after Mathews had played out a maiden at the other end - left m

03-Jul-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Jayawardene century overpowers England

Alastair Cook gave a glimpse of his one-day credentials with a hard-earned 48 from 52 balls, but three wickets in the first 23 overs of their run-chase left England struggling to stay in touch

01-Jul-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Jayawardene crushes lacklustre England

Mahela Jayawardene put his struggles in the Test series firmly behind him with a fluent and dominant 72 from 57 balls, as Stuart Broad's maiden outing as England Twenty20 captain ended in a thumping nine-wicket defeat at Bristol

25-Jun-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Sangakkara felt a responsibility - Mahela

Kumar Sangakkara needed to take a few days to decide whether to accept the captaincy for the final Test against England in place of the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan

14-Jun-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan shines but rain dampens day

Tillakaratne Dilshan fell seven runs short of Sri Lanka's first double century at Lord's before rain wiped out the second half of the third day to leave the visitors 372 for 3

05-Jun-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

A huge test of Sri Lanka's resolve

Conjuring victories out of nowhere is the hallmark of an outstanding cricket team and England is certainly one of those

02-Jun-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka face tough warm-up

Sri Lanka will step up their preparations for the first Test against England when they face a strong Lions side at Derby

18-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Karthik blitz keeps Punjab in race

Kings XI Punjab beat the Kochi Tuskers Kerala by six wickets in a boundary-rich encounter at the IPL's newest venue, Indore

13-May-2011•The Bulletin by Firdose Moonda

Sehwag revels in responsibility

Virender Sehwag said that he took the responsibility to bat long after Delhi Daredevils lost early wickets on a dodgy Nehru Stadium pitch

30-Apr-2011•Abhishek Purohit

Kochi upstage Tendulkar's century

On Friday, the crowd at the Wankhede returned dejected despite Tendulkar crafting his maiden Twenty20 century as Kochi Kerala Tuskers busted their party with one of the most memorable chases in IPL history

15-Apr-2011•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Jayawardene backs aggressive Sreesanth

There have been far worse characters in international cricket compared to Sreesanth who needs his much-criticised aggression to perform as a fast bowler, according to Mahela Jayawardene, his IPL captain

12-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

SLC selection committee quits before end of term

The Sri Lankan selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, has handed in its resignation to the sports minister today

06-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Century no consolation for Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has said his sublime century in the World Cup final was no consolation following his team's six-wicket defeat

03-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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