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Sri Lanka wary of "dangerous" Pakistan

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain and vice-captain respectively, have both warned that Pakistan are a dangerous side that other teams will be wary of in the World Cup

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

Heavyweights clash at R Premadasa

ESPNcricinfo previews the World Cup, Group A match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium

25-Feb-2011•The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran

Jayawardene says there is still work ahead

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka vice-captain, said he was pleased with Sri Lanka's start to the World Cup but there was still a lot of hard work ahead of his team in the tournament

20-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

Stripped down UDRS under the spotlight

The unavailability of Hot Spot technology during the current World Cup came under scrutiny as Sri Lanka took on Canada

20-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Jayawardene ton sinks outclassed Canada

Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 176-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a 210-run victory

20-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta

Sri Lanka open against sparky minnows

ESPNcricinfo previews the third game of the 2011 World Cup between Sri Lanka and Canada in Hambantota

19-Feb-2011•The Preview by Sahil Dutta

Pressure-free Canada ready to impress

Ashish Bagai's memory isn't as clear as it should be perhaps, though given what happened when Canada last met Sri Lanka at a World Cup, he is not to be blamed

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Sangakkara happy in unfamiliar home

Despite being one of three nations hosting the mega event Sri Lanka find themselves as much as in the same situation as Canada when Kumar Sangakkara goes out to toss with Delhi-born Canadian skipper Ashish Bagai in their opening World Cup match at Hambant

19-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

Canada's gun prepares to fire

By deed, if not by sight, the exploits of Rizwan Cheema of Canada have travelled well

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Revived Samaraweera ready to anchor Sri Lanka

Thilan Samaraweera's re-emergence as a batsman in Sri Lanka's ODI side has been one of the more understated, indeed surprising, developments of the last couple of years

18-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Home advantage for hosts in quarters and semis

The hosts of the 2011 World Cup will enjoy home advantage during the quarter-final and semi-final stage, the ICC has confirmed

18-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sangakkara pleased with chase under lights

What pleased captain Kumar Sangakkara most about Sri Lanka's win against West Indies in their warm-up match was that they chased a competitive total of 281 batting under lights

16-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka go in as one of the favourites

ESPNcricinfo previews Sri Lanka's chances in the 2011 World Cup

16-Feb-2011•Siddarth Ravindran

Herath and Sangakkara star in Sri Lanka win

Sri Lanka's batsmen made light work of a tricky chase to give their side a four-wicket win in their World Cup warm-up game against West Indies in Colombo

15-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Sri Lanka will play seven batsmen' - Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has given some insight into the XI his side will field during the World Cup, saying they would stick to a combination of seven batsmen and four bowlers

14-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

All-round Sri Lanka thump Netherlands

Sri Lanka's batsmen amassed 351 and their bowlers did an efficient job as they cruised to a 156-run victory in their World Cup warm-up match against Netherlands in Colombo

12-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan signs up with Gloucestershire for t20s

Muttiah Muralitharan has signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire exclusively for Twenty20 cricket

11-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Warm-up games moved to SSC

The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Columbo will host the two World Cup 2011 warm-up matches that had been scheduled to take place at Pallekele in Sri Lanka

10-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Consistency is our strength - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who will be playing his second World Cup, has said he is looking forward to playing a huge role as opener and help Sri Lanka win another World Cup

10-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene to lead Team Kochi

Mahela Jayawardene will be the captain of Team Kochi in the upcoming IPL

10-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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