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Nuwan Kulasekara joins squad for ODIs

Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, will join the national squad for the ODI series in South Africa after four months on the sidelines

03-Jan-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kulasekara, Prasad added to SL squad

Sri Lanka have called up fast bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad to their Test squad for the remaining two matches against South Africa.

17-Dec-2011•Firdose Moonda at SuperSport Park

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

Sri Lanka's comeback stars prove the difference

In a match studded with players returning to the international scene, it was Sri Lanka's comeback stars who had, by far, the biggest influence on proceedings

25-Jun-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Bristol

Kulasekara, Eranga in second Test squad

Sri Lanka's selectors have dumped fast bowlers Dammika Prasad and Thilan Thushara, and recalled seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, to face West Indies

20-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Seamers set up comprehensive win for Sri Lanka

Nuwan Kulasekara found the perfect lines and lengths for the slow and low track that the USA has dished out, and ripped the heart out of New Zealand's batting

23-May-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Calm Jayawardene takes Sri Lanka home

Despite India's spinners causing a few concerns, Mahela Jayawardene's calm 71 steered Sri Lanka to victory in the final of the tri-series in Bangladesh

13-Jan-2010•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Dhoni leads World ODI Team of the Year

MS Dhoni was named captain of the World ODI Team of the Year for the second year running at the ICC Awards in Johannesburg

01-Oct-2009•Cricinfo staff

Hand of Kulasekara

Plays of the day for the first Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand

02-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Aamer and Naved earn Pakistan easy consolation win

A hostile Mohammad Aamer and an inconsistent-but-smart Naved-ul-Hasan meant Sri Lanka just about avoided their worst-ever defeat in a home ODI

09-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka win despite late drama

After Angelo Mathews and Muttiah Muralitharan had combined to devastating effect with the bat, Sri Lanka's pace bowlers scythed through Pakistan's top order to lead them to a 36-run victory on a blustery day in Dambulla

30-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Herath and Kulasekara were marvellous - Sangakkara

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has said his team had expected Pakistan to crack as long as they remained focused on staying in the game

14-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Kulasekara and Herath set up series win

A match in which fortunes swung wildly finally ended in an emphatic seven-wicket win for Sri Lanka

14-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Patience and hard work pays off for Kulasekara

Nuwan Kulasekara remains the highest-ranked bowler in one-day internationals, but is fast proving to be a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket

12-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka's dominance

Sri Lanka have never won a home series against Pakistan, but they took huge strides towards rectifying that statistic with an utterly dominant performance with ball and bat on the first day at the P Sara Oval

12-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

I added outswinger to my bowling - Kulasekara

Maintaining a superb line and length Kulasekara ensured Pakistan did not get away to a big lead by returning Test career-best figures of 4 for 71 off 24 overs

05-Jul-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Kulasekara called up by Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab have called up Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara as an emergency replacement for the injured Australian batsman Shaun Marsh

29-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Kulasekara climbs to No. 1 in ODI bowler rankings

Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka medium-pacer, has moved to the top of the ICC ODI bowler rankings, ahead of Australia's Nathan Bracken and New Zealand's Kyle Mills

16-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

'I don't want to compare myself with anyone' - Kulasekara

Nuwan Kulasekara has attributed his rise to the elite of international cricket's one-day bowlers as down to to his perseverance and hard work over the past year

07-Feb-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Kulasekara leaps to No. 2 in ODI rankings

Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka medium-pacer, has climbed to No.2 in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers after an impressive run of performances

25-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

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