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Liton Das out of second Test, Mushfiqur set to keep wicket

Liton was hit on the ribcage by a net bowler at the P Sara Oval during nets on Monday

14-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

We have the winning mentality at home - Herath

Lauding his team's self-belief in home Tests, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Rangana Herath also said that the pitch at the P Sara Oval would prove a little more helpful for batsmen than it had been in previous matches

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Bangladesh confront form, selection calls for landmark Test

Bangladesh will need an extraordinary turnaround in fortunes to compete and level the series on one of the more livelier surfaces in Sri Lanka

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Consistent selection puts Tharanga at ease

Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga has said that being picked consistently in the team has been the key to his mental state and good performances in recent matches

13-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hathurusingha wants to make Bangladesh what SL were in 1996

The Bangladesh coach has said he "got everything he asked for" from the BCB during his coaching stint

12-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Helm enhances reputation with five-for in win

Tom Helm's 5 for 33, the second-best figures by an England Lions bowler, allowed the side to pip ahead in a rain-affected match and cut the margin of defeat in the series to 3-2

11-Mar-2017•The Report by David Hopps in Colombo

Would love to get 400 wickets but can't guarantee form - Herath

The 39-year old record-breaking left-arm spinner also said he considers his future before every series he plays

11-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Herath takes six as Bangladesh crumble to 259-run defeat

Rangana Herath took the last four wickets to seal a big win for Sri Lanka after Bangladesh's top collapsed in the first hour of the final day

11-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Tharanga unperturbed by rain forecast

Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka batsman, has said that the team had not included the weather in their calculations as they batted on past tea on the fourth day

10-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Sri Lanka in control after setting 457

Upul Tharanga struck his first Test century at home, as Sri Lanka set Bangladesh 457 to win the Galle Test

10-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Williamson, Malinga and Morris in CPL as marquee players

Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, and Kumar Sangakkara, meanwhile, have been retained by Guyana, Trinbago Knight Riders, and Tallawahs respectively

09-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sarkar rues another soft dismissal

Sarkar's error in judgment - attempting to pull a Suranga Lakmal ball though it was too close to his hip - added to the list of his soft dismissals in the recent past

09-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Galle

Bell-Drummond, Alsop give Carberry a reason to smile

Daniel Bell-Drummond made a century and Tom Alsop 96 during a 200-run stand that took England Lions to victory in the fourth match against Sri Lanka A

09-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Colombo

'Never thought of dropping Mendis' - Ford

Backing Kusal Mendis was an easy decision for Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford and the batsman repaid the faith hitting 194 in Galle

09-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Bangladesh avoid follow-on but Sri Lanka in control

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan helped Bangladesh avoid the follow-on, but with a lead of 182, Sri Lanka were in firm control of the Galle Test

09-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Pitch has slowed down considerably - Dickwella

Niroshan Dickwella, who scored his second Test half-century and spent 46 overs keeping wicket, said that the Galle surface had slowed down since the first day, but was not yet the raging turner it can become

08-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Bangladesh begin well in reply to Sri Lanka's 494

Fifties from openers Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal led Bangladesh to a promising 133 for 2 in response to Sri Lanka's total of 494 on the second day

08-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

England to open Women's World Cup at home against India

The Women's World Cup is set to begin on June 24 between hosts England and India, and the final scheduled to be played at Lord's on July 23

08-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mendis aiming 'to be among world's best'

Kusal Mendis said a desire to raise his average and be considered among the best players in the world was behind his unbeaten 166 on the first day in Galle

07-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Mendis 166* headlines Sri Lanka dominance

Kusal Mendis's unbeaten 166 helped Sri Lanka to post a comfortable 321 for 4 on the first day in Galle

07-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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