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Must find a way to counterattack Ashwin - Mathews

For the second home series in a row Sri Lanka are being hounded by an opposition spinner, but the strategy that briefly worked against Yasir Shah may not yield dividends against R Ashwin, Angelo Mathews said

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Second-day bowling our best in two years' - Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli has said that the attack's second-day performance at the P Sara Oval was "easily" their best bowling effort in the last two years

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sangakkara's farewell speech

Kumar Sangakkara speaks after the end of the second Test against India at the P Sara Oval in Colombo

24-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Umpires ask <i>papare</i> band to stop playing

Umpires asked a papare (brass) band at the P Sara Oval to stop playing during overs, for the second Colombo Test match in a row

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the P Sara Oval

Ashwin takes five in commanding win

R Ashwin took his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as India sped to a series-leveling, 278-run win over Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval

24-Aug-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Saha, Vijay ruled out with injury

Wriddhiman Saha and M Vijay have been ruled out of the final Test of the Sri Lanka series due to hamstring injuries

23-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ishant Sharma fined for send-offs

India fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been fined 65% of his match fees for his send-offs to Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal

23-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rahane, Ashwin lead India dominance

There was no fairytale finish to Kumar Sangakkara's Test career as R Ashwin dismissed him for 18 on his way to picking up two wickets that gave India a big push towards a series-leveling victory at the P Sara Oval

23-Aug-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mishra pleased with reward for flight and guile

Amit Mishra said the P Sara pitch was still good for batting and so "Another 250-300 runs more and 100 overs to bowl at the Sri Lankans," was the target for India

22-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Colombo

India seize the day after Mathews century

Angelo Mathews scored his sixth Test century and dominated a wicketless first session but Sri Lanka lost their way thereafter, losing their last seven wickets for 65 runs as India ran to a dominant position at the end of day three

22-Aug-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Looking for a lead of 100 runs - B Arun

India bowling coach B Arun has said India will be satisfied with a lead of around 100 runs in the second Test because of the condition of the P Sara Oval pitch, which he said would offer both bounce and reverse swing

21-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at P Sara Oval

Persistent India edge slightly ahead on attritional day

At the end of the second day, they had taken three Sri Lanka wickets, had a lead of 253 in the bag, and knew Sri Lanka will have to bat last on a surface where the odd ball began to behave alarmingly

21-Aug-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Rahul 108 shores up India on fluctuating day

KL Rahul's second Test century was the centrepiece of a fluctuating opening day at the P Sara Oval, which saw India recover from a troubled start and move to a solid but never dominant position

20-Aug-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mathews targets victorious sendoff for Sangakkara

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews hopes to set up a winning farewell for Kumar Sangakkara, much like how the hosts had seen off Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardene

19-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Vulnerable India look to spoil Sangakkara's farewell

Sri Lanka will be gearing up to give Kumar Sangakkara the perfect farewell - with a Test series win - and India will need to address their batting concerns if they are to stand a chance

19-Aug-2015•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

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