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Vaas believes SL pace quintet can thrive in NZ

Bowling coach Chaminda Vaas believes that Sri Lanka's pace quintet can thrive in New Zealand conditions

23-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rookie SL bowlers shine in drawn match

Sri Lankan's rookie offspinner and seamer were the major movers and shakers on the second and final day of the drawn warm-up match in Queenstown, as they claimed three wickets apiece to help reduce the New Zealand Chairman's XI to 125 all out

22-Dec-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Malinga to return for New Zealand ODIs

Sri Lanka's premier one-day bowler Lasith Malinga will return to international cricket towards the tail-end of the seven-match ODI series in New Zealand in January 2015

21-Dec-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lankans struggle on seamers' day

Sri Lankans were reduced to 173 for 9 on their first day of competitive cricket in New Zealand, but had struck back through their own seamers before the close of play, in the two-day warm-up encounter in Queenstown

21-Dec-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

SL hope to solve ODI opener riddle in NZ Tests

Sri Lanka head coach Marvan Atapattu has said that the tour of New Zealand was always going to be a challenge for his team, but welcomed it as a timely one that will help them prepare for the World Cup

21-Dec-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Rangana Herath to miss first Test

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's first Test against New Zealand by the hamstring tear he suffered last week

19-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Two new names in SL Women squad

Pakistan and Sri Lanka Women announce their squads for the limited-overs matches in January in the UAE

17-Dec-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan stars as England thrashed

he full-house crowd might have come to bid farewell to Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, but it was another member of the trio of senior Sri Lankan batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan, who led the home side to a crushing 87-run victory in the final ODI o

16-Dec-2014•Report by George Dobell

Jayawardene will 'miss the music the most'

Mahela Jayawardene prepared for his final ODI in Colombo, against England on Tuesday, by saying it was the rhythms from the stands that he would miss the most

15-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Premadasa set for Sanga-Mahela farewell

Sri Lanka have wrapped things up with a game to spare, meaning that they can revel in the last home ODI appearances of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in front of what is expected to be a bumper crowd at the Premadasa

15-Dec-2014•The Preview by Alan Gardner

Sangakkara firm over ODI retirement

Despite a strong year in the format, Kumar Sangakkara remained firm on his decision to retire after the World Cup, stating that he did not wish to "take up the spot of another player"

13-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara hundred secures series

A masterful century from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka wrap up the ODI series against England with a thumping 90-run victory in Pallekele

13-Dec-2014•The Report by George Dobell

Chandimal back in Sri Lanka ODI squad

Batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne have been called up to the squad for the sixth and seventh ODIs, while Kusal Perera and Ajantha Mendis have been dropped

12-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Buoyed England aim for series decider

ESPNcricinfo previews the sixth ODI in Pallekele as England look to level the series and take it to a decider

12-Dec-2014•Preview by Andrew McGlashan

'Opening spots are still open' - Mathews

With Sri Lanka having been expected to wrap up the series handily, Angelo Mathews and the selectors had hoped to don their white coats and put World Cup hopefuls under the microscope in low-pressure matches towards the back end of the tour

12-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Root hit the Sanga level - Cook

Alastair Cook's search for a significant ODI score goes on but his side showed impressive composure in completing a five-wicket win in the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka

11-Dec-2014•Alan Gardner in Pallekele

Mathews bemoans ineffective spinners

Angelo Mathews placed blame for Sri Lanka's five-wicket defeat in Pallekele at his spinners' ineffectiveness on a track as dry as they have played on in three months

11-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Root century leads England to fine victory

Joe Root's third ODI century of the year helped England to a five-wicket victory in Pallekele and maintained their hopes of winning the series against Sri Lanka.

10-Dec-2014•The Report by George Dobell

Atapattu backs Senanayake comeback

Sri Lanka coach Marvan Atapattu expressed confidence that Sachithra Senanayake will return successfully to international cricket, after the ICC cleared the spinner's remodeled action.

09-Dec-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pallekele offers best World Cup examination

Warming up for the World Cup with a seven-match series in Sri Lanka has given teams opportunity to hone their approach, but it is in Kandy over the next two games that conditions might have just a hint of New Zealand about them

09-Dec-2014•The Preview by David Hopps

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