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Coach Warnapura hails 'scintillating' Chamari Athapaththu as Sri Lanka seal famous win

Captain's display confirms her standing as a world-leading allrounder

02-Sep-2023•Andrew Miller

Prasanna's six sets up huge victory

Sri Lanka A levelled their one-day series against England Lions with a crushing 10-wicket victory secured before the scheduled innings break at New Road

14-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan ready to take up opening role

It will be the first time Dilshan will be opening the innings during his 55-match Test career

16-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene and Samaraweera hammer Pakistan

On a warm day in Karachi, when Test cricket returned to Pakistan after 14 months, the Sri Lankan top order indulged themselves to reach a strong position by the end of the opening day

21-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Colts bag Premier Tier A title

A round-up of the twelfth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka

05-Feb-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Warnapura and Mubarak get late call-ups to ODI squad

Sri Lanka have made changes to their squad for the five-ODI series against India, bringing in left-hand batsmen Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura

12-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series

Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001

11-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way

24-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Warnapura takes the honours on rain-hit day

Malinda Warnapura's brisk unbeaten 50 off 74 balls proved to be the difference between an emphatic session and a merely satisfactory one for India on a rain-hit opening day of the Test series

23-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Jayawardene backs new faces

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has assured Malinda Warnapura and Thilan Thusara that they can expect an extended run in the national team

30-Mar-2008

Sri Lanka hold advantage over spirited West Indies

A refreshingly positive West Indian response to a record target of 437 from 113 overs has set up an intriguing conclusion at the Providence Stadium

25-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Practice game was big help - Warnapura

Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura said playing a practice game at the same ground was a huge help and played down the pressure of replacing big names

23-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Warnapura ton gives Sri Lanka the edge

Malinda Warnapure's maiden Test century gave Sri Lanka the opening day's honours against West Indies at Providence

22-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Warnapura fires again in drawn tour match

Malinda Warnapura enhanced his chances of opening in the first Test by adding a second-innings half-century to his first-innings 132 in Sri Lanka's tour match in Guyana

19-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Warnapura and Jayawardene strike form

Sri Lankan opening batsman Malinda Warnapura and captain Mahela Jayawardene struck form against an inexperienced Guyana President's Select XI (GPS) bowling attack and steered the visitors to 343 for 5 on the opening day of the tour match at the Providence

18-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Amerasinghe gets Test call-up

Sri Lanka's selectors recalled bowlers Rangana Herath and Thilan Thushara and batsman Malinda Warnapura, and included fast bowler Ishara Amerasinghe for the two-Test series in the Caribbean

19-Feb-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka A ease to series win

An unbeaten 124-run stand between Malinda Warnapura and Tillakaratne Dilshan saw Sri Lanka A through to an eight-wicket victory

30-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Dilshan and Warnapura set up Sri Lankan win

Centuries by captain Tillakaratne Dilshan and Malinda Warnapura helped Sri Lanka A to a 56-run win over Zimbabwe Select in the first one-dayer in Bulawayo

29-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Kirtley hurries Sri Lanka A

James Kirtley's four wickets and three more from Ollie Rayner helped Sussex bowl out Sri Lanka A for 225 on the first day at Hove

19-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka rattle top order after declaration

It was déjà vu all over again as Sri Lanka, boosted by Kumar Sangakkara's double hundred, stamped their authority for the second day in succession at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium

04-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

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