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Vaas sets his sights on 2011 World Cup

Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas is keen to get back into the one-day fold and hopes the 2011 World Cup would provide the stage for his final bow

17-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Vaas and Silva omitted for Canada series

Chaminda Vaas and Chamara Silva are notable absentees from Sri Lanka's squad for the Canada Cup Four Nation Twenty20 tournament to be played in Toronto next month

17-Sep-2008•Cricinfo staff

I worked hard with my limited ability - Vaas

Chaminda Vaas, who became the fourth bowler to reach 400 one-day wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught for a duck in the fourth ODI in Colombo, has said he thoroughly enjoyed playing cricket through his career and had no regrets whatsoever

28-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

India seal maiden series triumph in Sri Lanka

India made the most of the toss, a vicious turner in the second innings and Sri Lanka's feeble batting to record their first bilateral one-day series triumph on the island

27-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Review system is a blessing for bowlers - Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss has said the review system has been effective in giving the bowlers some respite in a batsman-dominated game

09-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in keen contest

Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century

09-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Dammika Prasad added to Test squad

The Sri Lankan selectors have added Dammika Prasad, a right-arm fast-medium bowler to the squad for the second Test against India starting at Galle on Thursday

27-Jul-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Chanderpaul clinches final-ball thriller

Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies to a thrilling final-ball one-wicket thriller in the first one-day international at Port of Spain after being left needing 10 off two deliveries

10-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Vaas stands tall to seal tight success

Mahela Jayawardene praised his bowlers as they wrapped up an historic first Test win in the West Indies with only 16 minutes remaining on the final day

27-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka create history in the Caribbean

Sri Lanka achieved their quest for a maiden Test win on Caribbean soil in their fifth attempt

26-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Efficient Sri Lanka maintain upper hand

Sri Lanka's two best bowlers weren't at their menacing best but backed up by a large total, combined efficiently to leave West Indies 269 for 9 and needing eight runs to avoid the follow-on

24-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Jayawardene and Vaas shut out sloppy Windies

A distinctly subcontinental surface allowed Mahela Jayawardene his first hundred against West Indies and Chaminda Vaas a fifty before Sri Lanka declared on 476 for 8

23-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Vaas inspires Ruhuna to easy win

The newly laid pitches at the tsunami-struck Galle International Stadium continued to intrigue batsmen when Basnahira North secured an easy seven-wicket win over Ruhuna in the Inter-provincial limited-over tournament match

31-Dec-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Vaas proud of allround display

Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, spoke of his pride in answering the critics who questioned his value after he struck a workmanlike 90 and took four wickets on the third day against England at Galle

20-Dec-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at Galle

Vaas the bat

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day at Galle

20-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller at Galle

Hopeless England routed for 81

A mentally shattered England folded for 81, their lowest total for five years, on the third day at Galle as Chaminda Vaas led a bowling display which put Sri Lanka within sight of the 2-0 win that will lift them to second place in the world rankings

20-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Unstoppable Jayawardene brings series closer

Sri Lanka's hunt for a series victory has become a personal quest for Mahela Jayawardene after his unbeaten 149 kept England in the field throughout the second day at Galle

19-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

England lose momentum after strong start

Sri Lanka took 4 for 91 in the final session to give them the advantage on the first day against England in Colombo. The home side's fortunes swung dramatically in their favour in the final half-hour of the day when Lasith Malinga ended Alastair Cook's im

09-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Vaughan confident England can level series

Regardless of the positives that England claim to have carried with them from the first Test at Kandy, they remain 1-0 down in the series and in serious danger of losing their exalted status as the second-best side in the world

08-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Sri Lanka beat the light to secure victory

Sri Lanka claimed the first Test by 88 runs at Kandy, but England came with about 20 minutes of salvaging a draw

05-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

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