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Chigumbura sees positives in defeat

For 20 overs of their own innings and the last five of Sri Lanka's, Zimbabwe were on some kind of level footing. But for the business ends of any game, the start and the finish, they were nowhere

10-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Dilshan, Tharanga take Sri Lanka into quarter-finals

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga's hundreds set up Sri Lanka's victory, officially securing their place in the quarterfinals

10-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Dilshan, Tharanga take Sri Lanka into quarterfinals

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga's hundreds set up Sri Lanka's victory, officially securing their place in the quarterfinals

10-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Fernando could play - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has revealed Sri Lanka have not decided on their combination for Thursday's match against Zimbabwe, but several options are proving to be a 'healthy headache'

09-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Pallekele

Sri Lanka aim to build momentum

ESPNcricinfo previews the World Cup, Group B match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Pallekele

09-Mar-2011•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

'We were targeting more than 250' - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has said a score in the region of 250 would have tested Australia on the Premadasa track

05-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rain ruins match after Sangakkara fifty

Torrential downpour forced the game to be abandoned after Kumar Sangakkara pushed Sri Lanka to 146 for 3 in 32.5 overs

05-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Sri Lanka may play three spinners

Sri Lanka are toying with the idea of throwing in all three of their spinners into the XI for their match against Australia on Saturday

04-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Title contenders clash in 2007 final replay

ESPNcricinfo previews the World Cup, Group A match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo

04-Mar-2011•The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran

Role of fast bowlers more important - Waqar

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has said the role of fast bowlers is more important than spinners, even in subcontinental conditions where pitches are generally slower and conducive to spin

02-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

SLC angry over allegation against players

A potential dispute involving two leading cricketers, Sri Lanka Cricket and a state-owned channel appears to have been doused

01-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

I learnt a lot from watching Waqar and Wasim - Malinga

Sri Lanka fast bowler, Lasith Malinga has said that he learnt to bowl his deadly yorkers by watching Pakistan's legendary pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis

01-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Muralitharan to skip Australia mentoring stint

Muttiah Muralitharan has pulled out of the proposed stint with the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence in May, due to commitments with his IPL and English county teams

01-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Malinga's yorkers dismantle Kenya

Lasith Malinga announced his return to full fitness by storming his way to an unprecedented second World Cup hat-trick that shut out Kenya

01-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

'Malinga is fit' - Bayliss

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler is available for selection for their World Cup, Group A game against Kenya on Tuesday, according to the team's coach Trevor Bayliss

28-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Kamande rubbishes rift rumours

Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande has rubbished reports of a rift between his players and their West Indian coach Eldine Baptiste, saying it was just an excuse people were looking for because the team has been performing poorly

28-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kenya hope to avoid mismatch

The last time Sri Lanka played Kenya in a World Cup, the Associate nation caused an upset, but given the progress of both sides since then, a similar result this time around is far-fetched

28-Feb-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Afridi demands improvement despite victory

Shahid Afridi wasn't an entirely happy man after orchestrating "a very big win" over Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa, a result likely to have significant repercussions on Group A as the tournament progresses

26-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Top-order collapse cost match - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, rued his side's top-order problems which wasted the solid start provided by the openers

26-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Misbah and Afridi sink Sri Lanka

Anyone still out there who thinks Pakistan are not dangerous contenders for the World Cup? The World Cup came alive with a mesmeric exhibition of high-quality cricket from Pakistan and Sri Lanka

26-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

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