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Brave Bangladesh fall 107 short

Bangladesh fell 107 short of pulling off the most miraculous of chases as Sri Lanka clawed back after lunch to seal a victory

31-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Sri Lanka want to shorten Pakistan tour

Pakistan's already troubled quest to organise some international cricket has run into further obstacles after it emerged that Sri Lanka's players would like to push back the tour

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'We need only two wickets' - Dilshan

Bangladesh, led by their captain Mohammad Ashraful, may have extended the first Test against Sri Lankans to the fifth day in Mirpur, but the visitors are confident of winning

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ashraful takes contest into fifth day

A face-saving partnership of 74 for the sixth wicket between Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan ensured Bangladesh put up a fight chasing an improbable target of 521

30-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

New code to include out-of-competition testing

International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC's new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Fit Mendis joins Test squad

Spinner Ajantha Mendis has joined Sri Lanka's Test squad in Dhaka after recovering from the ankle injury

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene puts Sri Lanka in dominant position

A fine hundred by Mahela Jayawardene and half-centuries by Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera effectively shut Bangladesh out of the match as Sri Lanka extended their lead to an imposing 406

28-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Muralitharan hastens Bangladesh collapse

Muttiah Muralitharan continued his utter domination of Bangladesh, taking 5 for 48 - his 11th five-for against them - to leave the home team struggling at 177 for 9, still 116 behind Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 293

27-Dec-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Sri Lanka's Pakistan tour cleared

Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has given the green light for the national team to tour Pakistan next month, AFP reported

26-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Shakib strikes leave SL in trouble

Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets, including the prized ones of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, to rattle Sri Lanka on the first day in Mirpur

26-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'We will go out there with an open mind' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that his team will not be taking Bangladesh lightly in the upcoming two-Test series, the first of which begins on Friday in Dhaka

25-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Murali gives Sri Lanka the edge in spin battle

Preview of the 1st Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Mirpur

25-Dec-2008•The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Indika de Saram stars for Ragama CC

A round-up of the sixth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka

24-Dec-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Dilshan and Prasanna shine in drawn game

After the fog which had blighted their preparation on the tour so far relented, the Sri Lankans got themselves some useful batting practice on the final day against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI

23-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka's interim board dissolved, Ranatunga sacked

Sri Lanka's sports minister Gamini Lokuge has dissolved the interim administration of Sri Lanka Cricket under the chairmanship of Arjuna Ranatunga

23-Dec-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

BCB XI clueless against Herath

After ruling out play on the first day fog allowed only 53.1 overs on the second, but that was enough for the Sri Lankan spinners to roll over a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI for 88 in Savar

22-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Prasanna's the best keeper in the world - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara believes the Sri Lankan Test team has benefitted by having him play as a specialist batsman and let Prasanna Jayawardene take charge behind the stumps

21-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka have confirmed tour - Pakistan board

Sri Lanka have confirmed they will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who called off their scheduled tour to the country on Thursday, said Saleem Altaf, the PCB's chief operating officer

19-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Domestic games helped us warm up for tour - Jayawardene

Though Sri Lanka have not played Test cricket for over three months, Mahela Jayawardene said the team had prepared for the series in Bangladesh through domestic matches back home

19-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Test matches will survive Twenty20 - Morgan

David Morgan, the president of the ICC, has allayed fears that Test cricket could eventually be overshadowed in prominence by Twenty20

18-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

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