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Can ailing Sri Lanka spring a surprise?

India have runs, wickets, form and confidence on their side. Sri Lanka have the distant memory of that Oval victory and familiarity with conditions on theirs

19-Aug-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL need two wins against India for direct World Cup entry

Two wins for Sri Lanka will leave West Indies outside the top eight even if they win their remaining six matches before the September 30 cut-off

18-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

West Indies to open U-19 World Cup against New Zealand

The 22-day tournament will feature 16 teams and will be played between January 13 and February 3

17-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thisara, Siriwardana return to ODI squad

Sri Lanka's squad for the five-match series against India also includes Malinda Pushpakumara and Vishwa Fernando, who are yet to make their ODI debuts

15-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Players mature quickly under new team culture - Kohli

This Indian team has rid itself of a culture in which newcomers were judged, according to Virat Kohli

14-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pallekele

'Worst series loss of my career' - Chandimal

Not once could Sri Lanka push a Test match to the fifth day and the new captain Dinesh Chandimal felt quite badly about that

14-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Ashwin, Shami lead three-day rout as India complete whitewash

R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami finished with combined second-innings figures of 43.3-12-100-7 as India completed a 3-0 whitewash with an innings win in Pallekele

14-Aug-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka 'keen' to visit Pakistan for T20s in September

Pakistan could be on the verge of hosting their highest-profile international visitor in the last eight years, with Sri Lanka considering a visit for a T20 in September-October

13-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pandya's maiden ton headlines 15-wicket day

Hardik Pandya's maiden Test hundred was the highlight of a triumphant second day for India, who made Sri Lanka follow on for the second successive Test match

13-Aug-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka to play World XI for charity match

The T20 match, featuring players from around the world, will be played for the benefit of disaster-affected children, at Khettarama

13-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Need to make first-class pitches suited to fast bowlers - Vaas

Sri Lanka's bowling coach has drawn attention to the tendency to produce spin-friendly pitches in first-class cricket that are stifling the development of quick bowlers

12-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Sri Lanka fight back after Dhawan-Rahul stand

On a day of two halves, Sri Lanka's bowlers fought back after a 188-run opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul, taking six wickets for 141 to leave the Pallekele Test nicely poised

12-Aug-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Chandimal banks on Kumara, Fernando to fill void

The Sri Lanka captain has pinned his hopes on the inexperienced quicks to deliver in the absence of injured seniors Nuwan Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal

11-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Sri Lanka pin hopes on quicks to avoid whitewash

Both teams have lost an influential spinner - Ravindra Jadeja and Rangana Herath, but India still appear to have all bases covered on a green Pallekele surface

11-Aug-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

SL pick Chameera, Gamage for third India Test

Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath left out on account of injuries; Danushka Gunathilaka also omitted

10-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ratnayake to head SL's fast-bowling programme

Rumesh Ratnayake's appointment does not have any immediate impact on Chaminda Vaas, who is the fast-bowling coach presenting working with the national team

08-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath to be rested for Pallekele Test

The left-arm spinner pulled up with a stiff back in the second Test and will stay in Colombo to receive treatment. Two players will be added to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test

08-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jadeja's five-for wraps up India's first innings win in Sri Lanka

The fastest left-armer to 150 Test wickets helped his team to a series victory away from home in eight days of cricket

06-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Sri Lanka's sweeps challenges India's spinners

Things got rather more difficult for India's slow bowlers after they enforced the follow-on, as Sri Lanka delivered on their promise to use the sweep more

05-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga

Mendis hundred and Karunaratne 92* defy India

After meekly folding for 183 all out in their first innings, Sri Lanka put forward a much better reply after they were made to follow-on

05-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

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