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'We never had a chance' - Jayawardene

Failure to capitalise on what were virtual home conditions for Sri Lanka left their captain Mahela Jayawardene frustrated though not disheartened after a classic finish in a classic match

29-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya

Monty and Collingwood in Wisden's Five

Three Englishmen, a Sri Lankan and a Pakistani have been named as the Five Cricketers of the Year, cricket's oldest accolade, in this year's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, published today

28-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Muralitharan named as the leading player in the world

Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lanka offspinner, has been named as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2006 by this year's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which hits the bookshops tomorrow

27-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

'Fletcher must go' - Engel

Matthew Engel, the editor of the 2007 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has called for Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, to be replaced

27-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

'We have to be ruthless' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene is optimistic that Sri Lanka will extend their ruthless form into the Super Eights

27-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Georgetown

Jayawardene credits young batsmen

Following Sri Lanka's emphatic 69-run win over India at the Queen's Park Oval on Friday, captain Mahela Jayawardene and Man of the Match Muttiah Muralitharan spoke to the media

24-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in Port-of-Spain

Jayawardene determined to secure Super Eight points

Mahela Jayawardene has said that they would play hard against India on Friday to secure the two Super-Eight points that are up for grabs

21-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Bermuda have 'wonderful experience' in huge loss

Irvine Romaine looks at the bright side of Bermuda's heavy defeat to Sri Lanka

16-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka storm to 243-run win

A clinical performance by Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof sent Bermuda crashing to 78 in their World Cup opener at Port-of-Spain, guiding Sri Lanka to a massive 243-run win

15-Mar-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sri Lanka set off for the Caribbean

Sri Lanka's World Cup cricketers, led by Mahela Jayawardene, were given a grand send-off to the Caribbean yesterday by Sri Lanka Cricket, their supporters and well-wishers

28-Feb-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Series set for rampaging decider

In the middle of a forest area, with panthers lurking in the neighboring jungles, India and Sri Lanka will hope for a rampaging finish to their World Cup preparations

16-Feb-2007•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Visakhapatnam

Dravid hails 'brilliant' Zaheer

Rahul Dravid was glad that his move to bat at No.5 came off, a position from where he could control the innings

14-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Zaheer five helps India level series

Zaheer's Khan 5 for 42, his best figures in one-dayers, kept Sri Lanka down to 230 before Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propelled India past the target to level the series in the third one-dayer at Goa

14-Feb-2007•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Margao

Slow over-rate costs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka have been fined for a slow over-rate during their five-run win over India in the second ODI at Rajkot on Sunday

12-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

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

'We are going into this match with confidence' - Moody

Rain might have ruined their party in Kolkata but Sri Lanka were upbeat ahead of the second ODI and believe they were setting themselves up for a good score when the first match ground to a premature halt

10-Feb-2007•Anand Vasu in Rajkot

Jayawardene exudes confidence ahead of series opener

'From the last time that we came here, there have been changes in personnel, in the composition of the team, in our mindset,' said Mahela Jayawardene ahead of the first ODI

07-Feb-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Eden Gardens awaits a cracker

So much has transpired since a one-day international was last played at the Eden Gardens and yet so little has changed.

07-Feb-2007•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Kolkata

'Going back to India again is doing the whole recycle'

In the 14 months that have elapsed since the tour to India, Sri Lanka has won 20 of their last 40 one-day internationals (17 losses and 3 no-results) and six out of 11 Tests (3 losses, 2 draws).

29-Jan-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Bowling must improve' - Vettori

Having been spanked to most parts of McLean Park in Napier during the first ODI against Sri Lanka, New Zealand's bowling attack are looking to improve on a bowling performance that saw them give up a hefty target 285 with ten overs to spare.

30-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

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