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Famous St George's brass band asked to pipe down

Port Elizabeth's famous brass band have been asked to push pause during play between South Africa and Sri Lanka by match referee David Boon

26-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth

Advantage Sri Lanka as Lakmal grabs four

Suranga Lakmal picked up four wickets in an innings for only the second time in a 32-Test career as South Africa ended the first day of their Test series against Sri Lanka at a vulnerable 267 for 6

26-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Du Plessis wants SA to set the pace

"We good when we're in trouble, but we're trying to change that and become a team that dominates and puts the opposition under pressure first," Faf du Plessis said ahead of the Boxing Day Test

25-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth

Hosts hold edge, but young side gives Sri Lanka hope

There is little doubt that South Africa have an advantage over Sri Lanka, who have been poor travellers on previous tours, but the visitors are hopeful of building on the potential shown by a young side recently

25-Dec-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Maharaj hopes for spin lessons from Herath

24-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda

'Youngsters filling vacuum left by Sanga, Mahela, Dilshan' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's captain, is enthused by the young talent that has bolstered Sri Lanka's batting ahead of their tour of South Africa

23-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Spinners Abhishek and Chahar seal title for India

Half-centuries from opener Himanshu Rana and No. 3 Shubman Gill provided India Under-19s with a total of 273, which they were able to defend successfully thanks a middle-overs squeeze by their spinners Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Chahar

23-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Chance for players to cement spots - Domingo

With signs of South Africa's transition stage moving smoother, their coach wanted the newer players to stake more of a claim

22-Dec-2016•Firdose Moonda

Warm-up match ends productively for SL batsmen

Sri Lanka ended their tour game with seven out of eight batsmen striking half-centuries in the approach to the first Test on Boxing Day

20-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Angelo Mathews takes two on return to bowling

The South Africa Invitational XI finished the day 88 runs behind Sri Lankans' first innings score of 373 after Leus du Plooy struck 142

19-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kaushal, Karunaratne warm-up with 159-run stand

Four Sri Lankans made 50-plus scores on day one of their tour match in South Africa

18-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injuries not because of my bowling - Mathews

The Sri Lanka captain has rejected the notion that the multiple injuries he has suffered in 2016 were because of his bowling

12-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Must give our bowlers a chance - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has emphasised the need for his batsmen to give his bowlers a chance on the tour of South Africa by getting runs in tough conditions

10-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ranjit Fernando appointed Sri Lanka manager

Ranjit Fernando has been appointed to replace Charith Senanayake as the manager of the Sri Lanka team for the tours of South Africa and Australia

08-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Uncapped Vikum Sanjaya picked for South Africa tour

Fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya, who has taken 38 wickets from 17 first-class matches, is the surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka's Test squad to South Africa

08-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews, Chandimal declare fitness for South Africa tour

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal have declared they are fit to go on the tour of South Africa that begins in mid-December

01-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

We're still trying to find the right combinations - Cremer

Despite the defeat to Sri Lanka in the tri-series final, Graeme Cremer was positive about Zimbabwe's overall performance through the series

27-Nov-2016•Liam Brickhill in Bulawayo

Younger guys have shown maturity - Vandersay

Sri Lanka legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay said that his side's ability to pick wickets in clusters made the difference in the tri-series final against Zimbabwe

27-Nov-2016•Liam Brickhill in Bulawayo

Mendis, Tharanga steer Sri Lanka to title

Sri Lanka rode on fifties from Kusal Mendis and Upul Tharanga and a good all-round showing in the field to romp home to a convincing six-wicket win over Zimbabwe

27-Nov-2016•The Report by Sirish Raghavan

Underdogs Zimbabwe chase maiden tri-series win at home

Sri Lanka's depth will make them hard to beat, but Graeme Cremer's men have seen all possible results thus far in the tri-series, and an outright win in the final would be the perfect way to cap it off

26-Nov-2016•The Preview by Liam Brickhill

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