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Jayawardene inspires Sri Lanka to second WT20 final

On a crumbling, turning, brute of a pitch by Twenty20 standards, Mahela Jayawardene responded with a T20-size classic

04-Oct-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Malinga's five sends England crashing out

England's defence of their World Twenty20 title ended with a 19-run defeat against Sri Lanka

01-Oct-2012•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka, England fined for slow over-rate

Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their nine-wicket win over West Indies in the Super Eights clash at Pallekele on Saturday

29-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayawardene to lead Daredevils in CLT20

Mahela Jayawardene will captain Delhi Daredevils in the Champions League in October after Virender Sehwag asked the franchise to be relieved of the responsibility

15-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Allrounders provide cushion for Sri Lanka - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said a phalanx of allrounders will be his side's biggest strength in the upcoming World Twenty20, because of the balance and flexibility they afford the team

10-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sangakkara sweeps top SLC awards

Kumar Sangakkara was rewarded for a prolific year in both Tests and ODIs at the Sri Lanka Cricket Awards, where he took home three of the evening's top prizes

06-Sep-2012•Andrew Fernando

Jayawardene's 96 keeps Wayamba on top

A breathtaking 96 off 50 deliveries from Mahela Jayawardene and another impressive turn by Akila Dananjaya saw Wayamba United establish themselves as the form side in the SLPL

20-Aug-2012•The report by Andrew Fernando

Didn't execute game plan well - Jayawardene

MS Dhoni, the India captain, has said India have adapted to the change in nature of Sri Lankan pitches better than the hosts on this tour

08-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

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

Sri Lanka series chance to assess team - Dhoni

India captain MS Dhoni has said that the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka will help his team assess where they stand at the moment

18-Jul-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

No SLPL till board settles central contracts - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that the country's cricketers may decide against taking part in the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League if the Sri Lanka board doesn't 'settle' their central contracts

17-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka almost paid price for toss gamble - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain, has said his team almost 'paid the price' for putting Pakistan in to bat in the second Test in Colombo

04-Jul-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Sri Lanka won't play safe - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka will not adopt a defensive outlook in the remaining two games against Pakistan as they chase their first Test series win in nearly three years

29-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Stuck to our task in tough conditions - Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has praised his bowlers for dismissing Pakistan in tough conditions, and said he did not enforce the follow-on because he wanted to give them a break

25-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Mathews has 'justified his place' - Jayawardene

Allrounder Angelo Mathews copes with pressure 'better than anybody else', according to Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene

19-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Perera reminds me of Klusener' - Ford

Graham Ford, the Sri Lanka coach from South Africa, has said that Thisara Perera reminded him of former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener

19-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene credits Malinga for turnaround

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, while praising the effort of Thisara Perera, who swung the fourth ODI Sri Lanka's way with a hat-trick, said a lot of credit should go to Lasith Malinga for setting it all up

17-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Mahela may have to lead till 2015' - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka batsman, has said the current captain Mahela Jayawardene may have to lead till the 2015 World Cup in order to provide sufficient time for a successor to be groomed

15-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

'Up to us to challenge ourselves' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka may not have beaten Pakistan in the last five one-dayers the teams have played at the R Premadasa Stadium, but the hosts' captain, Mahela Jayawardene, is confident of his team doing well in Wednesday's ODI

12-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Need better tactics against pace trio - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has said his team's batsmen need to prepare better to take on Pakistan's pace attack

08-Jun-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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