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Hafeez helps Pakistan earn draw

Mohammad Hafeez made the most of his good batting form, and a benign pitch, to score a fluent half-century that helped Pakistan earn a comfortable draw in Abu Dhabi after being set a target of 302 from 67 overs

04-Jan-2014•The Report by Devashish Fuloria

Mathews calls for other bowlers to support Herath better

Angelo Mathews has challenged the supporting men in Sri Lanka's attack to ease Rangana Herath's wicket-taking burden ahead of the first Test against Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi

30-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Mathews lauds Sri Lanka's spirit

Angelo Mathews said his team's two-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai was borne of spirit, after Sri Lanka chased down 286 with two balls and two wickets to spare

21-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka win with two balls to spare

Needing two off three balls, Sachithra Senanayake cut Shahid Afridi to the third-man boundary to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket victory

20-Dec-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews' weather gamble backfires

Angelo Mathews has admitted Sri Lanka did not consider the likelihood of rain when they chose their XI for the second ODI against New Zealand

13-Nov-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Washout forces SL rethink on young players

Angelo Mathews admitted a washed-out first match will likely force Sri Lanka to field their best XI again on Tuesday, altering earlier plans to make player development the focus of the last two games of the series

11-Nov-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rains end contest after SL post 288

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews struck half-centuries to lead Sri Lanka to 288 for 9 in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hambantota, however the match was rained out after 4.2 overs in NZ's innings

10-Nov-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Win series first, blood youth later' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka would aim to secure the three-match ODI series against New Zealand before looking at blooding young players

08-Nov-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC domestic tournament replaces Zimbabwe tour

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a triangular four-day tournament to begin on October 8, which effectively replaces the postponed Test tour of Zimbabwe

03-Oct-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Naib powers Dhanmondi to record win

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches that took place on September 26, 2013

26-Sep-2013•Mohammad Isam

Kandurata make it to Champions League T20

Kandurata Maroons will represent Sri Lanka in the Champions League T20 qualifiers next month in India, after they overcame a meandering Basnahira Greens by seven wickets in the Super Fours final

17-Aug-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC confirms provincial T20 tournament

The four-team provincial Twenty20 tournament that replaces this year's cancelled Sri Lanka Premier League, will run from August 10 to 17

07-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Situation allows us to free up a bit' - de Villiers

With South Africa missing the services of Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, a 3-2 series loss to Sri Lanka would not be such a bad result, especially with the inexperience in the squad

30-Jul-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Mathews wants SL youngsters to emulate seniors

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has backed young batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne to deliver in the home series against South Africa

17-Jul-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews suspended for two ODIs

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been suspended for two ODIs and his team-mates have been fined 40% of their match fees for their slow over-rate in the final of the tri-series against India in Port-of-Spain

12-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Dhoni has done it over and over for us' - Rohit

Rohit Sharma, the India batsman, has said his team's victory against Sri Lanka in the tri-series final, despite the pressure of the last over, came as no surprise to the dressing room, as they always had confidence in captain MS Dhoni

12-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Jayawardene's a living legend' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews has paid tribute to Mahela Jayawardene as he is set to become the second Sri Lankan player to appear in 400 ODIs

11-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka's character pleases Mathews

Sri Lanka overcame adverse playing conditions in their rain-affected ODI against West Indies to achieve a victory that Angelo Mathews said had proved the character of his side

09-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sangakkara, bowlers beat profligate WI

Sri Lanka overcame resistance from Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo to move to the top of the table in the tri-series but fell just short of earning a bonus point

08-Jul-2013•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

India given 'reality check' - Kohli

Sri Lanka inflicted a number of statistical wounds on India during their bonus-point victory at Sabina Park, a result Virat Kohli called a "reality check" for his side

03-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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