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Man-of-the-match Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his 66th Test, who donated his winning cheque to Ashraful after the youngster's astonishing 114, became the fastest bowler to reach 350 Test wickets when he caught and bowled last man Mohammad Sharif

Bangladesh may have lost by an innings for the second time in a fortnight, but they left Sri Lanka on a high after a scintillating hundred from a teenage prodigy, who booked himself a place in the record books as the youngest ever player to score a

For most teenagers a Test century on debut remains a distant dream, but for Mohammad Ashraful it was a dream come true

There are old school adherents who believe that education is best achieved with sharp cane and plenty of punishment, but one fears that the severe beating being handed out to Bangladesh in this Asian Test Championship match could seriously undermine

It was cricket at its one-sided worst

For the first time in Sri Lanka's cricket history international umpire Asoka de Silva has been assigned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to officiate in two Tests of a three-Test series between Pakistan and New Zealand commencing next month

Sri Lankan cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya has requested help from Sri Lankan cricket fans for people in Hambantota who are suffering from a severe drought

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya has warned his players not to relax when they take on Bangladesh in their Asian Test Championship match at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday

Top order batsman Michael Vandort, 21, looks set to make his Test debut inSri Lanka's inaugural Test Match against Bangladesh and the second game ofthe Asian Test Championship at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Thursday.

Trevor Chappell is no stranger to Sri Lanka after two six-month stints as the fielding coach and he hopes that his inexperienced players will not just learn from the cricket that commences on Thursday, but also from Sri Lanka's experience as an

Recent Test form had been putting the team under pressure; so this was a very satisfying series win

Fast bowlers Ruchira Perera and Ravindra Pushpakumara have been recalled into Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the forthcoming Asian Test Championship match against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Thursday

South African great Barry Richards is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka for his first of three stints as Sri Lanka's specialist batting coach just before the Sharjah tri-series with Pakistan and Zimbabwe in October

Junior National Selectors, headed by former Sri Lankan left arm spinner, Roger Wijesuriya have selected a pool of 24 players ahead of the forthcoming under 19 tour of Pakistan in November

Yet another series, yet another loss

The captivating confectioners son is back in business

Pakistan's defeat in the Lord's Test was their 68th in test cricket

Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa, who is nursing a stress fracture in his ankle, is expected to be available for selection for the forthcoming Sharjah tri nation one-day tournament in October

India were unable to reverse a slide that had started last evening with the run out of Rahul Dravid and they lost their remaining four wickets within the first session to be bowled out for 299, still 77 runs short of making the home team bat again

Sri Lanka recorded their first series victory in two years at home when they beat India in the decisive final Test Match in Colombo on Sunday and Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya hoped that it would be a springboard to future Test success